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OPINION: Bobbleheads of the week

There are winners and there are losers. Not every loser is the same, as these players' performances were key in costing their teams this week. These players are favorabily known as bobbleheads. “You’ll get 'em next time” is a phrase these pro sports players definitely had to hear after some terrible performances this week. Here are the players whose play this week earned them the title of bobblehead.

‘Avatar: The Last Airbender,’ comes to life through on-stage orchestra

The animated TV series, “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” lands at Popejoy Hall as a two hour live orchestral performance, bringing the show’s musical score on stage for the show’s 20th anniversary tour. The orchestra, which plays in Albuquerque on Sunday, Nov. 2, will be paired with highlights and favorite moments from all three seasons of the show, projected on a full-sized cinema screen, according to a Popejoy press release. The live orchestra performs the music of Emmy Award-winning composer Jeremy Zuckerman, who is behind the show's original music, and will be in sync with the action on screen, according to the press release.

A new ice age in UNM women's sports

This past year, women’s ice hockey has been brought to the University of New Mexico. The UNM Lobo women’s ice hockey team had its first home-opening series on Oct. 25 and 26, taking on the New Mexico Mustangs, based in Rio Rancho. The Lobos finished with a strong 7-2 win on Oct. 25. Lobo Head Coach Jarrod Ronquillo, expressed his pride in the players’ performance.  “I think they all left everything they had on the ice. I’m proud of them,” Ronquillo said.

Comic, Oct 27, 2025

ASUNM bill on broadcasting meetings highlights senator attendance issue

A bill on livestreaming meetings that passed during the Associated Students at the University of New Mexico’s full senate meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 22, faced criticism from some senators, and highlighted issues of senator attendance at meetings this semester. Bill #11F, proposed by Senators Daniyal Hussain and Jillian Grandinetti, mandates that all Full Senate meetings be either livestreamed or recorded to “ensure public accessibility.”  The method by which the meeting would be livestreamed was left intentionally vague, Hussain said, in order to allow for changes in methodology as they tested different solutions. The bill, which was eventually passed by a vote of 12 yays to two nays, with six abstaining or absent, will take effect next semester.

Lobos Take Down Adams State 81-33

The University of New Mexico Women’s Basketball team came out hot in The Pit on Wednesday, Oct. 22, where the team hosted the Division II Adams State University Grizzlies in the squad’s first of two exhibition games they will play.  UNM started junior guard Destinee Hooks, graduate guard Alyssa Hargrove, junior transfer guard Cacia Antonio, sophomore guard Joana Magalhães and redshirt senior center Clarissa Craig. This could be the first indication of who will start for the team after UNM lost two key starters from last year, Vianè Cumber and Hulda Joaquim.

Lobo soccer shut out Wyoming 1-0

The University of New Mexico women’s soccer team was coming off a tough week, with a draw and a loss, but bounced back this week getting back in the win column on Thursday, Oct. 23, when the team faced the University of Wyoming Cowgirls during Senior Night, handing the Cowgirls a shutout loss, winning 1-0. Two seniors were honored at the game: forwards Alejandra Puerto and Mercedes Morris were the focus of the senior celebration. Puerto was able to put the Lobos on top early in the game, as she connected with the net not even five minutes into the match.

New Mexico United defeats Rhode Island

New Mexico United took on Rhode Island FC at Isotopes Park, with the black and yellow emerging victorious with a 2-1 score in their final matchup of the regular season on Friday, Oct. 24. United goalkeeper Kris Shakes acted as a brick wall against Rhode Island’s unrelenting offense, tallying a total of five saves.  Along with celebrating their “Black-Out Night,” United also honored the career of forward Daniel Bruce, who recently announced his retirement from professional soccer due to injuries, having been a member of United since its inaugural season in 2019. As a way of toasting the occasion, New Mexico United distributed hundreds of signs to fans, displaying Bruce’s last name, signature and jersey number. 

Voter turnout expected to rise from last local elections

If you are planning to head to the polls for this year’s elections to make your voice heard on the local levels of government, you may see a drastic difference between the voting lines compared to just a year ago. Last year’s presidential election sparked massive voter turnout due to high voter enthusiasm, but municipal elections tend to garner less attention, even with the city’s top job on the ballot.  Incumbent Mayor Tim Keller and Darren White are the top two candidates who lead this year’s election, according to Research and Polling, a local polling firm based in Albuquerque, published by the Albuquerque Journal. 

Journalist, political commentator discusses Israel-Palestine politics during UNM visit

During his appearance at the University of New Mexico, journalist, political commentator and author of “Being Jewish after the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning,” Peter Beinart, spoke on topics ranging from Jewish identity and anti-Zionism, to the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal and student activism.  In the nearly-full Anthropology Building lecture hall on Tuesday, Oct. 21, Beinart took questions from students, staff, faculty and community members. “It was wonderful, it was great. I really appreciated that there were people of different perspectives who asked me challenging questions from different points of view,” Beinart told the Daily Lobo after the lecture.

Women’s Resource Center holds ‘Plant and Rant’ event

The colors of paint and plants blossomed at the University of New Mexico Women’s Resource Center as students planted slips of paper with wishes to grow alongside their plants, and built connections to grow with their college experiences. “Think of a goal you want to manifest, and you can put it in your pot so it can grow too,” WRC administrative assistant Kylie Hanson said at the event, encouraging students who were gathered to paint clay pots. On Thursday, Oct. 23, the UNM’s WRC held its “Plant and Rant” event in the courtyard of the WRC, hosted by the UNM-WRC Women in STEM and Asian American Pacific Islander Resource Center. 

REVIEW: Peace out — ‘Peacemaker’ season two left me with mixed feelings

On Oct. 9, the final episode of the second season of James Gunn’s “Peacemaker” was released. It was a strong end to an excellent season, but it was not without its faults. Who knew John Cena could break my heart like that? Season two follows Cena as Christopher Smith, aka Peacemaker, as he discovers a parallel universe wherein his brother, who Smith accidentally killed as a child, and his father, who Smith killed in season two, are alive. While exploring the alternate universe, Smith kills the alternate version of himself. 

UNM Open Educational Resources initiative spreads the word with free books

Students crowded around tables at Smith Plaza to pick out available free books and learn about free educational resources on Tuesday, Oct. 21, and Wednesday, Oct. 22. The University of New Mexico Open Educational Resources initiative hosted book fairs where onlookers were encouraged to take free books and learn about an initiative that seeks to connect faculty members to low-cost and no-cost textbooks and class material solutions. Samantha “Sammi” Williams, the program coordinator of UNM OER, said that the event was a major success with many people stopping by to take advantage of the available free books.

Search begins for next University President

With University of New Mexico’s President Garnett Stokes’ tenure coming to an end, the search for the next president has officially begun. During a Board of Regents meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 21, the Board announced that they have taken the first step in finding a replacement for Stokes, who in September announced her intention to resign at the end of the 2025-26 academic year. The Board will soon appoint an advisory committee tasked with carrying out a national search for the next president, according to a UNM press release.

UNM earns a decisive 33-14 win over Utah State

A familiar face returned to the University Stadium sidelines on Saturday, Oct. 26, when the University of New Mexico Lobos football team took on the Utah State University Aggies. This face was none other than former Lobo Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall, who was hired in December 2023, but after just one season with the Lobos he left and headed to Logan, Utah, to become the head coach of the Aggies.  Mendenhall’s departure left a bad taste in fans’ mouths, leading to this game being one of the most anticipated for the Lobos this year. The Lobos came in laser-focused and did not disappoint as they picked apart Utah State, sending Mendenhall’s Aggies back to Utah with a 33-14 loss, and fans home with the sweet feeling of revenge.

Students take a ‘pawse’ during midterms

A team of adorable faces and wagging tails provided students with memorable moments and smiles during midterm exam week. Each semester, the Southwest Canine Corps of Volunteers’ therapy dogs and their handlers visit the University of New Mexico for the “Cuddle a Canine” event. At this semester’s event, hosted on Oct. 23, a pack of eight dogs of a wide variety of breeds, all with fuzzy faces, came to campus.  As the event unfolded near Zimmerman Library, students took time out of their routine and enjoyed the little things in life — in the form of fur and teeth. 

UNM opens study to modernize University Stadium

The University of New Mexico announced on Oct. 2 that it would be opening a Feasibility and Development Plan Study, which is expected to aid in developing the South Campus area, as well as bringing on a strategy to modernize University Stadium. The announcement comes on the heels of UNM selling out University Stadium for their win over the New Mexico State Aggies on Sept. 27. The stadium originally opened in 1960, and recent upgrades have included a new video board and a currently under construction team room.This new study hopes to provide the University with the means to assess University Stadium from a structural standpoint to help determine the condition of the property as a whole, along with construction estimates and renderings for the University to have phasing options for the improvements. 

Comic, Oct. 20, 2025

Illustrated by Avery Silfer

OPINION: Bobbleheads of the week: MLB Postseason

Where there are winners, there are losers; however, not all losers are created equal, as some teams feature players who single-handedly cost them the game. These players are favorably called bobbleheads. During last year’s World Series, sportscaster Joe Davis said, “You deliver this time of year, you can rewrite your whole story, as long as you’ve got the bat in your hands,” a statement which rings as true as its opposite.  You can just as easily rewrite that story by not delivering this time of year, as long as you’ve got the bat or ball in your hands. Since it’s once again that time of year, as the World Series is set to be a showdown between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays — with game one on Friday, Oct. 24 — there’s no better time to highlight the bobbleheads who got us here.

New Mexico United Draws against Oakland Roots SC

On Sunday, Oct. 19, New Mexico United faced off against the Oakland Roots at Isotopes Park, with a nail-biter of a match ending in a 3-3 draw. The most notable highlight from Sunday’s matchup included a solid defensive performance from goalkeeper Kris Shakes, who tallied a total of five saves.  The Black and Yellow struck first and early, with forward Mukwelle Akale sneaking one past at the 12-minute mark. Oakland would retaliate a mere three minutes later, with forward Peter Wilson scoring, knotting it up at 1-1. At the 19-minute mark, United would regain the lead, aided by an own-goal from Roots defender Neveal Hackshaw, followed by a missile of a penalty kick from defender Talen Maples.