The New Mexico football team enter the 2017 campaign sporting the best two-year winning stretch in program history, and look to continue their winning ways at home. New Mexico will open up the season against Abilene Christian at the newly-dubbed Dreamstyle Stadium in the first ever meeting between the teams.
After a dramatic away win in El Paso against UTEP (0-4), UNM will be eager to produce more dominant, aggressive soccer on the road against the University of Portland and the University of Washington in Seattle. The Lobos (2-2) won their first away game of the season against El Paso, scoring in the 93rd minute through sophomore forward Jill Olguin’s low strike. The Lobos have had some trouble finding a way to score against well-organized, resilient opposition this season; Olguin’s goal ended a 249-minute goal drought for UNM. Despite the lack of goals, UNM is generating more chances going forward compared to the previous season. The Lobos finished the 2016 campaign with an average of 14.2 shots per game compared to this season’s average of 20.0.
The Albuquerque Isotopes dealt a loss to the Reno Aces, shutting them out 3-0 during the team's final home game Thursday at Isotopes Park. A near-capacity crowd of 12,234 attended to see the conclusion of the 15th season of Isotopes baseball, which extended its record to 39-32 in home games. According to the team website, Albuquerque is 66-71 and sits four and a half games behind El Paso in the Pacific Southern division.
Eddie Nuñez, the Deputy Director of Athletics for Louisiana State University, has been named the 13th Athletic Director for the University of New Mexico, Interim President Chaouki Abdallah announced on Thursday. "We had a good search process that yielded three qualified and personable candidates," Abdallah said in a release. "We were looking for a leader who is dedicated to academic excellence, strong ethics, careful financial management and community engagement. The committee and I agreed that Eddie is the right person for this key position at UNM. Welcome to our Lobo family, Eddie.” Nuñez will replace Paul Krebs, who served in the position from 2006 until his retirement last June.
“Everyone was horrified, and none of us knew what to do,” said Lisa Chavez, associate professor at the University of New Mexico, after witnessing a UNM Police officer punch a woman while taking her into custody. A video originally posted to Snaphat using the UNM geotag seems to show a woman being punched and thrown to the ground by a UNMPD officer. The incident occurred around 12:40 p.m. near the bus circle on the north side of the Duck Pond on Aug. 25. UNMPD issued a statement Friday describing the progression of events.
This June the University of New Mexico launched a new logo, represented by the interlocking letters “UNM.” “The previous logo appeared on letterhead and on websites but was not sold more often at bookstores, neither appeared as much in T-shirts or caps,” said Cinnamon Blair, chief marketing and communications officer at UNM. “It’s about pride to wear the campus logo/mark and build recognition with the branding effort.” The previous logo was an image of Mesa Vista Hall with “UNM” written beside it. This version of the logo was created in 1989 for the University’s centennial.
Looking to rebound from a 0-2 road trip to start the season, the New Mexico Men’s Soccer Team will take on UNLV (1-1-0) on Friday night at 7 p.m. at the UNM Soccer Complex. As a result of their rough start, the team has dropped out of the NSCAA rankings. The game will be shown on the Mountain West Network, with a link available through golobos.com. For soccer, UNLV plays in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and are the defending Tournament champions; they’re coming off a 1-0 overtime loss to Oregon State. The team’s win came last Friday when they upset No.15 Portland on a last-second header. The Rebels return all 11 of their starters from last season and 18 total letter winners.
Dear UNM Community, I ask you each to consider something right now: How can you reach out and welcome the stranger in your midst? Are you bold enough to see — really see — another person? Do you recognize that you can make a difference in someone's life? My son will not be a sophomore this year at UNM.
A proposal this summer stated that the University of New Mexico Honors College would move their services to what is currently the University's Art Annex, which would allow the Student Health and Counseling to expand their services. Reactions from the Honors College and students who hold space in the Art Annex seem to indicate this plan seems to solve one problem while creating two more. “SHAC has occupied the same facility for over 50 years without any addition of space,” SHAC Director James Wilterding said. “Everyone agrees that expanded space is needed. The nature and type of the upgrade has been actively discussed for more than a decade.”
Students got the chance to experience the newly renovated La Posada dining hall Aug. 30 at the University of New Mexico’s #EatLikeALobo Block Party and Grand Opening event. “Today we are excited to celebrate the upgrade of this dining hall in the heart of our student residential neighborhood” Interim President Chaouki Abdallah said. Abdallah said he was excited to participate in the grand opening event, because he understands that food service “plays an important role in education performance.” “(La Posada) is a space to foster inclusion in student success, and it’s a safe place for our campus community to study, collaborate and to nourish their minds,” Abdallah said.
Editor, I hear you already. All old people aren't cranky. I have a friend who is 96 years old and is the delight of all who know her. She is independent. She works in her garden every summer. She drives herself to church and the grocery store. She exercises a couple of times a day. She lives in a very small humble house, but it's her place, and she takes care of her home. Too often, my wife and I are out and "hear" crotchety old people. Often they are battering the waitress about the service or the food. Often we get out of their way at the grocery store in fear of being maimed for life by a grocery cart. When visiting in Florida, we look both ways when crossing the road more than once, because of several occasions we've almost been run over by a senior adult.
Battery at Casas Del Rio On Aug. 17, an officer spoke with a male student at the UNMPD station, because the student said another student was harassing him, according to a report. The male said he was attending an event at Casas Del Rio with his girlfriend when he saw another male student staring at him — the two males previously attended high school together in Gallup, New Mexico. The staring continued, even after the couple moved to different locations at the event, the reporting male said. The couple decided to leave, but the other male followed them when they walked outside. The reporting male said the other male approached them, kicked the reporting male in the leg and said, “You’re lucky I’m on probation.”
The National Federation of State High School Associations has chosen University of New Mexico alumni Mark Koski as their new CEO. Koski has a bachelor’s degree in physical education and a master’s degree in sport administration. The NFHS network is a online streaming network for all high school sports and activities throughout the country including: championship games, speech and debate, music, drama, band and others. Koski said the network is a great way to showcase student activities associated with their high schools. As CEO, he will be managing a team based out of Atlanta, Georgia.
In the Rio Grande Rivalry game last week, the Lobos seemed to dominate the Aggies and came close to scoring but couldn’t find the net — and late into the game, UNM was punished on a counterattack. But on Saturday in a game against UTEP, it was the Lobos that finally broke through dramatically. It was a game with high stakes; both UNM (2-2) and UTEP (0-4) had likely hoped for stronger starts to their seasons. Both teams fought hard and defended well, but UNM had the majority of the possession and registered 23 shots, with 11 of them on target.
Editor's Note: This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available. Two people are dead and four others are injured after 16-year-old Nathaniel Jouett opened fire Monday afternoon at a public library in Clovis, New Mexico. The incident occurred at Clovis-Carver Public library just after 4 p.m. According to local law enforcement, two women were found dead inside the library — two men and two women were injured.
If you’ve been camping, you probably know that one annoying friend who, at the campfire, armed with an acoustic guitar, tried to belt out the renowned hit “Cough Syrup” by Young the Giant. Chances are it probably sucked, but chances are you may have sung along with them. “Cough Syrup” is such a catchy song that even to this day, I can’t help but yell along in my car or shower when it's thrown on shuffle. The issue with a hit like that though, is how a relatively new band can top themselves thereafter. Young the Giant hasn’t. With three albums out they have, debatably, yet to produce a song that’s as catchy and memorable as their 2011 hit. That’s not saying they haven’t made good music; their most recent album, “Home of the Strange” (2016), is full of great jams, most notably “Amerika,” “Something to Believe in,” and “Silvertounge.”
According to the Albuquerque Rapid Transit official website, in reference to the UNM/Nob Hill area, “designated eastbound travel lanes at University shift from the south side of the street to the north side, expect major delays for commuters. Commuters are advised to use extreme caution at the University intersection. Southeast intersection work is scheduled through September.” But how likely is the advice to use extreme caution heeded in light of the traffic flow and delays? The ART project has been ongoing, and as of the start of the UNM fall semester, it is still working towards completion. Questions about the process of construction as well as ART’s impact on the traffic flow for the City of Albuquerque are continually arising.
Despite a career high 10-save effort from goalkeeper Jason Beaulieu, the New Mexico men’s soccer team was unable to generate any offense and fell to the Seattle Redhawks on Sunday by a score of 1-0. From the outset, Seattle (2-0-0) controlled the first half of action, showcasing a prolific attack that quickly had the Lobos on their heels.
Editor, After the recent DOJ investigation at UNM over student sexual assault concerns, LoboRespect Advocacy Center has gained relevance into the new semester with mandatory "Grey Area" training for students. But aren't there other trainings that the University can provide us to improve campus safety? It was in light of this mandatory training that I got to thinking about the recent crime surge we've seen on Central and in Albuquerque at large. To my knowledge, there is no University-mandated training for students on how best to handle robbery, carjacking or aggressive panhandlers; a mass violence event or disaster or how to report such incidents to law enforcement.
New Mexico Women's Global Pathways is a local grassroots mutual assistance organization, seeking to help refugees and immigrants through design and development of effective self-reliance programs that promote economic independence and independent living. The organization began in 2008 when several newly arrived refugees from Africa and Bhutan were finding jobs only to lose them within a few days, said Nkazi Sinandile, director and volunteer program coordinator. “As their economic situation became more desperate, we began to discuss ways to become self-sufficient but realized that we did not have the tools and did not know how to get resources from the community,” Sinandile said.
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