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Green Issue: Top 5 movies and shows to watch while high

Matthew Narvaiz | April 19

Ah, 4/20. A day that many designate as a sort of “National Weed Day,” as if it were an actual official holiday. It is a day that holds a special place in the hearts of many — perhaps even more so than family gatherings on what many consider traditional holidays such as Christmas or Thanksgiving — as mass amounts of green are consumed. Watching something while high can be a spiritual experience. A good high can provide viewers with almost superhuman senses that allow them to see and hear things they have never noticed before, even if they’ve already seen the movie dozens of times. Here is a list of five of the top movies and shows to watch while kicking back and smoking a joint, because there is no better way to enjoy the high than by staring at a television screen for hours on end, right....right?

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Culture

Green Issue: Architecture building's "green roof" offers beauty, sustainability

Nichole Harwood | April 19

Students at the School of Architecture and Planning, along with UNM professor Bill Fleming, are leading by example with their “green roof,” a unique rooftop garden that recycles rainwater and helps reduce energy costs. The green roof has been atop George Pearl Hall for the last five years, Fleming said. It consists of several layers that collect and store rainwater, which is then used to water the “green layer,” made up of soil and native plants. “When the new building was pre-planned I suggested that we have a green roof to demonstrate sustainable design and to demonstrate that we can capture water from the rooftop stormwater in cisterns and use that to water the green roof,” he said.

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Sports

Column: The NCAA — A nonprofit that sees plenty of green

Robert Maler | April 19

Most people have heard the phrase “do as I say...not as I do” at some point in their life. That message is on full display when the NCAA makes rules against players benefitting financially from their athletic ability. The NCAA, a nonprofit entity, has the primary task of ensuring fair competition between its member schools in collegiate sporting events. But being a “nonprofit” certainly doesn’t mean the NCAA doesn’t generate any revenue — far from it. It has a disclosed a reported revenue of nearly $1 billion in each of the last several years, according to ncaa.org. In nearly all circumstances, it is a violation of NCAA rules for student-athletes to receive compensation for their athletic talent outside of their athletic scholarship. But it appears to be okay for others to do so.

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Culture

Green Issue: Gaelic Football Club promotes community, cultural connections

Ariel Lutnesky | April 19

If you are looking for a way to connect to Irish culture, look no further. The Albuquerque Gaelic Football Club strives to create a community celebrating the popular Irish sport, and it’s open to everyone. Fergus Whitney, the president of the community club, said Gaelic football is like a mix of basketball, soccer and rugby — utilizing all parts of your body while embracing sense of physicality with the opposition. Whitney contrasted Gaelic football with American sports, saying Gaelic football is played at a much faster pace.

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News

Green Issue: How green is my campus?

Celia Raney and Celia_Raney | April 19

“We do the right thing — not the easy thing,” states UNM Physical Plant Department’s core values, which also include a commitment to continuous improvement and to “finding solutions that allow everyone to win.” In an effort to reduce UNM’s energy costs, which “are in the millions and extremely difficult to calculate,” the PPD is implementing new programs across campus to lower energy costs and reduce the University’s carbon footprint.

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News

Green Issue: Medical cannabis dispensaries flourishing in NM

Elizabeth Sanchez | April 19

The growth in cannabis production has increased greatly, even between 2015 and 2016. In a fourth quarter 2015 report, there were 5,379 total plants in production; that number more than doubled in 2016, when the total plants in production reached 11,565, according to the New Mexico Department of Health. Today, there are over 50 licensed nonprofit producers in the state of New Mexico.

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Culture

Green Issue: Best albums to listen to when high

April 19

It would make any pothead giggle, a Green Issue on 4/20, and if there’s three things stoners love it’s weed, 4/20 references and music.

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Culture

Green Issue: Five differences between green in the U.S. and green in China

Bo Yu | April 19

The color, green, is most commonly associated worldwide with sustainability, nature and the global celebration of Earth Day. Green is symbolic for, among other things, environmental protection, health, ecology, organic substances and nature. Many countries have also adopted the color of green in their military and traffic lights. However, the following six facts about the use of green in Chinese culture would astonish you.

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News

Green Issue: Marijuana use at UNM rising

Cathy Cook | April 19

In 2013, 24.2 percent of UNM students reported using marijuana once or more in the past 30 days. That number rose to 33.6 percent in spring of 2016, according to the annual COSAP student lifestyle survey. John Steiner, program manager at UNM’s Campus Office of Substance Abuse Prevention, and UNMPD Police Chief Kevin McCabe said marijuana use on campus is a growing issue, given the trends in neighboring states and around the country. “A lot, we think, might have to do with the fact of the availability in Colorado, but nothing that we feel is out of control or, you know, epidemic,” McCabe said. “I guess our instances of marijuana use would probably be consistent with the national trends for colleges and universities.”

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Culture

Green Issue: The vegan’s guide to off-campus food

Diana Cervantes | April 19

1. Naruto Not only does Naruto host authentic Japanese cuisine, but they offer two vegan-friendly options to satisfy any palate: Fried Rice and Vegetable Eggless Noodles. The fried rice can be made vegan by requesting no eggs, or by simply stating: vegan noodles. The noodles are then fried with carrots, green onions and spices, topped with garnish. The vegetable ramen comes with shiitake mushrooms, kombu seaweed broth with black mushrooms, cabbages, bok choy, Chinese cabbages, carrots, tofu, and red bell peppers. Ask for no boiled egg.

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Music

The Radiohead Article

Audrin Baghaie | April 19

There comes a time in every music blog’s life where the impending Radiohead article breaks loose from its shackles and makes itself known. Amongst hundreds of other expositions that detail the band’s mastery, I assure you this piece is no more worthy than the poetry of a 10th grader who just listened to “Hail to the Thief” for the first time. Oh, the merciless Radiohead phase. It strikes when your eyes are closed, and has a bad habit of lingering over the course of a lifetime. It comes around to afflict almost everyone that habitually listens to music, and there’s something to be said about that in particular: they’re a group of artists that have made anguish very popular. For over two decades, they’ve been extracting every last possible ounce of heartache and hopelessness so professionally that it’s hard to call them overrated.  Even though I believe they very much are.

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Sports

Baseball: Despite good performance, Lobos fall in double-header against Kansas State

Matthew Narvaiz | April 19

The UNM baseball team had the opportunity to win a pair of games in doubleheader action at Kansas State, but failed to do so, losing game one 12-10, and game two 3-2, at Tointon Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas on Tuesday. The two losses for UNM weigh heavy on its overall record, dropping the team to 20-16-1 overall, and marking the team's third straight loss in the past four days. But despite dropping both games to Kansas State (19-18), the Lobos didn't perform terribly either. In game one, the Lobos combined for 10 hits and 10 runs, and in game two the team combined for eight hits and two runs.

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News

Green Issue: New program explores the culture and history of Ireland

Hannah Eisenberg | April 19

Between the rolling green hills and rugged coastlines of Ireland lies a country heavy in literature and history. UNM professors Sarah Townsend and Caleb Richardson are expanding the presence of Irish Studies on campus, to gain momentum for this interdisciplinary program. "Imaging Ireland," a study-abroad program developed by their collaboration, is creating closer ties between UNM and Ireland, while also piquing students’ interest in Irish studies.

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News

Green Issue: Where does your student fee money go?

Kelly Urvanejo | April 19

The Daily Lobo reached out to ASUNM to find out how student fees are distributed. Delia Brennan, ASUNM chief of staff, emphasized that there are different categories of student fees. The student activity fee is "the one we think about when we think of student fees. It goes to things like all the resource centers on campus. It goes toward athletics, it goes toward LoboRESPECT, the SHAC runs on it, the libraries and so on,” she said.

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Sports

Men’s Tennis: UNLV and San Diego State halt UNM’s Momentum

Matthieu Cartron | April 19

The Lobos’ Conference ambitions took a heavy blow over the weekend as UNM fell 4-2 to both UNLV and San Diego State University at home. The Lobos were tied for first in the Conference standings along with Utah State and Fresno State, but after the recent losses, the Lobos are now tied for fourth with San Diego State and Nevada. There are eight teams in the Conference, and at the end of Conference play, the standings determine the Mountain West Conference tournament seeding. The Lobos had lost to Fresno State, but had beaten Utah State, Nevada, and Boise State before the matches against UNLV and SDSU. At that point, it looked as if the Lobos would be fighting for the number one seed.

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News

Ski Team protest crashes Board of Regents meeting

Kelly Urvanejo | April 19

The UNM ski team and their supporters gathered in front of Hodgin Hall just after 7 a.m. Tuesday morning to protest the decision of Athletic Director Paul Krebs to cut all funding to the team. In addition to the ski team, the women’s rugby team, locals and UNM alumni sported lobo colors while holding signs reading, ‘Give us a chance,’ ‘Highest GPA’ and ‘3.9 GPA’. Alexandra Hammon, a woman’s rugby player who attended the rally, said she has heard of the ski team’s academic and athletic success. “I know they’re one of the only UNM athletics programs who progressively excels at their sport,” Hammon said. “They keep getting championships, they keep getting individual championships and to me, this just seems like a really low blow.”

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News

ASUNM joins NM student body leaders to condemn veto of higher ed funding

David Lynch | April 18

On Tuesday, Associated Students of UNM President Kyle Biederwolf joined the student body presidents of five other New Mexico institutions to condemn the recent veto of higher ed funding for next year by Gov. Susana Martinez. “We firmly believe that access to higher education is more important than ever in New Mexico. We need to be investing in bright and innovative minds to tackle our state’s challenges,” the statement reads. “We are disappointed in those elected to serve us, as they have allowed such a critical issue to be caught in the middle of partisan political crossfire. Martinez chose to strike funding for UNM and other colleges across the state earlier this month, in an act of defiance against what she called a “wasted” 60-day session by New Mexico legislators.

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Music

Review: "Automaton" by Jamiroquai

Grant Gillingham | April 17

It has been seven years since Jamiroquai released an album, and no doubt they were looking to improve on the fairly mediocre reviews for that last one: Rock Dust Light Star. In the years that've elapsed since, the world has changed quite a lot. Automation has been increasing and unemployment rates have soared due to companies relying on machinery instead of manpower. Naturally, Automaton focuses on this threat and at the same time presents a soundtrack to a dystopian world, integrated with robotic life that we could come to see in the near future. Does this album prove to be a psychic prediction of the future, or as misguided as Back to the Future’s expectations of 2015?

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News

Group that spearheaded hunger-free students bill has long worked to solve issues in NM

Brendon Gray | April 17

A New Mexico bill that prevents stigmatizing students with meal debt has made headlines across the country, but according to its authors, the legislation is just the tip of the iceberg on a much bigger issue. The Hunger-Free Students’ Bill of Rights Act was signed into law by Gov. Susana Martinez earlier this month and requires schools to work with parents to pay lunch debts or sign up for federal meal assistance. The legislation, SB 374, was written by New Mexico Appleseed, a small nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that focuses on solving issues like hunger, poor education and homelessness in New Mexico.

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News

Q&A: On asylum, detention centers and immigration

Cathy Cook | April 17

UNM’s Latin American and Iberian Institute hosted its fourth Richard E. Greenleaf Conference last week — and the first wince 2014 — focusing on expert witness testimony in Latin American asylum cases.