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UNM community has mixed reactions to smelly trees

Danielle Prokop | April 4

The smell of spring is in the air at the University of New Mexico. The birds flutter and tweet, people and turtles alike sun themselves at the Duck Pond and the flowers are all a-bloom — some more noticeable than others. The Bradford Pear's flowers can be especially “pungent.” That’s how Alan Billau, the arboriculture supervisor for UNM, described the white blooms located around the Anthropology Annex, North Zimmerman and around the Student Resource Centers.

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Lee McKinney’s never-ending explosion of melody

Cole Space | April 4

Stepping aside from his main group Born of Osiris, Lee McKinney decided to change his sound and approach music from a new perspective won his debut album, Blending elements from jazz into his unique sound of melodic deathcore guitar, McKinney shows he can do more on his signature Keisel than mindless shredding and carpal-tunnel inducing triplets. The album begins with “A Clock Without a Craftsman," McKinney shows that he is a master of melodic guitar as the lead riff washes over the listener, the deep rhythm adding to the depth of the song. One of the new, experimental sounds of the album follows the intro. Smooth saxophone plays alongside the drums, leading to a build with the rhythm guitar that transitions back to the clean, melodic riff that kicked the song off. Second on the album is “Amanuensis," which means artistic assistant. Bass begins the groove, with the signature guitar fading in over the drums, a slow, uplifting riff that McKinney harmonizes with. The speed changes throughout the song, moving from quick riffs to slower, more emotional guitar solos and back again.

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UNM researcher explores art through time

Katie Monette | April 3

This year, the University of New Mexico Art and Ecology Program's Researcher in Residence is Nina Elder. Her project “Deep Time Lab” currently resides in the University's Art Museum and features not only her own work, but submissions from UNM students, and friends around the world. “I created this project trying to help students at UNM and myself to find ways to say we’re in a time of incredible transition, and what are doing that attaches ourselves to time?” Elder said.

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Softball: Lobos travel to Las Cruces to take on NMSU

Cameron Goeldner | April 3

The University of New Mexico Softball team will look to turn things around in a Tuesday doubleheader against the rival New Mexico State Aggies in Las Cruces. The first game begins at 4 p.m., with the second scheduled to follow at 6. The Lobos (10-24) are coming off of a weekend sweep against Nevada, as the team was limited to just 12 hits the entire weekend in the trio of defeats. However, UNM is on a two game non-conference winning streak after a sweep of North Dakota last week.

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Movie Review: Tim Burton's "Dumbo" fails to entertain

Justin Schatz | April 3

The latest of Disney’s corporate ordered live-action remakes, Tim Burton’s “Dumbo,” benefits from the director’s trademark aesthetic, but fails to rise above its uninspired predecessors. The only inspired element of this movie of outcasts is a director who has made a career turning outcasts into empathetic characters. Despite its “play it safe” storytelling, “Dumbo” attempts, and largely fails to build on several themes presented within the first thirty minutes. “Dumbo” opens in 1919 with Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell), a former circus equestrian performer, returning home from the war to reunite with his two kids, Milly and Joe (Nico Parker and FInley Hobbins). A shaken and hollow Holt is without an arm and his kids are unsure of how to interact with their father. The relationship between a war-scarred father and his children never develops. The scars of both Holt and his children are immediately dismissed once Dumbo enters the story.

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UNM to hold Internship Fair

Anna C. Evantiz | April 2

The Career Services department is hosting the Student Job and Internship Fair on Wednesday April 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Union Building ballrooms. There are going to be over 50 employers at the event whose industries range from non-profits and insurance, to research and law enforcement. Some of the employers in attendance will be the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM), Sandia National Laboratories, Walgreens and Children’s Choice Child Care Services, Inc., among others.

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GPSA presidential elections begin today

Justin Garcia | April 1

Two graduate students are running to become the next president of the graduate student government in an election that runs (online) from April 1 to April 4. Graduate and professional students at the University of New Mexico will select either Muhammad Afzaal or Sara Gutierrez as the next president of the Graduate and Professional Student Association. “Are you prepared for your whole life to change?” asked Andrea Abeita to Afzaal during his pitch to the council at the March meeting, referring to the responsibility and stress that she said comes with the job. Afzaal is studying community outreach and planning and Gutierrez is studying public administration. Both candidates have limited experience with GPSA.

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UNM students win diplomacy award in Spain

Justin Garcia | April 1

From bioweapons to blockchains, Andrew Baker and James Goodman know their stuff. During Spring Break, while a lot of students were taking it easy, the student organization World Affairs Delegation was winning awards in Madrid, Spain. Baker and Goodman both took home diplomacy awards, given out to members who “seek to empathize, to understand, and to collaborate with their fellow members to produce the most positive change and advancement they can,” according to the Harvard World Model United Nations (WorldMUN).

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March celebrates civil rights leader Cesar Chavez

Makayla Grijalva | April 1

The steady beating of drums echoed through the streets Saturday as a long line of people marched from the National Hispanic Cultural Center to downtown Albuquerque. The march happens annually— it is now in its 26th year honoring the late civil rights leader, Cesar Chavez. “I think it's important for our community and young folks to really appreciate whose shoulders we stand on,” said Emilio Huerta, son of civil rights activist Dolores Huerta. “If not for the sacrifices of folks like Cesar, my mother and other labor and civil rights leaders, we would not have a lot of the rights we have today, that we enjoy today.”

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Student org helps Lobos showcase their art

Luisa Pennington | April 1

The University of New Mexico's Arts Entrepreneurship Club was originally started by faculty sponsor Regina Chavez Puccetti of the UNM College of Fine Arts and Anderson School of Management, in collaboration with former President, Miguel Lastra, a Fall 2018 UNM Graduate, to aide students looking to meet art-focused entrepreneurs and broaden their network. "Students in all disciplines of the arts often don't take the time to develop solid entrepreneurial skills. In college, the focus tends to be only on developing their artistic talent,” Chavez Puccetti said. “The UNM Arts Entrepreneurship Club works to help all creative students build their network and find entrepreneurial opportunities... we want to help our graduates increase their chances of success as creative entrepreneurs."

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Softball: Lobos swept by Nevada, extend conference losing streak to eight

Cameron Goeldner | April 1

The University of New Mexico Softball team suffered another series sweep this weekend, this time against the Nevada Wolfpack. The series began with a Friday game that the Wolfpack won 7-1. The highlight for the Lobos came in the top of the fourth when MacKenzie Peterson did the splits in order to turn a double-play that was featured on Twitter by the NCAA Softball account. Kiana Spencer got the start for the Lobos, throwing another complete game that included six strikeouts and two walks on 113 total pitches. UNM only was able to muster two hits all evening, with those coming off the bats of Lauren Wilmert and Aleyah Wilbon. Wilmert's hit was the one of consequence, as it drove in the Lobos only run of the day as Cameryn O'Grady, who had reached base via a walk. She narrowly missed a home run on the hit, which would have given UNM a lead. However, it hit off the top of the wall and only scored the one.

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UNM Department of Art celebrates 90th anniversary

Amanda Britt | April 1

The University of New Mexico’s Department of Art held Art90 last week in celebration of its 90-year anniversary on March 30, with a graduate art exhibition, refreshments and live entertainment in Hodgin Hall. The Art Department has evolved since it first began 90 years ago. In honoring the development of the arts, UNM’s Art alumni were welcomed back to reflect on the history and success of art at the University. Associate Professor and Department Chair, Justine M. Andrews, said that in her experience working in the art department the last 15 years, she has as seen the department develop and grow.

Music

Jazz band celebrates immigrants through music

Aaron Mendoza | April 1

The Outpost, one of the venues dedicated to jazz music in Albuquerque, hosted Antonio Sánchez & Migration's sold-out show; they presented their new album Lines in The Sand, an album that, in the words of Sánchez, “is dedicated to immigrants.” Sánchez also won a Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media for “Birdman” (2015), a film by Alejandro González Iñarritu. “I’m a proud immigrant, a proud Mexican and a proud American that feels torn by the injustices that are being perpetrated against so many innocent people in search of a better life," Sánchez said. "This album is dedicated to them and their journey."

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Taking Back Sunday to tour in Albuquerque

Shayla Cunico | April 1

First formed by guitarist, Eddie Reyes in 1999, Adam Lazzara, John Nolan, Shaun Cooper and Mark O'Connell of Taking Back Sunday are celebrating their 20-year anniversary as a band with a nation-wide tour. The band is stopping at Albuquerque's Sunshine Theater on April 3 to celebrate with their Albuquerque fans. 20 years ago, when the band first connected, they weren't signed to a record label and were just breaking into the scene, something that guitarist and co-lead vocalist, John Nolan, said he looked at as a step toward to a career playing music. "Realistically at that point I figured it wouldn't last that long, and hopefully though, it would lead to the next thing that would take me further," Nolan said.

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Baseball: Lobos take two of three against UNLV on road

Robert Maler | April 1

The University of New Mexico baseball team eeked out a close one on Friday, but got shut out on Saturday before it was able to bounce back and take the rubber match on Sunday after in Las Vegas, Nevada. New Mexico ran its overall record to 14-13 overall and 6-6 in Mountain West play with a 7-4 victory over UNLV on Sunday afternoon to take two of three over the Runnin' Rebels and win the series.

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The harrowing true events that inspired Whitechapel’s "The Valley"

Cole Space | March 31

Phil Bozeman, lead vocalist for Whitechapel, has always been honest about his tragic childhood and how it has influenced his lyrics. The Valley separates itself from the rest of Whitechapel’s discography as it is a direct window to what Bozeman went through. The bottled-up pain and suffering that he had to endure as a child finally being released through music, Bozeman’s vocal performance incredibly emotional and absolutely chilling. “When a Demon Defiles a Witch” begins the journey through Bozeman’s childhood. As one of the singles released before the full album was dropped, this song has an accompanying music video. The video has incredibly graphic imagery to stand as the backdrop for the depression lyrics, leaving nothing to the imagination. The song itself is a mix of brutality and beauty, starting punishing guitar and heavy drums before flipping the song on its head and slowing down. Bozeman shows that he is capable of both demonic gutturals and mesmerizing clean vocals.

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Five and Why: Psych professor shares favorite movies

Amanda Britt | March 31

Dr. Bruce Smith is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of New Mexico, focusing his research on clinical and health psychology. His is interested in researching the study of resilience and the ability to bounce back from stress, including the development of interventions that increase happiness and well-being. This potential for stories is what Smith calls the “hero’s journey," something he outlines when sharing his five favorite movies, and why. "Just to briefly define the terms for everyone, positive psychology is about using the science of psychology to become our best self and make the most of our lives,” Smith said. “The ‘hero’s journey’ is a set of stages that Joseph Campbell identified that are common to many of our favorite stories and reflect what we go through in becoming our best self.”

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Food Truck Friday: Differential brewery and curbside pies food truck teams up

Cade Guerrero | March 29

Earlier this year, Curbside Pies and Differential Brewery began their partnership. Owner of Differential, Tino Nellos, and Curbside owner, Steve “Steve-O” Myers, with partners Richard Meyers and Rob Empante, started serving the public last February. Inside each place had a vibe that every student can pick up on. Inside Differential you have an authentic cigarette machine from the 70’s, Wu-Tang Clan beating in your ears and a pool table surrounded with art and a colorful cast of employees ready to serve the brew. On the left side of the building is Curbside, were they built in their own pizza oven inside an old school bus. Alongside Steve-O and Meyers was Meyers' son Raven who helped with taking orders and running food inside to customers. Surrounded by a mixture of pizza ingredients, the first thing that came to my mind was ordering a slice of New Mexico.

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Questions raised about legality of ASUNM meeting

Kyle Land and Justin Garcia | March 28

An undergraduate student-government committee violated the New Mexico Open Meetings Act (OMA) during a meeting last week, according to open meeting experts. The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico Steering & Rules Committee held a meeting on March 20 and unanimously voted down a series of bills that would have dramatically changed the structure of the institution. At Attorney General Emily Hartshorn's suggestion the committee adjourned to discuss the idea of changing ASUNM's makeup further.

2019 ASUNM President and Vice President Election

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ASUNM: Biederwolf wins presidential election

Justin Garcia | March 28

Adam Biederwolf won the 2019 Presidential election of the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico, defeating his opponent, Mohammad Assed, by just over a hundred votes. Biederwolf received 779 of the 1,476 voted in the election, according to the Election Commission. Assed received 664. Madelyn Lucas won the Vice President’s office with 868 votes, beating Holly Gallegos by 372 votes. Biederwolf said after hugging his brother, mother and father: “When you’re running a campaign you have to be dedicated mentally and physically. I guess it just went my way."