NM United: Reigning champions come to town, United drops game 3 - 0 OPINION: 2023 Lobo’s football schedule predictions

The Lobos will have a very competitive start to conference play in Laramie, Wyoming but it will end in a loss. The last conference win the Lobos had was against Wyoming on Oct. 23, 2021 in a 14 - 3 game. Last year, the Lobos lost 27 - 14 against the Cowboys. With a depleted secondary quarterback, Andrew Peasley, he will be able to throw the ball downfield more confidently than the past couple of seasons.

Oct. 14. San Jose State - Last season: 7 - 5 - Bowl Game: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl opener, the Lobos triumphed over Maine in a 41 - 0 win and the team should do something similar to Tennessee Tech.

Late last season, the Spartans were close to winning their division and their success will continue while competing for a top spot in the conference. This will be a loss for the Lobos. When healthy, their offense and defense is dynamic and can play with anyone in the Mountain West.

Sept. 16. New Mexico State -

Last season: 7 - 6 - Bowl Game:

Quick Lane Bowl

The Battle of I-25 will be played in Albuquerque this season and will be a competitive loss for UNM. Unfortunately, these programs are just in two different places. While

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the Lobos lead the rivalry in all-time wins, the Aggies’ rebuild is ahead of schedule. The Lobos lost 21 - 9 to them. While a good crowd can change the pace of the game and they will have more stability in their offense, NMSU will find ways to score.

Sept. 23. Massachusetts - Last Season: 1- 11 - Bowl Game: None UNM may have been secondto-last in scoring last season, but

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UMass was dead last. This will be a win for the Lobos. If the offense doesn’t score, it won’t matter because the defense should be able to contain the Minutemen all-game. Their offense averaged 4.0 yards per play. The Lobo’s defense just needs to shut down their ability to run the ball.

Sept. 30. Wyoming - Last Season: 7 - 6 - Bowl Game: Arizona Bowl

Oct. 21. Hawaii - Last Season: 3 - 10 - Bowl Game: None

This will be another competitive loss for UNM. The conference’s worst defense (HIU) meets the worst offense (UNM) from last year. Hawaii likes to throw the ball. Quarterback Brayden Schager threw 400 attempts – the second most in the conference – with a 55.3% completion percentage. Without the talented safeties of last see Football page 7

Founded in 1889, the University of New Mexico sits on the traditional homelands of the Pueblo of Sandia. The original peoples of New Mexico – Pueblo, Navajo, and Apache – since time immemorial, have deep connections to the land and have made hospital workers asked for a living wage in contract negotiations with the University.

“UNM residents are the second lowest paid residents in the region, and the issue of retention and pay are not unrelated. If UNM wants to retain us they need to pay us a livable wage. Ultimately, it’s the people of New Mexico who will suffer with the physician shortage. We are asking for a 12% pay raise for all intern residents and fellow physicians at UNM,” Priya Gupta, a first-year pediatrics resident with Service Employees International Union, said. Stokes presented five new requests for the Health Sciences Department alongside three expansion requests, including a $5,617,300 request for health equity for all New Mexicans to “accelerate the growth of the healthcare workforce.”

“It will assure community-driven priorities, via two centers of excellence focused on rural and non-Hispanic Latino. It will implement cross-cutting training, education and clinical service to better serve communityacademic partnerships, and will advance collaboration within the existing offices at the Office of Community Health,” Stokes said.

Other health science requests include $2,400,000 to incorporate AI into medical training and practice, an expansion request of $4,700,000 to admit 10 more nursing students a year, for a total annual class size of 50 and further support the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

The University is also requesting almost $3 million for student mental health and wellbeing to allow Student Health and Counseling to add more mental health counselors to staff as well as offer temporary housing and meal plan support.

The regents gave permission for the Real Estate Department to negotiate a price for land they want the University to buy, before asking for permission from the Regents to use the Regents’ Endowment to cover the costs of the property.

The Regents’ Endowment is otherwise used for scholarships – a concern brought up during the meeting. With the new permission, all purchases still have to be approved by the Regents before the money is given from the endowment and the purchase of 1801 Las Lomas Road. NE is approved.

Maddie Pukite is the editor-inchief at the Daily Lobo. They can be contacted at editorinchief@ dailylobo.com on Twitter @maddogpukite

By Maddie Pukite @maddogpukite

For those of you who might also reminisce on days spent reading in middle school, entranced by some make-believe world, but haven’t been able to fall head over heels for a paperback since – this is a list of four books that I feel will help you take the jump.

I’ve spent the past six months attempting to get back into reading fiction – never able to convince myself to open a book, much less finish one. Halfway through the year, I’ve compiled a list of four of my favorite summer reads – ones I’ve felt have been a good reintroduction to reading for pleasure.

Lake Lore

By: Anna-Marie McLemore

What I love most about this book is how it blended both the mystical and ordinary. The book handles neurodivergence, Queerness and identity in an honest, straightforward way. The mystic elements do not detract from or infantilize these topics, but rather strengthen the plot and allow for a more nuanced discussion of how culture, race and tradition also impact them.

This book was the perfect introduction back to reading fiction. Being a young adult novel, the style of writing is pretty easy to digest but nothing in the plot is lost because of it. The magical elements of the book do this perfectly by adding layers to the action while also being easy to follow. The pacing and plot of the book also moved at a good pace with no part dragging on for too long. I have long loved to be swept up into a mystical world, and “Lake Lore” welcomed me right in.

Daisy Jones and the Six

By: Taylor Jenkins Reid

Much like “Lake Lore,” once I started reading “Daisy Jones and the Six,” I could not put it down. When starting to read again, it is of the utmost importance that you don’t force yourself to read something you hate. The book is written as if it were dialogue from an interview the author was having with members of a band. This might take a moment to get the hang of, but the reader is never confused by who’s speaking, even with an extensive amount of characters.

This book is like being a fly on the wall as the drama goes down. Watching all of the dynamics play out between the six band members, Jones and all of their various friends and love interests is messy, but told in a way that makes you care for and become invested in the growth of the characters.

Content warning: this book handles topics of addiction and abuse.

We Were Liars

By: E. Lockhart

With a prequel now on the shelves, I figured I should start with the first. Out of all the books on the list, this would probably be my least favorite, but it was the thriller-mystery I needed to keep reading. This book is the most confusing. There is a long list of characters that took me a while to keep sorted in my head, but I do think that each one added to the plot and was worth getting to know.

Unlike the other books on this list that are hard to put down, this one keeps you reading because you are left wondering how it will end until it finally does. This was exactly what I needed in a book when I wasn’t really in the mood to read. It kept me guessing and interested.

Content warning: this book handles topics of trauma and chronic illness.

The Alchemist

By: Paulo Coelho

This book is the most unlike the others, but my favorite read from the summer by far. This book has made its mark in history as life-changing, as the reviews on the back cover insisted as well as an inscription on the inner cover from a past reader. I scoffed but read nonetheless.

The book tells a hero’s journey and is written in very simple, elegant prose for roughly 200 pages. It might deter you at first as it doesn’t follow a typical speech pattern, but I beg you to keep reading. While the story is distant and fabled, I’ve never reflected or sat with a book and my thoughts as long as I have with this one.

As the summer comes to a close, I hope you can find a book that might provide an oasis or moment to think and reflect as the chaos of fall comes to approach.

Maddie Pukite is the editor-inchief at the Daily Lobo. They can be contacted at editorinchief@ dailylobo.com on Twitter @maddogpukite

Football from page 4 season, if UNM can’t find a way to protect the backfield it will be a loss.

Oct. 28. Nevada - Last Season:

2 - 10 - Bowl Game: None

This will be the Lobos first conference win of the season. Last year, Nevada was the only other Mountain West team to win zero conference games. UNM shouldn’t have to worry about the passing game on defense and just needs to slow down their running to secure the win.

Nov. 4. UNLV - Last Season: 57 - Bowl Game: None

The Lobos will defeat both Nevada-based teams. Last season’s matchup ended in a 31 - 20 loss, but the game was tied 17 - 17 going into the fourth quarter, and this year they play in Albuquerque. UNLV fired their head coach last season despite a three-win improvement. They might see another improvement but their fast paced offense could be taken aback by the Lobos gritty defense.

Nov. 11. Boise State - Last Season: 10 - 4 - Bowl Game: Frisco Bowl

The Broncos will again prove to be too much for the Lobos this year. The conference runner up dominated the Lobos last season and will likely do the same again. Last year, the Lobos were down 24 - 0 early in the fourth quarter and were only able to score on a 69 yard pass and a 100 yard kick-return to end the game 31 - 14.

Nov. 18. Fresno State - Last Season: 10 - 4 - Bowl Game: LA Bowl

The conference champions will take care of business in Fresno this year. The Lobos lost against them last year 41 - 9, and this late in the season every game will be a mustwin if this team is competing for a top spot in the conference.

Nov. 24. Utah State - Last Season: 6 - 7 - Bowl Game: First Responder Bowl UNM will end the season on a loss against the third and final Aggies. Last season, Utah led the conference in total offensive plays. Utah’s defense only started to break down after too many snaps, and if Utah can continue to extend their drive, they will be able to break down the Lobo defense.

The predicted finish for the Lobos is a 4 - 8 season with two conference wins. It will be an improvement on last year, but if the offense remains stagnant and the defense takes a step back from last year, it will be difficult to predict how the fan base will react.

However, the men’s basketball season last year proved that if a team is ready to compete, the fans will be ready to support their team.