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Letter: Proper nutrition can help with substance addictions

Daily Lobo Readers | April 16

Editor, Nutritionist Roger Williams in the 1950s proved that not enough nutrients causes alcoholism. In his experiments with rats, only 10 percent of those with full nutrition became alcoholic. When nutrients were cut by one-third, about 33 percent became alcoholic. When nutrients were tripled for super nutrition, only one percent became alcoholic. In a study on people who boozed and smoked, an amazing 80 percent stopped without even trying when they received super nutrition.

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Opinion

Letter: Trump has violated promise to stay out of Syria

Daily Lobo Readers | April 16

Editor, Is it just me or did Donald Trump swear up and down during the election that he would not militarily escalate the U.S. presence in Syria? In fact, if I remember the debates correctly, he took more than one pot shot at Hillary Clinton for supporting unnecessary wars in the Middle East that, at the end of the day, did not benefit the people of the United States. 

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Opinion

Column: UNM skiing should be prioritized, not discontinued

Gabriella Rivera | April 16

Two days separated the announcement of Paul Weir as the new head men’s basketball coach and the discontinuation of both the men’s and women’s ski teams. This jarring sequence reflects the wider — and questionable — priorities of UNM Athletics under the leadership of Paul Krebs. Weir’s contract is to be 2.5 times that of his previous salary at NMSU. The base salary for his first year at UNM will be $625,000, escalating to $825,000 by his sixth year. Buyouts for basketball and football coaches have been costly for UNM in recent years, from Locksley to Neal.

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News

Students feel unprotected by UNMPD

Celia Raney and Celia_Raney | April 16

With car and bike thefts on the rise and seemingly increasing rates of assault on campus,some students question whether UNM Police Department officers are actively doing their jobs. “I feel like (UNMPD) is a bit lacking,” said UNM sophomore Santiago Davila. “Knowing they’re around doesn’t really make me feel all that safer at UNM.” Davila says he almost never sees UNMPD patrolling, especially at night and in high traffic areas like the Duck Pond.

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News

ASUNM to Athletics: Recognize, support rugby

Brendon Gray | April 16

At its penultimate meeting of the semester, the Associated Students of UNM Senate unanimously passed a resolution encouraging the Athletics Department to consider varsity status for the University’s men’s and women’s rugby teams. But, despite the student support behind the issue, an Athletics Department spokesperson said plans to add new varsity sports are not on the table, in the same week that the department announced it was axing the skiing program. The Athletics Department announced a $1.5 million deficit last fiscal year.

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News

UNM researchers make strides in nanotechnology

Hannah Eisenberg | April 16

While the wheel, propelled forward through force and friction, may have been invented by a cave man, imagining how one might be able to move the smallest object, a nanoparticle, in a similar way has been a complex process spanning years of research conducted by a dedicated team of physicists. Alejandro Manjavacas of UNM’s Astronomy and Physics Department, along with a team of three other researchers around the globe, are currently working on making this a possibility.

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Culture

Renowned Brazilian cellist to visit UNM

Nichole Harwood | April 16

UNM’s Music from the Americas Concert Series will be showcasing the talents of Brazilian cellist Iracema de Andrade on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. in Keller Hall. “The Music from the Americas Concert Series is a permanent personal initiative which main purpose is to bring to UNM Ibero American guest artists of the highest level to present concerts, lectures and masterclasses,” said UNM Professor Jose Luis Hurtado.

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Culture

UNM to host Indian Pop Art lecture

Manuel Chavez | April 16

The UNM Art Museum is hosting a lecture on the rise and fall of Indian Pop art, a movement whose origins lie at the Institute of American Art (IAIA) in the 1960s and ‘70s. The lecture is the result of the partnership between UNM and the Georgie O’Keefe Research Center. The partnership began in 2012, initiated by College of Fine Arts Dean Kymberly Pinder. UNM Art Museum Director Arif Khan said the partnership began after Pinder moved to Santa Fe from Chicago as an O’Keefe scholar in 2007.

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News

A Good Friday trek on Tomé

Matthew Reisen | April 16

Light blues seeped into the desert sky as we trudged up the steep side of Tomé Hill. The trail was still isolated, save for a few people. As we rushed to the top, anxious to see the sunrise, I noticed a woman stepping very slowly. Once I was closer I noticed that her feet were bare upon the jagged rocks. She carried her shoes as tears streamed down her face. That was when it sunk in; the full magnitude of what this pilgrimage means to so many. Once at the top, we found ourselves among a group of about 20 people, surrounded by three huge crosses permanently fixed into the hill.

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Sports

Baseball: UNM blanked in series finale against Missouri State Bears

Matthew Narvaiz | April 15

The New Mexico baseball team took games one and two over Missouri State but could not complete the sweep, falling in the series finale at Santa Ana Star Field on Saturday. The Bears got out on top early and continued to play well-rounded baseball throughout the game en route to an 8-0 shutout victory – and its first over the Lobos this season. It was the first time the Lobos had been shutout on their home turf in 164 games. Missouri State’s starting pitcher, Doug Still, had his way with the Lobos, going the distance for a complete-game victory. He scattered five Lobo hits over his nine innings pitched, though he struck out just one batter. Still also benefitted from some phenomenal defensively play while on the hill.

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Sports

Women's Basketball: UNM adds another addition to guard-heavy roster

Matthew Narvaiz | April 15

The New Mexico women's basketball team continued to add to the roster, adding more depth at the guard position. The newest addition, Jasmine Smith of Houston, Texas, was made official on Thursday after her signed National Letter of Intent was received by the University of New Mexico. Smith is the fifth guard to be signed by head coach Mike Bradbury since November. She joined an incoming class that includes Jaedyn DeLaCerda, Madison Washington, Antonia Anderson and N’Dea Flye – all five new signees are comprised of entirely guards. In her senior year of high school, Smith helped lead her team to an impressive 33-5 record, posting an impressive stat line of 17.5 points, 4.1 assists and 3.3 steals per game.

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Sports

Beach Volleyball: Lobos open Blazer Beach Duals with two wins

Bo Yu | April 15

The Lobo beach volleyball team extended its win streak to five matches after defeating Lincoln Memorial and UAB on Friday in Birmingham, Alabama. “Today was a great day for Lobo volleyball,” head coach Jeff Nelson said in a release. “We only dropped one point and played good, aggressive ball.” New Mexico (12-9) swept Lincoln Memorial 5-0 in the first match, and then fought off tournament host UAB 4-1 to accomplish its season-high winning streak.

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Sports

Baseball: Early adversity no problem for Lobos in 9-5 win over Missouri State

Matthew Narvaiz | April 15

The Lobos proved again that they are unfazed by adversity, pulling out another home win on Friday night. After falling down four runs to none after two and a half innings, the Lobos (20-13-1) slowly but surely picked up its pace. UNM scored nine runs over the next six and a half innings – while holding the Bears to 0 runs – to win its second game over Missouri State, 9-4, at Santa Ana Star Field.

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Sports

Men's Soccer: Schedule change allows UNM to host Air Force

Isabel Gonzalez | April 15

After a month-long break, the UNM men’s soccer team is ready to spring back into action. On the original schedule, the Lobos were going to hit the road to take on the Air Force Academy on Saturday. However, the scheduled was recently changed and the Falcons will travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico instead. The match will be one of just two home matches the Lobos have scheduled for the spring. Both of them will be played at the UNM Robertson practice facility instead of the UNM soccer complex, where all fall season matches are played.

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Sports

Lobos to host UNLV and San Diego State in final home matches

Matthieu Cartron | April 14

UNM will be playing its final two home matches of the season against UNLV and San Diego State before finishing the regular season with four more conference matches before the conference tournament begins. With Conference wins against Nevada, Boise State, and Utah State, the Lobos (10-10, 3-1 MW) are now tied for first in the Conference with Fresno State and Utah State. All three sides have three wins and a loss. Nevada and UNLV are tied for fifth; having each won two matches and lost two matches. The rankings at the end of Conference play determine the seeding in the Mountain West Conference tournament; all eight of the conference teams will thus be fighting for the best conference rankings possible.

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Sports

Lobos bounce back to win series opener against Missouri St

Matthew Narvaiz | April 14

A potent late inning offense in Thursday's series opener at Santa Ana Star Field was all the University of New Mexico baseball team needed to secure a win. A strong sixth inning, which saw the Lobos (19-13-1, 11-2-1 MW) score six runs -- both scored in three runs a piece off of key hits -- tallied the final score in favor of the home team, 15-7. The game didn't play out into the Lobos' favor early on and, instead, saw a tight-knit game throughout five innings, before UNM grabbed the lead and never looked back in the bottom of the fifth.

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Sports

Lobos aim to continue win streak at Blazer Beach Duals

Bo Yu | April 14

The Lobo beach volleyball team will travel to Birmingham, Alabama this Friday and Saturday to compete in the Blazer Beach Duals. The pair of home victories last weekend over Colorado Mesa put the Lobos at (10-9) to give the team a winning record for the first time since the season opener. The season-high three-match winning streak definitely gave New Mexico confidence for this week’s four matches. “We should be playing at our best,” assistant coach Pauline Manser said in a release. "It’s important that we’re focused and go into this one with everything at our disposal and pushing as hard as we can to get all four wins.”

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News

Less international students applying to attend UNM

Hannan Eisenberg | April 14

While America becomes saturated with anti-immigrant rhetoric and actions, international students and their families view traveling here for education and work as an increasingly risky decision. A survey published by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers found that foreign students and their families have growing concerns about "xenophobia, anti-Muslim sentiments, discrimination and the general climate in the U.S., especially towards international students.” Sharifa Bahri, president of UNM’s Saudi Students Club, and an international student mastering in Linguistics, shared these growing concerns.

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News

ASUNM unanimously passes 2017 spring budget, allocating nearly $690,000 to orgs

Shelby Perea | April 14

On Wednesday night, the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico voted on their Spring 2017 budget in which they choose which agencies, organizations and line items will receive funding and how much funding each gets. The money for ASUNM’s budget comes from a pool of student fees that every UNM student contributes to, according to Director of Communications Gabe Gallegos. On Wednesday, the senate voted and unanimously approved the spring 2017 budget that allocates about 74 percent of the budget to ASUNM agencies and line items.

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Sports

Baseball: Lobos overcome slow start to take lead, but ultimately fall to Red Raiders

Matthew Narvaiz | April 13

The University of New Mexico baseball team couldn’t grab a win in Lubbock, Texas against No. 6 Texas Tech on Tuesday afternoon. Instead, the Red Raiders defended home turf and beat the Lobos decisively, 12-4. New Mexico was able to produce a lead in the top of the fourth inning, going up 4-3, but Texas Tech quickly recovered and tacked on a multitude of insurance runs in the latter innings of play. Texas Tech got on the score board first, tallying three runs in the bottom of the second inning, though its offensive production in that time was highlighted by a two RBI double from outfielder Cody Farhat to put the home team up 3-0.