Daily Lobo 04/15/2024

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United Graduate Workers and UNM begin negotiations on wage increases

Mexico set their budgets, according to Wilber Dominguez, union steward for the physics department.

The United Graduate Workers of the University of New Mexico and UNM administration have begun another roud of bargaining sessions. This is the first time the sessions will be in conjunction with state and University budget schedules, as decided upon by the amended collective bargaining agreement last fall.

The union seeks to increase wages for all graduate students to attain “just compensation and living wages,” according to their website. The first bargaining session this round took place April 8, followed by an April 10 session.

This is the first time UGW and the University has held negotiations in the spring – the same time in which the University and the state of New

The union’s first proposal was a 58% wage increase to graduate workers’ minimum salaries and a 50% salary wage increase overall, union treasurer Ian Birdwell said.

“We took the average salary of a public school teacher in Albuquerque who works full time and we divided that by half, because we’re mostly part-time employees,” Dominguez said. “If 58% sounds really big, that should be indicative that UNM is not paying us fairly … We’re doing a lot of very similar work. We’re all working towards education or educating undergraduate students.”

UNM administration did not deliver a proposal on the first day of bargaining, according to the union’s Instagram page.

At the end of April 10, the administration proposed a 4% minimum wage increase which would exclude research assis-

tants, according to the UGW Instagram. This proposal was greater than their initial proposal earlier that day of a 3% minimum wage increase, excluding research assistants, Dominguez said.

Research assistants have been excluded from graduate worker wage increases in the past, according to Rikki Farrell, union steward for the linguistics department.

“Because a lot of research assistantships – not all of them, but some of them – are funded through grants. The University didn’t want to commit to paying research assistants the same way as other assistantships,” Farrell said.

The Union Bargaining Committee, the committee which debates graduate worker wage increases with UNM, argued that UNM has an obligation to its graduate workers and its pledge as a Hispanic-serving research university to increase wages, Dominguez said.

UNM is among 21 institutions in the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities, which has the goal of increasing UNM’s Hispanic graduate worker and professoriate population.

“By 2030, they want to double the number of Hispanic doctoral students enrolled in the University and they want to increase the Hispanic professoriate by 20%. I don’t know how they plan to double the amount of Hispanic PhD students if they’re gonna treat us like this,” Dominguez said.

Film Symposium cultivates representation in New Mexico’s film scene

By Dannely Verduzco @DailyLobo

“These films are not mainstream movies; they are authentic representations that the people want to see,” shiloh burton said.

The second annual Film Symposium at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC), titled “Power of Our Stories,” took

place April 10-13, showcasing a diverse series of films. This included “Unseen” (2023), “Singing our Way to Freedom” (2018) and “Salt of the Earth” (1954), along with eight others.

The free event featured themes of labor unity, Chicanx and Indigenous rights and how the influence of music and art has impacted the movement for freedom among marginalized communities.

Inside this Lobo

CHAPA: Dogs for days at Pet Palooza (pg. 2)

DAVIDSON: City of Albuquerque celebrates UNM men’s basketball team (pg. 3)

FRANCESCA: Hockey in the desert The New Mexico Ice Wolves (pg.4)

SECOR: UNM Honors College enters its Swiftie era (pg. 5)

The NHCC Film Symposium initially began as a one-day, one-film event in 2023. The following year, burton, a non-binary activist, was hired as film coordinator for the NHCC and expand the event.

“I wanted to include the radical aspect of these truthful stories in a way that is accessible to everyone,” burton said.

Indigenous and Chicanx

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UNM administration declined to comment, Cinnamon Blair said, UNM Chief Marketing and Communications Officer.

“UNM is currently engaged in negotiations with UGW-UE regarding compensation. As required by state law and respectful negotiating practice, the University does not comment on the details of active negotiations,” Blair said.

Future bargaining sessions are scheduled for April 22, 24 and 26, according to the UGW Instagram page. The union will increase their demonstrations on campus, including a rally on Tuesday,

April 23 at Scholes Hall, according to Dominguez.

“I’m optimistic,” Dominguez said. “I think we’re gonna get a lot of people out. The University has to learn that now that we’re a union, they have to respect us, and they have to work with us on the same level playing field.”

Nate Bernard is a beat reporter with the Daily Lobo. He can be reached at news@dailylobo. com or on Twitter @DailyLobo

Losing streak broken

GARCIA: Sex ratio: a social indicator of body image (pg. 7)

BULGER: Baseball: Losing streak broken (pg. 9)

KNIGHT: Letter: New Mexicans have more to be thankful for this Tax Day (pg. 12)

FISHER: How to participate in NM’s 2024 primary elections (pg. 15)

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Lobos’ Baseball infielder Devon Dixon (3) celebrating with the team after scoring during the game against Fresno State at the Santa Ana Star Field on Friday, April 12. (see more on pg. 9)

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A collection of signs lay on the ground at a rally hosted by the United Graduate Workers of UNM in Sept. 2021.

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representation is extremely limited in the film industry, burton said. “I did a huge deep dive for films that needed audiences,” they said.

Paul Espinosa, director of “Singing Our Way to Freedom,” spoke at a panel about the film on April 12. It follows famous Chicano singer Ramon “Chunky” Sanchez and his advocacy for Chicanx and farmworkers rights alongside Cesar Chavez, co-founder of the United Farmworkers Association.

Sanchez was one of Chavez’s

favorite musicians. He would ask Sanchez, or his band, Los Alacranes Mojados, to play during his speeches, Espinosa said. “When people are laughing, it is much easier for them to accept their problems,” Espinosa said. burton said they were inspired to extend the event by Chicanx activist and United Farmworkers Association co-founder Dolores Huerta, who they encountered in a rights march for marginalized communities. Huerta encouraged them to show the film “Salt

of the Earth.”

“I said ‘done,’ because she’s my hero,” burton said.

“Unseen,” directed by Set Hernandez, follows Pedro, a blind, undocumented man, through graduating college, securing a position as a social worker and supporting his family, despite the political restrictions that are placed on him. The documentary places emphasis on the intersection between mental health, xenophobia and disability, according to the NHCC website.

“Authentic representation has to do with accessibility and how all kinds of people, including people with disabilities, are received,” Pedro said at the April 12 panel.

Pedro discussed how Hernandez gave him the freedom and accessibility to work on the film as a co-writer.

NHCC’s relationships with the filmmakers were developed over the six-month planning period for the symposium. burton has gathered films for the next

four years and looks forward to continuing the Film Symposium, they said.

“What I hope is that people all over the nation come here for the Film Symposium, like an annual festival,” burton said.

Dannely Verduzco is a freelance reporter for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at culture@dailylobo.com

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Leila Chapa / Daily Lobo Pet owners arrive with their dogs in a kennel at the Pet-a-Palooza event at Avanyu Plaza on Saturday, April 13.

City of Albuquerque celebrates UNM men’s basketball team

By BillyJack Davidson @BillyJackDL

The City of Albuquerque hosted a celebration for the recently crowned champions of the Mountain West men’s basketball tournament this past Thursday, April 11.

Mayor Tim Keller and the men’s basketball team came out to greet and spend time with the fans.

Keller presented two trophies to the Lobos: a golden Lobo hand and the official winning basketball. Keller spoke about what the accomplishment meant, not only to the fans, but to the city itself.

“Everyday is a great day to be a Lobo, but it’s really special this year,” Keller said. “It’s our first Mountain West Championship in 10 years. We also had an amazing start to the season. All the home games were sold out if not close. Most importantly, for those of us who have been around a long time, when the Lobos rise and win, it brings our whole city together like no other.”

With the men’s basketball sea-

son coming to a close, changes to the team next year hang in the air. The backcourt will be broken up by Jaelen House using his final year of eligibility to play and Jamal Mashburn Jr. entering the transfer portal.

Head Coach Richard Pitino praised the Lobo fans for their support over the season, and throughout his three years as head coach.

“There was one reason why I came here three years ago, and that is because we believe we have one of the best fan bases in all of college basketball,” Pitino said.

Around a hundred fans were at the event and got to spend time with the Lobos, getting their custom-made T-shirts and basketballs signed by the players and coaches.

Supporters of the University of New Mexico basketball team for over 40 years, Gary and Marla Dyer buy season tickets and travel with the Lobos every year to Las Vegas to watch the Mountain West tournament.

“(Neither of us are) UNM

alumni. We’ve been very athletic our whole lives, and in the 1980s started watching Lobo basketball and have watched every year since,” Gary Dyer said. “We’re really glad that (the men’s team) got to win the championship this year. They deserve it.”

In celebration of the team’s accomplishment, Keller announced that the new indoor track at the Albuquerque Convention Center

will hang banners for all UNM sports accomplishments – the first for the men’s Mountain West 2024 title.

“For the city, it’s amazing to

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Lobo men’s basketball team enter the Downtown Civic Plaza with Mayor Tim Keller to attend the event hosted by the city of Albuquerque to celebrate the team’s championship title in the 2024 Mountain West Conference on Thursday, April 11.

Hockey in the desert

The New Mexico Ice Wolves

By Francesca Ciconetti @fran_cicconetti

Home to a hockey team in the desert, the Outpost Ice Arena is where the New Mexico Ice Wolves reside – a Tier II junior ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) in the South Division.

The team was founded in 2019, and since then they have been getting down and dirty competing against nine other teams across the South Division from Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Colorado.

The organization has recruited players from all over, including

defenseman Luca Ricci from Montreal, Canada who is amazed at the amount of support the team received when he first arrived in New Mexico.

“The biggest surprise when coming down here to play was the fan’s support,” Ricci said. “You’re in Albuquerque – you don’t expect them to know much about hockey, but you come to the games and there’s hundreds of people and it’s really awesome to have that support from the fans.”

Despite being far from frozen lakes, New Mexico has shown it has what it takes to support a hockey program. The program’s success in player development

and helping athletes reach an elite level in hockey speaks for itself. Most players get recruited to play Division I or Division III hockey, with the most recent commit being Michael Schermerhorn to Notre Dame.

Team owner Stanley Hubbard said that multiple Ice Wolves alumni got the chance to compete in this year’s NCAA hockey tournament and is optimistic that we will see more players in future years.

“In the NCAA tournament this year, eight of our former players played in that tournament,” Hubbard said. “Now, none are in the last two games, but eight of them started and we’re going to

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(32) redirects a puck into the corner on Friday, April 12. have more.”

Hubbard has been aiding the organization to grow into one of the most legit programs in the NAHL. He has rigged the Outpost

Ice Arena to produce state of the art live broadcast for every home game with 10 different cameras, an entire broadcast room and microphones throughout the facility

so no one ever misses any action on the ice.

The team has access to a fully equipped training gym, designed by hockey training physiologist, Jack Blatherwick.

“(Blatherwick’s) an old friend and helped us design our hockey gym here right on the property. It’s designed specifically to build strength for speed, specifically for hockey,” Hubbard said.

The Ice Wolves are putting in the effort on the ice to improve their skills, but they’re also putting in work with local charities in Albuquerque to make an impact off the ice.

Throughout the season, the

team has supported organizations like Locker 505 through jersey auctions. Locker 505 helps to provide school clothes for students who live in Bernalillo County. The organization, Ricci said, puts effort into getting him and his teammates involved with local groups.

“It’s awesome that we’re raising some money for the charities. I think it’s a great way for us as a team to get involved and support what’s happening locally,” Ricci said.

The team has worn limited edition jerseys for holidays and special events including Veteran’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day and a

special edition jersey in support of Locker 505. After the games, fans were given the opportunity to bid on the worn jerseys with all proceeds going to the designated charities for each occasion.

But Hubbard’s goals go beyond just hockey. He wants to create an ice sports community that helps to grow skating, figure skating, curling, sled hockey and ice hockey. The facility he has built is helping the program take those steps to grow the ice sports community across New Mexico.

Beyond the Ice Wolves, the Outpost Ice Arena is home to sled hockey teams, figure skating, curling and other ice events. The

sled hockey team gives disabled individuals the opportunity to try their hand at hockey, and Hubbard encourages anyone that can participate to get involved.

“The best part about playing here is the brotherhoods and the friendships you have with these guys. It’s really awesome to grow with these guys and play together everyday,” Ricci said.

Keep an eye out for the Ice Wolves as they compete in the South Division’s semifinals. This past weekend, they beat the Amarillo Wranglers in a best of three series, 2-1 and 6-3. They advance to the semis this coming weekend.

is a beat reporter at the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at sports@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @fran_cicconetti.

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Axel Smith / @DailyLobo Graham Harris (9) and Jack McDonald (93) in a shoving match after the play on the ice ended.

Axel Smith / @DailyLobo Head Coach Phil Fox during a break in play on Friday, April 12.

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Ethan Hull (12) shoots the puck past a player Kyle DeMarco on Friday, April 12.

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The New Mexico Ice Wolves line up for the national anthem on Friday, April 12.

UNM Honors College enters its Swiftie era

By Elizabeth Secor @esecor2003

The University of New Mexico is entering its Taylor Swift era as the Honors College introduces a new class in the fall, “Taylor Swift: Honors Version.”

Under the guidance of lecturer Maria Szasz, a self-proclaimed ‘‘Swiftie’’ and seasoned educator, the full semester course will explore various jukebox musicals and Swift songs. It will culminate in the class creation of a jukebox musical featuring Swift’s songs.

‘‘The goal of the class is to study Taylor Swift’s music, lyrics, philanthropy, economic impact and everything she’s doing for women and artists,” Szasz said. “And the class will then create their own jukebox musical based on the life, song lyrics (and) eras of Taylor Swift.”

Jaiden Maestas, a junior at UNM, plans to take the course. Classes such as this one offer opportunities for students and professors to bring forth their own ideas, Maestas said.

“I know that the Honors College, and especially Szasz, do really good at selecting these unique interests that they personally are into... Maria Szasz, especially, is very good at having her students bring their own positionality for the discourse,’’ Maestas said.

Szasz is looking forward to seeing how Swift has impacted younger people and the connection with and influence she has had on society, she said.

“In a lot of ways, it’s a bird’seye view of young people and how she’s able to speak to young people … she’s really able to connect with an enormous amount of people, and her culture influences (and) her economic influence,” Szasz said.

Alongside looking at Swift’s positive impact, “everything’s on the table in terms of criticism” Szasz said when examining Swift’s environmental impact and more.

Maestas looks forward to examining the musicals and Swift on a deeper level to see what everyone brings to the table when discussing the topics, he said.

“It’s going really in-depth on something that seemingly shouldn’t be that deep, and people don’t typically think deep about … With Taylor Swift, you can go really deep with that and then use your own critical reflexivity to bring about your own ideas, topics and things,” Maestas said.

Elizabeth Secor is a freelance reporter for the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at culture@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @esecor2003

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An artistic depiction of the upcoming Taylor Swift: Honors Version course that is being offered at UNM Honors College.

Sex ratio: a social indicator of body image

By Arly Garcia @DailyLobo

A 2023 study by a University of New Mexico psychology professor states that women’s environments can have a impact on their self-esteem. The study had a few limitations in the form of its methods and theoretical framework per UNM professor analysis

The study, titled “A Slim Majority: The Influence of Sex Ratio on Women’s Body Dissatisfaction and Weight Loss Motivations,” was published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior by Tania Reynolds and four professors at other universities.

Reynolds hypothesized that when women are around more women than men in their environment, they respond with increased competition, which might correlate with more dissatisfaction with their bodies.

Reynolds’ hypothesis was supported, according to the study. The study was conducted through a mixture of self-report surveys and an in-lab experiment.

“The first three studies all use self-report, so that’s a limitation of those. And then the last study was an experiment, so the good thing about experiments is that randomly assigning people to conditions should be minimizing bias,” Reynolds said.

Self-report surveys can be limited by respondents providing untrue answers, especially to sensitive questions, according to the “Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology.”

Rinita Mazumdar, a philosophy and Women, Gender and Sexuality studies professor at

UNM, said that other limitations of the study are based on the assumptions it made about relationships and gender construction.

The assumptions include viewing relationships as a market based on competition and gender as a binary, Mazumdar said.

The study assumes that the search for a romantic or sexual partner is based on a binary consumer and seller model wherein the sellers – women – are competing for consumers – men – Mazumdar said.

“This data assumes a uniform knowledge of competition in the market that is transmitted generationally between women. That a market to acquire goods and commodities or business partners – in this case, sexual partners – is necessarily based on competition,” Mazumdar said.

The study assumes that all women understand they are in competition with one another for partners, and that they are competing for the same types of partners. It does not account for diversity in taste or confidence, Mazumdar said.

The study also assumes gender as binary, which is an unnatural assumption that is often reinforced as binary in studies on dating and marriage, Mazumdar said.

This fails to account for the cooperation and positive relationships between women, which can inform their identities and self-perception and lead them to search for a partner. Cooperation is often a stronger factor than competition, Mazumdar said.

Reynolds was inspired to conduct this research by recognizing patterns she had observed

on reality TV shows and in her own life, she said.

“In reality TV shows like ‘Bachelor in Paradise,’ on the island when there’s more women coming in relative to men, the women tend to get anxious about their partnerships and tend to try more to maintain their relationship. Whereas when there’s more men on the island, the men get more anxious about ensuring that they have partnerships,” Reynolds said.

Studies have shown that body dissatisfaction disproportionately affects women. This difference emerges as early as childhood, according to the Mental Health Foundation, which found that 46% of girls worried often or always about their body image,

compared to 25% of boys.

“(The study) may be particularly relevant on college campuses where populations are often heavily female-skewed,” Reynolds’ study reads.

58% of students enrolled at UNM Main Campus were women in 2022 according to the Institute of Education Sciences.

The study’s findings suggested that “women who are attending might be experiencing worse body image as a result of this composition,” Reynolds said.

Environment is important to consider when studying body image, but it isn’t the only factor involved, Reynolds said.

While the reasearch is important, the reasons for searching for a partner are assumed and not ex-

plained in the study, which creates a limitation, Mazumdar said.

“The larger context in which the search of the sexual partner is happening is patriarchal, ideological, familial, historical and so on. The cooperation between women creates their identities and their self perception – including bodily perception – that leads them to the market,” Mazumdar said.

Arly Garcia is a freelance reporter with the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at news@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @DailyLobo

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see how the Lobos lift us up in a way that nothing else really does,” Keller said. “And for myself personally, as someone who’s followed them my whole life, it’s really special to now be mayor and congratulate them on their accomplishment.”

Pitino also talked about what it meant for himself and the team to have the city host an event for them.

“It’s great to have the city show the support that it has today. We know that the Lobos are important to the city, and to the state and to see that turn out here today at the airport and in The Pit – that’s what drives these guys,” Pitino said.

Pitino also expressed his joy in the progress that the program has had in the last three years since he arrived, saying that it’s been great, but there’s still more progress to be made.

“We won the Mountain West title, won 26 games in the season, so now our goal is to win the regular season title and hopefully be able to advance in the NCAA tournament – which are both hard things to do,” Pitino said.

BillyJack Davidson is a beat reporter at the Daily Lobo. He can be reached at sports@dailylobo. com or on Twitter @BillyJackDL

Leila Chapa/ Daily Lobo Lobo men’s basketball Head Coach Richard Pitino and Mayor Tim Keller present a speech during the event at Downtown Civic Plaza, hosted by the City of Albuquerque, to celebrate the basketball team’s championship title in the 2024 Mountain West Conference on Thursday, April 11.

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Fans pose on stage with the Lobo men’s basketball team at Downtown Civic Plaza at the event hosted by the City of Albuquerque to celebrate the team’s championship title in the 2024 Mountain West Conference on Thursday, April 11.

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Lobo Men’s Basketball forward JT Toppin (15) poses with fans during the event at Downtown Civic Plaza, hosted by the City of Albuquerque, to celebrate the team’s championship title in the 2024 Mountain West Conference on Thursday, April 11.

Baseball: Losing streak broken

By Thomas Bulger @thomas-bulger10

The baseball team faced the Fresno State Bulldogs over the weekend. Aside from a win on Sunday, they lost two out of the three games.

The team was on an eight-game losing streak prior to Sunday. Friday, April 12, the Lobos lost 10-5. The Bulldogs had a balanced offense with everyone in the lineup earning a hit. For the

Lobos, Konner Kinkade led the team with three hits.

Saturday’s game was a high — scoring 23-19 loss. The teams put up a combined 19 runs in the ninth inning. The Bulldogs had four players with four or more hits. The Lobos’ comeback came up short after an eight-run bottom of the ninth wasn’t enough to claim the lead. Jake Holland led the team with five hits and six RBIs in six at-bats.

On Sunday, the team won 6-2. Pitcher David Lopez went seven innings for the Lobos and only

gave up four hits. Will Bannister pitched the final two innings without giving up a hit. Ben Newton shined for the Bulldogs with a hit and two walks in the game.

The team will host Jackie Robinson Day against Colorado State University Pueblo on Tuesday, April 16.

Thomas Bulger is the sports editor for the Daily Lobo. He can be contacted at sports@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @thomasbulger10

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Infielder Konner Kinkade (8) up to bat at the game against Fresno State at the Santa Ana Star Field on Friday, April 12. (right)

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Letter: New Mexicans have more to be thankful for this Tax Day

By Paige Knight

This Tax Day, we all have much to be thankful for as we consider the bounty of public goods and services that are made possible with our tax dollars.

These include a school system that offers a free education to every child, the roads and other transportation infrastructure that make it possible for us to move about our cities and state, the first responders who keep our communities safe, no or lowcost health care coverage for a majority of New Mexicans, our plentiful parks, libraries, museums and so much more.

This year, we have even more to be thankful for. That’s because in the last few years, our state has made the most improvement in the nation in making our tax system more fair, equitable and racially just.

New Mexico’s first place award for improvement comes from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), which studies state and local tax systems across the nation. ITEP shows New Mexico has moved up an impressive 18 spots on their Tax Inequality Index in a recent update to their seminal report, Who Pays?

That means we now have the ninth most progressive (or most fair) tax code in the nation, and we no longer ask the most from those who have the very least.

We can thank advocates and policymakers for working together to make significant strides toward more progressive tax policies. These include the expansion of income tax credits for those earning low incomes, the creation of a Child Tax Credit and the narrowing of an inequitable

deduction for investment profits. Without these changes, New Mexico would have the country’s 25th most regressive (or most unfair) tax system.

More progressive and equitable tax policies and credits also mean that many families struggling financially received a crucial tax refund this year – a boost of cash assistance they can use to help meet the needs of their households, to invest in their family’s well-being, to pay for school supplies, afford healthy food or sign their child up for an enriching summer camp.

Studies have shown that tax credits are associated with a host of benefits, including a reduction in poverty and childhood hunger, improvements in child and maternal health and educational outcomes. They also boost our local economy since families spend the money quickly and locally on goods and services.

Our recent progress is certainly a cause to celebrate, but it’s not a time to rest. Let us keep working because many families in our state still struggle to afford food and rent. Moving forward, New Mexico can and should consider boosting the Child Tax Credit for our youngest children – those under six.

Investing in those early years has the best rate of return, and the greatest need, given the higher rate of poverty among families with young children.

We can also do more to ensure that those in the best position to afford it – the wealthy, and big, profitable corporations –are contributing their fair share towards the goods and services that collectively benefit us all.

Despite our relative progressivity compared to other states, New Mexico still taxes the middle 60% of income earners subs-

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How to participate in NM’s 2024 primary elections

Registering,

switching

parties and voting explained

By Austin Fisher

This story was originally published by Source New Mexico.

New Mexico’s primary election will determine who will appear on the general election ballot this November.

Primary election day will be held on June 4. Early voting begins May 7. These dates can affect whether voters can participate in the primaries being held by political parties in the state.

How to register to vote in the Primary

The Secretary of State directs eligible voters who want a mail-in ballot to apply online through the New Mexico Secretary of State website. However, the mail-in ballot application page on the website is not working. Curtas did not respond to follow up questions about the problem with the online system in time for publication. Source New Mexico will update this story online when we hear back.

Anyone can still request a mail-in ballot by filling out this form and returning it to their county clerk.

If someone doesn’t want to register to vote online, they can register to vote through the mail by filling out the official paper application (English / Español)

If someone wants to register to vote online at NMVote.org or by mail, they must do so by May 7. Alex Curtas, a spokesperson with the New Mexico Secretary of State said that as long as someone goes in-person to a polling place in their county, they’ll be able to register and vote in the same transaction, Curtas said. This is called sameday voter registration.

and mailing it to their local county clerk’s office. Mailing addresses for county clerks are found here.

Data shows there are more than 310,000 New Mexicans who are old enough to vote but are not registered. There are an estimated 1,638,985 people of voting age in New Mexico, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

As of Jan. 31, there were 1,328,593 people registered to vote in New Mexico, according to the New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office.

How to switch political parties

New Mexico has a “modified open primary,” Curtas said.

Although the primaries are technically closed, a voter must declare a party affiliation and only vote for candidates on that party’s ticket.

But around 25% of New Mexico voters are not affiliated with one of the three major political parties in the state.

Because of the state’s sameday registration option, those people who aren’t affiliated with a major party can switch their party affiliation and vote on the same day. This is available during general elections, but could also have a drastic impact on party politics during primaries.

Democratic, Republican and Libertarian voters make up the major parties in the state. The Green Party of New Mexico is the only qualified minor party with the Secretary of State.

If someone is undeclared or not affiliated with any major party, they can go to any polling place during early voting or on election day, choose their party and vote in that party’s primary.

However, if someone is already affiliated with a major party, they

cannot switch their party and vote on the same day, Curtas said.

Any person can switch their party affiliation online or by mail before May 7, Curtas said.

The latest New Mexico Secretary of State data shows 43.5% of registered voters are Democrats, 31.1% are Republicans and 23.3% are either independent, unaffiliated with any party or declined to select a party.

Another 1.1% are registered Libertarians and 0.9% are marked “other” in the statewide voter statistics.

How to vote

To vote in person, find a local polling place through the NM Secretary of State website. Once registered, voters can see a sample of what their ballot will look like, along with any other information they might need, through checking their regis-

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DAILY LOBO C ampus Calendar of Events

Current Exhibits

Borders: Created, Contested & Imagined Exhibit

Through April 17

Zimmerman Library Learning Commons

A thought-provoking exploration of the dynamic interplay between maps and the societies they represent.

New Life

Through April 19

Tamarind Institute

By Francis Reynolds.

Sanguine

Through April 19

John Sommers Gallery

BFA Honors Thesis. By Tamaron Chee.

Gift Horse

Through April 19 6th Street Studio Friday & Saturday 9am- 5pm

Swimming In It

Through April 20

UNM Art Museum

Juried graduate exhibition features the work of fifteen artists currently enrolled in the MFA Program and working in all mediums –painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, sound and video installation.

Trzy Siostry (Three Sisters) by Drew

Trujillo

Through April 20

1 Civic Plaza NW, Suite 140

In the heart of an enchanted forest “Trzy Siostry (Three Sisters)” captures the essence of folklore and forgotten voices, crafting a performance of joy, loss, and the enduring spirit of unity.

Shadows of Growth

Through April 26

Masley Art Gallery

By Josephine Duran. BFA Thesis show based on the ability to see past traumatic events.

Hulsman Undergraduate Library Research Award Winner Exhibit

Through April 30 Zimmerman Library Exhibit celebrates the 2024 winners of the Hulsman Undergraduate Library Research award winners. On display in Zimmerman Library Learning Commons.

Till We Are Full

Through May 3

Alpaca Gallery, 1415 4th St SW By Claudia Hermano.

“Nothing Left for Me”: Federal Policy and the Photography of Milton Snow in Diné Bikéyah Through May 3

Maxwell Museum of Anthropology

This exhibition foregrounds Diné perspectives on the intersecting and ongoing legacies of both photography and American colonialism.

Maxwell Museum of Anthropology: Ancestors Through May 11

Maxwell Museum of Anthropology

This exhibit will introduce our ancestors and close relatives, first came the early apelike Australopithecus (A.)* afarensis and A. africanus; these eastern and southern African relatives were the earliest humans.

Maxwell Museum of Anthropology: People of the Southwest

Through May 11

Maxwell Museum of Anthropology

The exhibition celebrates the cultural history of the Southwest, especially the close relationship southwestern people have had with the land around them.

Hindsight Insight 4.0

Through May 11

UNM Art Museum

The UNM Art Museum’s Hindsight Insight 4.0 exhibition, featuring portraits, landscapes, and abstract artworks, delves into narratives about racism, colonialism, and gender stereotypes, highlighting curatorial authority and institutional voice.

Pelton & Jonson: The Transcendent 1930s

Through May 11

UNM Art Museum

Paintings, drawings, and archival materials from the UNM Art Museum collection to illustrate the aesthetic achievements and personal connections between American painters Agnes Pelton (1881-1961) and Raymond Jonson (1891-1982).

Cuneiform and Cultural Heritage: Writing, New Ways of Being, and Displaced Artifacts

Through October 31

Maxwell Museum of Anthropology

This exhibition highlights the eight

cuneiform tablets in the Maxwell Museum collections and attempts to uncover their journey to Albuquerque.

Pedacitos de Resistencia: Socially Engaged Work in Latin American Special Collections

Through December 2024

Zimmerman Library, Frank Waters

Room Offers archival snapshots, pieces of collections to briefly showcase how socially engaged work can capture different histories, narratives, and imaginaries.

MONDAY

Campus Events

Brown Bag TED Talk

Honors College Forum

12:00 – 1:00pm

Watch 1 short recent TED talk and visit with each other about the TED talk and anything else you want.

Manicure Mondays Women’s Resource Center 12:00 – 2:00pm DIY manicure. Nail polish is provided, but feel free to bring your own.

2023 On The Brinck Winners in Conversation: David Gissen + E. James West George Pearl Hall

4:00 – 6:00pm

The authors will each present on their award-winning books followed by a dialogue on overlapping themes within the context of the award and the legacy of J.B. Jackson. A book signing with the authors will follow the discussion and complimentary books will be made available to SA+P students who attend.

Art & Music

Early Music Ensemble Performance Keller Hall 4:00 – 5:30pm

Part of the 2024 Helen Damico Memorial Lecture Series.

Shadows of Growth Opening Reception

Masley Art Gallery 6:00 – 7:00pm

Lectures & Readings

Thesis/Dissertation Presentation

Novitski Dental Clinic 12:00 – 1:00pm

Alayna Holcomb, Surgery & Dental Services, presents, “Oral Health Education and Dental Care Access of Families of Children with Down Syndrome in New Mexico.”

The 2024 Helen Damico Memorial Lecture Series: “The Middle Ages on Screen”

Woodward Hall, Room 101 4:00 – 7:30pm

Dr. Jonathan Hsy, George Washington University, presents, “Medieval Lives and Modern Screens: Deaf Culture and the Middle Ages Today.”

Thesis/Dissertation Presentation Fine Arts, Room 1020 4:00 – 5:00pm

Claudia Hermano, Art History, presents, “Til we are full.”

Meetings

QPR SUB 2:00

– 8:00pm

group study night for those who may need time to study and prefer to study with others. Snacks will be provided.

TUESDAY

Lectures & Readings

Nuclear Engineering Seminar 2:00 – 3:15pm

Farris Engineering Center, Room 2500

Caitlin Kohnert, LANL, presents, “Metal Hydrides.”

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tantially more than the top 1%. When we as a community are able to ensure that everyone – no matter our zip code, skin color or income level – has the resources they need to thrive and lead healthy lives, we all do better.

We can work together so that New Mexico wins first place for having the most equitable and progressive tax system in the nation. Not only to support fa-

Vote from page 13 tration information on the NW Secretary of State website.

Curtas also encouraged people to vote by mail.

“It’s completely secure, and there are lots of different accountability processes built in there,” Curtas said.

Most counties have multiple secure ballot drop box locations where people can drop off their mail-in ballots, Curtas said. People can also drop off their mail-in ballots at any polling place in the county where they’re registered to vote.

milies earning low and moderate income, but to ensure we have the revenues necessary now and in the future to fully invest in our kids and communities for generations to come. And we’re well on our way.

Paige Knight, MPP, is a Deputy Policy Director for New Mexico Voices for Children.

Austin Fisher is a Senior Reporter at Source New Mexico

Source New Mexico is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.

Source New Mexico maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Shaun Griswold for questions: info@sourcenm.com.

Follow Source New Mexico on Facebook and Twitter.

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unrelated to agenda items may be made during the opening of the meeting.

Lectures & Readings

Thesis/Dissertation Presentation

PAIS 9:00 – 10:00am

Mingyang Zhang, Physics & Astronomy, presents, “Hybrid Membrane External-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (H-MECSEL) for Laser Guide Star Application.”

Biology Brown Bag

Castetter Hall, Room 100 12:00 – 1:00pm

Savannah Sanchez, Biology, presents, “Plant and Microbial Contributions to Soil CO2 Efflux in a Chihuahuan Desert Grassland.”

Thesis/Dissertation Presentation

Centennial Engineering Center, Room 3071 1:00 – 2:00pm

Md Mehedi Hasan, Interdisciplinary Engineering, presents, “Understanding Longitudinal Top-down Cracking to Enhance Asphalt Mix Design.”

Law School Discussion

UNM School of Law, Room 2401 5:15 – 6:30pm

Professor Emeritus Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law School, discusses, “The Supreme Court and the Future of Environmental Law.”

The 2024 Helen Damico Memorial Lecture Series: “The Middle Ages on Screen”

Woodward Hall, Room 101

5:30 – 7:30pm

Dr. Kavita Mudan Finn, University of Oxford, presents, “This Tragic Glass: Shakespearean Medievalisms in House of the Dragon.”

Visiting Artist Talk with Margarita Paz-Pedro

UNM Department of Art & Art History, Room 141

5:30 – 6:30pm

Artist lecture sponsored by the Gale Memorial Lecture Fund, the UNM Ceramics Area, and UNM Clay Club.

Standing Committee Meeting SUB, Fiesta A & B 5:30 – 6:30pm

Public comment can be provided when the Public Comment agenda item is presented. Public comment will be considered during open session. Comments

THURSDAY

Campus Events

All Things Art

UNM Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center 8:00am – 5:00pm

Pop up art event for HSC. Art will be hung/installed/performed for the day. Artists will bring their artwork day of, help to install it/hang it, and will be responsible for retrieving artwork.

Gear Up- Bernalillo Campus Visit Honors College Forum

9:00am – 12:00pm

El Centro de la Raza will be hosting a college visit from Bernalillo’s Gear Up program. Hosting prospective students and providing them with presentations about different campus partners.

International Festival

10:00am – 2:00pm

Cornell Mall

Prepare to be captivated by a celebration of diverse cultures, mesmerizing performances, and mouthwatering global cuisine. This one day event highlights the international community and gives domestic UNM students a chance to interact with them.

Cuddle a Canine 11:00am – 1:00pm

Zimmerman Library, Smith Plaza

This initiative aims to provide comfort, support, and relaxation to the UNM community as they navigate the challenges of the end of the semester.

Colorectal Cancer Support Group 2:00 – 3:00pm

UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center, Room 1048

In this group led by an oncology social worker & colorectal cancer survivor, people can share their personal experiences, ways of coping and helpful resources

Sanguine Opening Reception

5:00 – 7:00pm

John Sommers Gallery

Sports & Recreation

Gymtimidation

1:00 – 1:45pm

Johnson Center

Meet outside the West Entrance

of Johnson Center, and then walk through Johnson Center to go over various equipment inside the building.

Arts & Music

Musicology Colloquium

2:00 – 3:00pm

Keller Hall

Dr. Nicoletta Demetriou, University of Oxford, presents, “Fighting with words: Improvised oral poetry in Cyprus.”

Frederick Hammersley Visiting Artist 3:00 – 6:00pm

Art Annex Molly Zuckerman-Hartung Open

Studio. Music from the Americas 7:30 – 9:00pm

Keller Hall

This concert will feature Rodrigo Neftalí, guitarist from México. Tickets at the box office: $15 general admission, $10 seniors and UNM employees, $5 students.

Lectures & Readings

Afro-descendant women’s poetry from Costa Rica

Ortega Hall, Room 335 12:00 – 1:30pm

A reading and talk with Shirley Campbell Barr, Author of Rotundamente Negra.

OSE Seminar PAIS, Room 2540 12:45 – 1:45pm

Dr. Yue (Joyce) Jiang, UNM, presents.

Vielka Solano: el servicio como vocación, la poesía como salvación 3:00 – 4:00pm

Latin American and Iberian Institute

Vielka Solano will host a talk about her service work and dedication to poetry. This talk will be in Spanish and English.

Biology Seminar 3:30 – 5:00pm

Castetter, Room 100

Dr. Michael Kowalewski, Florida Museum of Natural History, The 2024 Helen Damico Memorial Lecture Series: “The Middle Ages on Screen” Woodward Hall, Room 101 5:30 – 7:30pm

Dr. Jason Herbert, presents,

“Getting Medieval on Your Screen: What the Movies Have to Say about the Middle Ages.”

Meetings

ASUNM Budget Hearings

SUB, Cherry/Silver

8:00 – 9:00am

Public comment can be provided when the Public Comment agenda item ispresented. Public comment will be considered during open session. Commentsunrelated to agenda items may be made during the opening of the meeting.

Student Advisory Council Meeting

7 UNM Art Museum 4:00 – 5:00pm

This semester SAC will work as a group to create a zine that focuses on themes from UNMAM’s exhibition Hindsight Insight 4.0 and themes relevant to art museums, museum studies, art history, art practices, etc.

Study Abroad Book Club Mesa Vista Hall, 3rd Floor 4:00 – 5:00pm

A meet up to discuss Anu Taranath’s book, “Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World.” Read and talk about one chapter from the book. These meetings will be facilitated by UNM study abroad advisors.

FRIDAY

Campus Events

Gear Up- Bernalillo Campus Visit 9:00am – 12:00pm

Honors College Forum

El Centro de la Raza will be hosting a college visit from Bernalillo’s Gear Up program. Hosting prospective students and providing them with presentations about different campus partners.

Posters & Potluck 12:00 – 1:00pm

Southwest Hispanic Research Institute, Room 106 By Dr. Michelle Kells. Hosted by Chicana and Chicano Studies.

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staff & students.

Lectures & Readings

Philosophy Colloquium

3:30 – 5:00pm

Mitchell Hall, Room 120

Josiah Simon, UNM, presents, “The Primacy of the Political: Untangling Rosenzweig’s Hegel.”

Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar

3:30 – 4:30pm

Mechanical Engineering, Room 218 Ljiljana Trajkovic, Simon Fraser University, presents, “Data Mining and Machine Learning for Analysis of Network Traffic.”

Physics and Astronomy Colloquium

3:30 – 4:30pm

PAIS, Room 1100

Marianna Safronova, University of Delaware, presents, “Quantum Technologies for New-physics Searches in the Laboratory and in Space.”

Chemistry Seminar

4:00 – 5:00pm

Clark Hall, Room 101

Nathan Hahn, Sandia National Laboratory, presents.

Sports & Recreation

UNM

State

Women’s Softball vs. Utah

6:00 – 7:00pm

Lobo Softball Field

UNM Women’s Softball faces off against Utah State at the Lobo Softball Field. Tickets are free but must be acquired online.

SATURDAY

Sports & Recreation

Men’s Tennis vs. Boise State

UNM

12:00 – 1:00pm

McKinnon Family Tennis Stadium

UNM Men’s Tennis faces off against Boise State at the McKinnon Family Tennis Stadium. Tickets are free but must be acquired online.

UNM Women’s Softball vs. Utah State

1:00 – 2:00pm

Lobo Softball Field

UNM Women’s Softball faces off against Utah State at the Lobo Softball Field. Tickets are free but must be acquired online.

Art & Music

Lab School Recital

12:00 – 1:00pm Keller Hall

The students of UNM’s Suzuki String Lab School present what they are learning.

Campus Events

LoboTHON 10th Anniversary Dance Marathon

10:00am – 9:00pm

SUB, Ballrooms A&B

LoboTHON is the largest studentrun philanthropy at UNM. Dance Marathon is a day full of food, fun, activities, dancing, and more! From crying to laughing, students will get to listen to Miracle Kids stories and see how they have made an impact on the community.

Theater & Film

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini & The Rite of Spring

6:00 – 7:00pm

Popejoy Hall

New Mexico Philharmonic will perform the Scythian Suite of Prokofiev; Olga Kern International Piano Competition second-prize winner Anna Dmytrenko with Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; The Rite of Spring. Tickets are $35-$90.

The Imaginary Invalid 7:30 – 9:30pm Rodey Theatre

This play follows the hypochondriac

Argan, who falls victim to the persuasive schemes of unscrupulous doctors and pharmacists. As the plot unfolds, we witness the consequences of unchecked reliance on medication and the manipulative nature of pharmaceutical greed. Tickets at the UNM Bookstore: $15 general, $12 faculty & seniors, $10 staff & students.

SUNDAY

Sports & Recreation

UNM Women’s Softball vs. Utah State

11:00am – 12:00pm Lobo Softball Field

UNM Women’s Softball faces off against Utah State at the Lobo Softball Field. Tickets are free but must be acquired online.

Theater & Film

The Imaginary Invalid 2:00 – 4:00pm Rodey Theatre

This play