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Women's Basketball: Lobo offense not great, but good enough to blow out Eastern New Mexico

Cameron Goeldner | November 5

Despite the lopsided final score, head coach Mike Bradbury didn’t seem happy with his team’s- performance in its second and final exhibition against Eastern New Mexico University. “For us, a very disappointing day,” Bradbury said. “Our preparation was poor leading into this game, our execution and our effort were poor during the game, which is generally what always happens. We’ve got a lot of work to do if we want to have any kind of success at all.” The Lobos won easily, securing a 91-43 victory over the visiting Greyhounds, but the team’s offensive execution, or lack thereof, was the first on the list of things that appeared to bother Bradbury about his team.

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Bilingual church service held at the border

Anthony Jackson and Justin Garcia | November 5

Shrubs dot the southern New Mexico landscape. Their dry roots cling to life atop the hills and between the steep ravines of the seemingly endless Chihuahuan Desert. A long shadow stretches across this barren landscape. A rusted fence divides the United States of America and Estados Unidos Mexicanos. Knowing no bounds, a breeze passes freely through the fence and the distant, shrill call of a hawk can be heard.

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Three Democratic candidates hold rally at UNM

Justin Garcia | November 5

Sen. Martin Heinrich, Deb Haaland and Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, all favored to win their respective races on Tuesday, came to the University of New Mexico to rally votes as the 2018 midterm elections come to a close. The rally was held in the Student Union Building on Thursday, and was organized by UNM College Democrats.

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Culture

Marigold Parade celebrates Dia de los Muertos

Marco Torrez | November 5

Dia de los Muertos, the Day of The Dead, is a multi-generational, deep-rooted Mexican tradition and for almost the past three decades it has been celebrated as a public parade throughout the South Valley in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This past Sunday marked the 26th annual Dia De Los Muertos Marigold Parade. The event began at 2 p.m. but crowds of people started to gather on the streets up to an hour before to get the best spots to see the upcoming parade. Kristin Barendsen, a New Mexico local, said that she has come to the South Valley’s Dia De Los Muertos Marigold Parade for more than five years. She said that she dresses up every single year with her friends and family.

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Sports

Football: Lobos blow 4th quarter lead, lose 31-23 to Aztecs

Cameron Goeldner | November 4

An inability to move the ball late in the game, coupled with the returns of two of San Diego State’s best offensive players, doomed the Lobos on Saturday night, as former UNM coach Rocky Long returned to town and lead his Aztecs to a 31-23 win over the Lobos. The game couldn’t have started better for UNM if it had been scripted. On SDSU’s first possession of the game, Adebayo Soremekun scooped a fumble from Aztec’s backup quarterback Ryan Agnew, who started the game, and rumbled all the way down to the end zone for a touchdown to give the Lobos a 7-0 lead and electrify the sideline.

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Jewish student organization hosts voting party

Tom Hanlon | November 4

The University of New Mexico Hillel student organization hosted a non-partisan voting party in the Student Union Building called MitzVote on Thursday. The event was held to encourage students and the public to vote, and highlighting the voting the process as something to celebrate. “Voting can be scary and it’s scary for young voters who see the political climate we have now,” said Zoe Wiesel, a member of Hillel and senior studying geology. “And making it fun and accessible and something celebrate is a better approach than the normal shouting to get people to vote.”

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Crime briefs for Nov. 5, 2018

Elizabeth Sanchez | November 4

When the officer arrived, dispatch received a call stating the male was yelling he had a gun. Over the radio, the officer asked for assistance at Ortega Hall and notified other officers there was a possible firearm.

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UNM receives grant to study diabetic blindness

Anthony Jackson | November 4

The University of New Mexico received a $2.8 million grant in September from the National Institutes of Health to study diabetic blindness, also known as diabetic retinopathy. According to Dr. Arup Das, the the division chief in the Ophthalmology Division at UNM Hospital, diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in Americans aged 20 to 64. There are two types of diabetic blindness, Das said. There is mild diabetic retinopathy and moderate diabetic retinopathy.

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Speech and debate team hosts speaking tournament

Luisa Pennington | November 4

The newly established University of New Mexico Speech and Debate team hosted the UNM Lobo Howl on Saturday Nov. 3 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Judged by UNM student volunteers, New Mexico high school students were welcomed to compete in the tournament to win from a variety of awards. The tournament offered 10 events for students to compete in, including extemporaneous speaking and student congressional debate. A total of 18 New Mexico high schools participated, making the total amount of attendees over 180 participants. Awards were given out to the top three competitors of each category.

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Sports

Women's Soccer: Lobos fall short in championship match for second straight year

Robert Maler | November 4

For the second year in a row, the University of New Mexico women's soccer team advanced to the championship match in the Mountain West Tournament. Last season, the Lobos knocked out San José State in the semifinal round on penalty kicks, but a year later the Spartans exacted their revenge and took down UNM 1-0 — denying New Mexico a shot at a conference title and automatic NCAA berth.

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Men's Soccer: Lobos end regular season with close loss

Cameron Goeldner | November 4

The Lobos regular season finale was somewhat representative of how the season has gone. They had weathered plenty of pressure, and appeared to be on their way to forcing overtime against the No. 19 Charlotte 49ers. Then, Charlotte forward Tommy Madden struck with less than three minutes left in regulation and gave the 49ers a 1-0 win.

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New interim Dean of Fine Arts discusses her career

Justin Garcia | November 4

Her cluttered office glows with a burnt-orange hue. Binders of music sheets, books of children's songs and a mini fridge fill up this otherwise cozy office. Yet, everything here has its place. This is the academic office of Dr. Regina Carlow. She is set to become the interim Dean of the College of Fine Arts, according to interim Provost Richard Wood. The position opened after the previous dean, Kymberly Pinder, accepted a position as provost and senior vice president at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston, according to University of New Mexico Newsroom.

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Sports

Men's soccer: Lobos take on Charlotte in last game before C-USA Tourney

Cameron Goeldner | November 3

The New Mexico Men's Soccer team travels to Charlotte, North Carolina to take on the No. 19 Charlotte 49ers in the team's final regular season matchup on Saturday night at 5 p.m.. The Lobos are coming off of a 2-2 draw against Marshall last Saturday in the home finale for a program scheduled to be cut in July. Thanks to the other results around Conference-USA this week, the Lobos have already clinched a berth in the conference tournament, which will be played in Charlotte beginning next Wednesday, as the 49ers are the defending tournament champions.

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Sports

Baseball: Isotopes and Rockies to play exhibition

Cameron Goeldner | November 3

The Isotopes and the Rockies have a announced an exhibition game to be played between the two teams at Isotopes Park on Monday, March 25 at 1:05 p.m.. This marks the first time that a Major League team has played in Albuquerque since the Rockies and Seattle Mariners played an exhibition game in 2010 and it’s the first time that the Rockies and Isotopes have matched up. The two have been affiliated since the 2015 season and the player development contract was extended through 2020 last offseason.

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Dueling pianos play in the SUB

Tiffani Watteyne | November 2

On Oct. 30 in the Student Union Building the Dueling Pianos came to the University of New Mexico. It consisted of two pianists, Kirk Garrett from Yosemite, California and Rich Wyman from Allentown, Pennsylvania under the name “Killer Keyz,” each playing their own piano and singing at the request of audience members — though there were duets as well as individual songs sung by the two. The pair has known each other for six years and have been playing together since meeting. This stop at UNM was part of their current fall tour that started Oct. 11 in Riverside, Wyoming.

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Culture

Student sculptor defines her identity through different mediums

Shayla Cunico | November 2

Editor's note: a video piece that is paired with this article is published on the Daily Lobo’s YouTube page, with segments of both the interview and shots of the art in the gallery described throughout. The John Sommers Gallery, enveloped inside the University of New Mexico’s Art Building, hosts a rotation of student work throughout each semester, with graduate student Hazel Batrezchavez taking over the last few weeks. Batrezchavez stood in an all black outfit, contrasting with the white walls of the gallery space. She is an artist, but more specifically a sculptor, standing at a solid 5 feet, 2 inches next to her sizable works of art.

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LGBTQ Resource Center hosts talk on trans rights

Megan Holmen | November 2

The University of New Mexico’s LGBTQ+ Resource Center hosted “A lunchtime conversation on Transgender rights” in collaboration with Equality New Mexico this past monday. The event shed light on transgender rights in the current political climate, ways to combat transphobia and resources at UNM and the surrounding community. According to the UNM LGBTQ Resource Center website, the center works to create a welcoming health and learning environment on UNM campus for all students. Equality New Mexico is a statewide LGBTQ+ advocacy organization. Keynote speakers Adrian Carver, the executive director of Equality New Mexico and Janice Devereaux, LGBTQ Resource Center program assistant discussed the recent federal memo to redefine gender as purely biological.

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Sororities raise money for charity

November 2

The University of New Mexico Panhellenic sorority organizations are organizing fundraisers for their chapter’s philanthropies. Two of UNM’s four Panhellenic Council (PHC) sororities, Kappa Kappa Gamma and Chi Omega, have already had their major fundraising events for the semester. Kappa Kappa Gamma’s fall semester fundraiser “Kappa Karnival” took place last Saturday, Oct. 27 and raised money for the sorority’s philanthropy Reading is Fundamental. Reading is Fundamental is the largest non-profit literacy organization in the U.S.

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Sports

Football: Hospitalized football player identified in incident with teammate

Matthew Narvaiz and Cameron Goeldner | November 1

David Brown was identified as the teammate hospitalized after a fight broke out with Evah Tohi on Saturday night, according to a police report from APD. Brown, who is from Albuquerque and graduated from Eldorado High School, is in his third year on the team but has not seen the field. He also plays linebacker like Tohi. According to a report from KOB, no charges were filed after the altercation occurred. Brown’s mother, Marissa Brown, reported the incident on Sunday morning.

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Sports

Fantasy Football: Defensive strategy

Mark Jacobson | November 1

Last week was a dive into the value of wide receivers based on the potency of their offense and whether they are the first or third option. This week will compare rostering an elite offense or looking for a defense with a good matchup every week, also known as streaming. The current top five defenses and most commonly drafted defenses were included. For the streaming options, the bottom five offenses identified from last week were the targets. Those were Arizona, Buffalo, Tennessee, Dallas and Jacksonville.