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Letter: California Secession — A Good Start

Daily Lobo Readers | May 2

Editor, On April 23, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla approved language for a 2020 ballot proposal submitted by the Yes California Independence Campaign. The proposal will -- assuming the campaign can collect and submit signatures from 365,880 registered voters by October -- kick off a process already widely known as "Calexit" (after the United Kingdom's "Brexit" from the European Union). That process entails three parts: Asking Californians (in 2020) if they want to "discuss" secession; if yes, asking Californians (in 2021) if they want to secede; and if again yes, asking 2/3 of both houses of Congress and 3/4 of the state legislatures to pass a constitutional amendment allowing California to leave the United States.

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News

Profile: Deb Haaland seeks to become first Native Congresswoman

Megan Holmen | May 1

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles by the Daily Lobo about individuals running for public office in New Mexico this year. University of New Mexico alumna Deb Haaland is a Democrat running for Congress in New Mexico Congressional District 1. If Haaland wins the election, she will be the first Native American woman ever elected to Congress, as she is a tribal member of the Laguna Pueblo. Haaland graduated from UNM with an undergraduate degree in English in 1994, and gave birth to her daughter four days later. She also graduated from UNM School of Law with her Juris Doctor in 2005. Haaland said she has always been enthusiastic about helping people become active in their community and exercising their right to vote.

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Sports

Softball: San Jose St completes sweep of Lobos

Cameron Goeldner | April 30

The University of New Mexico Softball team dropped the final two games to San Jose State as the Spartans completed the sweep to open their new softball field. Game One The New Mexico softball team blew a late 1-0 on Saturday against San Jose State in the second game of the series, the Spartans won 2-1 on a walk off in the bottom of the seventh. Krissy Fortner got the start for the Lobos and pitched a complete game, six and a third innings, allowing three hits, two runs, one earned, with one strikeout. It was Fortner’s first complete game of the season.

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News

UNM runs NASA competition

Megan Holmen | April 30

Nine students, ranging from undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. levels, and two faculty members to represent the University of New Mexico at the Kennedy Span Center in Florida for the NASA Swarmathon. UNM originally proposed the idea for the Swarmathon competition several years ago after NASA requested competition suggestions from universities across the country, said Dr. Melanie Moses, a professor of computer science and principal investigator of the NASA Swarmathon.

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Music

Concert Review: Japanese Breakfast takes over Meow Wolf

Shayla Cunico | April 30

Michelle Zauner, better known as the solo artist of Japanese Breakfast, took over Santa Fe’s interactive art installation, Meow Wolf, on Tuesday night. The lo-fi singer fit in perfectly with Meow Wolf’s aesthetic, with her latest album Soft Sounds from Another Planet reflecting the underlying themes of the immersive installation.

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News

UNM students visit ABQ Islamic Center

Timber Mabes | April 30

On April 27, the Islamic Center of New Mexico opened its doors to students of the University of New Mexico, allowing those of all religions, genders and walks of life to attend its daily prayer service. UNM students were allowed to attend the daily prayer services held at the mosque, which was followed by a missionary Muslim speaker’s presentation to the student group. Those attending were also given the opportunity to talk with members of Albuquerque’s Muslim community to attend the daily prayer services, themselves.

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News

College of Education considers name change

Megan Holmen | April 30

The University of New Mexico College of Education is currently undergoing a self-evaluation process to determine if the name of the college accurately represents all of its departments and paths of study. According to the College of Education Dean Hector Ochoa, this has been a lengthy process that began in 2012.

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News

UNM dermatology programs re-earns accreditation

Danielle Prokop | April 30

New Mexico is the ninth sunniest state in the nation, and the future looks bright for the dermatology program at the University of New Mexico. The dermatology resident program re-earned accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) – meaning medical school graduates have the chance to train in the specialty in New Mexico.

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Culture

Movie War: "Infinity War" shines through the clutter

Hector Valverde | April 30

After ten years, eighteen movies, and dozens upon dozens of hours, heroes, and villains, “Avengers: Infinity War” is the culmination of Marvel Studios’ cinematic promise to entertain. With so much crammed into an enormous package, it’s a feat that the film even holds up against the weight of the expectations it’s been building up to for so long.

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Culture

Scribendi highlights student work from across the country

Shayla Cunico | April 30

The 2018 Scribendi release party showcased submissions from Honor College students from across the country. Scribendi is an annual, nonprofit magazine produced by honor students at the University of New Mexico, who incorporate submissions of other honors students. The free publication is staffed by UNM students who collaborate together to create, design and curate the edition for that year.

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Culture

"Vengeance, Nevada" sets tone for future issues of comic

Nichole Harwood | April 30

Author of the book Social Media Is Bullshit, B.J. Mendelson, delves into the creative world of comic fiction with his addition to the field, “Vengeance, Nevada.” Cover art for the issue is provided by Isidore Koliavras and interior art and letters are by Peter Czaplarski, with the story and characters written by Mendelson himself. The comic begins with the main character who is first introduced by walking into a house where she is quickly greeted by a cat, and after some dialogue she leans back, commenting on her exhaustion before drifting off.

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News

SHAC celebrates 7th anniversary of condom-mints

Anthony Jackson | April 29

Student Health and Counseling celebrated their condom-mint program’s 7th anniversary by providing paletas, condoms, mints and safe sex pamphlets to University students on April 26. The event, held in the Student Union Building Mall, was in collaboration with representatives from the University of New Mexico Truman Health Services, the UNM LGBTQ Resource Center and the LoboRESPECT Advocacy Center.

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Sports

Baseball: Lobos drop first two in road test against SJSU

Matthew Narvaiz | April 29

The University of New Mexico baseball team, coming off of a split against Grand Canyon during the week, had no such luck against San Jose State — dropping the first two games of a weekend series on the road agains the Spartans. The Lobos haven't fared well at all on the road this season, winning just four games all year for an anemic 4-13 record in true road games. Though the team is 3-3 in neutral site matchups, UNM simply hasn't had positive results when playing outside the friendly confines of Santa Ana Star Field.

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Sports

Softball: Lobos drop game one to Spartans on the road

Cameron Goeldner | April 28

The New Mexico softball team (12-33, 5-11 MW) was unable to spoil the christening of San Jose State's (28-15, 12-6 MW) new field on Friday night, as the Spartans won 3-1. The Spartans opened the scoring right away, putting a run on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first. Senior Emma Entzminger recorded the first hit of the game with an infield single, and then stole second to move into scoring position.

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News

UNM Green Fund uses student fees to support student projects in sustainability

Gabriela Garcia-Huff , Brianna Mortensen and Jaden Torres | April 28

The UNM Green Fund has invested $43,000 of allocated student fees to support student-created projects like electric charging stations in campus parking garages, a seed library and a composting system to Lobo Gardens and events educating the public on zero waste initiatives. UNM’s Office of Sustainability created the Green Fund five-years ago. Its mission is to stimulate ideas and actions that make UNM more environmentally friendly.

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News

Women involved in politics speak at UNM

Catherine Stringam | April 28

The University of New Mexico College Democrats held a panel, featuring women involved in politics in New Mexico, at the Student Union Building earlier this month. The event, Women in Politics, featured a panel made up of Antoinette Sedillo Lopez and Deb Haaland, both running for a spot in the U.S.

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News

Inequality in STEM fields prompts push for improvement at UNM

Aleks Mihailovic and Sarah East | April 28

The University of New Mexico has a lack of female faculty in science, technology, engineering and math fields. A survey of UNM departments reveals a disparity between male and female faculty members. This shortage of female professors is apparent in the STEM fields. Of 12 STEM departments at UNM, the percentage of tenure-track female faculty (assistant, associate, full and distinguished professors) is only 24 percent. All of the departments had more male than female faculty.

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News

Tuition hike, sexual assault awareness and more discussed at State of ASUNM

Anthony Jackson | April 27

Associated Students of New Mexico President Noah Brooks and Vice President Sally Midani each gave a State of ASUNM address Thursday afternoon. The address highlighted campus events, improving campus lighting, promoting sexual assault awareness and this year’s tuition bump. “We had a lot of big challenges that we faced from the very beginning,” Brooks said, addressing students in the Student Union Building theater.

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Sports

Softball: Offensive woes continue for Lobos

Cameron Goeldner | April 26

Defensive struggles for the University of New Mexico softball team once again reared their head on Wednesday night in a 3-1 loss to the No. 10 Arizona Wildcats in Tucson. Jensen Main had put in one of her best performances of the season for the Lobos, holding the Wildcats to just four hits on the night. The Wildcats opened the scoring in the second with two unearned runs after an error by Kristyn Whitley at third on what would have been the third out allowed a runner to reach. The next batter, Ivy Davis hit a two run home run to give Arizona an early 2-0 lead.

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Sports

Softball: Lobos travel to take on San Jose State

Cameron Goeldner | April 26

The Lobos are coming off a series loss to Utah State at home last weekend, as well as a midweek loss on Wednesday night to No. 10 Arizona, 3-1. The Spartans come into the weekend with a 27-15 (11-6 MW) record and are coming off a series victory on the road at Colorado State last weekend. SJSU is currently sitting third in the conference.