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Palm: Q&A

Audrin Baghaie | April 10

Watching indie-experimental rock band Palm reminds me of the time I was strung to the back of a horse-drawn carriage tumbling down a desert mesa at the break of sunrise. That never happened, but I may as well have those experiences now. They wield rhythm like a halberd charging into battle, and never lose the groove despite abusing it with manic changes and lush melodies. Initially, I wasn’t going to write about them, but their performance left a profound impression on me. Headed by vocalist-guitarists Kasra Kurt and Eva Alpert, and strengthed by drummer Hugo Stanley and Gerasimos Livitanos on bass, the group is a force to be reckoned with. When they’re not occupied with feeling like they’re not.

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Sports

Women's Tennis: UNM wins fourth straight to close out home schedule

Robert Maler | April 10

The New Mexico women’s tennis team could be peaking at the right time, winning its fourth straight match at the McKinnon Family Tennis Center over the weekend. The Lobos (5-11, 2-0 MW) earned a pair of wins to open up conference play, defeating Utah State on Friday and Boise State on Sunday. Ludivine Burguiere and Cassie Chung got UNM off on the right foot on Friday, teaming up to take a 6-4 victory in doubles play. Senior teammates Rachana Bhat and Dominique Dulski paired to defeat their opponents 7-5 and pick up the lone doubles point to take a 1-0 lead over Utah State.

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Sports

Beach Volleyball: UNM on season-high win streak after pair of wins over Colorado Mesa

Robert Maler | April 10

The New Mexico beach volleyball team looked sharp in its first home action of the season, beating Colorado Mesa twice at Lucky 66 Bowl in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Lobos (10-9) have a winning record for the first time since Mar. 3 after winning the season opener and are currently on a season-high three-match winning streak. UNM earned a sweep over Colorado Mesa on Friday, winning on all five courts in convincing fashion.

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Sports

Baseball: Lobos come up empty in California road trip that culminated in a 5-5 tie at San Jose State

Robert Maler | April 10

The Lobo baseball team had a unique three-game series against San Jose State with an even more unique ending on Sunday afternoon. New Mexico (18-12-1, 11-2-1 MW) lost the first game of the series on Friday by a score of 2-1 after stranding 12 base runners. After Saturday’s game was postponed due to weather, UNM had a chance to salvage a split in the third scheduled game. But San Jose State had other ideas and jumped out to a 2-0 lead by scoring a run in each of the first two innings.

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Culture

Fiestas 2017 delivers a festival experience in miniature form

Fin Martinez | April 9

In an age where giant music festivals in isolated deserts and forests cater to trust-fund royalty kids, famous ravers and those with enough money to afford to go on weeklong benders, it’s a gem to find a free music festival. ASUNM’s “Fiestas” has been going on for the past 50 years, or so they say, but really it seems that it made its real debut in 2013. That year, artists like Zion-I and Tritonal played to a crowd of elated students fueled by vices and pure happiness that big name artists had come to their relatively obscure hometown. Some, like event-goer Chris Moore, wondered “Why wasn’t there cool stuff like this when I was going to school?” Maybe the answer lies in the rise of giant music festivals, with their multiple stages and jam-packed crowds.

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News

Student groups weigh in on "anti-Planned Parenthood" bill

Celia Raney and Celia_Raney | April 9

A congressional resolution endangering federal funding for family planning providers in the U.S. now sits on President Trump’s desk, awaiting his signature. House Resolution 43 passed the House with a 230 to 188 vote, and the Senate with a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Mike Pence. If signed by Trump, the resolution will become law, repealing an act from the Obama Administration which prohibits Title X funds from being determined for political reasons. Dubbed the “anti-Planned Parenthood bill” because of the ways in which it could affect funding for the nation’s largest abortion provider, the resolution would make it increasingly difficult for family planning organizations to receive funding.

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Culture

Aikido club teaches a peaceful style of self defense

Ariel Lutnesky | April 9

The future of Aikido, a Japanese martial art centered around self-defense, is in the west, according to longtime practitioner Nicholas Johnson. “If you're in America and you're able to go to a dojo, it's a really prime time to take advantage of that,” said Johnson, who is the president of Aikido at the University of New Mexico, a student organization focused on the art. One way anyone in Albuquerque, can start training in Aikido is by joining his club. “It's not exactly like a rigorous training program, so if you're looking to get ripped in 60 days, it’s not going to do that for you — but it is physical,” Johnson said. “Even if you're scared of any physical thing, or if you've never done any martial arts before, it's no problem. It's really great for getting in touch with your body.”

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Culture

Exhibit highlights UNM's role in New Deal

Nichole Harwood | April 9

UNM will be hosting an exhibit in Zimmerman Library this week focusing on the University’s participation in New Deal programming, as both a recipient of the funds provided from the federal program created by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s. This exhibit, titled “A New Deal at UNM: federal funding transformation of the 1930s,” will run from Tuesday through the beginning of August. “The exhibit is installed in the Center for Southwest Research. It is our own exhibit, using materials from the Center for Southwest Research special collections and some from UNM Art Museum collections,” said Audra Bellmore, UNM associate professor with the Center for Southwest Research.

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Opinion

Letter: It's time to question the viability of athletics

Daily Lobo Readers | April 9

Dear President Abdallah and the Board of Regents, I support your efforts to deal with one of the worst economic crises our University has ever suffered. However, I am very concerned about the draconian cuts now occurring to core academic programs at a time when the Athletic Department is hemorrhaging millions of dollars, and consistently running deficits year after year that must be made up by legislative funds, student fees and cuts to other University programs. I believe that no public employee in a state like New Mexico should earn multi-million dollar salaries and contract buyouts.

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News

Proposed ASUNM budget continues recent trends

David Lynch | April 9

On Wednesday, the ASUNM Senate will deliberate over its spring budget bill, which reflects the campus-wide financial strain on UNM as well as a continued trend of ASUNM and its related entities receiving the vast amount of student fees up for grabs. The Finance Committee, which proposes the budget each semester, recommended $689,652 total to be allocated to student groups and organizations, from $690,000 that was available from student fees. That number is right in line with the last two years, when around $691,000 was allocated to groups by ASUNM. Also, as with the last two years, Finance Committee members were forced to make cuts — at times drastic ones — across the board from what groups were requesting. Student groups were requesting about $1.14 million in funds, 165 percent more than the amount that was eventually allocated.

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Opinion

Letter: Bursar's credit card processing fee is harmful to students

Daily Lobo Readers | April 9

Editor, Recently, I found myself in a predicament that many students at UNM face during their academic tenure. A financial hold had been placed on my account, and I needed to make a payment to the Bursar's Office in order to have it removed. This seemed like a relatively simple task; I needed only to log on to their website and pay through my debit card, and all would be well. Little did I know, this was not the case. 

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News

Q&A with ASUNM's newly elected leadership

Cathy Cook | April 9

Last week the Daily Lobo caught up with the recently-elected ASUNM president and vice president-elect, Noah Brooks and Sally Midani, to discuss the future and what they plan to do in their respective roles. DL: Why did each of you decide you wanted to be leaders in ASUNM? Sally Midani: I just really wanted to make my family proud, and I think being able to represent a minority in student government was something that was really a huge pushing point for me. I’m excited because it’s actually motivated some Arab American students to run for senate. Noah Brooks: I’m really passionate about the student body and making sure that the administration is also passionate about the student body, because the student body is the most important body on our campus.

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News

LGBTQ Resource Center gets frank about sex

Elizabeth Sanchez | April 9

As part of campus-wide events during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the LGBTQ Resource Center got frank about the subject with its “Let’s Talk about Sex” event on Friday. The event showcased sexual violence prevention and overall sex education as tables lined Cornell Mall, offering information from on and off-campus resources such as QSA, Planned Parenthood, N’MPower and others. LGBTQ Resource Center Education Coordinator Frankie Flores has been a part of the center and has planned the event for six years. “Let’s Talk about Sex” usually focuses on STIs, as April is also STI Awareness Month, but this year the emphasis was tailored toward sexual assault prevention/awareness instead.

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Sports

Track and Field: Outdoor teams continue to shine at Sun Angel Classic

Bo Yu | April 9

As head coach Joe Franklin alluded, the Sun Angel Classic was a meet to gauge where the team is at this point in the season. With solid individual performances, the Lobo outdoor track and field team continued to gain momentum from its second meet of the season on Saturday in Arizona. Both the men and women’s squads posted admirable team performance in the meet. The Lobos finished with two open titles, and 13 top-10 finishes in both open and premier events.

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News

Truvada: A ‘game changer’ in the fight against HIV/ AIDS

Andres Del Aguila | April 9

In the ongoing fight to end the HIV/ AIDS epidemic, healthcare providers are beginning to prescribe a pill that acts as a bulwark against the disease by decreasing the chance of infection by 99 percent if taken every day, according to clinical trials. Truvada, also known as PREP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), is a combination of two anti-retroviral drugs that block an enzyme which fuses the HIV virus with a person’s DNA. The pill also prevents HIV replication in the bloodstream, which ultimately leads to the virus’ death. “Truvada is a game changer,” said Student Health and Counseling Executive Director James Wilterding. “It has been proven to decrease transmission rates. We have seen in the United States that it has been so effective that, in the past year, most healthcare plans have started paying for Truvada.”

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Sports

Baseball: Runs hard to come by on the road, Lobos drop a 2-1 decision to San Jose State

Matthew Narvaiz | April 8

A late inning comeback wasn't in the works for Lobo baseball in game one of a three-game series at San Jose State. Instead, strong pitching from the Spartans’ bullpen stopped the Lobos from gaining control, as New Mexico (18-12, 11-2 Mountain West) fell, 2-1 on Friday night. The loss to San Jose State (12-17, 6-7 Mountain West) is UNM’s second conference loss this season – the first coming against Fresno State – and puts the team at a two-game losing streak. For the Spartans, the win marks their first against the Lobos this season after being swept last month in Albuquerque to start conference play.

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News

ASUNM fails bill that sought to alter Student Publications funding

Matthew Reisen | April 8

ASUNM failed a bill last week that would have removed annual funding for three UNM student publications — the Daily Lobo, Conceptions Southwest and Best Student Essays — and forced them to apply for funding through annual budget hearings. Senators Theo Pirone-Aufrichtig and Hannah Williams co-sponsored Bill 13S, which sought to remove the 8.5 percent of student fees annually allocated to Student Publications, in an effort to install oversight at a time when less and less funds are available for student groups. If passed, the bill would have gone before the Senate and, if passed, would have been placed on the ballot for student vote in fall.

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News

Crime Briefs for April 7, 2017

Elizabeth Sanchez | April 7

Harassment at KUNM On the morning of March 24, a UNMPD officer was dispatched to KUNM after a staff member called to report a harassment complaint, according to a police report. The caller told police that a contracted employee was recently terminated after the UNM Office of Equal Opportunity investigated an alleged sexual harassment against him. After his termination, the former employee began sending emails, stating he was wrongfully terminated. The officer was given copies of several emails, but did not see a specific threat to harm anyone. However, in his emails, the former employee mentioned that after being fired, he now suffers from severe depression.

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Sports

Lobos to face Boise State and Utah as Conference play continues

Matthieu Cartron | April 6

After a mixed start to their 2017 Conference campaign, the Lobos will be hoping to reassert themselves as Conference contenders in the upcoming fixtures. The Lobos lost a close match at home to Fresno State last Friday, but bounced back two days later, beating Nevada 4-1 in a dominant display. UNM (8-10, 1-1 MW) will face Boise State (4-18, 1-2 MW) and Utah State (14-7, 2-0 MW) in their next pair of Conference fixtures; the Lobos beat the Broncos earlier in the season 4-0, but have yet to face Utah State. All three teams have Conference ambitions, and they know well that each match from now until the end of the season is crucial—and could potentially define the remainder of their season. Although not traditional rivals, Boise State and UNM have developed a rivalry over the last decade. They have encountered one another in the Conference tournament several times, and their matches are typically close with little to separate the two sides.

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Sports

Lobos fall to another ranked opponent against San Diego

Matthew Narvaiz | April 6

The Lobo baseball team couldn't capitalize when it had the chance in a single-game matchup at San Diego on Wednesday evening. UNM stranded 14 base runners on its way to a 7-2 loss at Fowler Park. Head coach Ray Birmingham seemed frustrated with how his team performed on offense, especially knowing that his team was in scoring position plenty of times – including two stints where the bases were loaded. “We had a lot of at-bats tonight,” Birmingham said in a press release. “I'm not real pleased about it and it's something we better fix before we start our series at San Jose State on Friday.”