The Annual Lantern Fest took place on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017. Crowds gathered at Sandia Speedway Park to enjoy quality time together under the spectacle of hundreds of lanterns.
The University of New Mexico men’s soccer team played to a goalless draw against North Carolina-Charlotte in their last home game that went into double overtime. This game marked senior night for the Lobos, and Sam Gleadle, Luke Lawrence, Lucas Seligman and Jason Beaulieu were honored on the evening. Having drawn their last two home games against Denver and Charlotte respectively, the Lobos are now 8-4-4 overall and 3-2-2 in Conference USA. This was an important game for the Lobos, since Charlotte was one point behind New Mexico in fourth place in C-USA.
Halloween is coming soon, a time when kids are knocking on doors, begging for candy to get their annual overdose of sugar, but we can offer them a healthy, tasty alternative with less sugar instead. Here is a healthy, spicy, tasty and not-too-sugary treat that can be made for a Halloween party or just for fun during the season.
The search for the next The University of New Mexico continues, as the Board of Regents recently announced the top five finalists. This month, all finalists participated in open forums at UNM’s Student Union Building, which gave the UNM community an opportunity to get to know the candidates in person. The Board of Regents will select UNM’s 22nd president between Oct. 30 and Nov. 3.
While California begins to repair the devastation wrought by its extreme wildfires, fire scientists are researching ways to prevent such destruction to human life and property in the future. The University of New Mexico’s biology department conducted a study designed to help California learn new fire management techniques. Matthew Hurteau, an associate professor for the biology department and coauthor for the study, said regular, smaller, controlled forest fires are key in preventing fires of the magnitude seen in California in recent months.
Medicine that works is medicine that cures. La medicina que trabaja es la medicina que cura.
The University of New Mexico has lost a prominent business and educational leader with the passing of Dr. Sul Kassicieh, a professor at the Anderson School of Management who had been diagnosed with cancer. Kassicieh died at age 65 on Wednesday, Oct. 18, surrounded by his family and friends. He was born in Jerusalem and had traveled around the world — he came to Albuquerque in 1973, earning an MBA in Finance and a B.S. in Mathematics at UNM. He attended the University of Iowa in 1978, where he earned a Ph.D. in operations research and international business before joining UNM’s faculty in 1981. Kassicieh was the chair of the finance international trade technology studies at UNM.
Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to encourage my fellow Burqueños to vote for Tim Keller in the upcoming mayoral run off election.
Day of Destiny X, an event which marked the 10-year anniversary for Destiny Wrestling Organization, took place Oct. 21 as the wrestlers and promoters entertained their fans for the final time in 2017. The independent wrestling company had a full card in front of a packed, sold-out crowd as approximately 400 people filed into the Westside Community Center to see the signature show. Many fans stood near the bleachers to get a better view as a 13-man over-the-top-rope rumble kicked off the action.
Editor, California is on fire, and the neighboring states are not aware. Families are losing everything, from personal belongings to cash savings.
Construction of the original UNM library building (later named Zimmerman Library) including the “Grand Hall” and its east wall with recessed bays was completed in 1938. It has been stated that the architect John Gaw Meem originally intended to include the “Three Peoples” paintings by Kenneth Adams in the building plans although there are no notations of any works of art for the bay walls in the 1935-1938 interior floor plans. Regardless, the canvas paintings were inserted into the four wall bays in late 1939. Whether Meem initially intended them to be included as part of building or it was a decorative afterthought, what is certain and well documented is that the then UNM President James F. Zimmerman had a major hand in the conception and completion of the “Three Peoples” paintings.
Editor, I am a student at the University of New Mexico, and one of my largest concerns is that in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho, you have to bring your glass recyclables to the few recycling facilities will accept it.
Editor, As a UNM student, I am worried about the future of public and environmental health.
Tucked away in a small corner of Siembra Leadership High School, mayoral candidates Tim Keller and Dan Lewis squared off in a not-so-typical debate — with a spicy twist. Unlike previous debates, the two candidates would have no interaction with each other whatsoever. Instead, each would spend around 45 minutes being interviewed separately by Rachel Higgins, a local attorney. But this seemingly standard forum did came with a unique spin: every question would be preceded by the candidate trying a local salsa, with increasing levels of spice.
The Lobo women’s cross country team ran into the history books on Friday, notching its 10th-straight Mountain West Championship. As part of a program that ranks second nationwide, the women showed they are worthy of the high designation and expectations by snagging four of the top five finishes — and six of the top 12 spots. New Mexico head coach Joe Franklin complimented their performance and seemed pleased that the squad rose to the occasion against a quality field.
The Lobos (12-7, 7-4 MW) conceded a goal within the final five second of the game to lose to San Diego State (10-7-2, 7-2-2 MW) at the UNM Soccer Complex on Friday night—the Lobos’ senior night. Before the game, the Lobos were vying to maintain the second seed in the Mountain West Conference standings. The first and second seeds receive a bye to the semifinals. But both San Diego State and Boise State were close behind. An SDSO win would see them finish second, while a tie between SDSU and UNM would have put Boise second. SDSU started the game on the front-foot, and punished the Lobos within the first minute of the game. Freshman midfielder Chloe Frisch fed sophomore midfielder Rachel Speros at the top of the box, and the sophomore then fired the ball into the top-right corner of the goal.
Lobo women’s volleyball rebounded from last week’s losses and beat both their rivals in road games in Utah and Idaho. UNM had previously defeated Utah State University (USU) in a home game on Sept. 30 of this year and shut them out again in three straight sets, 25-19, 25-21 and 25-13, which also marked head coach Nelson’s 200th victory at the helm of UNM’s program. On offensive, UNM players made a strong showing, led by Lauren Twitty who drove in 11 kills and 18 digs, notching her 11th double-double of the season. Mariessa Carrasco tallied nine kills, followed by Victoria Spragg and Hailey Rubino each credited with seven kills, as well as Carly Beddingfield and Yasmin Tan who chipped in four kills apiece. Ashley Kelsey led with a match-high 21 digs and as a team UNM outperformed USU 61-45 on digs, which was the most UNM had registered since 2014.
New Mexico football had more turnovers that it did points on Saturday evening, getting thoroughly dominated by Wyoming in an embarrassing road loss. The Lobos (3-5, 1-4 MW) finally got on the board early in the fourth quarter with a Jason Sanders field goal, but all it did was prevent the team from getting shut out for the second consecutive time on the road. The University of New Mexico committed seven turnovers in the game, and the Cowboys cashed in on almost all of them, scoring five touchdowns off takeaways on the way to a 42-3 slaughter in Laramie, Wyoming.
In similar fashion to the New Mexico men’s basketball team, women’s basketball head coach Mike Bradbury and company practiced in front of fans at Dreamstyle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, giving them a glimpse at what’s to come in the upcoming season. The practice itself consisted of two 10-minute scrimmages, a five minute scrimmage and a fan meet-and-greet with players on the court. In the first scrimmage, the Silver team managed to get on the board first to go up 2-0 early on. A 3-pointer by Alex Lapeyrolerie, midway through the quarter, closed Silver team’s lead to 7-12, before she added another layup on the ensuing drive to close the gap to just three points. Then, the Cherry team’s Laneah Bryan drained a 3-pointer to tie it up at 12 points apiece. The first 10-minute scrimmage ended in favor of Silver team, 18-13.
Last season, New Mexico and Wyoming met with the Mountain Division title on the line, but on Saturday the teams enter the matchup looking up in the standings. New Mexico (3-4, 1-3 MW) lost a close game, 27-24, to Colorado State last Friday, Head coach Bob Davie said he received confirmation for the Mountain West that there were multiple missed calls toward the end of the game that could have affected the outcome. But it will not change the result and the head coach doesn’t seem to be the type to dwell on the past or consider what-if scenarios. He has shifted his attention to a new challenge—trying to game plan for Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen.
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