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The Howl: Feb. 28 episode
March 2Check out this week's episode of The Howl, the Daily Lobo's online news webcast.
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Tweets from President Frank's State of the University
Ardee Napolitano | February 28Daily Lobo News Editor Ardee Napolitano was live as UNM President Robert Frank delivers his State of the University. Read his tweets here.
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Eviction prompts parish rally
Ardee Napolitano | February 28Parishioners of UNM’s Aquinas Newman Center continued to fight for the future of the Dominicans in the parish in a rally Thursday afternoon. Catherine Loweree, a UNM alumna and a parishioner who organized the event, said she started planning the rally in the end of January after hearing news of the Dominicans’ upcoming eviction.
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ASUNM fights for parishioners
Mychal Miltenberger | February 28The University’s undergraduate student government on Wednesday addressed the removal of parishioners in UNM’s Aquinas Newman Center. The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico Senate passed Resolution 7S a vote of 12-7 with one abstention at a meeting that night.
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UNM’s land development gains new grounding
Chloe Henson | February 28After about four decades of trying to acquire land on south campus, UNM sealed a $1.2 million deal for property last month. UNM has obtained 23 lots along Sunshine Terrace, after reaching an agreement with the family that privately owned the lots early in January.
Opinion
Celebrity-worship has gone too far
Jason Darensburg | February 28This time every year the office gossip turns to the Academy Awards. “What’s the Best Picture gonna be this year?” “Who will win Best Actor?” Somebody comes up with a coherent argument for why they hate the Oscars, and everyone rolls their eyes and shrugs.
Opinion
Letter: This land is our land and could be their land too
February 28Editor, This letter is in response to your article, “GOP: Immigrants are a threat to U.S.” in Wednesday’s Daily Lobo. Being a registered Republican, I would like to point out that many Republicans are not against immigrants or immigration itself, though there are several who are.
Sports
Men's Basketball: Lobos overturn 8-point deficit
J.R. Oppenheim | February 28Had No. 25 New Mexico lost to Utah State Tuesday night after being down by eight points, Saturday night’s win over Mountain West leading San Diego State likely would have been for naught. But the Lobos kicked it into another level in the final 10 minutes, rallying past the Aggies for a 67-58 win.
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Baseball: UNM a well rounded team
Thomas Romero-Salas | February 28Typically, offense has carried the New Mexico baseball team. Through two weeks of the 2014 season, the Lobos’ pitching staff has changed that narrative.
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Women's Basketball: Wins are too few and too far
Liam Cary-Eaves | February 28Late game loses have been a reoccurring nightmare for the New Mexico women’s basketball team this year. After a 65-67 loss to Utah State (12-15, 6-10 MW) on Wednesday night, the Lobos have now dropped nine of their last 10 games that have been decided by two possessions or less.
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Lottery makes a big difference
Ardee Napolitano | February 27The Legislative Lottery Scholarship is effective at getting students through college, a new study has found. According to a UNM study conducted by the Office of Enrollment Management, 62 percent of New Mexico high school graduates who receive the scholarship graduate in six years,
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Women's Basketball: Road games still too tough
Thomas Romero-Salas | February 27New Mexico women’s basketball head coach Yvonne Sanchez has talked about how ill-timed fouls have plagued the Lobos this season. UNM’s last foul at Utah State on Wednesday exemplified that problem.
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Law group to be audited
Ardee Napolitano | February 27After months of investigation, UNM’s Internal Audit Department has decided that a Law School group’s case regarding public money misspending deserves a criminal investigation.
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Study: UNM may not be the best investment
Chloe Henson | February 27UNM sits at the lower end of a ranking regarding return on investment for top-tier universities in the region. According to BestValueSchools.com, UNM ranks 11 out of 13 among “number one schools” in the western region for ROI.
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Campus briefs
Chloe Henson | February 27UNM’s Anthropology Department Professor Cristobal Valencia will discuss political views regarding fracking in New Mexico on Thursday at 5:15 p.m. in George Pearl Hall, room P104.
Opinion
#RelationshipStatus: Date, date, goose!
Josh Dolin | February 27There are some things in life that are very hard to get. A passing grade in calculus, a hot body and discounted Lululemon are just a few, but one of the hardest things to get can be a second date.
Culture
Art in adversity
Antonio Sanchez | February 27On the weekend of Dec. 14, 2013, National Institute of Flamenco Director Eva Encinias-Sandoval watched over a studio recital of 320 students. A few days later, 40-foot flames engulfed the institute’s studios and conservatory, destroying 15 years of archived files, computers and about 1500 costumes.
Culture
Rail yard remodel aiming to be the center of the city
Stephen Montoya | February 27A 100-year-old monument with a forgotten history casts a shadow on the downtown neighborhood of Barelas. The Barelas Rail Yard, operated by the Wheels Museum Inc., is undergoing a face-lift to its century-old 27 acre area.
Culture
Show Me How: to change a tire
Mariam Ajala | February 27Sooner or later, every driver is bound to end up with a flat tire. Not to worry though, as changing to a spare can be done in five minutes, said Nathan King, a local mechanic. King offered these simple steps for students who need to change a tire.
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Immigration Film Festival Debate
Ardee Napolitano and Chloe Henson | February 26Parties on both sides of the immigration debate voiced their opinions through two different film screenings Tuesday night at the Student Union Building Ballrooms. The UNM Conservative Republicans showed “They Come to America II: The Cost of Amnesty,” a documentary-style film that provided information on amnesty for undocumented immigrants.
