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Opinion

Letter: Electing Hillary isn't enough to stop Republicans

Daily Lobo Readers | October 20

I just read a fantastic article at the Los Angeles Times explaining why the election is going to be a slam dunk for Hillary. It also mentions that as far as the Congressional races go, things are not nearly as clear cut. While it's becoming more obvious by the day that Hillary is going to win the election, I must act as the bearer of potentially bad news by letting my fellow readers know: the Republicans are likely to maintain their strong presence in Congress. They're not going to make things easy for us.

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News

New report assesses UNM's gender pay gaps

Jonathan Natvig | October 19

Much has been said at varying levels about the pay gap between different genders and ethnicities in certain industries, but when factoring in rank and field of study, women and minority faculty are almost paid equally to men at UNM. However, according to a report analyzing base pay of faculty from the Office of the Provost, , men are more likely to be promoted to full professorships, while salaries for women and minorities become less “competitive over time.” In 2007, the UNM Economics Department conducted an analysis of faculty compensation for the Office of the Provost and found that — on average, without looking at rank and field of study — women faculty earned 87 percent compared to the salaries of white, non-Hispanic men.

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Culture

Movie Review: Above and Below fails to pull itself together

Audrin Baghaie | October 19

“Above and Below” is a 2015 creative non-fiction documentary detailing the life of four different survivalists trying to make the most of life in their respective contexts. The film, directed by Nicholas Steiner, offers an interesting peek into a separate side of civilization, a more blunt and in-the-trenches way of living. To put it bluntly, this film isn’t that great. Perhaps I just don’t get it, because most critics are praising the movie on its visuals and examinations on life. Both of these aspects were fine, but in no way do they carry the two-hour runtime.

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News

UNM law program welcomes new director

Brendon Gray | October 19

Rodina Parnall, the former senior policy advisor to the assistant secretary of Indian Affairs, is joining the American Indian Law Center as the assistant director for the Pre-Law Summer Institute for American Indians and Alaskan Natives. PSLI is an intensive 8-week program designed to prepare American Indians and Alaskan Natives for their first semester in law school. Parnall, currently an adjunct professor atthe UNM School of Law, will be taking over for Heidi Nesbitt as director of the institute next year. Nesbitt, has been in the position since 1984 and will be retiring.

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Opinion

Column: Memes to an end

Nichole Harwood | October 19

Here’s a challenge: try scrolling down your Facebook feed and see how many posts you scroll past before you see a meme. I got past two posts before a meme came up on my Facebook feed. When continuing to scroll and continuing to see meme after meme come up on this social network site, I began to see a trend.

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News

HSC leans on technology to push preventative measures at home

Sarah Trujillo | October 19

Associates and students at UNM’s Health Sciences Center has developed a smartphone app that engages visual aids to teach how to prevent injuries and hazards to children in the household. The app stems from the Child Ready Program, which was made possible through a federally funded grant awarded to New Mexico and border regions of Arizona, Colorado, Texas and Mexico.

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News

Board of Regents briefs

Nikole Mckibben | October 19

The UNM Board of Regents met on Tuesday and discussed, among other things, the University budget, athletics finances and the timeline for finding President Bob Frank's replacement. 

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News

UNM to provide mental health screenings

Elizabeth Sanchez | October 19

“More than 43 million adults in the United States struggled with mental illness in the past year. Half of us will meet the criteria for a diagnosable mental health condition at some point in our lives, and one quarter by the age of 14,” said SHAC Public Information Representative Maya Trujillo, citing the Center for Disease Control and Preventio. In the wake of such high statistics, this Thursday, University of New Mexico will be hosting free, annual mental health screenings from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the SHAC on Main Campus and at the UNM Law School on North Campus.

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Sports

Football: Lobos aim to drive their record above .500

Robert Maler | October 19

New Mexico football looks to get back over .500 for the first time since it won the home opener — and win back-to-back games for the first time this season — when it takes on Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday New Mexico (3-3, 2-1 Mountain West) will host the Warhawks(2-4, 1-2 Sun Belt) at University Stadium, in a non-conference match nestled between eight Mountain West contests. The outcome could have big implications as the Lobos try to take another step toward becoming bowl-eligible, while also trying to avoid looking ahead to the next opponent.

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News

Crime Briefs for Oct. 20, 2016

Elizabeth Sanchez | October 19

Crime Briefs for Oct. 20

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Opinion

Letter: "Hacked" Clinton emails are a convenient distraction

Daily Lobo Readers | October 19

Beware the hacker who first reads your confidential stuff, then alters –- through even false “redacts” – certain choice docs subtly but with incendiary results, before releasing them through a leaking outfit. He could alter World History. The matter has come up because the Clinton campaign is not saying Clinton’s hacked stuff is authentic or not. Maybe they are; maybe they aren’t. Have they been tampered with? By definition, how would we ever know? Would they say, “Yes, this is the speech Hillary gave to Goldman Sachs, but Hillary did not use those exact words”?

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Sports

Volleyball: With one losing streak ended, Lobos hope to end conference skid

Bo Yu | October 19

New Mexico’s volleyball team expects to bring momentum into its two conference road matches with Boise State on Thursday and Air Force on Saturday. The Lobos (11-11, 1-7 MW) just put an end to their seven-match losing skid, having gained confidence after snatching a win from Rio Grande rival New Mexico State Aggies on Sunday Now the Lobos, after two intense weeks of matches, take aim at a chance to end their conference losing streak when the team faces the Broncos (15-6, 6-2), and the Falcons (9-12, 0-8).

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News

Bernie Sanders visits UNM to campaign for Hillary Clinton

Johnny Vizcaino | October 19

Former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders returned to Albuquerque on Tuesday morning to address over a thousand students and community members — some supports, some opponents — in a Get Out The Vote rally on campus. Five months after sharing his message of political revolution during his own candidacy in front of more than 7,000 at the Albuquerque Convention Center, the senator from Vermont once again drew a crowd, made up mostly of those in support of the campaign’s mission to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office.

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Sports

Men's Soccer: Lobos look to turn road woes around against Denver

Isabel Gonzalez | October 19

The last non-conference challenge for the New Mexico men’s soccer team is going to be a tough one as it faces a nationally ranked opponent. The Lobos’ third consecutive road match pits them against the Denver Pioneers, a squad ranked No. 5 in the NSCAA Coaches Poll, and currently undefeated with a 12-0-2 overall record. The Pioneers are on a five-game winning streak, and a four-game shutout streak.

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Sports

Football: Big day on kick returns gives UNM freshman Player of the Week honors

Robert Maler | October 18

In his first game taking the reins on kickoff returns, UNM freshman Elijah Lilly put up more return yardage in one game than anyone else has for the season. And it didn’t go unnoticed, as his performance has garnered him Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week honors. New Mexico outlasted Air Force 45-40 on Saturday at the Cotton Bowl in large part due to timely kickoff returns by Lilly that set up vital scoring drives for the Lobos.

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News

Report: HSC improving in terms of faculty diversity

Jonathan Natvig | October 18

In 2011, UNM Health Sciences Center and Main Campus officials began a program to facilitate a more diverse faculty community at HSC, and it has been paying dividends in the years since its implementation. The program is called the Advancing Institutional Mentoring Excellence Pilot Project (AIME), and according to a 2016 status report, the initial objective was to foster a more diverse workforce, mentor junior faculty members in “understanding of relational structures” and create educational tools for faculty to set and realize goals.

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News

Jeers combatting cheers

David Lynch | October 18

While Hillary Clinton supporters cheered at comments made by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders – Clintons’ surrogate at an on-campus rally in front of Mesa Vista Hall on Tuesday – just as many congregated closer to the SUB, countering with political signage and chanting anti-Clinton rhetoric. The vast majority of this group was for Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico who has steadily polled around 10 percent nationally in recent weeks, and as high as 24 percent in the state, according to the Albuquerque Journal.

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News

UNM, DOJ agree to reforms to combat campus sexual assault

Cathy Cook | October 18

UNM and the U.S. Department of Justice signed a formal agreement on Monday outlining changes the University must implement to be in compliance with federal Title IX and Title IV policy. The agreement offers a three-year plan for updating UNM’s policies and practices in the handling of Title IX complaints, acknowledging that the University began addressing some of the issues outlined in an April report which detailed the findings of the DOJ’s investigation into how UNM handles claims of sexual assault or harassment.

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News

University seeking feedback from students for potential academic modifications

Johnny Vizcaino | October 18

The UNM Office of Assessment is set to host its second annual Institutional Assessment Days, on Tuesday and Wednesday. Director of Assessment Neke Mitchell said the purpose of IAD is to determine whether or not UNM core curriculum is making the desired impact on student learning, and if the University is preparing students to enter the workforce with skills desired by employers. “The whole idea of the core is to provide students with a foundational knowledge that will help them better succeed in their upper-level courses,” she said.

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Sports

Women's Soccer: Lobos go unbeaten over weekend after 0-0 tie against Boise State

Matthieu Cartron | October 18

A contentious match between New Mexico and Boise State’s women’s soccer teams ended in a 0-0 tie after double overtime on Sunday night. Neither team dominated, but the Lobos saw more opportunities than the Broncos, outshooting them 22-1. Despite the high number of shots, neither side was able to convert their chances, largely because of the well-organized and disciplined defense on both ends of the field.