Delaney finished with a game-high 22 points, tallied 13 rebounds, two blocked shots and two steals in the Lobos 76-55 rout against the Central Arkansas Bears Wednesday night at the Pit.
Despite a difficult start to the 2014 campaign, New Mexico’s confidence has not faltered. UNM shot well against UTEP’s zone defense in a 72-57 victory on Sunday afternoon at Wise Pies Arena.
Defense has been a key part of New Mexico’s success early this season and Saturday’s game against the University of Louisiana-Monroe was no different. The Lobos (6-3) defeated the Warhawks (4-4) by a score of 54-46 at WisePies Arena aka The Pit. This was the Lobos third straight game of holding an opponent to under 50 points.
As winter approaches and the semester winds down, students and faculty alike may be turning their attention to things such as hot chocolate and warm sweaters. But one lab on campus is trying to make things colder — much colder. Using crystals and lasers, a team of scientists headed by Department of Physics and Astronomy professor Mansoor Sheik-Bahae has developed and is currently fine-tuning a novel method known as optical refrigeration for cooling solids to extremely low temperatures. “It is fair to say that our team is the leader in terms of achieving the lowest temperature and advancing this science into a practical technology,” Sheik-Bahae said.
A Truman Scholar and human rights activist is the second consecutive UNM student to be awarded the Marshall Scholarship, allowing him free graduate-level study at any institution in the United Kingdom. Ryan Roco said he will pursue an M.Sc. in Asian Politics and an M.A. in Southeast Asian Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He will graduate from UNM in July 2015 with a B.A. in Political Science and minors in Asian Studies and Philosophy. “In the U.K., I’m most excited to study and to build my regional expertise in Southeast Asia, particularly Burma. Outside of school, I’m looking forward to connecting with human rights organization and policy think tanks,” he said.
Though the team that played Saturday’s game may not have featured championship-caliber defense, they still won an important game for the New Mexico men’s basketball team. The Lobos defeated Valparaiso 63-46 in Valparaiso, Indiana, behind a stingy defense from the opening tip. This was the first true road win of the season for UNM. UNM (5-3) held Valparaiso to a mere 30.2 percent from the floor (16 of 53) and 13.6 percent from 3-point range (3 of 22). This was the lowest field goal percentage allowed by the Lobos so far this season and the lowest by the Crusaders since Jan. 22, 2000.
Marl is making a second splash in the fashion industry. It is a versatile old pattern that goes with everything in the closet, yet it stands out and looks great on any body type. Marled pattern looks like marbled granite; it has a mixed, grainy look. Usually, the colors associated with marled print are black, white and grey, but it can also consist of other colors.
An inability to take care of the ball plagued the New Mexico women against New Mexico State in Sunday’s 70-59 loss. Despite out-rebounding the Aggies 41-25, New Mexico (1-7) dropped the Rio Grande Rivalry game in the only meeting between the two teams this season. UNM came into Sunday’s matchup averaging 21 turnovers per game, which is a major problem for a team that doesn’t force that many. UNM turned the ball over 23 times in Las Cruces compared to the Aggies’ 14.
New Mexico sophomore linebacker Dakota Cox and redshirt senior offensive lineman LaMar Bratton earned first team All-Mountain West honors, the conference announced Tuesday. Senior safety David Guthrie, redshirt junior running back Jhurell Pressley and senior offensive lineman Jamal Price were also listed as MW honorable mentions. Cox missed the final three games of the season after tearing his ACL in a loss to Boise State on Nov. 8. He still led the country and the Mountain West in tackles per game, with an average of 12.89.
I got to attend the Lobo/Aggies game Wednesday night, and although the game was great, my experience ... not so much. Recently the naming rights to the Pit were sold to WisePies, a local (yes, they’re local) pizza joint, and now their name is sprawled all over the Pit floor. Not only is their name on the floor, but Bank of Albuquerque’s and Verizon’s are, too. The Pit floor is starting to look more like a billboard than a basketball court.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday that it has started investigating UNM regarding the school’s handling of reported sexual assaults and harassment on campus. According to a release issued by the DOJ, the department will look into UNM’s policies and practices on sexual assault prevention as well as complaints made by students, under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Both acts ban sexual discrimination, the release states. “We have assured the DOJ of our deep concern about the issue of sexual assault and the seriousness of its nature,” said President Bob Frank in an official statement. “We look forward to sharing the many steps that UNM has already taken to address it, as well as detailing the programs we are continuing to implement for training and education aimed at prevention.”
Sex, hazing and non-compliance. This was a bit of a tumultuous semester for UNM, here’s a look back at the top 10 stories of the last 16 weeks.
Car radio stolen from Lobo Village On Nov. 23, UNMPD was dispatched to Lobo Village in reference to auto burglary.
WisePies has purchased naming rights to The Pit. So now, it’s the “Pizza Pit.” Great. Now the rawest building in the state alliterates with bummy sandwiches. You know what else could have paid for the renovation? Abolishing the football team. I’m not sure how this would have affected women’s sports teams with regard to Title IX, but on the flip side, why not just fund them anyway?
Before anyone calls me “anti-teacher,” let me say that I have a degree in education, my daughter is at UNM majoring in education, and I believe the starting pay of teachers in New Mexico should be $5,000 to $10,000 higher. With that said, I have to give credit to the APS school board for delaying a final decision on paying teachers for days they are absent while serving as state legislators. Granted, legislators are not paid a salary.
The Daily Lobo photo desk put together its end-of-semester issue called Five: A photo essay series. Take a look at the photography work done by Sergio Jiménez, William Aranda, Diana Cervantes, Di Linh Hoang and Kanan Mammadli.
There are many theories about which methods are most effective at delivering news information to the public, but one UNM professor is certain that he knows which technique is the best. Journalism professor Richard Schaefer and senior journalism major Natalia Jacquez have finished collecting data for a study that will analyze which visualization techniques in news are most effective in conveying information to audiences. Schaefer said the primary question driving the study was ‘which of three visualization techniques are most effective in helping audiences develop cognitive, or informational, understanding of the issue at hand?’
A watchful eye and steady hand brings the human figure to life through intuitive lines, values and colors produced on the artist’s medium. As a part of its adult art courses, the Harwood Art Center hosts weekly open-drawing sessions with a live nude model to promote artistic learning through in-person observation of the human body. Julia Mandeville, chief programs officer for the center, said she hopes the open-draw sessions will help artists and models feel more accepting of the human body.
When David Gutzler applied to the doctoral program in meteorology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he did not know what to expect. He said he had recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in engineering physics and had never taken a climate or meteorology class. “I had no idea what I was getting into, but I figured that I would find something fun to do,” he said. “Looking back, I am astounded that any respectable meteorology department admitted me for graduate study.”
Looking at Jimmy Lujan, it is hard to imagine the trials he has faced. Lujan, a member on the board of directors for Health Care for The Homeless, sits smiling next to his wife Shawna and 5-month-old daughter Akiya. Life for Lujan was not always so hopeful, he said. Until three years ago he was one of the many people experiencing homelessness on the streets of Albuquerque. Lujan, 55, was raised in northern New Mexico and worked as a licensed funeral director and embalmer for 27 years, he said. That changed in 2006, he said, when his wife of 13 years was murdered.
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