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Softball: Fortner and Johnson relish in chance to beat rivals

Cameron Goeldner | April 5

In four years on the New Mexico softball team, seniors Krissy Fortner and Chelsea Johnson had never experienced a win over rival New Mexico State. That changed on Tuesday with a 13-4, mercy rule win over the Aggies in Las Cruces. The last time the Lobos beat the Aggies in March of 2014, Johnson was finishing her senior year at Riverside Poly High School in Riverside, California. Fortner, a Farmington native, was enrolled at UNM but not yet a member of the softball team.

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News

Author Mohsin Hamid visits UNM

Marisa Cabanillas | April 5

“I suppose I am someone who likes to wonder,” said internationally renowned author Mohsin Hamid Tuesday evening in Woodward Hall. Hamid visited the University of New Mexico to participate in a free talk with book sales and a signing. The event was co-sponsored by Bookworks and the UNM English Department. He was born in Pakistan and later moved to the U.S. During a creative writing class in college he discovered just how much he loved to write, he said. During this time he started his first novel, “Moth Smoke,” he said.

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Sports

Baseball: Lobos to host Fresno State in three-game series

Matthew Narvaiz | April 5

The University of New Mexico baseball team will look to get back on the winning track when they host the Fresno State Bulldogs in a weekend series at Santa Ana Star Field. This isn’t the first meeting between the two teams this season, as FSU hosted UNM (12-14-1, 6-6 MW) Mar. 9-11 and won two off its three home games at Bob Bennett Stadium in Fresno, California. Most recently, however, the Lobos are coming off of a 16-6 loss on Monday at home against the University of Arizona, in which the Lobos cycled through eight pitchers and gave up 18 hits in the process. The Wildcats dominated the Lobos from the get-go, scoring all 16 runs within the first five innings of the game, including a five run second inning and seven run fourth inning.

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Sports

Softball: Lobos collect win over Aggies in Las Cruces

Cameron Goeldner | April 5

First, they recorded their first win over Fresno State in four years. Now, the Lobos (10-26) have done the same to in-state rival New Mexico State (18-15) with a 13-4 victory in six innings over the Aggies on Tuesday night in Las Cruces. The victory gave New Mexico its first win over the Aggies since a 4-3 win on March 19, 2014. None of the players currently on the roster for New Mexico were members of that team. The Lobos wasted no time getting the scoring started, as lead-off hitter Cameryn O’Grady started the game off with a blunt single before coming around to score on a double from D'Andra DeFlora. Andrea Howard followed DeFlora with a two-run home run to right field to give the Lobos the 3-0 heading to the bottom of the second.

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News

UNM hosts slam poet for recital and workshop

Megan Holmen | April 5

The University of New Mexico Women’s Resource Center hosted poet Olivia Gatwood for an evening of spoken word poetry and for a writing workshop. Gatwood is an Albuquerque native and is known across the country for her slam poetry. The Women’s Resource Center invited Gatwood to perform as a part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, said Sarah East, a communications assistant at the Women’s Resource Center. Gatwood frequently participates in lectures to educate students about Title IX, East said.

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News

National holiday encourages cardiovascular health

Catherine Stringam | April 5

The American Heart Association declared the first Wednesday of April National Walking Day. In recognition of this, the University of New Mexico encouraged its employees to participate by hosting Walk Out on Work Day. The goal of Walk Out on Work Day is for employees to spend their lunch time or breaks outside exercising. “In today’s busy world, making fitness a priority is always a challenge,” said Tracey Briggs, supervisor of UNM Employee Wellness. “This event proves that it can be attained during the workday by simply going for a walk.”

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News

UNM commemorates Dr. MLK, Jr.'s legacy

Catherine Stringam | April 5

While it has been 50 years since his passing, the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lives on today with students and faculty at the University of New Mexico. On the 50th anniversary of King’s assassination, UNM’s Africana, Chicana and Chicano and Native American Studies came together to hold a vigil honoring King. Students and community members of all ages gathered outside Mesa Vista Hall Wednesday afternoon to share stories and inspiration. “The dream is still alive,” Rev. Charles Becknell, Sr. said to the crowd.

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News

Brief: ASUNM allocates extra money to student orgs

Austin Tyra | April 5

The Finance Committee of the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico has developed an updated proposal regarding the Spring Budget Bill that will be in effect for the upcoming fiscal year. At the beginning of last week's full Senate meeting Financial Chair Satchel Ben confirmed that nearly $4,000 of unallocated funds remained in the budget. In response to this, senators voted down the proposed bill, so that the Finance Committee could craft a budget that would include this extra money.

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News

UNM moves to sustain its press

Madison Spratto | April 5

The next step in saving the University of New Mexico’s publishing house, UNM Press, was approved by the Board of Regents on March 12. The press will outsource their warehouse and distribution functions to Longleaf Service Inc., which works with several other academic presses, according to Richard Schuetz, the interim director of UNM Press.

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News

The cost and history of University House

Danielle Prokop | April 5

A new president means a new resident on the University of New Mexico’s campus. President Garnett Stokes is moving in to 1901 Roma Ave. SE soon — and with that comes the scrutiny of how much funding is being spent on the residence. The president’s house has been making headlines for the past 89 years. The two-story adobe house was built in 1929, according to University Archives.

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News

Brief: How student evaluations affect instructors

Danielle Prokop | April 5

The end of the semester is near, which means it’s time for student evaluations at the University of New Mexico. Student evaluation averages are a factor in determining promotion and tenure for faculty or rehiring lecturers, according to the College for Arts and Sciences handbook. Professors who are on track for tenure have their performance assessed based on their teaching evaluations, service on committees and their research, the handbook said.

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News

UNM upholds commitment to free speech

Anthony Jackson | April 5

Controversial speakers have come and gone from the University of New Mexico, but this March, something near the Student Union Building may have left some passersby perplexed. Throughout the year, a black and white sign hangs from a red bar on UNM’s camps, reading: “Free speech zone ahead. Topics discussed may be uncomfortable and controversial. The topics and opinions discussed are those of private individuals and not the University of New Mexico.” That sign appeared again in March in the area just before entering Cornell Mall, near the “Modern Art” piece by Betty Sabo.

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Culture

Book Review: "Poison or Protect" hits all the sweet spots

Nichole Harwood | April 4

Have you ever read a story with an ending that left a smile on your face? Every avid reader has one — or in my case multiple. A story that makes them laugh, cry and yes, just smile. As a reader I am not prone to enjoy romances. I find most stories centered around a romance to be dreadfully boring, and I can normally only enjoy a good one when it’s surrounded by much more interesting plot points.

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News

Brief: Researchers study brain differences in murderers

Megan Holmen | April 4

The University of New Mexico Mind Institute recently completed extensive research on why teens commit murder. This research has been published in NeuroImage, a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on neuroimaging. Kent Kiehl, one of the researchers from the New Mexico Mind Institute, said research examining brain differences in teens who murder began after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Kiehl collaborated with the parents of Avielle Richman, a six-year-old who died in the shooting. Jennifer and Jeremy Richman, Avielle’s parents, created a foundation in her name. Kiehl is a scientific advisor on the foundation’s board. It was the conversations with Avielle’s parents that sparked the research, Kiehl said.

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Sports

Baseball: Albuquerque Isotopes season preview

Cameron Goeldner | April 4

Winter has given way to spring and April is here once again. Along with it, is the return of Isotopes Baseball. The Isotopes are entering their fourth season as the Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies and return a number of familiar faces from last year’s squad. Once again the Isotopes will be led by manager Glenallen Hill, who has been the Rockies Triple-A manager since the 2013 season. The Rockies made their return to the playoffs last season for the first time since 2009, in part because of a farm system that was ranked as highly as fourth in baseball by MLB.com prior to the 2016 season. While the system is not as highly ranked this year, many of the faces on the list will be spending time with the ‘Topes this season. Among that group are the No. 10 and 11 prospects in the system, starting pitcher Yency Almonte and catcher Tom Murphy. Both spent time with the team last season, Almonte recorded a 3-1 record and a 4.89 ERA in eight appearances (seven starts) with the Isotopes last season after being called up from Double-A Hartford. Murphy split his time between Albuquerque and Denver last season, slashing .255/.312/.426 with four home runs and 19 runs batted in in 38 games for the Isotopes.

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Sports

Men's Soccer: Lobos held scoreless against Denver

Robert Maler and Alanie Rael | April 4

The UNM Men’s soccer team failed to register a goal against the Denver University Pioneer’s in Saturday's spring exhibition, dropping the match by a score of 3-0. The Lobos also lost their spring opener 4-1 against Phoenix Rising earlier this month and, though the team couldn't bounce back for a win against Denver, UNM head coach Jeremy Fishbein said he has been pleased by what he has seen especially in the first half of both matches. He said it has been "an interesting first two games" and they were similar to each other in some respects. Fishbein said the opener was a 1-1 tie at halftime before he and the coaching staff started substituting players so they could make assessments.

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Opinion

Letter: Sanders does right by speaking out against Israeli crimes

Daily Lobo Readers | April 4

Editor, It has unfortunately become par for the course nowadays in U.S. politics for Zionists to conflate criticism of the state of Israel with antisemitism. Antisemitism is an ugly phenomenon which has negatively affected Jewish people throughout the ages, and all decent people should condemn it. With all that being said, I must give a tip of the hat to Sen. Bernie Sanders for using his Twitter account to criticize the state of Israel for murdering 17 Palestinians who were carrying out a peaceful protest in Gaza. The lack of human rights for Palestinians has been ignored for far too long by U.S. politicians, because they fear losing the financial support of pro-Israeli lobbies like AIPAC.

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Opinion

Letter: Immigration enforcement — Just as bad for Americans as it is for immigrants

Daily Lobo Readers | April 4

Editor, According to President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Oakland, California mayor Libby Schaaf prevented nearly 800 arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in early March. That sounds like wishful thinking, but presumably Schaaf's warning to the public of impending ICE sweeps helped at least some undocumented immigrants avoid the dragnet. Mayor Schaaf is due our gratitude for her heroism. These ICE raids highlight one side of the case for for reining in (or better yet abolishing) ICE and its sister agencies, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Border patrol. That side is the human cost to immigrants: workers yanked from factories and farms. Families torn asunder. People seeking better lives dying of dehydration in the wilderness because water caches are destroyed or killed in crashes as they flee their would-be abductors.

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Culture

Movie Review: "Tomb Raider" nothing but disappointment

Hector Valverde | April 4

Video game movies have gotten a bad rap ever since “Super Mario Bros.” From their middling to terrible quality, they’ve hardly improved in recent years. Even with the A-list talents of actors, such as Michael Fassbender, Mark Wahlberg and Angelina Jolie, the video game genre can’t seem to do any good. Somehow, Hollywood seems bent on producing them after over 20 years of continual failure — and 2018’s first offering for the genre continues this trend with “Tomb Raider,” a dumpster fire of a movie without the redeeming residual warmth one could provide.

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News

Former Black Panther Party captain discusses crack cocaine epidemic

Donald Amble | April 4

A former captain of the Seattle Chapter of the Black Panther Party spoke to students at the University of New Mexico Tuesday about what lead to the crack cocaine epidemic. Aaron Dixon gave a lecture on where his book, “My People Are Rising” left off as part of Africana Studies’ annual speaker series — this year’s focus was on the African-American experience in the Southwest. Dixon said the crack cocaine epidemic had international origins and was deeply connected to the geopolitics of the Cold War.