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Women's basketball: UNM moves up in MW standings after close win

Staff Report | February 2

New Mexico continued its pursuit of an upper-tier position in the Mountain West rankings with a tight 64-62 victory against San Jose State. With one second left to play on the game clock, the Spartans (9-11, 3-6 in the Mountain West) had a chance to send things into overtime with SJSU’s best free throw shooter, guard Ta’Rea Cunnigan, at the line. Cunnigan is shooting a respectable 73 percent from the charity stripe on the season, but after missing the first free throw, she botched the second attempt to give her team a chance to send it to overtime. UNM snatched the board and sealed the game.

Sports

Men's Basketball: Lackluster Lobos steamroll San Jose State

Kyle Tomasi | February 2

Head coach Craig Neal was anything but pleased in spite of New Mexico’s 67-41 blowout over San Jose State on Saturday night. He said his team is supposed to be getting better on a daily basis, but he didn’t feel they accomplished that in Saturday’s 26-point romp at WisePies Arena. “I thought that was a very average performance from my team,” Neal said. “I thought they came out in the first four minutes and played really good, (but) we still had a lot of mental breakdowns offensively. We still had a lot of mental breakdowns defensively — I’m a little concerned about that. You can’t play to your opponent.”

News

The Howl: Jan. 31, 2015 episode

January 31

The Howl is a weekly online newscast produced by the Daily Lobo. On this week's show: Brianna Serna talks with UNM President Robert Frank about the recent UNM Climate Assessment Report; UNM looks to reign in on campus smoking; The Cottages of New Mexico hosts a blood drive; Gov. Susana Martinez donates to the "Pink Pack"; and the UNM Women's Soccer team gets a new head coach.

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Sneakers suit VIPs' call for cancer awareness

Marielle Dent | January 30

On Monday New Mexico legislators joined with UNM men’s basketball coach Craig Neal to support “Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Week,” an American Cancer Society awareness campaign. Gov. Susana Martinez and state lawmakers wore sneakers with their dress clothes to the Roundhouse to show their support for the nationwide event.

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Tent City residents ordered to break camp

Matthew Reisen | January 30

The intersection of Iron Street and First Street now goes by an unofficial name — “Tent City” — due to the substantial homeless population that camps beside the rail yard fence. Neighboring homes and businesses have called upon the city of Albuquerque to help with the situation, relying on charitable organizations like St. Martin’s Hospitality Center to relocate and assist those who live on the small stretch of sidewalk.

Sports

Injuries plague young Lobo men's team

Kyle Tomasi | January 30

For the first time in recent memory, New Mexico men’s basketball has had a hard time finding a consistent rotation due to injuries and an inexperienced team. Second-year head coach Craig Neal said his team is getting better every day, but still needs to work on mental errors. He said he expects a lot out of his young guys, and won’t settle for little mistakes being made this far into the season.

Sports

New women's soccer coach trained kids, Olympians

Thomas Romero-Salas | January 30

It’s one extreme to the next for Heather Dyche. After years of working at the club and Olympic level, Dyche will be moving onto the collegiate ranks following her introduction as the new head coach of the New Mexico women’s soccer program on Thursday.

Sports

Softball coach confident despite loss of key players

Liam Cary-Eaves | January 30

Losing four starting position players would generally be a cause for concern. However, UNM softball head coach Erica Beach said the team is headed in the right direction after losing two transfer players and losing two seniors from last year’s squad. “We’ve got some studs on this team and I am really excited to see what they can do,” Beach said.

Sports

Defense key to women's winning streak

Liam Cary-Eaves | January 30

After a slow start to the season against tough competitors, the New Mexico women’s basketball team has been scorching hot as of late, winning five of its past six games. Head coach Yvonne Sanchez said the defense has been the key component to UNM’s recent success.

Opinion

Schrader hypocritical, as he does work for UNM himself

January 30

Editor, I found Don Schrader’s letter criticizing college graduates for attending college in hopes of being able to generate an income after graduation a bit puzzling, if not hypocritical.

Senior academic advisors Maureen Johnson, left, and Maxine Padilla have a conversation inside one of the new cubicles at Travelstead Hall on Wednesday. The cubicles were renovated to give students privacy during advisory appointments.

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College of Education makes upgrades to entice students

Liam Cary-Eaves | January 29

Over winter break, the College of Education underwent major renovations to entice new students while providing a professional ambiance for those already involved in the college’s programs. Program Operations Director for the College’s Center for Student Success, Smith Frederick said the changes implemented in the college have been driven by the needs of the students. The college utilizes the opportunity to have students take surveys and provide feedback in other ways to address support services and potential areas in need of updates or enhancements, he said. Frederick said a major concern of the students was the need to update the areas in which advisement occurs in the Center for Student Success, located in Travelstead Hall.

Culture

Study: Students slow to pay debts

Moriah Carty | January 29

Credit cards can be a blessing or a curse for college students. Those little pieces of plastic could develop a student’s credit score or they might lead to early financial distress. The key to finding the benefits, experts say, is solid credit management. While credit is important, a recent study conducted by The Ohio State University shows younger Americans have higher debt and are paying it off at a slower rate.

Opinion

Letter: While educating your minds, don't neglect your hearts

January 29

Do most college graduates live more wisely than minimum wage workers who never went to high school? Do most college graduates travel less, pollute less, cause less global climate chaos? Do most college graduates pay less federal income tax for war? Do most college graduates consume less and live more simply and fairly in our world family of more than seven billion people? Do most college graduates take strong public stands against US greed and wars? Do most college graduates choose jobs that help more than harm?

News

Crime briefs for Jan. 29, 2015

Erika Eddy | January 29

Tool stolen from UNM employee On Jan. 20, a UNM employee made a report with UNM Police Department in reference to larceny. According to the report, the employee’s work drill was stolen from a storage room in Hokona Hall between 4 p.m. on Jan. 16 and 9:30 am on Jan. 20. Several people have access to the storage area and there are currently no suspects.

A student smokes outside Castetter Hall on Tuesday afternoon. UNM is considering a revision to the universitys smoking policy to include cracking down on smokers outside of designated smoking areas on campus.

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Smoking policy may soon get strict revision

David Lynch | January 29

The University Policy office is in the preliminary stages of updating the University’s smoking policy to include enforcement of protocol, among other initiatives. University Policy and Administrative Planning Director Pamina Deutsch said she hopes to revise the policy to include cracking down on smokers outside of designated smoking areas on campus has been a goal of hers for some time. “Ever since I’ve taken over this role — I’ve been here since Feb. 2012 — there have been concerns about enforcement (of the smoking policy),” she said.

Opinion

Letter: Congress and Netanyahu collaborating against peace

January 29

Journalist Thomas Friedman caused controversy a few years back when he said that the U.S. Congress was, “bought and paid for by the Israel lobby.” On the heels of President Obama’s State of the Union Address, House Speaker John Boehner has invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to come to Washington and address Congress. The fact that an Israeli leader will be able to openly challenge President Obama’s peace overtures to Iran seems to validate Friedman’s analysis that Congress acts like a cheap prostitute in regards to Israel.

Annibal Reyes recounts his story about not being able to register for classes during the spring semester on Tuesday afternoon. Reyes is one of the 22 Venezuelan exchange students who are affected by the devastating economic climate in Venezuela.

Culture

Money exchange woes dash education hopes

Lauren Marvin | January 29

When it comes to money, it’s a waiting game for Venezuelan students trying to get money out of their banks back home. Venezuela is struggling to fight its way out of an economic recession, and to aid the effort has placed strict controls on sending money out of the country – even when it belongs to someone living abroad. In order for students to receive their money from their Venezuelan bank accounts to pay for school, a difficult and time-consuming exchange process must be completed. And for some students, it’s making education almost impossible.

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez cheers on the Lobos during a basketball game last season. Martinez donated $10,000 to Hugh Greenwoods Pink Pack on Monday afternoon.

Sports

Governor donates to UNM Cancer Center

Kyle Tomasi | January 28

Senior guard Hugh Greenwood’s “Pink Pack” received an unexpected gift from a state figure on Monday afternoon to go toward the UNM Cancer Center. New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez presented UNM men’s basketball head coach Craig Neal with a $10,000 check to be given to Greenwood’s campaign, money that was unused from a privately-collected inaugural fund.

A piece of pallasite meteorite is seen under a binocular microscope at Northrop Hall on Tuesday. Meteorites can be analyzed at the Center for Stable Isotopes, a new research facility soon to open its doors at UNM.

News

Interdisciplinary research center to open

Lauren Topper | January 28

UNM will soon open the doors to its newest research facility, the Center for Stable Isotopes, which will allow researchers from a wide range of fields to delve into the mysteries of the natural world by looking at its smallest building blocks. The new facility will expand an already existing program based within the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences into an interdisciplinary center.

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Cycle of colonization fueled by spread of drug addiction

January 28

Past: Colonial Britain tried to make China a bunch of opium addicts by pushing the drug on them, so as to make it easier to take them over militarily. Present: After being kicked out of India once, America’s flagship cola company is back in full force giving millions of Indians silly smiles on their faces from being addicted to caffeine as a result, and opening India’s economy even wider to the thrust of America’s economic colonization.