New Mexico relied on its feet once again in Saturday night’s home finale against Colorado State, rushing for 278 yards on 46 carries in Saturday night’s 66-42 home loss to the Rams.
The New Mexico men’s and women’s cross country teams both qualified for the NCAA Championships after finishing third and second, respectively, at the NCAA Mountain Region Championship on Friday at Ogden, Utah.
Through the first half, New Mexico remained on pace to limit Charleston Southern to 65 points, coach Craig Neal’s target goal defensively. Surrendering 57 points in the second half didn’t get that job done.
The New Mexico soccer team’s first Conference USA tournament appearance was short lived. Top-ranked UNM lost in its opening match 3-0 to No. 5 Tulsa in the semifinals Friday.
The No. 22 New Mexico men’s basketball team captured a 109-93 victory over Charleston Southern for the Lobos’ second victory of the season. Here’s a Storify curation of tweets from the game.
Powered by running back Kapri Bibbs’ 291 yards and six touchdowns, Colorado State defeated New Mexico 59-42 in the Lobos’ home finale at University Stadium. Bibbs six scores tied the Mountain West Conference record for most rushing touchdowns in a single game. Nevada’s Stefphon Jefferson had six on Sept. 22, 2013.
An abortion protester was arrested on campus Thursday afternoon in the midst of recent weeks’ abortion ban debates on campus. UNM Police Department arrested Rives Grogan, 48, in the south side of Zimmerman Library, according to the police report.
By the time the New Mexico men’s basketball team takes the floor against Charleston Southern on Sunday, it’ll be eight days since its season opener. That suits head coach Craig Neal just fine. He said Friday afternoon has no concerns over ill effects from the layoff, granted by not playing a mid-week game.
Adding to a tournament filled with upsets, New Mexico on Friday became the fourth high seed to lose in the Conference USA Men’s Soccer Championship. The top seed and regular-season champion Lobos dropped out of the tournament following a 3-0 loss to Tulsa. As the No. 5 seed, the Golden Hurricanes carry the highest possible seed into Sunday’s conference championship game. They’ll play the winner of No. 6 Charlotte and No. 7 Kentucky, who played later Friday.
New Mexico, holding the top seed in the Conference USA Men’s Soccer Championship tournament, will play No. 5 Tulsa in Friday’s semifinals at Transamerica Field in Charlotte, N.C. Game time is 3 p.m. MST.
Anti-abortion activists showed up to support the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Ordinance in front of the UNM Bookstore on Thursday. The anti-abortion demonstrators were from the California-based organization Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust.
Throwing the football is still an experiment for the New Mexico football team. The Lobos don’t count on the passing game, but they might have to against Colorado State on Saturday at University Stadium.
The New Mexico volleyball team’s fight for second place in the Mountain West Conference continues without one of its starters. Freshman Julia Warren is out with a leg injury. The Lobos lost 3-1 at No. 10 CSU on Thursday night. Junior right side hitter Chantale Riddle had 19 kills, 12 digs and 6 blocks in the loss.
Controversial evidence from neuroscience is pushing our legal system to reconsider what compels people to commit heinous crimes. The criminal justice system has historically been philosophical in nature, shaped by the prevailing values in society.
Editor, And so yet another letter from a “pro-choice” person, Kendall Lovely, which completely ignores the people who have no choice in the abortion debate – the 5-month-old fetuses who have brains, hearts and the ability to hear their mothers’ voices and heartbeats.
Moments after signing his national letter of intent to join the New Mexico men’s basketball team, Xavier Adams said he sent head coach Craig Neal a simple text message. “It’s done, Coach.”
Sarah Crawford’s, Jocelyn Quintana’s and Ruthie Fogelman’s ages span across two decades. Their life stories and career goals are radically different, but they have one important thing in common: all three women got pregnant and considered abortion. The Nov. 19 vote on the “Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act” has sparked heated local conversation on New Mexico’s late-term abortion laws as well as broad debates about abortion in general.
Big changes are coming to Winrock Center this week as a new 16-screen IMAX theater welcomes moviegoers to its grand opening. The Winrock Stadium 16 celebrated its grand opening week with $2 popcorn
Whether you’re a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior in college, the temptation to spend money is everywhere and before you know it, there’s not a penny left to shop for the important stuff. And let’s face it, it’s hard to put your foot firmly on the ground and stick to a budget when all you want to do is have fun.
The Office of the President, the Civil Campus Council, El Centro de la Raza, the College of Fine Arts and the Office of the Dean of Students will host this month’s Civility Speaker Series on Wednesday from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the SUB in Lobo A and B.
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