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New UNM architecture faculty hails from Spain

Matthew Reisen | February 26

According to a University press release, Ane Gonzalez Lara recently joined the faculty in UNM School of Architecture and Planning as an assistant professor. Originally from Bilbao, Spain, Gonzalez received her master of architecture from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura Universidad de Navarra from the University of Navarra in Pamplona, the release states. “The architectural education system in Spain has some differences from its United States counterpart,” Gonzalez is quoted as saying in the release. “In Spain, the professor and student relationship is not as close as it is here, mainly because the number of students per class is significantly larger there.”

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American Studies professor named director of Center for Regional Studies

Matthew Reisen | February 26

Meléndez named director of the Center for Regional Studies According to a UNM press release, Associate Provost Virginia Scharff recently announced the appointment of Professor Gabriel Meléndez as director of the Center for Regional Studies, effective March 1. According to its website, the center focuses on efforts to increase understanding of New Mexico, the border region of the U.S., the Americas and Spain. “I am very pleased to have Gabriel join UNM’s leadership team,” Scharff was quoted as saying in the press release. “He is a highly accom­plished scholar and distinguished professor in American Studies. His record of exemplary leadership, service and support of student success made him an ideal choice for the position.”

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UNM research center's electron microscope receives a big upgrade

Matthew Reisen | February 26

According to a UNM press release, an equipment upgrade at UNM's Center for High Technology Materials is allowing researchers to observe how temperature and electric current change a semiconductor sample, adding new dimensions to the center’s ability to produce images of samples with a magnification of up to 300,000. The electron beam-induced current upgrade was recently applied to the JEOL JSM-IT100 Scanning Electron Microscope, a high-throughput microscope which creates high resolution images and acceleration voltages, according to the release.

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Opinion

Column: Milo's downfall shows even the alt-right limit speech

Jonathan Baca | February 26

After all the riots and battles he caused on campuses in the name of free speech, alt-right activist and former Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos’ career has completely imploded — ironically because of something “unacceptable” he said. Yiannopoulos — a gay, Catholic British alt-right firebrand — raided and pillaged across U.S. liberal college campuses as part of his “Dangerous Faggot Tour,” essentially a hate-filled series of live trolling events. There were riots at UC Berkeley when he was scheduled to attend, and because of the huge car fires and mayhem that violent anti-Milo protesters had created, campus police decided it was too dangerous for him to appear.

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News

Virtual reality, other features now available at Centennial Library

Elizabeth Sanchez | February 26

At an open house earlier this month, UNM’s Centennial Library unveiled several permanent new features in two new working and collaboration spaces that include VR platforms, among other things. The features are: geographic information systems, Mac, PC and Apple TV presentation platforms and the HTC VIVE virtual reality platform, according to Karl Benedict, director of Research Data Services in the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences. Data Curation Librarian Jon Wheeler said analysis workstations provide applications with many common platforms for quantitative analysis, geospatial analysis and coding.

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News

Proximity to campus a large factor in LoboAlert distribution

Celia Raney | February 26

Students at UNM have seen a recent spike in violence and criminal activity, bringing scrutiny to LoboAlerts and prompting those in charge of the emergency messaging system to hold a public information session last Thursday. LoboAlerts is UNM’s fulfilment of a federal mandate under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. The Clery Act was enacted in 1990, four years after Lehigh University student Jeanne Clery was raped and murdered by a fellow student in her campus residence hall.

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Study: UNM a top LGBTQ-friendly online school

Nichole Harwood | February 26

The University of New Mexico received a spot in the 2017 Top LGBTQ-Friendly Online Schools list published by the SR Education Group, an education research publisher founded in 2004. Taitum Ridgway, a representative of the SR Education Group, said to develop this list they employed data from national nonprofit Campus Pride, which has worked with researchers to to generate standards and tools for assessing LGBTQ-friendly policies, programs and practices at higher education institutions. These standards used to create the Campus Pride Index, which rates schools from one to five, were used to create the list, Ridgway said.

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Culture

Dance program hosts eclectic concert series

Manuel Chavez | February 26

UNM’s dance program is hosting a series of shows that give students the opportunity to express themselves and communicate what cannot be shared through language. The series features various dance works which pairs students, faculty and guest artists with musicians and set and costume designers. The concert, which consists of multiple shows, brings together good old fashion hard work and old world flamenco as it joins amateurs and professionals alike. Artistic director Donna Jewell said the shows are the culmination of the dance students’ years of study.

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Sports

Baseball: Lobos lose game, and series, after DBU blasts walk-off home run in extras

Matthew Narvaiz | February 26

Most would say that junior Hayden Schilling was the New Mexico baseball team’s saving grace on Sunday afternoon, but the tide didn't turn the way the Lobos (4-2) would have hoped. After Schilling tied the game in the top of the 9th on an RBI single, he continued playing the part of hero in the top of the 11th, where drove in a run to give the Lobos their first lead. But Dallas Baptist (5-2) hit a 3-run walk-off homer to grab a win on Sunday afternoon at Horner Field. Despite the end score, Lobo pitching was on point — especially from starting pitcher Johnathon Tripp, who struck out six while allowing six hits and three runs in his six innings on the mound.

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Music

Best Original Score: A breakdown of the Oscar category

Charissa Inman | February 26

The agony and helplessness of “The Queen of Camelot” would not have haunted the audience without the painlessly hopeful sounds orchestrated by Mica Levi in “Jackie.” The giddy limerence between Sebastian and Mia would not have had viewers dancing in their seats, at least not without the same romantic, calculated beats, if not for the involement of Justin Hurwitz in “La La Land.” As for “Lion,” Saroo’s journey couldn't have been a cultural phenomenon if not for the tragic, yet promising theme, spearheading the rest of the alluring soundtrack.

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Sports

Men’s Tennis: Lobos extend unbeaten run to five matches

Matthieu Cartron | February 26

After three consecutive victories away from home against top teams in the region, the Lobos faced yet another test of their strength and character. But this time, the setting was a bit more familiar. The Lobos (6-5) faced both Texas-San Antonio and New Mexico State on Saturday in their first of three weekend home matches this season, and picked up wins against both. The squad seemed eager to battle in front of their home fans, and perhaps felt some additional pressure hosting arch-rival NMSU — a team it had not lost to in three years.

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Sports

Men's Basketball: Lobos lose third in a row at Wyoming

Isabel Gonzalez | February 25

Three-game losing streaks. One was snapped on Saturday afternoon, but New Mexico now owns one after an 82-71 loss at Wyoming. The win for the Cowboys (17-12, 7-9 Mountain West) put them back into the win column, while New Mexico (16-13, 9-8 MW) fell to 5-7 on the road. "I thought we played really, really hard," UNM head coach Craig Neal said in a release. "We got it down to a one-possession game, but we made two bad mistakes on defense. Instead of keeping our poise, I thought we tried to come back down and hit home runs."

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Sports

Women's Basketball: Lobos drop another last-second decision at home

Matthew Narvaiz | February 25

Buzzer beaters were there for the New Mexico at the end of the second and third quarter. But the Lobos did not get the one when they needed it most—at the end of the game. New Mexico (15-13, 10-7 MW) fell to Wyoming (19-8, 11-5 MW) in the closing seconds, 60-58, on Saturday afternoon at WisePies Arena. Head coach Mike Bradbury seemed visibly upset and kept his answer short and simple when asked why his team lost to Wyoming, saying it was his team’s inability to score on open opportunities. “Same old song,” Bradbury said. “When they got open shots, they make them. When we get open shots, we miss them... it's the same old thing.”

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Sports

Baseball: Lobos bounce back to win game two against Dallas Baptist

Robert Maler | February 25

Two heavyweights stood toe-to-toe and traded shots all the way into the final round, but the slugfest didn’t occur in a boxing ring, rather on a baseball diamond in Dallas, Texas. New Mexico (4-1) made it to the final bell and emerged as the winner, outlasting No. 23 Dallas Baptist (4-2) to take a 6-5 victory on Saturday afternoon. The Lobos landed the first blow, scoring in the top half of the first inning. UNM’s Luis Gonzalez laid down a bunt to the third base side to open the game and advanced to second base after a throwing error by DBU pitcher Trevor Conn.

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Music

Jazz and the Language of Music

Gabriel Pacheco | February 25

Many people have described music as the universal language, one that has the power to transcend cultural barriers and relay messages purely through sonic means. Why is it that music is able to put forth what often cannot be said by words? Simply put, both music and spoken language rely on the same sets of principles in order to achieve their goals. Music carries forth pure emotion, and is not bogged down by things like phonetics. A person who does not speak English in any sort of sense can hear an American folk song and probably point to the emotion in which the tune carries. Similarly, somebody who doesn’t speak any Spanish can hear a Spanish folk song and understand the emotion it's trying to convey.

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Music

Q&A: Shallow Side

Audrin Baghaie | February 25

When country-pop-rock 4-piece Shallow Side's management contacted the Daily Lobo for concert coverage, I was extremely skeptical. If you literally just read that last sentence, you probably understand why. This blog was never intended to promote the commercialized self-celebratory Blake Shelton-esque bro-country propaganda that perpetually penetrates our national culture. Not to say that there's anything wrong with country music; in fact quality songs of the genre aren't particularly hard to find. I swooned over Sturgill Simpson's latest record and have a soft spot in my heart for artists like Son Volt and Jon Prine.

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Sports

Baseball: Lobos dealt first loss of the season

Matthew Narvaiz | February 25

A pitching duel took place between the New Mexico Lobos and the Dallas Baptist Patriots on Friday evening, but the Lobos ended up with the short end of the stick and fell 5-2 in the first of a three-game series. New Mexico (3-1) struck out 12 batters, but Dallas Baptist (4-1) made the most out of the nine hits it was able to muster. Lobo starting pitcher Tyler Stevens had a decent outing, accounted for eight of the nine strikeouts.

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Sports

Men's Basketball: First-round bye in MW tourney still a possibility for Lobos heading into Wyoming

Isabel Gonzalez | February 25

With two matches remaining in the regular season, the Lobos are still fighting for a first-round bye that would take them straight to the Mountain West Tournament quarterfinals. On Saturday afternoon, the UNM men’s basketball will take on the Wyoming Cowboys, a team that the Lobos already defeated once this season. “The ‘next ones’ are running out. We are sitting 9-7...lost two in a row,” said UNM head coach Craig Neal. “We’re looking forward to our trip to Wyoming.” Both teams hold the same overall record of 16-12, but New Mexico’s 9-7 in-conference record has outpaced the 6-9 record of Wyoming in Mountain West play.

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Sports

Men's Tennis: Lobos to host UTSA and NMSU in first home matches

Matthieu Cartron | February 25

After picking up wins against BYU, Nebraska and Utah in last week’s trip to Utah, the Lobos will be hoping to continue their recent run of form in their first home matches. New Mexico (4-5) will play both the University of Texas at San Antonio and New Mexico State on Saturday. All of the matches for the UNM men’s tennis have been and will be away from home this season.The Lobos are scheduled to have just four more home matches after this weekend, which will be played against Northern Arizona, Fresno State, UNLV and San Diego State. After playing three intense matches in the previous weekend in Utah, the Lobos likely needed a week to recover and prepare for the two matches on Saturday. When asked about the fitness of the team, UNM head coach Ben Dunbar said his team is in top shape and prepared for a heavy schedule.

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News

ASUNM funds $10,000 to host conservative speakers

Denicia Aragon | February 24

The UNM College Republicans and Young Americans for Freedom will be receiving funding from the Associated Students of UNM through appropriations to host two guest speakers, Christina Hoff Sommers and Ben Shapiro, at the University. UNM College Republicans requested funding for Sommers, and YAF requested funding for Shapiro. Both groups received $5,000, funding 50 percent of the speaker fees for each.