Daily Lobo 05/06/2024

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UNM solidarity encampment, week two

By Paloma Chapa & Ella Daniel

Update 05/05/2024

On Saturday, May 4, at the University of New Mexico Duck Pond solidarity encampment, students and community members joined the UNM Faculty & Staff Divestment

Working Group for a teach-in and art build on Palestine and divestment.

The working group consists of UNM faculty and staff who advocate for the advancement of student protesters and University divestment from Israel, according to Jennifer Tucker, an associate professor at the School of Architecture & Planning.

“It’s really about exploring the links between activism and art and how art can be a force for social change,” Tucker said.

Jennifer Jordan, the UNM Open Educational Resources librarian, attended the teach-in to support her students, she said.

“I saw at least one of (my students) on the footage (from the Student Union Building), and I was scared for him,” Jordan said.

Later that day, local therapists like Niyera Hewlett offered drop-in sessions at the mental health first aid tent.

“We’re here in support because we’ve noticed a lot of the violence and brutality that people have experienced, and when you’re in survival mode you can’t really feel those feelings. We wanted to offer a space for folks to try and

process some of it,” Hewlett said.

As of Sunday, May 5, UNM has no plans to alter the commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 11 in response to the protests, UNM Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Cinnamon Blair said.

On Friday, May 3, the encampment released a statement addressing the police response to the April 29-30 occupation of the Student Union Building and in response to UNM Leadership’s statement earlier in the week.

“Until UNM discloses information on investments, we cannot know the full extent of our institution’s contribution to the genocide of Palestinians,”

the encampment’s statement reads.

The UNM Department of Native American Studies also released a statement on May 3 in solidarity with those involved with the encampment, calling for UNM leadership and administration to engage in dialogue with student and faculty protesters.

“Students are the ones who are saying no business as usual until we reevaluate our relationship with Israel,” Tucker said. “So it’s important for faculty and for the community and for staff to support those who are taking risks in order to make change on this really urgent issue.”

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At the end of each semester, the Daily Lobo recognizes graduating staff and their contributions to the paper and the broader campus community.

By Karina Bolaños @DailyLobo

The Daily Lobo’s outgoing editorin-chief, Maddie Pukite, has spent their time at the University of New Mexico and in student publications making change.

Pukite graduates this spring with two bachelor’s degrees – one in political science and one in Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies – and two minors – one in Honors Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts and one in Journalism & Mass Communication.

Pukite served as a reporter, managing editor and editor-in-chief

Outgoing editor-in-chief graduates, beloved by all

throughout their four years on Lobo staff. While doing so, they maintained a steady college schedule, taking 18-21 credits per semester.

Through all their commitments, they created and maintained meaningful friendships inside and outside the Lobo, like with Gabriel Biadora, a former Lobo news editor.

“The thing that makes (Pukite) so incredible as a reporter and as an editor is their unrelenting empathy. I think that’s the thing that really drives their work. Everything that they do (has) this overwhelming sense of real, genuine kindness and so much empathy for what they’re covering,” Biadora said.

Pukite reported on wide-ranging topics, including City Council meetings, accessibility, protests and environmental issues. The first story they wrote for the Lobo was about the cost of grass upkeep on campus.

“I was very proud of it. It won second place for Environmental Reporting at the New Mexico Press Association,” Pukite said.

As their time reporting evolved,

they said they realized that journalism isn’t something that is learned within a classroom, it’s something learned on the job.

“(Journalism) is something you learn by doing, and you learn it from good editors and you learn it from having great coworkers and trusted mentors. I feel like the newsroom and working with people is really how I’ve learned how to do journalism,” Pukite said.

Yet in the classroom, Pukite said the critical theories they learned for their degrees have been integral to constructing their stories and the way they report.

“It gives me a way to think about the world from my personal experience. It’s helped me ask better questions and approach an interview from an intersectional lens, and ensure that I’m asking about every part of you,” Pukite said.

Alex Tierney, a close friend of Pukite, said Pukite grew throughout their entire time at the Lobo, but especially as editor-in-chief.

“They say what they mean and

Estrada’s creativity knows no bounds

By Lily Alexander @llilyalexander

“I was like, ‘F*ck, I’m not getting a job,’” Katrina Estrada said about her 2022 interview to be a freelance photographer at the Daily Lobo – during which she burst into laughter when a pigeon attacked then photo editor Mackenzie Schwartz.

A week later, she was hired. She soon became the multimedia editor, and later, the photo editor. She graduates from the University of New Mexico with a bachelor’s degree in film this spring.

“I chose film because I’ve always been in love with the art. I think it started with my love for photography that started at a very young age, and then it blossomed into wanting to delve into other visual medias,” Estrada said.

Estrada is from Silver City, New Mexico. She opted to attend UNM

partly because of its proximity to home, and said Albuquerque feels like its “own little world” inside the state.

At UNM, she learned about the power of film and its symbiotic relationship with history, she said.

“It’s crazy impactful. I think that’s also why I wanted to go into film. As a woman of color from rural New Mexico, my life and the way I tell stories, and the way I perceive the world, and the fears that I’ve had of the world or the things that I love about the world, are very different,” Estrada said.

At the Lobo, Estrada photographed sports, protests and any last-minute Sunday captures needed for stories. She also inspired friend and reporter Marcela Johnson to join the newsroom.

“(Estrada) has so much knowledge and she’s so willing to share it,” Johnson said. “I’m not a photographer, but she’s been so helpful to me in communicating with photographers about what I want.”

Estrada’s favorite part of her time

at the Lobo was the comfort and security shared amongst the staff, she said.

“All the times I doubted myself or was like, ‘Oh my gosh, no one in this city takes us seriously because we’re a student newspaper’ … It was nice to have people there to be like, ‘No, we matter.’ Our voices matter; the stories we tell our audience matter,” Estrada said.

Her advice for any creatives in college is to not take their craft – or themselves – too seriously, she said.

“A lot of photography and film, or photojournalism and video journalism – there’s a sort of prestige within it, inherently built off of the backs of people who claim they’ve created the art, which are white, heterosexual, cisgender men, and they take themselves way too seriously,” Estrada said.

Estrada puts thought and love into her creative ventures and everything she does, her longtime friend Kai Warrior wrote.

“Her art, her words and her presence are such beautiful beaming lights and you are lucky to know her if you do,” Warrior wrote.

After graduation, Estrada plans to travel to Chicago, then return to Albuquerque in July and begin various photography projects she has planned. She wants to continue story-telling without being limited to one medium, she said.

Estrada also wants to work in film at some point, and is prepared for the work she said it will take.

“I think one of the biggest lessons I learned through the Lobo was that if you do something or walk into a place that you don’t think you belong in with enough confidence, no one really tells you no,” Estrada said. “I think that could be applied to a lot of different things.”

Lily Alexander is the editor-in-chief at the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at editorinchief@dailylobo.com on Twitter @llilyalexander

they mean what they say, and it’s hard to find people like that. They care wholly and deeply because they can’t even help it,” Tierney wrote.

Biadora admires Pukite’s community-oriented, authentic approach to reporting, he said.

“Their sense of empathy and looking after your neighbor – I think that’s what makes them such an incredible reporter and better editor. I love the way that they have taken (the Lobo) and the direction that it’s gone. I think they’re doing amazing stuff; I’m just amazed with what they’ve accomplished,” Biadora said.

Upon graduation, Maddie said the past four years were a whirlwind, and they have decided to spend some time “working in a restaurant or something.”

“I’ve had the absolute thrill of a lifetime these past four years. Well, not a lifetime. There are more exciting things to come,” Pukite said.

Karina Bolaños is the Culture Editor at the Daily Lobo. They can be contacted at culture@dailylobo.com

Photo courtesy of Maddie Pukite Outgoing editor-in-chief Maddie Pukite poses for a photo in the Daily Lobo newsroom on April 13.

Photo courtesy of Katrina Estrada Katrina Estrada poses at the cactus garden outside of Zimmerman Library on April 22.

chanted as Hope was escorted to a NMSP vehicle.

At about 4 a.m., officers began forcibly removing anyone who remained in the SUB and made more arrests.

16 arrested after pro-Palestine protesters occupy the SUB

On Tuesday, April 30 at around 3:30 a.m., 16 pro-Palestine protesters – five of them University of New Mexico students – were arrested by UNM Police Department officers at the Student Union Building after they occupied the space. New Mexico State Police, dressed in riot gear, participated in the response.

The protesters filled the second floor of the SUB with tents, food and supplies, writing pro-Palestine messages on the walls with chalk and marker. As of April 30, at least 34,535 people have been killed in Gaza, according to Aljazeera.

Two protesters, including UNM alumni Sofia Jenkins-Nieto, were pepper-sprayed by UNMPD officers.

“I was just trying to get a good video of (the officers) and then I was outside as they were pushing people out, so I saw a lot of people get pushed to the ground and get tackled – get stepped on,” Jenkins-Nieto said. “I was about to get on the concrete to step down .... I think they were trying to spray everyone and I just got hit on the corner of my face.”

UNMPD and NMSP officers tackled protesters and threw them down to arrest them. One UNMPD officer pointed his taser at a legal observer.

The previous day, Monday, April 29 at 6 p.m., about 300 protesters gathered at the encampment at the Duck Pond to rally and march in solidarity with Palestine. About an hour later, protesters marched to the SUB.

During a speech, protester and former student Jonathan Juarez announced the occupation of the SUB.

“We are here to stay. We are calling on President Stokes and the Board of Regents to immediately begin the process of divestment,” Juarez said.

UNM has received grants from the U.S.-Israel Binational Foundations, according to The Jewish Virtual Library. Protesters chanted “disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest,” repeatedly throughout the night.

At 8:30 p.m., a campus-wide LoboAlert was sent out, stating protesters occupied the SUB and that the building was closed. Protesters remained in the building.

At around 9 p.m., UNM President Garnett Stokes was outside the SUB. UNM Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Cinnamon Blair did not know why Stokes was there, she said.

“Right now, I’m thinking and considering what it means – what this next action represents for the campus. And so for me, I understand the various perspectives. I know what’s being asked, but at the same time, I think there are many things to consider, including the impact of this on other members of the community, and so (I am) considering what our next steps are,” Stokes said in a statement to the Daily Lobo.

At around 11 p.m., about 29 police cars belonging to UNMPD and NMSP were staged outside of Hokona Hall, according to Juarez.

Several protesters sealed tent en-

trances with zip-ties and chained the tents to the second floor railing. Protesters anticipated the police officers would perform arrests. Some filled out forms where they wrote their names and emergency contact information in case of arrest.

Abbey Myrick, a graduate student in the Department of Neurosciences, was willing to risk arrest to support the younger students involved in the protest, she said.

“It’s not really about politics and it’s not even really about history at this moment. Even though there’s a lot of history, it’s more a humanitarian crisis that’s occurring right now and (UNM is) funding it,” Myrick said.

UNMPD and NMSP arrived at the SUB at 3 a.m., telling protesters they had 30 minutes to leave before being charged with criminal trespassing. Protesters barricaded doors leading outside with couches, tables and chairs.

Shortly before 3:30 a.m., about 20 NMSP officers dressed in riot gear entered the north end of the SUB, standing in a line. They gradually approached the protesters at the south end, who used plastic storage container lids as shields and linked arms, chanting.

The officers dismantled tents with protesters inside, including Siihasin Hope, a protester and community organizer. Officers arrested Hope and other individuals who were inside the tents.

“We see you, we love you, we will get justice for you,” protesters

“I definitely did see several students get brutalized by police,” Juarez said. “I also have a friend that is pregnant right now who was also injured by the police.”

On April 30 at 2 p.m., UNM Leadership released a Universitywide statement regarding the SUB occupation, describing it as “not acceptable.” The SUB remained closed until Wednesday, May 1 at 7 a.m.

As of April 30 at 2 p.m., about half of the arrested protesters were released, according to the UNM Palestine Solidarity Camp Instagram.

“President Stokes and this administration would rather see students be brutalized and forcibly removed than have a written commitment to divest within 48 hours – rather than meeting really basic and feasible demands of students,” Juarez said.

Update 05/02/2024

By Thursday, May 2, all 16 of the protesters arrested during the April 30 SUB occupation were released from the Metropolitan Detention Center. They were charged with criminal trespass and wrongful use of public property, according to court records.

Hope was the only protester charged with criminal trespass involving damage, per New Mexico Statute 30-14-1 (D), according to court records.

Four protesters who were arrested, including Hope and Sophia Ellis-Young, said they sustained injuries from their arrests.

“I was laying there because I had put my hands behind my back –none of us were resisting arrest – and I looked back at (an officer) and

he just looked at me. And then he stepped as hard as he could on this object, and it snapped up in my face,” Hope said.

On Tuesday, April 30, protesters at the Duck Pond held a vigil in solidarity with Palestine and those who were arrested at the SUB.

Hope and Ellis-Young were put in solitary confinement cells at the detention center without water, food or access to phone calls, they said at the vigil.

“Choosing to be arrested is no joke. We experienced wounds; one comrade got his lip busted, I got my shirt ripped. It was an incredibly traumatizing experience,” Ellis-Young said.

On Wednesday, May 1, the United Academics of UNM – a faculty union – circulated a signable statement in solidarity with students participating in the SUB and Duck Pond encampments. The statement received 225 signatures from faculty and staff by May 2, Jennifer Tucker, an associate professor at the School of Architecture & Planning, said in a press release.

“We urge President Stokes and Provost Holloway to de-escalate their response towards students exercising their first amendment rights,” the statement reads.

Representatives at the SUB did not immediately respond to a request for comment concerning the April 30 occupation’s impact on the building.

Paloma Chapa is the multimedia editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at multimedia@dailylobo. com or on Twitter @paloma_chapa88

Ella Daniel is a freelance reporter with the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at news@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @ella_daniel7

Lelia Chapa contributed reporting to this article.

Ella Daniel / @ella_daniel7 / Daily Lobo

door at the SUB on Tuesday, April 30.

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Daily Lobo twins for the win

By Arly Garcia @Dailylobo

Paloma and Leila Chapa, Daily Lobo staff members and Women’s Soccer Club founders, are graduating from the University of New Mexico this spring with degrees in environmental planning and design.

The twins started at UNM in 2019 and quickly became involved with the campus community. In September 2023, Paloma became multimedia editor for the Lobo and helped build the video desk. Leila joined the Lobo as a videographer in February 2024.

The two were excited to create videos together – a longtime passion of theirs – and gain new experiences at

the Lobo, they said.

“The Lobo team has been so gracious and welcoming from the start. I remember my first day, I already felt like part of the team because of the great energy of everyone there,” Leila wrote.

The pair also launched the UNM Women’s Soccer Club.

“(We) took passion in trying to get it from pick-up games at Johnson Field to as high a level as possible,” Leila wrote.

In the academic world, Paloma and Leila worked under the mentorship of Professor Subhankar Banerjee on a project involving biodiversity justice and visual culture through the UNM Center for Environmental Arts and Humanities (CEAH). Paloma and Leila were attentive, sincere and rigorously engaged when they attended Baner-

jee’s spring 2023 class, he wrote.

The pair’s project – a suite of postcards exploring the relationship between human and nonhuman life – will be included in a 2026 book and exhibition called “Coexistence: Biodiversity in New Mexico,” co-produced by CEAH and the Albuquerque Museum, Banerjee wrote.

At the Lobo most recently, Paloma and Leila have been covering the UNM Palestine solidarity encampment with photographer Ella Daniel.

“Now in my second semester with the Lobo, it’s hard to believe I’m writing and reporting on the current events on campus after only having written one culture article previously,” Paloma wrote.

Paloma brings detail and positivity to her work, Daniel wrote, and Leila’s dedication to journalism makes her video-storytelling authentic.

“I would not have been able to achieve my goals as a journalist without Paloma by my side … I am always eager to watch (Leila’s) videos,” Daniel wrote.

The Lobo staff made Paloma more confident in her abilities, she wrote.

“When I had a rough week or stressful time, I would always feel better after spending time with the other editors on Sunday,” Paloma wrote.

After graduation, Paloma and Leila will continue their work with Banerjee. They also intend to go to graduate school for environmental engineering, Paloma wrote.

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

Francesca Cicconetti knows ball

By Thomas Bulger @thomasbulger10

Francesca Cicconetti’s life has been dominated by sports. From an early age, she watched games with her family, which led to a high school career in volleyball. At the University of New Mexico, she covered sports for the Daily Lobo and started a temporary job with the New Mexico Ice Wolves.

Cicconetti graduates from UNM this spring with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication.

Her family moved to Albuquerque when she was young; later, she attended Volcano Vista High School. Cicconetti graduated in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and originally wanted to go out of state for college, but stayed close to home and doesn’t regret a thing.

“I grew up in UNM and (with)

UNM stuff, so it felt right … I got to stay around friends and family. I love the programs here and a lot of family work for UNM, so it felt very full circle in the end,” Cicconetti said.

When she began college, she initially did not know what she wanted to do, but said she realized she should pursue the thing she loves.

“For about a year, I thought I was going to be a public affairs officer in the Army and that did not happen, but then I was already (working for the Lobo) and I was like, ‘I really like doing this, it’s something I care about,’” Cicconetti said.

Cicconetti will cover any sport.

At the Lobo, she wrote about everything from cross country to rodeo. Her favorites to watch are football and hockey, but her favorite to write about is volleyball. Her previous experience — playing opposite hitter in high school — allowed her to go in depth with her writing and create something she was proud of.

“Since I played, writing about it (gets me) a lot more invested because I can share the ins and outs of certain plays, certain hits, positioning and where they were really strong or not. So I get really happy to write about that,” Cicconetti said.

Elizabeth Secor, a fellow Lobo reporter, and Cicconetti recently teamed up to cover the Savannah Bananas. Cicconetti’s joy and professionalism added to the experience, Secor said.

“We were there for eight hours interviewing players, getting photographs and actual game coverage. It was a long day but made even more fun by who I was working with,” Secor said.

Cicconetti stood on the dugout to interview a player on stilts, Secor said.

“As someone who had never covered sports before, (Cicconetti’s) expertise was very helpful and together we wrote a 1000-plus-word story of the game,” Secor said. “And it is one of my favorites I’ve ever written.”

Outside of features and game coverage, Cicconetti wrote opinion pieces. This year she predicted the UNM men’s basketball team would finish 24-7. The team went 22-9 in the regular season.

If Cicconetti could have given herself advice going into her freshman year, she would have said to be less hard on herself regarding her grades, she said.

“Don’t take it so seriously … You don’t need to fully stress yourself out, it’s going to get done, you’re never not going to give a good effort at what you do. You can take a minute and you can breathe. I definitely did not give myself that grace until this last year,”

said.

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

Cicconetti

Valeria Brenes / @Dailylobo / Daily Lobo Francesca Cicconetti poses on the UNM campus on Wednesday, May 1.

Ella Daniel / @ella_daniel7 / Daily Lobo Paloma Chapa (left) and Leila Chapa (right) pose outside Marron Hall on Sunday, May 5.

BillyJack Davidson is a writer

By Thomas Bulger @thomasbulger10

BillyJack Davidson has worked for the Daily Lobo as the men’s basketball beat reporter this past season, covering community events on the side. He graduates from the University of New Mexico this spring with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts.

Davidson was born and raised in Albuquerque and said he has no intention of leaving. As a third generation Lobo, he said he is proud to graduate from UNM, as it has been his dream from a young age.

Davidson chose liberal arts because it allowed him to explore every subject available, he said.

“I didn’t have a definitive college I had to stay in. I got to do art history, ballet, writing, creative writing, nonfiction writing, film noir, philosophy, anthropology – all fields I had access to which I really enjoyed,” Davidson said.

After graduation, Davidson wants to pursue journalism. As long as he has the opportunity to write, he will be happy, he said. He writes fictional short stories in his spare time.

Davidson wants to continue with sports journalism, however, unlike many sports writers, sports is not something he grew up with.

“Originally, I tried (sports writing) because I knew it would be easier for my brain to work with, and I kept writing and kept going to different sporting events. I realized the importance of it. For instance, soccer is just guys run-

ning around kicking a ball into a goal, yet it’s one of the things that brings together the most people in the entire world,” Davidson said.

In sports journalism, Davidson loves being the middleman between the players on the court and the fans in the stands, he said.

Most of his favorite memories of writing for the Lobo were at The Pit, particularly UNM’s 99-86 victory against Utah State.

Davidson also covered local events for the Lobo culture desk. Karina Bolaños, the culture editor, wrote that his attention to detail made his writing style unique.

“I really like how well he can set up a place in a story. He pays attention to some of the more minimal details that people may not necessarily think to

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include. I think my favorite pieces he wrote were his concert pieces because of that reason,” Bolaños wrote.

Davidson’s primary hobby is writing, he said. He was recently published for his coverage of NM United’s win in the U.S. Open Cup.

“I write. I write and I write and I write. I’m old school, I do it by hand. I have 15 notebooks filled with random story ideas – none of them have endings,” Davidson said.

If Davidson could go back in time and give himself advice as a freshman, he would say to not worry about the social aspect of college.

“Don’t worry about (being sociable) as much. Seriously, don’t worry about making friends, or trying to please people or trying to be ‘in,’ and focus on yourself, because things will work out. They always do,” Davidson said.

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

Mackenzie Schwartz shows artistry and strength

By Maria Fernandez @DailyLobo

Writer, photographer and powerlifter

Mackenzie Schwartz is graduating from the University of New Mexico with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and three years at the Daily Lobo under her belt.

Schwartz has had a passion for photography since high school and served as the Lobo photo editor for three semesters. She received the Mark Holm Photojournalism Award in 2023, which annually recognizes one Lobo photographer.

“(My passion) has grown more over the years, working at the Daily Lobo (and) attending sports, protests and campus events,” Schwartz wrote.

At the Lobo, Schwartz wrote about and photographed various local events, such as the Nizhoni Days Powwow, which her mom, Janice, said yielded her favorite of Schwartz’s photos.

“The photos alone told a story,” Janice wrote.

Schwartz is from Englewood, Colorado, and decided to attend college out-of-state despite the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns, Janice wrote.

“Our proudest moment of (Schwartz) is now looking at all that she has accomplished these last four years,” Janice wrote.

Schwartz’s favorite event she covered for the Lobo was a United game. Doing both the writing and photography for that story provided her ample experience with multi-

tasking, she wrote.

“My favorite memory working at the Lobo was at a men’s basketball game. I was taking photographs from the floor, looking through my viewfinder and noticed that one of the players was getting close. I put down my camera, and the player ran into me,” Schwartz wrote.

Outside of journalism, Schwartz worked as an intern and lab assistant in the Exercise Physiology Lab. Exercise science professor Leonard Kravitz — also Schwartz’s academic advisor for the past two years — described Schwartz as passionate, professional and positive.

Following graduation, Mackenzie will head to the University of Buffalo in New York to pursue a master’s degree in exercise science.

Pride Convocation brings campus LGBTQ community together

By Marcela Johnson @DailyLobo

The University of New Mexico LGBTQ Resource Center’s 13th annual Pride Convocation honored graduates and awardees on Friday, May 3. Attendees and speakers paraded into the Honors College Forum to Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul” to begin the evening’s festivities.

The celebration included speeches from LGBTQRC Director Frankie Flores, UNM President Garnett Stokes and UNM Division for Equity and Inclusion President Assata Zerai. Madison Otero, UNM senior and co-chair of Juniper Reimagined –UNM’s Queer and Trans student alliance – served as the student speaker for the event. In her speech, she thanked the center and spoke to her fellow graduates about what to hold on to and what to let go.

“We can all let go of regrets and obligations, even if doing so is hard, and we can hold on to the lessons we’ve learned and the community that sup-

ported us,” Otero said.

In her speech, Zerai spoke about identifying and defining power, and the forging of new relationships, quoting American writer and professor Audre Lorde.

“I can’t wait to see the new ways of relating that you will create, the new languages that you will create as well as the social change you will bring about,” Zerai said. “Here’s to your revolution.”

Flores emphasized the strength of this year’s graduating class, which began during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. They also talked about living in one’s whole self and community.

“We are being told to make ourselves small and I want to remind you all to be big,” Flores said. “Be big in your ideas, in your movements, in your convictions and, most importantly, in your love.”

Stokes spoke about the ongoing efforts of the LGBTQRC, as well as recognizing Juniper Reimagined, other student groups like the UNM Association of Jotería Arts, Activism and Scholarship and spACE.

“Thank you for your kindness and compassion, (and) your support for each other. You have absolutely made this university a better place – a brighter place,” Stokes said to the graduates. Four awards were given during the convocation. The Stonewall Legacy Award is given to Queer and Trans individuals on campus who have contributed to the UNM LGBTQ community. This year’s Stonewall Legacy Awards were given to Fabián Armijo, UNM Hospital’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Executive Director and Francisco Galarte, an associate professor of American studies.

The Dr. Jozi De Leon Advocate Award is given to non-Trans and Queer advocates on campus. It is named for Leon, who worked with students to create the LGBTQRC. These awards were given to LoboRESPECT director Lisa Lindquist and Student Activities Center director Ryan Lindquist.

Graduates received a cord – still available at the LGBTQRC – and a certificate of congratulations as part of the festivities. Awardees

were given a turkey feather boa in lieu of an award plaque. Turkey feather boas are higher quality than standard chicken feather boas, according to Flores.

“And remember, you are not chicken feathers, you are turkey feathers,” Flores said.

The event celebrates Trans and Queer students as well as allies, Flores said.

The event did not require a cap and gown or other dress code.

“We have had students who have come in drag, we have had students come dressed in their affirmed identity for the first time ever,” Flores said.

Otero was honored to speak at the event, she said, because she attributes much of her personal growth to time spent with the center.

“Being able to have this space to celebrate all of our achievements and not having to diminish any part of my identity is really special,” Otero said.

Marcela Johnson is a beat reporter for the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at culture@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @DailyLobo.

“I am nervous about graduating, just having to move to New York in a few months, but I am also excited about what the future will hold once I graduate,” Schwartz wrote.

As for how her time at the Daily Lobo impacted her life, Schwartz wrote that its effect was nothing but positive.

“I have made friends that I will cherish forever and have greatly improved my photography skills throughout the years. Working at the Daily Lobo has taught me more than I would have thought, (considering it’s) a hobby I had just picked up one day,” Schwartz wrote.

Maria Fernandez is a freelance reporter at the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at culture@dailylobo.com

Leila Chapa / Daily Lobo / @DailyLobo BillyJack Davidson poses outside of Marron Hall on Friday, May 3.

Maria Fernandez / Daily Lobo / @DailyLobo Mackenzie Schwartz poses outside Kiva Hall on Friday, May 3.

Noah Laffler / Daily Lobo / @DailyLobo Madison Otero (student speaker), gives a speech at the 2024 Pride Convocation at the Honors College Forum on Friday, May 3.

Noah Laffler / Daily Lobo / @DailyLobo Frankie Flores (LGBTQ RC Director) addresses the audience at the 2024 Pride Convocation at the Honors College Forum on Friday, May 3.

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Thursday-Monday 8am-9pm

3503 Central NE Suite B 87106

Pink Pony Soft Serve

Quality soft-serve ice cream and coffee drinks!

Sundaes, floats, milkshakes, and more… Monday 1-7 pm 2536 Alvarado Dr

Jamba

Don’t be Moody! Get a Smoothie! Fruit Smoothies, Juices & Light Bites! Oh My! 7 am-7 pm 2100 Louisiana Blvd NE Ste 816

Tuesday Test With Truman Be Empowered. Know Your Status. Walk in HIV Testing Tuesday: 1pm-5pm 801 Encino Pl NE

Quirky Used Books & More More than 16,000 Used Books Tue: 11am – 6pm 120 Jefferson St NE

Sunshine Theater ERRA - North America Tour with Make Them Suffer * Void of Vision * Novelists

Tuesday May 7th 2024 · 7:30pm $27 - $77· 6:30pm Doors· All Ages 120 Central Ave SW, 87102

Jamba

Don’t be Moody! Get a Smoothie! Fruit Smoothies, Juices & Light Bites! Oh My! 7 am-7 pm 2100 Louisiana Blvd NE Ste 816

Wednesday

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Quirky Used Books & More Fiction & Nonfiction

Wed: 11am – 6pm

120 Jefferson St NE

Sunshine Theater Dayseeker with Silent Planet * Rain City Drive * AVOID.

Wednesday May 22nd 2024 · 7:00pm

$27 - $77· 6:30pm Doors· All Ages

120 Central Ave SW, 87102 Pink Pony Soft Serve

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Thursday

Test With Truman

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Thursday: 5pm-7pm 801 Encino Pl NE

Quirky Used Books & More

Books, Puzzles, Stickers, Mugs, Etc. Thu: 11am – 6pm 120 Jefferson St NE

Outpost Performance Space

Joe Fonda: From the Source 7:30 pm

From the Source is an interdisciplinary music-performance ensemble that blurs the boundaries between music, dance and healing. Student tickets only $15. outpostspace.org

Sunshine Theater J Boog with Cas Haley * DeeCee’s Soul Shakedown Thursday May 9th 2024 · 8:00pm $27 - $77· 7:00pm Doors· All Ages 120 Central Ave SW, 87102 Lucky Goose Burgers, Chicken, Hotdogs, Fries, and Shakes 100% Plant Based 100% DELICIOUS Thursday-Monday 8am-9pm 3503 Central NE Suite B 87106

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Friday Test With Truman Be Empowered. Know

Quirky

Doug Lawrence’s Nuevo Mexicanos 7:30pm. Albuquerque’s

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Jamba

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Oh My! 7 am-7 pm

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Saturday

Test With Truman

Be Empowered. Know Your Status. 801 Encino Pl NE, 505-272-1312

Quirky Used Books & More Clothing Swap

All Vinyl DJ sets by Orange LaLa 11am-4pm Info: @retrolivia 120 Jefferson St NE

Sunshine Theater

The Japanese House with Miya Folick

Saturday May 25th 2024 · 8:00pm

$30 - $80· 7:00pm Doors· All Ages 120 Central Ave SW, 87102

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The Entertainment Guide

Thursday-Monday 8am-9pm 3503 Central NE Suite B 87106 Pink Pony Soft Serve Quality soft-serve ice cream and coffee drinks! Sundaes, floats, milkshakes, and more… Saturday 12-8:30 pm 2536 Alvarado Dr

Jamba

Don’t be Moody! Get a Smoothie! Fruit Smoothies, Juices & Light Bites! Oh My! 7 am-7 pm 2100 Louisiana Blvd NE Ste 816

Sunday Test With Truman Be Empowered. Know Your Status. 801 Encino Pl NE, 505-272-1312 Sunshine Theater BASHFORTHEWORLD From Dallas With Love Tour Sunday May 26th 2024 · 7:00pm $27.50 - $75· 7:00pm Doors· 13+ Ages, 120 Central Ave SW, 87102

Outpost Performance Space Kiran Ahluwalia 7:30

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Current Exhibits

Layer Play Through May 10

Tamarind Institute Collaborative Lithography Exhibition.

Meander Through May 10

1206 S Broadway Blvd, SE, ABQ, NM

An MFA Thesis show by Rachel Bordeleau.

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).

Print in Action: Lithography and the Modern World Through May 11

UNM Art Museum Presents lithography as an agent of social, cultural, political, and artistic change. The exhibition is divided into six sections: Drawing on Stone, the Reproductive Print, Advertising, Travel, and Collaborative Printmaking and Lithography Today.

Borders: Created, Contested & Imagined Exhibit Through May 29 Zimmerman Library Learning Commons

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

Severe Punishment Through June 9 fourteenfifteen gallery By Taylor Engel.

ALL REZ: Kéyah, Hooghan, K’é, Iina / Land, Home, Kinship, Life Through July 27

Maxwell Museum of Anthropology

A traveling, site-specific, experimental photography exhibition and museological project. ALL REZ centers the voices and experiences of Diné community members, offering a reciprocal process of exhibitionmaking.

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.

“Nothing Left for Me”: Federal Policy and the Photography of Milton Snow in Diné Bikéyah Through May 3, 2025

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

MONDAY

Campus Events

Free Screenings for National Speech day 1700 Las Lomas Rd NE 9:00am – 12:00pm

UNM Speech Hearing Sciences will have free screenings including, Cognitive screenings, Voice screenings, Hearing screenings (age 5 and up), Swallowing Screenings, and Pediatric Speech & Language Screenings.

Study for Finals Hodgin Hall 10:00am – 3:00pm

Drop-in study hours for finals. Energy drinks and snacks will be provided. Free blue books and composition notebooks.

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

Art & Music

Meander Artist Talk Zimmerman Library, Frank Waters Room 3:00 – 4:00pm An MFA Thesis show by Rachel Bordeleau.

Lectures & Readings

Thesis/Dissertation Presentation Farris Engineering Center, Room 2550 10:00 – 11:00am Christopher Fetrow, NSMS Nano Science & Micro System, presents “A Rechargeable MetalCO2 Battery Using Lower-Cost Materials.”

Thesis/Dissertation Presentation Zimmerman Library, Frank Waters Room 3:00 – 4:00pm Rachel Bordeleau, Art & Art History, presents “Meander: Stories of

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Thesis/Dissertation Presentation Bandelier Hall, West Room 122

1:00 – 2:00pm Arian Golrokh Amin, Civil Engineering, presents “Evaluation of Machine Learning Algorithms for Predicting Crash Severity and Determining Contributing Factors: A Comparative Study.”

Thesis/Dissertation Presentation Castetter Hall, Room 100 9:00 – 10:00am

Kyana Montoya, Biology, presents “Climate shapes the mitochondrial DNA contact zone in the Audubon’s Warbler.”

Thesis/Dissertation Presentation Farris Engineering Center, Room 3100 9:30 – 10:30am Humayra Tasnim, Computer Science, presents “Insight Into Complexity: Novel Information Theoretic Analysis of Spatiotemporal Interactions.”

Thesis/Dissertation Presentation Economics, Room 1008 10:30 – 11:30am

Eunice Ajibade, Economics, presents “Labor Market Penalties for Foreign Degrees Among College-Educated Immigrants:

Thesis/Dissertation Presentation C&J Building, Room 121 2:00 – 3:00pm Amanda Gyesi, Communication & Journalism, presents “???How I dress is no one???s business!???: Fashion as a Subversive Language of Resistance among Female Christian Celebrities in Ghana.”

Theater & Film

Popejoy Presents: Beetlejuice 7:30 – 9:30pm Popejoy Hall

Based on Tim Burton’s film, Beetlejuice tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. Recommended for 13+. Parental discretion advised. Beetlejuice includes substantial haze and fog,

sudden loud noises, pyrotechnic and strobe lighting effects. Tickets are $63-$163.

Workshops

What’s Next? Day 2: Transitioning Out of College 1:00 – 2:00pm University Advisement and

Illustrated by Hannah Cerne

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Part-time Clinical supervision and training; Review all documentation compliance. Provide support with crisis management team protocol, strategies, and post mortem evaluation processing for clients. Implement training for CCSS staff on BHSD requirements for client care. Responsibilities: Critical Incident Report management/ training on CIR procedure. Develop and implement standard operating procedures for clinical staff. Culture development and reinforcement of HopeWorks’ mission. Education, experience, & amp; Licensure requirements: Masters’ Degree in Social or Behavioral Sciences. Must be an independently licensed clinician in good standing with the State of NM licensing board (LISW, LCSW, LPCC, LMFT), must be able to provide supervision for nonindependently licensed staff. At least two years’ experience with severe disabling mental illness population and homeless adults. 1 year of management preferred. Pay rate is $30/hr. Email resume and cover letter to vpalmer@hopeworksnm.org

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Honors College Spring 2024 Convocation UNM Continuing Education Auditorium

6:30 – 8:30pm

Celebrate and congratulate the Honors graduates.

Lectures & Readings

Thesis/Dissertation Presentations

Zimmerman Library, Frank Waters Room

12:00 – 1:00pm

Isabella Valdez, English, presents “isabella all the time: a memoir in pieces.”

Thesis/Dissertation Presentation

Northrop Hall, Room 101

2:00 – 3:00pm Esteban Lopez Murillo, Earth & Planetary Sciences, presents “Late Cretaceous ammonites and other non-rudist mollusks from Costa Rica and their paleoecology.”

Theater & Film

Popejoy Presents: Beetlejuice

7:30 – 9:30pm Popejoy Hall

Based on Tim Burton’s film, Beetlejuice tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. Recommended for 13+. Parental discretion advised. Beetlejuice includes substantial haze and fog, sudden loud noises, pyrotechnic and strobe lighting effects. Tickets are $63-$163.

Meetings

Student Advisory Council Meeting

UNM Art Museum

4:00 – 5:00pm

SAC works 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.

FRIDAY

Campus Events

COPH Convocation 2024

1:00 – 3:00pm SUB, Ballrooms B&C

Celebrate and congratulate COPH and MPH graduates.

Biochemistry Spring 2024

Undergraduate Convocation

2:00 – 4:00pm Domenici Auditorium

Celebrate and congratulate the Biochemistry graduates.

Law School Honors & Awards Ceremony

2:00 – 3:30pm UNM Law School, Back Forum

Honoring and celebrating the accomplishments of the Law School’s Nalsa graduating class.

Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Spring 2024 Convocation

3:00 – 5:00pm Anthropology Lecture Hall, Room 163

Celebrate and congratulate the Chemistry and Chemical biology graduates.

Earth & Planetary Sciences 2024 Convocation

3:00 – 6:00pm Northrop Hall, Room 122

Celebrate and congratulate Earth and Planetary Science graduates.

College of Nursing Convocation

3:30 – 6:30pm The Pit

Celebrate and congratulate the College of Nursing graduates.

Theater & Film

Popejoy Presents: Beetlejuice

7:30 – 9:30pm

Popejoy Hall Based on Tim Burton’s film, Beetlejuice tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. Recommended for 13+. Parental discretion advised. Beetlejuice includes substantial haze and fog, sudden loud noises, pyrotechnic and strobe lighting effects. Tickets are $63-$163

Sports & Recreation

UNM Men’s Baseball vs. Nevada 6:00 – 8:00pm Santa Ana Star Field

UNM Men’s Baseball faces off against Nevada. Tickets are free but must be acquired online.

Art & Music

Severe Punishment Opening Reception

5:00 – 7:32pm fourteenfifteen gallery By Taylor Engel.

Meander Closing Reception 7:59 – 10:29pm 1206 S Broadway Blvd, SE, ABQ, NM

SATURDAY

Sports & Recreation

UNM Men’s Baseball vs. Nevada

2:00 – 4:00pm Santa Ana Star Field

UNM Men’s Baseball faces off against Nevada. Tickets are free but must be acquired online.

Theater & Film

Popejoy Presents: Beetlejuice

2:00 – 4:00pm Popejoy Hall

Based on Tim Burton’s film, Beetlejuice tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. Recommended for 13+. Parental discretion advised. Beetlejuice includes substantial haze and fog, sudden loud noises, pyrotechnic and strobe lighting effects. Tickets are $63-$163.

Popejoy Presents: Beetlejuice 7:30 – 9:30pm Popejoy Hall

Based on Tim Burton’s film, Beetlejuice tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. Recommended for 13+. Parental discretion advised. Beetlejuice includes substantial haze and fog, sudden loud noises, pyrotechnic and strobe lighting effects. Tickets are $63-$163.

Campus Events

UNM Spring 2024 Commencement 9:00am – 12:00pm The Pit

The campus-wide graduation ceremony for all students from all schools, colleges, and degree programs. Bachelor’s and master’s degree candidates will proceed across the stage and be recognized individually. Doctoral and terminal master’s degree candidates will be hooded.

Physics and Astronomy Spring 2024

Convocation

12:00 – 2:00pm PAIS, Room 1100

Celebrate and congratulate the Physics and Astronomy graduates.

Law School Commencement 1:00 – 3:00pm

UNM Law School, Back Patio

Celebrate and congratulate the Law School graduates.

Languages, Cultures and Literatures

Spring 2024 Convocation 2:00 – 4:00pm SUB, Ballroom C

Celebrate and congratulate the Languages, Cultures and Literature graduates.

School of Engineering Spring Convocation 2:00 – 4:00pm The Pit

Celebrate and congratulate the School of Engineering graduates.

College of Education and Human Sciences 2024 Convocation 6:00 – 7:30pm The Pit

Celebrate and congratulate the Education and Human Sciences graduates.

SUNDAY

Theater & Film

Popejoy Presents: Beetlejuice 1:00 – 3:00pm Popejoy Hall

Based on Tim Burton’s film, Beetlejuice tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. Recommended for 13+. Parental discretion advised. Beetlejuice includes substantial haze and fog, sudden loud noises, pyrotechnic and strobe lighting effects. Tickets are $63-$163.

Sports & Recreation

UNM Men’s Baseball vs. Nevada 12:00 – 2:00pm Santa Ana Star Field

UNM Men’s Baseball faces off against Nevada. Tickets are free but must be acquired online.