Editor, Some people might have seen Student for Life’s display addressing the issue of sexual violence on campus, but what many might not have realized in passing was that this display was actually a front to push a particular viewpoint that in fact stigmatizes some survivors of sexual assault — those that have abortions after being raped.
The Howl is a weekly online newscast produced by the Daily Lobo. On this week's show: UNM women's basketball loses a player, the NCAA rejects The Pit, UNM women's soccer loses a coach, Brianna Gallegos reports on 350.org's campaign on campus, ASUNM shows support for UNM's LGBTQ community, Lobo football heads to Ft. Collins.
On a night where sophomore guard Cullen Neal did not play due to an ankle injury and senior guard Hugh Greenwood struggled shooting the ball, the New Mexico men’s basketball team found a new star in the making. Junior college transfer Jordan Goodman scored a career-high 19 points on 7-10 shooting from the floor as UNM defeated the George Mason Patriots 69-58 in the ESPN Puerto Rico Tip-Off. It looked as if Goodman wanted to silence a lot of critics after not producing too much in the first three games.
The New Mexico men’s basketball team faced some of the adversity head coach Craig Neal has talked about on Thursday afternoon against Boston College. Early foul trouble with guard Devon Williams and center Obij Aget forced Neal to play some of the new faces in a 69-65 loss to the Eagles at the ESPN Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
The Associated Students of UNM have stated their support of the LGBTQ Resource Center in their preferred name initiative, which would make it easier for transgender students to use whatever name they choose for University records. At its final Senate meeting of the fall semester on Wednesday, ASUNM unanimously passed Resolution 8F, which states that the student government organization is in support of the campaign geared toward helping the transgender community on campus.
New Mexico will take on a national party to search for a new women’s soccer head coach after the Lobos announced Kit Vela’s contract won’t be renewed. Vice President for Athletics Paul Krebs released a statement Thursday afternoon thanking Vela and her staff for their efforts, but said it was time to take the team in a new direction. "At this time, we have decided to not renew the contract for Kit Vela,” Krebs said in the release.
The stakes for New Mexico and Colorado State in Saturday’s game could not be more different. For the Lobos, it’s their final chance to beat a quality opponent and show more signs of an improving football team.
Low voter turnout is not simply a national problem, a statewide problem or a municipal problem this election cycle; UNM felt it, too. Only 682 undergraduate students voted in the recent Associated Students of UNM Senate elections.
Editor, The holiday season is approaching and with it a wonderful time to support our local economy.
Editor, As we build toward the climax of the 2014 college football season, you can already hear the perennial debate beginning again — should college athletes be paid for their work in addition to the scholarships they receive?
Redshirt freshman Alice Wright crossed the Atlantic Ocean to join an elite group of cross country runners in the Mountain Region. Wright, the NCAA Division I Mountain Region Female Athlete of the Year, said she had never seen New Mexico’s campus before hopping on a plane to the Land of Enchantment after finishing high school. “I want to say it’s the best decision that I have ever made,” said Wright, a native of Worcester, England.. “I came here completely alone.
A combination of overuse and incorrect use of antibiotics is leading to a global epidemic of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that a recent report by the World Health Organization claims “threatens the achievements of modern medicine.” But a research team at UNM is creating an alternative for fighting a common, highly resistant infection.
Last Friday the UNM Board of Regents voted to expand the board of Innovate ABQ from seven to 11 members, according to a UNM press release. The board also elected its leadership team. New Mexico Educators Federal Credit Union President and CEO Terry Laudick will serve as the chair, with PNM Resources President and CEO Patricia Vincent-Collawn as vice chair. Charles I. Wellborn, former president of STC.UNM, will be the secretary/treasurer. Innovate ABQ is the proposed innovation hub and small business incubator created by UNM with the goal of bringing together members of the community, local government and small businesses in an effort to create new opportunities for entrepreneurs in Albuquerque and New Mexico.
The 51st annual ASUNM Arts and Crafts fair, hosting more than 70 vendors of handmade art and crafts, began at the Student Union Building on Wednesday. The event, hosted by the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico, will continue through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. “Every year we organize the arts and crafts fair; it is run entirely by the undergraduate students,” said Stella Bell Kemper, executive director of ASUNM Art and Crafts Studio.
A murky, gray fog has surrounded UNM as the end of the fall semester looms, overwhelming even the toughest of college students. That makes this a good time for Mental Health Wellness Week, which occurs Nov. 16-22. Founded by national non-profit Freedom From Fear, the campaign is meant to educate communities on how to implement mental health strategies into their lives and to facilitate programs centered on mental health, according to the Mental Health Wellness Week’s website. Mental health is how people think, act and cope with life and the stressors and challenges that come with experiences, according to the website.
So I walked out in the middle of “One-Act Science Comedic Showcase” at Explora. It’s not so much that it’s beyond awful, which it is. It’s not so much that you should never consider subjecting yourself to it, which you shouldn’t. Mostly, it’s that “One-Act Science Comedic Showcase” should never have been allowed to go up in the first place. Also, it’s a complete embarrassment that Explora is even asking people to pay money to see it.
The New Mexico women’s basketball team will remain without its starting center for the 2014-15 season. Head coach Yvonne Sanchez dismissed Ebony Walker from the team after Walker was charged with domestic violence following an alleged altercation with Tredarius Moten on Nov. 4. “The decision was made with thoughtful consideration for Ebony and our basketball program,” Sanchez said.
According to the Macpherson report, institutional racism is “the collective failure of an organization to provide an appropriate and professional service to people because of their color, culture or ethnic origin, which can be seen or detected in processes; attitudes and behavior which amount to discrimination through unwitting prejudice, ignorance, thoughtlessness and racist stereotyping that disadvantages minority ethnic people.” Whether one believes that institutional racism is real or not, there has long been a perception in so-called minority communities throughout the United States that the various police departments are ready to kill them on the flimsiest pretext. As of this writing, Ferguson, Missouri prepares for a possible race riot if police officer Darren Wilson is not indicted in the killing of black youth Michael Brown.
The New Mexico men’s basketball team will play its first game away from The Pit this week when it faces Boston College in the ESPN Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
The gun went off, Aaron Trumm shot up from his crouched position and sprinted with exhilaration rushing through his veins, his lungs expand to 90 percent capacity. Just one year after his lung transplant in July 2013, Trumm won the bronze award in the 100-meter dash at the Transplant Games of America in Houston, Texas.
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