Editor’s note: The crimes listed were entered into the daily crime log during the week. The list includes crimes that police entered last week but allegedly occurred before that. It does not include crimes that may have occurred but weren’t entered into the log.
From Monday, Aug. 26 through Sunday, Sept. 1, there were 26 crimes reported on or near the University of New Mexico campus that were entered into its daily crime log.
There have also been two LoboAlerts issued to the community involving incidents that occurred on or near campus since Aug. 25.
LoboAlert: Clark Hall foot pursuit
On the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 27, a LoboAlert notified the campus community of police activity on campus. The Albuquerque Police Department and UNM Police Department were in
pursuit of a suspect who was running north from Clark Hall.
UNMPD Public Information Officer
Larry Bitsoih said APD was responding to an off-campus call when a subject fled the scene. The subject had multiple felony warrants and ran onto campus during the escape.
The alert was issued because the subject’s last known location had been on campus, Bitsoih said.
He added that the subject ran straight through Clark Hall but didn’t stop inside the building.
About 10 minutes after the first LoboAlert was issued, a second message notified the community that the subject was in police custody.
LoboAlert: Victim found with gunshot wound
On the morning of Aug. 25, a LoboAlert notified the campus community of a male victim who was found near campus with a gunshot wound to his leg.
The victim refused to give in-
Uncommitted movement persists at UNM with Harris as Democratic nominee
Leila Chapa / Daily Lobo / @DailyLobo A Vote Uncommitted New Mexico table set up at the “Not Another Bomb” rally and march at Tiguex Park on Aug. 18.
By Nate Bernard @natebernard14
Some University of New Mexico students who voted “uncommitted” during the 2024 primary elections continue to decline support for the Democratic nominee.
During the 2024 primary elections, 10% of Democratic voters in New Mexico checked the uncommitted box — about double the number of those who voted uncommitted in the 2020 primary elections.
President Joe Biden won the primary elections but later dropped out, with Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the new Democratic nominee.
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formation on where and how the shooting occurred, according to the alert. Officers determined that the incident may have occurred near Lomas Boulevard and I-25. APD was investigating the incident as of the issuance of the alert.
Burglary at Redondo Village apartment
On Aug. 27, a subject broke into an apartment at Redondo Village. The suspect entered a first-floor apartment through the window and broke the screen. He was in possession of drug paraphernalia and took items from the apartment.
The listed offenses were “residential burglary,” “criminal damage/ graffiti” and “possession of drug paraphernalia.” The incident was cleared by arrest.
Arrest at Student Residence Center
On Aug. 22, a subject with a felony warrant was arrested near the SRC, according to the log. The subject was arrested for criminal trespass and “criminal damage/graffiti,” as well as
regarding Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, violate the Genocide Convention. Specifically, Israel has committed genocidal acts of killing, causing serious harm to, and inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction of Palestinians in Gaza, a protected group that forms a substantial part of the Palestinian people,” the report reads.
On April 24, Biden signed a bill into law that included $14.1 billion in funding to support Israel, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
“My view of (voting) uncommitted is that it is the protest vote,” Ull said. “When it comes to stopping genocide, they want you to think that it can be done only through them, because they’re the establishment. Voting uncommitted is the acknowledgement within that system that they have not provided an option for something that people genuinely want.”
possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.
The incident was entered into the crime log Aug. 26. Bookstore embezzlement
On Wednesday, Aug. 28, over $1,000 was found to be missing from the UNM Bookstore after a vault count. There were two listed offenses for the incident: “embezzlement,” which occurs when someone fraudulently appropriates property for their own use, according to Merriam-Webster; and “other.”
As of Sept. 1, the case is listed as “active” on the log.
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Bubonicon highlights local science fiction stars
George R.R. Martin among attendees
By Addison Fulton @DailyLobo
From Aug. 23 to Aug. 25, the Albuquerque Marriott Uptown hosted the 55th annual Bubonicon, New Mexico’s longest-running sci-fi and fantasy convention.
The name is a play-on-words on the bubonic plague, and the convention’s mascot is a rat in various larger-than-life scenarios, like battling dragons and aliens.
The event featured an art gallery, a vendor’s hall where local makers showcased and sold their wares, panels featuring local authors and sci-fi juggernauts, and a mass autographing event with featured guests.
Later, after the chants persisted, she said, “If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that.”
At the DNC, Harris gave a speech that called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and a hostage deal. In the speech, Harris also said she would always stand up for Israel’s right to defend itself.
“President Biden and I are working to end this war such that Israel is secure, the hostages are released, the suffering in Gaza ends and the Palestinian people can realize their right to dignity, security, freedom and self-determination,” Harris said at the DNC.
Ceryn Schoel — a law student and uncommitted voter — said Harris’ speech was hypocritical considering the aid the Biden administration sent to Israel.
One such guest was author George R.R. Martin.
“(Bubonicon) is not as big as some other conventions, but it’s a warm and friendly convention still oriented toward books that haven’t been taken over by comics or television or some of the other things yet. And you know, I always like to go here when I can and see old friends, sometimes meet new friends, like maybe you,” Martin told the Daily Lobo.
Among the panels featured was one focused on the relationship between the writer, the editor and the reviewer in the literary publishing world.
Since the primary elections, Vote Uncommitted New Mexico, an organization advocating for progressive policies, has held rallies in Albuquerque that criticize Harris for her role in the Biden administration’s support for Israel.
Naomi Ull, an undergraduate student at UNM and uncommitted voter, is undecided on whether she will vote for Harris in the general elections due to the Biden administration’s role in the war in Gaza, she said.
On May 15, the University Network for Human Rights and other U.S. human rights groups published a report that concluded the government of Israel committed genocidal acts against Palestinians in Gaza.
“After reviewing the facts … we conclude that Israel’s actions in and
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Harris is “just as bad” as Biden regarding the war in Gaza, Ull said. The absence of Palestinian speakers at the Democratic National Convention and Harris’ reaction to pro-Palestine protesters at one of her rallies was frustrating, she said.
“I think she’s going to be more enthusiastic about doing nothing than Biden was, but ultimately, she’s going to do as much active harm and genocide as Biden did,” Ull said.
Pro-Palestine Democrats and leaders of the uncommitted movement’s request for a speaker at the DNC was denied by DNC officials, according to PBS.
On Aug. 7, Harris’ speech at a Michigan rally was interrupted by about half a dozen pro-Palestine activists chanting, “Kamala, Kamala, you can’t hide, we won’t vote for genocide,” according to NBC.
“I’m here because we believe in democracy. Everyone’s voice matters. But I am speaking now,” she said in response.
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“It’s insulting to hear somebody say, ‘We’re sending these massive bombs that are only used to destroy city blocks, that are only used to target civilians,’ and at the same time out of the other corner of their mouth they say, ‘We really want this to end, guys.’ It feels like a dystopia,” Schoel said.
Schoel said she believes Harris is not as interested in supporting Israel as Biden is. Harris is moveable to a more pro-Palestine position, according to Schoel.
Schoel, who has been active in progressive and Democratic politics, says she will be vocally supportive once Harris talks about using her leverage to end the war in Gaza.
“I have my pen in hand. I want to vote so badly. I can see the bubble being filled next to her name. I just need her to hear us. I just need her to shift,” Schoel said.
Nate Bernard is a beat reporter for the Daily Lobo. He can be reached at news@dailylobo.com or on X @natebernard14
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Another panel featured was on the types of aliens across sci-fi stories — the differences between “good” and “bad” aliens. The panel also explored what different aliens could tell us about our society and zeitgeist. The panelists discussed the ways through which all alien stories are human stories.
Melinda Snodgrass, a self-described “reformed lawyer” turned science fiction novelist and screenwriter on projects such as “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” said that part of what she loves about science fiction is that it creates a safe space to explore human problems.
“You can discuss racism and bigotry and all of these various problems, but you can do it at an arm’s length, because it’s an alien or it’s a different planet. It enables people to work out some of the issues that trouble us as a society — but in a safe space — and perhaps begin to think differently about how they perceive the world,” Snodgrass said.
Martin said he finds importance not just in science fiction and fantasy, but in any story.
“It’s just stories. I love stories. You know, stories enrich our lives. I have a quote that I gave. I’m gonna get my own quote wrong; it’s been reproduced about a million times. We were poor, we lived in the projects, had no car, but I always felt (I was) seeing the world another way, because I had books. And I said, ‘I’ve lived 1,000 lives and loved 1,000 loves because I read, and the man who does not read lives only one life,’” Martin said.
Addison Fulton is the culture editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at culture@dailylobo.com or on X @dailylobo
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Observing Pluto Demoted Day
By Leila Chapa @lchapa06
Many remember when Pluto, the dwarf planet recognized by its heartshaped feature, was demoted from its planetary status.
On Aug. 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union voted to downgrade Pluto to a dwarf planet after it was discovered to be much smaller than originally thought, according to History. Now, Aug. 24 is recognized as Pluto Demoted Day.
Despite Pluto’s demotion, the state of New Mexico recognizes Pluto’s existence as a planet.
Former Democratic Rep. Joni Marie Gutierrez introduced a joint memorial in 2007 that declared Pluto a planet, according to House Joint Memorial 54. The legislation passed, but a year earlier, the IAU’s
decision to demote Pluto sparked scientific and cultural controversies.
A planet is a celestial body that orbits around the sun and has the mass to have enough gravity to both maintain a nearly round shape and clear away any nearby objects of a similar size, according to NASA and the IAU.
Louis Scuderi, a professor of earth and planetary sciences at the University of New Mexico, said that it makes sense why Pluto is not considered a planet.
“In the definition of a planet, as approved by the IAU, a planet must clear other objects in its neighborhood. And (Pluto) fails on that particular point,” Scuderi said.
Darcy Barron, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at UNM, agreed that Pluto’s demotion made sense but said it also helped Pluto get more attention.
“I think it’s still a planet. It’s just a new kind of planet — this dwarf planet — so I think it all still makes sense,”
Barron said.
The IAU describes dwarf planets as objects in orbit around the sun that have enough mass to maintain a nearly round shape, but cannot clear debris in their orbit.
“There’s many dwarf planets; they’re so small that we know that we haven’t found most of them. Pluto is just one of many things hanging out there in the same orbit, where other planets have to be the only thing there,” Barron said.
The discovery of the dwarf planet Eris triggered Pluto’s demotion, according to Barron.
Astronomers discovered Eris, named after the Greek goddess of discord and strife, on Jan. 5, 2005, according to NASA.
Eris was initially thought to have been the 10th planet, but its small size deemed it not one. It also prompted the IAU to reconsider the definition of a planet, whereafter it demoted Pluto, according to Space.
“So the question then becomes, are all these planets? If you took a really liberal definition of a planet, you have to include all these other objects out there beyond Pluto or in the same area as Pluto in the Kuiper Belt. So you could either have eight planets by demoting Pluto, or hundreds of additional planets by keeping Pluto a planet … It sort of had it coming,” Scuderi said.
Unlike other planets that were discovered in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, Pluto was discovered during a time when modern media and pop culture was emerging.
Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930 at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Tombaugh’s job at the observatory was to take pictures of the sky and study them to find unidentified moving light that may be a planet, according to NASA.
“It’s sort of this neat historical artifact. They thought they were looking for something really big, and it just happens that Pluto is especially bright for how small it is,” Barron said.
Born in Illinois, Tombaugh spent much of his career in New Mexico and helped establish the astronomy program at New Mexico State University, according to its website.
“New Horizons satellite passed by Pluto about 10 years ago, and that’s where we got all the nice pictures of it, including the heart-shaped feature on Pluto. Pluto is still special, even if it’s not a full planet,” Barron said.
Leila Chapa is a freelance reporter for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at news@dailylobo.com or on X @lchapa06
Communication and journalism department revamps broadcast studio
By Shin Thant Hlaing @DailyLobo
The University of New Mexico Department of Communication and Journalism has a new revamped livestreaming studio that can be used by students and faculty alike. The studio has been available for booking since Aug. 19.
Santi Colmenero, audio-visual technician for the communication and journalism department, said they wanted to make use of old dormant equipment lying around. They aimed to create a studio that met modern and contemporary needs, according to UNM Newsroom, and began working on developing the studio space in September 2023.
The studio was regularly used about 15 years ago and was still in use by the time the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. Students would often use the studio for broadcast journalism projects. In the aftermath of the pandemic, student use of the space declined significantly, according to Colmenero.
Students can use the studio for anything — from completing public speaking assignments to livestreams, Colmenero said. High-quality videos can be streamed to Youtube and Facebook Live. The room can also be used to host Zoom conferences and can be rented for any time period from 15 minutes to three hours.
When asked about accommodating platforms more widely used by Gen Z such as TikTok or Instagram, Colmenero said that content from long-form video podcasts can be edited or formatted to better suit platforms like TikTok.
The studio features a green screen area and a newsroom background.
One of the biggest challenges for
Colmenero was learning how the gear worked, they said, and next steps include finding the balance between old and new technology and incorporating it all.
As of now, not many students have used the space, but Colmenero has started to receive inquiries from students and instructors. They expect the space to get more use as students are given more assignments or tests.
“I anticipate later on that Public Speaking will have a class where they have to film themselves,” Colmenero said.
The process of setting up the studio was a collaborative effort involving student managers, faculty members, department chairs and administrators, according to Colmenero.
“The department overall has been very supportive to me; I can take the lead on this project,” Colmenero said.
The studio has significant audio-mixing capabilities, according to Colmenero. The setup of microphones that can transmit to receivers hooked up to an audio mixer means that four audio inputs can be controlled at once.
The possible uses for the studio could go beyond its anticipated uses. Communication and Journalism Associate Professor Michael Lechuga, for example, has a virtual reality research project that his team can use the space for, according to Colmenero.
Colmenero is also open to working with students on further updates to the studio, they said.
“Should we want to further develop the studio in terms of looks, in terms of gear, I am more than happy to work on that,” Colmenero said. “It’s our beginning, and I want to see where we go from here.”
Shin Thant Hlaing is a freelance reporter for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at news@dailylobo.com or on X @dailylobo
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The Department of Communication and Journalism’s new live stream studio, which is now available for C&J students to book and use. Courtesy of UNM Newsroom.
By Marcela Johnson @Dailylobo
The Associated Students at the University of New Mexico appointed a new senator and passed two appropriation requests and a bill on Wednesday, Aug. 28 during the first full senate meeting since the start of fall classes.
Senator appointment
The senate appointed Sen. Sierra Dedmon after a unanimous vote of all present. During a recess, Associate Justice Juan Romero swore Dedmon in, after which she was allowed to vote on business matters.
American Nuclear Society Appropriation — or budget bill — #1F for the American Nuclear Society passed. Sen. Nicholas Romero raised concerns about clarity in the organization’s fund -
ing request, which required number and destination adjustments.
“While it is important to fund student organizations, if a student organization is presenting a funding request that is not crystal clear, I can’t support it,” Romero said.
Hindu YUVA
Appropriation #2F for the Hindu YUVA chapter passed with a unanimous vote of all present and language edits.
Emergency Scholarship
Vice President Mutazz Jaber and senate President Pro Tempore Hope Montoya introduced Bill #1F, which passed. The bill changed the Emergency Scholarship fund amount to reflect the correct amount traditionally given — the ASUNM Lawbook previously stated $300, when it has typically been $250.
The Emergency Scholarship consists of 20 undergraduate scholarships funded by ASUNM, according to Bill #1F.
Public comment
Public comment included introductions to the senate from Student Regent Victor Reyes. Reyes offered his support and resources to ASUNM and the student body at large. Representatives from UNM Secular Lobo — a new secular student alliance — also introduced themselves to the senate.
Community Experience Executive Director Miriam Barba promoted Fall
Frenzy and encouraged the senate to get involved. Student Activities Center Director Ryan Lindquist spoke to the senate briefly and introduced his role as advisor.
Former Vice President Mikenzie Chessman spoke as a guest to the senate. After an introduction, she cut her time short to allow for more questions from the senate.
Presidential report
President Anthony Tomaziefski gave his report, during which he talked about the opening of the Student Fee Review Board application for senators and participating in Community Experience events. He also
encouraged participation in Emerging Lobo Leaders.
Board of Regents
Tomaziefski discussed the Aug. 22 Board of Regents meeting at the Valencia campus, during which the regents approved the Integrated Campus Plan and the 2025-26 requests for research and public service projects.
Upcoming plans
The joint council, boards and committees, senators and attorney general gave reports about their upcoming plans and goals. The Outreach and Events Committee, as well as the Steering and Rules
Committee, also gave reports about upcoming ventures. There were no senators who needed to go through senator accountability at the meeting.
Sen. Dillon Williams was absent. The next full senate meeting will be Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. in the Student Union Building. Members of the public are allowed five minute time slots each for public comment with no prior sign-up necessary.
Marcela Johnson is a beat reporter for the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at news@dailylobo.com or on X @Dailylobo
I can make you a man (but I probably shouldn’t)
A celebration of Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’
By Arly Garcia @Dailylobo
Have you ever thought about robbing graves and sewing body parts together until you have the perfect human form? Maybe not, but why would you when Victor Frankenstein already set an example for why that’s a terrible idea?
Mary Shelley’s infamous mad scientist and his creature are a beloved aspect of pop culture around the world. The novel’s lasting impact and popularity even led to the creation of National Frankenstein Day, an annual celebration of Shelley and her novel that takes place on Aug. 30, which is also Shelley’s birthday.
It would be hard to exaggerate the influence “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus” has had, according to Gary Harrison, a University of New Mexico English professor emeritus and the co-author of the article “Victor
“The Frankenstein figures — both the scientist and the creature or monster — permeate popular culture, especially from the 1930s forward. Sometimes thought to be the first science-fiction novel, though certainly not the first horror story, ‘Frankenstein’ contributed to the origin of the modern horror and sci-fi genres in film and fiction,” Harrison said.
Part of the reason “Frankenstein” captures the world’s attention is its focus on the ethics of creating and the responsibility that places on the new being and others, according to Bill Gannon, a UNM biology research professor and another co-author of “Victor Frankenstein’s Institutional Review Board Proposal, 1790.”
When it comes down to science, “Frankenstein” is full of ethical and moral conundrums, Gannon said.
“An obvious ethical component is in the process of creating. Have you
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A sign posted at the Associated Students at UNM office in the Student Union Building on Feb. 23, 2023.
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Football: Lobos lose to #21 Arizona
By Thomas Bulger @thomasbulger10
The University of New Mexico football team fell to 0-2 on the season after a 61-39 loss to the University of Arizona Wildcats on Saturday, Aug. 31. The Lobos kept it close through halftime but ultimately lost all momentum in the third quarter. There were some bright spots, especially on offense.
Quarterback Devon Dampier threw for 260 yards, going 24-41. He threw three touchdowns and ran two in himself. Dampier led the team in rushing with 130 yards.
Dampier also had a career first in throwing two interceptions. Through the first 10 games of his career, Dampier had yet to turn the ball over, but gave up two possessions for the Lobos.
After the game, Dampier was asked what Arizona’s defense did that allowed him to continue to rush
in the game.
“They played a lot of man (coverage) against us. They thought they had the numbers to play man so you tend to send the pressure, and then gaps opened up, available lanes opened up for me. Just taking what the defense was giving me,” Dampier said.
Dampier’s favorite target in the game was Luke Wysong. Wysong led the team in yards with 129 on eight receptions. He also had a touchdown and an incredible catch in double coverage to keep the Lobos in the game early.
Christian Ellis and Bobby Arnold III led the defense with eight tackles in total. Ellis had an interception in the second quarter that eventually led to the Lobos taking a temporary lead.
UNM faced some former Lobos in the game — namely former coach Danny Gonzales and Jacory Cros-
key-Merritt. Last season, Gonzales was let go from UNM and was quickly hired by the Arizona Wildcats. His official title there is special teams coordinator/linebackers coach.
Croskey-Merritt transferred to Arizona after leading the Lobos in rushing last season. Against the Lobos, he led his team in rushing with 106 yards on 13 carries.
The Lobo defense had trouble
Isotopes start series strong
By Shin Thant Hlaing
@DailyLobo
The Albuquerque Isotopes started a series on Tuesday, Aug. 27 against the Reno Aces. The 6-2 win followed a game in which the stadium held its breath.
Left fielder Jimmy Herron had a home run in the bottom of the fifth inning. Later in the seventh inning, first baseman Elehuris Montero — who was named Pacific Coast League player of the month for July — doubled. Herron then sent Montero home with a line drive single to put the Isotopes up 2-0.
Later in the game, home game fans couldn’t rest as easily. In the top of the eighth inning, the Aces tied up the game.
Bryson Brigman hit a double for the Aces, then Jorge Barrosa earned a walk. Shortstop Blaze Alexander sent them both home with a double to make it 2-2.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Isotopes came back to bat. Right fielder Greg Jones singled, then Willie MacIver walked, for Montero to send both of them home with a double to put the Isotopes back in front. Later in the inning, Herron had his third hit of the game to push the Isotopes to the lead, and after taking care of business in the ninth inning, the team won 6-2. After the game, Isotopes manager Pedro Lopez said the team’s offense is what keeps them in these games.
“Going into the eighth inning it looked like we were going to win two to nothing, but unfortunately we made some errors … Fortunately our offense was able to come back and pull out the win,” Lopez said.
Lopez went on to mention the
bullpen’s improvement over the course of the season.
Outfielder Zac Veen started the season in the rookie league but worked his way through the farm system this summer and was recently assigned to the Isotopes, according to Minor League Baseball. He played centerfield — not his natural position — for the Isotopes and had five hits in his first seven Triple-A games.
“Veen had just been called up from the lower levels; that was his first time playing center field and I think he did a good job,” Lopez said.
The Isotopes went on to win the series 4-3 over the course of the week.
After traveling to Tacoma, Washington, the Isotopes have their last home series against the Las Vegas Aviators starting on Sept. 10.
Shin Thant Hlaing is a freelance reporter for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at sports@dailylobo.com or on X @dailylobo
Noah Fifita threw for 422 yards and four touchdowns; he also gave up an interception. Tetairoa McMillan had 304 yards and four touchdowns on 10 receptions.
Arizona wasted no time scoring on its first drive. With McMillan catching the ball at UNM’s 35 yard line and running it in for a 69-yard touchdown, it was the Wildcats’ third play of the game. The Lobos quickly tied it up with a 16-yard reception to Wysong to tie the game 7-7.
At the start of the second quarter, the Lobos were pinned against their endzone and a 38-yard punt was returned to put the Wildcats at
UNM’s 38 yard line. UNM’s defense only gave up 2 yards on the drive and held Arizona to a field goal. On offense, the Lobos went 72 yards for a field goal.
On the Wildcat’s 38 yard line, Ellis lunged for a tipped ball that he caught for an interception. On the 13 yard line, Dampier kept the ball himself and ran between defenders to give the Lobos the lead with 4:31 left in the half. But the Wildcats ended the second quarter with a 24-second touchdown drive, Dampier’s first career interception and a field goal.
UNM was down 27-24 at the half.
On the first drive of the second half, Arizona’s Quali Conley rushed 51 yards for a touchdown. Then, the Lobos had their second interception of the day that was immediately followed by a short pass to McMillan that was in for a 40-yard touchdown. The Wildcats were up 40-24 with 12:26 remaining in the first quarter.
UNM put together two more scoring drives in the game but Arizona was able to move down the field at will. The Lobos lost 61-39.
Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall knew that the Fifita/McMillan paintsee Football page 5
From coast to coast, from friends to roadmates
UNM students bike across the U.S.
By Elizabeth Secor
During the summer, four friends — the “Future Cowboys” team made up of Connor Donovan, Lars Larsen, Ezra Duree and Francis Packard — set out on a trip that would take them from Seattle to New York over the course of 56 days, all on bicycles.
Three of them are University of New Mexico students.
“We knew that we wanted to do coast-to-coast,” Larsen said. “The first day, (we) dipped our back tire (in the west coast) and then the last day, dipped our front tire in the east coast.”
The group traveled through 12 states, staying together the whole way. Duree dropped out about 600 miles in but said he plans to do another backpacking trip in the future.
“A lot of people that do it usually do lose a teammate in general, no matter what group it is, but a lot of times the whole team will just split up,” Donovan said. “And I think it’s just pretty impressive that we did kind of stick together.”
Sometimes members of the group would bike ahead or behind depending on the day, spacing out and giving each biker a moment alone before
coming back together, Donovan said. The group dynamic did not detract from the quiet and solo biking time while they averaged 70 miles per day.
“You’re just sitting there with your thoughts day after day. You’re not really distracted by anything besides the scenery, and sometimes even that can get like ‘same old, same old’ every day,” Packard said. “But I think that is why it was interesting to be with myself for so long, just kind of with my own head.”
While there was a lot of time alone and with each other for the Future Cowboys, they also met many new people along the way, including a truck stop owner who let them camp there overnight.
“You meet so many people and so many characters. In the weirdest towns, too — towns you’ve never heard of that you never thought you would have been to and that have barely any people,” Larsen said. “And then you meet the coolest guy who’s so excited to meet you, and he gets your phone number and texts you the whole trip. We met lots of people like that.”
The trip was filled with many memorable moments and people on and off the trail, including trying out new tricks on the bikes, the Future Cowboys said.
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UNM quarterback Devon Dampier stands on the field. The Lobos lost to Arizona 61-39 on Saturday, Aug. 31. Photo courtesy of Go Lobos.
Yanquiel Fernández (#24), left, and Cristopher Navarro (#34), right, look out onto the field during a game against the Reno Aces at Isotopes Park on Saturday, Aug. 31.
Albuquerque Isotopes outfielder Zac Veen (#38) bats during the game against the Reno Aces at Isotopes Park on Saturday, Aug. 31.
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now replaced God? Is life so manipulative or is it fragile? Can these creations be sustained? Is there social justice in these creations? Do the components — or surviving relatives of the components — give consent to their being used? This smacks of the issues around the use of the cells of Henrietta Lacks in the 1950s,” Gannon said.
Lacks, a Black woman, was diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer in 1951. The doctors who treated her at Johns Hopkins University took cells from her cervix without her consent. The cells were cultured
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ing would give them trouble. He shared the plan to slow them down going into the game.
“Variety (was the plan) at first
UNM Bikers from page 4
“My greatest accomplishment throughout the whole trip was that I balanced half of a watermelon on my handlebars and ate it,” Packard said. “And also cut parts of it off for my friends to eat while we were biking and moving the entire time. And it was one of the greatest days of my whole life.”
Now, after their trip, the group members are still biking daily and plan to go on future trips. Looking back on the trip, Packard said he has only one thing he would tell himself at the start of it.
“It’s gonna be a fun two months; chill out and enjoy it, and it’s gonna be totally sick … I’d tell myself, ‘Just enjoy the trip,’” Packard said.
Elizabeth Secor is a freelance reporter for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at culture@dailylobo.com or on X @esecor2003
and have been used for scientific research, but Lacks’ family did not know of their existence until 20 years after her death, according to NPR.
“Frankenstein” often comes up in discussions on scientific ethics, Harrison said, but it also raises questions about racism, family and interpersonal relationships, alienation and prejudice.
Leslie Donovan, a UNM Honors professor and interim dean, teaches about “Frankenstein” in a course called “Legacy of Monsters and Marvels.” The novel also reflects issues around people and society’s reac-
zone (defense), then man, then man with help, then zone pressures, so about every chance. They did a really nice job moving him around,
tions to physical differences, Donovan said.
“The creature’s experiences, in many ways, echo contemporary experiences of individuals with disabilities who are frequently othered or face discrimination based on their appearance or physical abilities … As a person with a highly visible physical disability, I saw some of my own experiences growing up mirrored in the challenges Shelley’s creature experiences,” Donovan said.
Shelley began writing “Frankenstein” in 1816 after Lord Byron challenged Shelley and her hus-
we didn’t have answers — not effective answers — and when we did we didn’t execute them well enough,” Mendenhall said.
band to write a ghost story, according to Time. Originally published anonymously, the novel quickly became a sensation. Some readers were entranced by the actions of the novel’s titular character; others were horrified. At the center of it all sat the creature: abandoned by his “father” but quickly adopted and twisted into something new by audiences around the world, according to the New Yorker.
“The novel explores and questions how we identify something or someone as monstrous. As modern
After a bye week, the Lobos will go to Alabama to face Auburn University on Sept. 14.
Zozobra from page 8
offers a collective experience of emotional unburdening,” the Zozobra website reads.
The event is also a celebration of Santa Fe and New Mexico. The drone show on Aug. 30 featured diagrams of a heart denoting Santa Fe’s location in New Mexico. The festival, after all, isn’t just about gloom, but about the regeneration of hope and the strengthening of community.
A collective catharsis felt by young and old emanated from the cheering crowd as the structure was reduced
people living in a highly complex world, I consider it important that we analyze and interrogate our own perspectives — to think about them from alternative viewpoints. It might well be that one person’s monster is someone else’s marvel, after all,” Donovan said.
Arly Garcia is a freelance reporter for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at culture@dailylobo.com or on X @dailylobo
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to its skeleton. The New Mexican flag waved over its flaming carcass. New gloom will set in as humans continue their messy ways, but that’s next year’s problem.
Thank you, Zozobra, for burning alive.
Shin Thant Hlaing is a freelance reporter for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at culture@dailylobo.com or on X @dailylobo
Press freedom from page 8
been arrested.
“I do wonder what it means for journalists who are sent out to cover these protests,” Jennings said.
Reporters Without Borders recommended both presidential campaigns to commit to protecting press freedom, especially during a contentious election year.
Shin Thant Hlaing is a freelance reporter for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at culture@dailylobo.com or on X @dailylobo
Courtesy photo / Daily Lobo / @DailyLobo Connor Donovan, Lars Larsen and Francis Packard, left to right, sit decked out in bike gear. The trio, along with Ezra Duree, biked across the United States. Photo courtesy of Larsen.
HAPS
The Entertainment Guide
Monday
Annapurna’s World Vegetarian Cafe
Chai Happy Hour 3-5pm
Monday: 8am-8pm 2201 Silver Avenue SE
Bedrock Kitchen
Vegan, Vegetarian and Meat Lovers
Monday: 8am-4pm 5333 4th St NW Albuquerque, NM 87107
Big Ass Cookies
Order delicious sweets online! @bigasscookiesllc oterolane@yahoo.com 505-550-9478
Birthright of Albuquerque
Providing love, support, and hope to woman both before and after childbirth.
http://www.birthright.org/albuquerque
Monday 10AM-1PM 3228 Candelaria Rd NE
Engineering & Science Career Fair
Wednesday, September 11th
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at UNM Student Union career.unm.edu
Sunshine Theater Shannon and The Clams w/ The Deslondes
Monday October 7th 2024 · 7:30pm
$22· 6:30pm Doors· All Ages 120 Central Ave SW, 87102
Test With Truman Be Empowered. Know Your Status. Walk in HIV Testing Monday: 8am-noon 801 Encino Pl NE
Tuesday
Annapurna’s World Vegetarian Cafe Chai Happy Hour 3-5pm
Tuesday: 8am-8pm 2201 Silver Avenue SE
Bedrock Kitchen
Vegan, Vegetarian and Meat Lovers
Tuesday: 8am-4pm 5333 4th St NW Albuquerque, NM 87107
Big Ass Cookies
Order delicious sweets online! @bigasscookiesllc oterolane@yahoo.com 505-550-9478
Birthright of Albuquerque
Providing love, support, and hope to woman both before and after childbirth.
http://www.birthright.org/albuquerque
Tuesday 10AM-1PM 3228 Candelaria Rd NE
Engineering & Science Career Fair
Wednesday, September 11th
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at UNM Student Union career.unm.edu
Test With Truman Be Empowered.
Wednesday
HAPS
Engineering & Science Career Fair
Wednesday, September 11th
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at UNM Student Union career.unm.edu
Sunshine Theater
Check out sunshinetheaterlive.com for more showings!
https://www.sunshinetheaterlive.com/ 120 Central Ave SW, 87102
Test With Truman
Be Empowered. Know Your Status. 801 Encino Pl NE 505-272-1312
Triana
Spanish Tapas - Wines - Cocktails
Happy Hour: All Wed & Thurs for UNM students/staff with ID
Wednesday: 5 pm - 9 pm
111 Carlisle NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Thursday
Annapurna’s World Vegetarian Cafe
Chai Happy Hour 3-5pm
Thursday: 8am-8pm 2201 Silver Avenue SE
Bedrock Kitchen
Vegan, Vegetarian and Meat Lovers
Thursday: 8am-4pm 5333 4th St NW Albuquerque, NM 87107
Big Ass Cookies
Order delicious sweets online! @bigasscookiesllc oterolane@yahoo.com 505-550-9478
Birthright of Albuquerque
Providing love, support, and hope to woman both before and after childbirth.
http://www.birthright.org/albuquerque
Thursday 10AM-1PM 3228 Candelaria Rd NE
The Entertainment Guide
Engineering & Science Career Fair
Wednesday, September 11th
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at UNM Student Union career.unm.edu
Sunshine Theater Two Feet
Thursday October 10th 2024 · 7:00pm
$30· 7:00pm Doors· All Ages 120 Central Ave SW, 87102
Test With Truman
Be Empowered. Know Your Status. Walk in HIV Testing
Thursday: 5pm-7pm 801 Encino Pl NE
Triana
Spanish Tapas - Wines - Cocktails Happy Hour: All evening on Wed & Thurs for UNM students/staff with ID
Saturday: 8am-3pm 5333 4th St NW Albuquerque, NM 87107
Big Ass Cookies Order delicious sweets online! @bigasscookiesllc oterolane@yahoo.com 505-550-9478
Engineering & Science Career Fair
Wednesday, September 11th
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at UNM Student Union career.unm.edu
Sunshine Theater The Red Pears * Ultra Q * The High Curbs September 14th 2024 · 8:00pm
$25 - $75· 7:00pm Doors· All Ages 120 Central Ave SW, 87102
Sunday
DNC sparks conversations about press freedom
By Shin Thant Hlaing @DailyLobo
On Aug. 20, during the Democratic National Convention, three accredited journalists were arrested while documenting pro-Palestine protests in Chicago — a similarity to the arrest of two journalists at the University of New Mexico earlier this year.
The three photojournalists working at the protests in Chicago faced misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct after spending hours in jail, according to the Intercept.
In May, Bryant Furlow and Tara Armijo-Prewitt were arrested on the UNM campus during their coverage of the UNM Police Department and New Mexico State Police dismantling a pro-Palestine encampment.
Furlow is a freelance journalist who regularly contributes to New Mexico In Depth.
“It’s been an extraordinary year in 2024, because my way of thinking about press freedom has always been more about how accessible public officials are,” said Trip Jennings, executive director of New Mexico In Depth. “But recently I’ve been forced to contemplate how protected journalists are in terms of being protected from arrests.”
As of Sunday, Sept. 1, the press freedom ranking of the United States has dropped to 55th out of 180 countries, according to Reporters Without Borders.
Earlier this year, journalist Carlos Sanchez was charged with assault of a peace officer in Austin. Police alleged that he hit them with a camera, despite video footage from multiple angles showing that did not happen, according to U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.
After his own arrest, Furlow released a statement via New Mexico
In Depth.
“We, at all times, followed instructions we received from police and stayed behind the yellow police tape. We were arrested while photographing the operation and shortly after asking an NMSP officer for his badge number and name,” Furlow’s statement reads.
Furlow and Armijo-Prewitt have both had their charges dropped.
“My sense with Gaza is that maybe there’s not as much thought given to, ‘Hey maybe these people who’ve identified themselves as press, maybe we should not arrest them’ … One of the great traditions of American journalism is speaking truth to power,” Jennings said.
Lily Joy Winder is an Indigenous activist from Albuquerque who attended the Democratic National Convention in August. As a content creator who had a press pass, she said that she was able to move around freely at the DNC but felt there was censorship against proPalestine activists.
“The DNC did reject the carefully crafted proposal made by the uncommitted movement for a Palestinian elected official to speak, limiting the amount of overall conversation and press about the devastation in Gaza,” Winder said.
Jennings also said the shrinkage of newsrooms in New Mexico has contributed to the decreasing leverage and power of the press.
“When I started at the (Albuquerque) Journal in 2005, I think there were around several dozen journalists (covering the legislature). Now there might be fewer than 10,” Jennings said.
This scale of journalists’ arrests is unusual in recent history, according to Jennings, who said he has been around tense standoffs but has never
see Press freedom page 5
While in line to enter the venue on Friday, Aug. 30 at Fort Marcy Park in Santa Fe, I caught a glimpse of Zozobra from a distance. He had menacing glowing eyes, angular ears and a wide trapezoidal mouth. Clad in a long white gown with a black bow tie, he towered over all of us.
The local legend says that every year, Zozobra would show up and cast a spell over the city, turning children into his loyal ghost minions. However, the townspeople knew that fire had power over him, according to KOAT.
By Shin Thant Hlaing @DailyLobo
This year, Zozobra — “Old Man Gloom” — turns 100. Zozobra has grown to be a 50-foot marionette, one of the largest functioning marionettes in the world, according to the Zozobra website. He represents the anxiety, hardships and regrets of the people.
Every year, slips of paper with the “glooms” of attendees are stuffed into the towering effigy, and Zozobra’s arch-enemy, the Fire Spirit, sets it alight. Zozobra’s website refers to the burning as “an annual cleansing ritual for the entire community, offering a fresh start and a renewed hope for the coming year.”
Zozobra was “born” in 1924 — a brainchild of artist William Howard Shuster. Shuster was inspired by the traditions of the Yaqui people, who would burn Judas effigies during Easter Holy Week, according to the Zozobra website. Shuster and E. Dana Johnson, then-editor of a local newspaper, came up with the name “Zozobra,” which is the Spanish word for anxiety.
The modern Zozobra experience features a drone show, fireworks, dances and music. There are combined elements of antiquity and modernity. You can even submit your glooms online if you are unable to be physically present in Santa Fe, and organizers will put them on paper and burn them with the effigy.
The dances tell a story, as dancers dressed in ghost costumes — the “gloomies” — encircle Zozobra before he is vanquished by the townspeople and the Fire Spirit, according to KOAT. Narrative aside, a variety of other performances occur before Zozobra’s burning starts.
Leading up to his burning, Zozobra is an almost-sentient actor. On Aug. 30, when the green lights turned on, he waved his arms in the air, scanning the crowd and taunting it.
Old Man Gloom represents the intersection of performance art, local folklore and ingenuity. I was curious to see what he would look like this year after reading about the Decades Project — a 2014-23 venture to revisit Zozobra’s design through the decades.
He did not have the “fat middle” of the 2013 version, which was modeled after the woes of the 1930s, according to Zozobra’s website. Nor did he have the “Father Knows Worst” cardigan from 2017, modeled after the ‘50s. He instead returned to a more “classic” Zozobra look, sans the black buttons.
When Zozobra burned, flames sprayed down the hinges of his shoulders and crawled up his long white skirt. His moving jaws waggled in the air as flames began to consume his face. A happy face made by drones illuminated the night sky above him. I do have some words of advice for the event. It could have been made more accessible to people in wheelchairs, the elderly or those that cannot stand up for long periods of time.
The enduring appeal of Zozobra is that it taps into deep human instincts and desires. Manifesting a wish you have, releasing negative emotions and getting closure are all psychological forces that get harnessed by the festival. To animate, and then burn the face of, all your woes is powerful.
“Just as individuals burn paper to release personal burdens, Zozobra see Zozobra page 5
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Zozobra in 1936. Courtesy of Burn Zozobra.
A newspaper box holds copies of the Daily Lobo outside Marron Hall on Sunday, Sept. 1.
By Addison Fulton @DailyLobo
On Friday, Aug. 23, the University of New Mexico Art Museum celebrated the new semester with a reopening reception for their new exhibit, “Hindsight Insight 5.0.” The exhibit features art that investigates human relationships with nature, history and the future.
Curators selected one piece in the museum’s permanent collection to showcase: a book of microphotographs, according to Joseph McKee, coordinator of student engagement and technology at UNMAM. The exhibit also features work by four contemporary artists who are responding to the microphotographs or conversing with them, McKee said.
“We’re re-looking at our collection and looking at it through a new lens,” McKee said.
“Hindsight Insight 5.0” was initially inspired by the 19th-century book of microphotographs, according to McKee. English chemist Henry Droop Richmond compiled the book, though it is unknown if he took the photographs, which feature parasites, animal tissue, plant cells and crops.
The exhibit imagines the galleries as “a laboratory, demonstrating how research and experimentation are put into action through projects at the intersection of art and science,” according to UNMAM.
A piece by Kaitlin Bryson titled “We perform grieving as mutiny against established patterns,” features LED lights connecting bio-plastic encased photographs of a quilt stitched and dyed with the titular quote. The quilt
was exposed to mycelium spores, which grew on top of the work. The title came from Bayo Akomolafe, a poet and philosopher, responding to the ongoing war in Gaza.
Other pieces in the exhibit include a bio-fabric corset made from SCOBY, the bacteria used to ferment kombucha. When touched, LED lights embedded in the material light up, encouraging visitors to engage with the material.
The exhibit also features bottles of fermenting kombucha, highlighting living things’ places as art and art’s place as a living thing.
“I feel like right now, especially in the 21st century with the rise of digital art and digital mediums, the importance of art is really rooted in context,” McKee said. “Sometimes we
have a belief that art is only rooted in emotion, or only to be viewed and say, ‘Oh, that’s so pretty.’ Now, more than ever, artists are leaning into the cultural and historical contexts of (their works). It’s important to view art as a form of engagement to challenge the status quo.”
Many of UNMAM’s exhibits, including “Hindsight Insight 5.0,” relate to and supplement the work of other departments on campus, according to Associate Director Devin Geraci.
“We’re very focused on students. Lately, our curators have been working really closely with UNM faculty to develop exhibits that tie into the curriculum,” Geraci said.
UNMAM, located in the Center for the Arts building, is free to enter. It is open from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesdays
through Thursdays and 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
“We really see ourselves as an education museum, being situated on a university campus in New Mexico. There are a lot of museums you could go to, but we like to see ourselves as a resource for students,” McKee said.
“It’s important to us that we show off that we’re not just a location for the arts, but there’s avenues for connection all across campus, (whether) that be through STEM or through the arts.”
Editor’s note: Joseph McKee worked at the Daily Lobo from 2019-22.
Addison Fulton is the culture editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at culture@dailylobo.com or on X @dailylobo
DAILY LOBO C ampus Calendar of Events
Tuesday-Sunday, September 03- September 08, 2024 Events are free unless otherwise noted!
TUESDAY
Lectures & Readings
Responsible Conduct of Research
Half-Day 1: Research Misconduct, Mentorship, Data Lifecycle, Authorship
Anderson School of Management, Reading Room 335
10:00am – 4:30pm
The training covers a wide range of topics and includes discussions about how 1) contemporary ethical issues in research, and 2) the role of researchers as responsible members of society fit into all areas of responsible conduct of research.
Director’s Lectureship Seminar
Series
UNM Cancer Center, Auditorium
11:30am – 1:00pm
Dr. Kerri Winters-Stone, UNM, presents “Precision Exercise Medicine: Innovating ExerciseBased Approaches to Address Biopsychosocial Needs in Cancer Survivors.”
NUPAC Seminar
PAIS, Room 3205
2:00 – 3:00pm Andrew Gentry, UNM, presents.
Campus Events
Gymtimidation Johnson Center
12:00 – 1:30pm A tour of Johnson Center and the various equipment inside the building, starting at the West Entrance of the Johnson Center.
CTL English (ESL) Conversation Group Ortega Hall LLC, Movie Room 12:30 – 1:30pm Hosted by the UNM Language Learning Center.
Art & Music
Faculty Concert Series Keller Hall 7:30 – 9:00pm UNM alumnus Joshua Rupley performs Mendelssohn’s Songs without Words, Copland’s Piano Sonata, and Ravel’s Gaspard de la nuit. Tickets can be purchased online, seniors are $10.00 and adults are $15.00. This concert is avalible with the faculty and student concert pass.
Meetings
Abroad 101 Group Session Mesa Vista Hall, Room 2120 1:30 – 2:30pm Students are required to meet with an advisor prior to applying to study abroad. Group sessions will review all the mandatory information you need to know before applying to study abroad.
French Club Ortega Hall, Lab 4
2:00 – 3:00pm Hosted by the Language Learning Center.
Student Advisory Council Meeting
2 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 5.0 and themes relevant to BioArt; intersections between art, science, and technology; art museums; museum studies; art history; and art practices.
WEDNESDAY
Campus Events
CTL Navajo Conversation Group Ortega Hall LLC, Movie Room 10:30 – 11:30am Hosted by the UNM Language Learning Center.
CEP Welcome Back BBQ Mesa Vista Courtyard 11:00am – 2:00pm This celebration is open to all of the UNM community, but the focus is to create a warm welcome for UNM’s newest Lobos. Everyone attending is encouraged to bring an incoming student with them and help them connect with other students, staff, and faculty.
Crafternoon UNM Women’s Resource Center
12:00 – 2:00pm Hang out, relax, meet new people, and learn a new craft.
College of Arts and Sciences Monthly Mingles Ortega Hall, Suite 201 12:00 – 1:00pm Join Dean Malat and the A&S Dean’s office team for a conversation and connect with fellow members of the college community. Don’t miss this excellent chance to mingle and network.
Perfectly Hidden Depression Honors College Forum
3:00 – 4:30pm Perfectly Hidden Depression virtual talk for Honors students. Sponsored by Council on Honors Education (COHE).
CTL Spanish Conversation Group Ortega Hall LLC, Movie Room 3:30 – 4:30pm Hosted by the UNM Language Learning Center.
Lectures & Readings
Theater & Film
Mid Week Movies: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga SUB, Theater 6:00 – 9:00pm Snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers, young Furiosa falls into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel, presided over by the Immortan Joe. As the two tyrants fight for dominance, Furiosa soon finds herself in a nonstop battle to make her way home. Sign-in before the movie.
Workshops
Getting Started in Research Workshop Honors College Forum 9:00 – 10:00am This interactive workshop will guide undergraduate students in taking the first steps to get involved with research at UNM.
JEADI Distinction Faculty Training Honors College Forum 11:00am – 12:00pm Honors College faculty are invited to discuss how to prepare the JEADI distinction course proposal and syllabus checklist form.
Thesis/Dissertation Presentation Technology and Education Center, Room 290 1:00 – 2:00pm Zachary Ramsey, Teacher Education, presents “Innovations in Educational Research: Developing an Original Survey to Measure New Mexico’s Teacher Practices and Beliefs Related to ProjectBased Learning and Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching.”
To submit a calendar listing, email calendar@dailylobo.com
‘Hindsight
“3-D Printed Biomaterial Forms” by Fiona Bell sits on display in “Hindsight Insight 5.0,” a current exhibit at the UNM Art Museum, on Aug. 23.
“3-D Printed Biomaterial Forms” by Fiona Bell sits on display in “Hindsight Insight 5.0,” a current exhibit at the UNM Art Museum, on Aug. 23.
A wall reads “Hindsight Insight 5.0,” the title of a current exhibit at the UNM Art Museum, on Aug. 23.
A museum visitor views “We perform grieving as mutiny against established patterns” by Kaitlin Bryson on display as part of “Hindsight Insight 5.0,” a current exhibit at the UNM Art Museum, on Aug. 23.
An untitled piece by Andrea Polli sits on display in “Hindsight Insight 5.0,” a current exhibit at the UNM Art Museum, on Aug. 23.
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Campus crime from page 1
Crowd fight at Lobo Village
On Aug. 25, there was a possible fight involving 10-40 people at Lobo Village, according to the log. The case is listed as “closed.”
The incident was entered into the log on Aug. 26.
Warrant arrests
There were two instances of officers detaining suspects who had warrants out for their arrest.
On Aug. 20, an officer made contact with a suspicious person at T-Lot. The subject, who had an active arrest warrant, was arrested and booked.
On Aug. 22, an officer made contact with a suspicious person at the University Stadium. The individual had three active arrest warrants, and was arrested and booked.
Both instances were entered into the crime log Aug. 26.
Battery
There were two listed instances of battery — “the unlawful touching of another person,” according to LawInfo.
On Aug. 21 at the UNMH Adult Psychiatric Center, there was a case of battery by an unknown subject. The case is listed as “closed” and was
PHOTO STORY: Olo Dessert Studio, a hidden treat near campus
entered into the crime log Aug. 27.
On Aug. 27, a subject kicked and punched a nurse at UNMH.
Theft
In addition to the Redondo Village incident, there were 10 instances of theft entered into the log.
On Aug. 22, a subject took property from a vehicle at the Lomas Parking Structure. The incident was entered into the log Aug. 27.
On Aug. 25, an offender took somebody’s clothes out of a dryer at the SRC and left the area.
A vehicle was taken from the
UNMH parking structure Aug. 29.
Seven other instances of larceny — defined as “the unlawful taking of personal property,” according to Merriam-Webster — were entered into the crime log last week.
Three involved stolen bikes, one involved clothes, one involved a backpack, one involved stolen wallet contents and another incident involved unspecified stolen items.
Criminal damage/graffiti
There was one additional listed incident of criminal damage that occurred on Aug. 16 at UNMH and was
entered Aug. 27. Harassment
There were three listed incidents of harassment entered into the log. They occurred at Casas del Rio, Dane Smith Hall and the Adult Psychiatric Center at UNMH.
Lauren Lifke is the news editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at news@dailylobo.com or on X @lauren_lifke
DAILY LOBO C ampus Calendar of Events Calendar
Tuesday-Sunday, September 03- September 08, 2024 Events are free unless otherwise noted!
THURSDAY
Campus Events
CTL Latin/Greek/ Classics Conversation Group
Ortega Hall LLC, Movie Room
12:30 – 1:30pm Hosted by the UNM Language Learning Center.
CTL Japanese Conversation Group Ortega Hall LLC, Movie Room 4:00 – 5:00pm Hosted by the UNM Language Learning Center.
Arts & Music
Jeffrey Brooks in Concert
Keller Hall
2:00 – 3:00pm This concert will take place during the Thursday Student Concert Hour, which is open to the public.
Dr. Jeffrey Brooks (clarinet) reprises his Ireland concert. Jeff is an active orchestral clarinetist, concerto soloist, chamber musician, avantgarde performer, jazz artist, and holds a DM from Florida State University.
Art History Tea Party Ortega Hall, Room 332
5:00 – 6:30pm The Art History Mentoring Initiative,
a newly formed organization supporting the UNM Art History Department, will be holding it’s inaugural event. Anyone interested in art history/art scholarship, drink some tea, meet your colleagues, and help get the organization going.
Lectures & Readings
Thesis/Dissertation Presentation Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Room 118
11:00am – 12:00pm David Smith, Engineering, presents “Nanosecond Semiconductor Opening Switches for Applied Electromagnetics.”
OSE Seminar
Center for High Technology Materials, Room 103
12:00 – 1:00pm
Dr. Wondwosen Metaferia, Intel, presents.
Latin American & Iberian Institute Musicology Colloquium Latin American and Iberian Institute, Main Conference Room
2:00 – 3:30pm
Dr. Adolfo Estrada, UNM, presents “Musical Notation and the Mariachi Tradition: Approaches and Challenges.”
Center for Astrophysics Research and Technologies Seminar Series PAIS, Room 3205
2:00 – 3:00pm Chenoa Tremblay, SETI Institute,
presents “A Modern Large-Scale Search for Life using the Very Large Array.”
Scholarship Information Session for Public Service Careers
Honors College Forum
3:30 – 4:30pm CAELD will provide information on various scholarships for students who are pursuing in public service careers. The scholarships include Truman, Pickering and Rangel.
Biology Seminar
Castetter Hall, Room 100
3:30 – 5:00pm Dr. Esteban Muldavin, UNM, presents.
Workshops
Graduate School Preparation & Funding
Centennial Engineering Center, Room 1044
5:00 – 6:00pm Getting in, surviving & thriving and being successful within Graduate School. Food is provided for attendees, first come first serve.
Sports & Recreation
UNM Women’s Soccer vs. UC Santa Barbara UNM Soccer Complex
7:30 – 9:30pm UNM Women’s Soccer faces off against UC Santa Barbara. Tickets are free for students but must be acquired online.
FRIDAY
Campus Events
CTL Portuguese Conversation Group Ortega Hall LLC, Movie Room 12:00 – 1:00pm Hosted by the UNM Language Learning Center.
SNAP-APALOOZA Outside of
– 2:00pm
will be free food and individuals helping students apply for SNAP, the federal food program. Students that participate might also be eligible for gift cards for groceries.
To submit a calendar listing, email calendar@dailylobo.com
Olo Dessert Studio is a frozen yogurt shop in Nob Hill just a minute or two from UNM. It has been open since 2010 and is family owned and operated.
Two cups of Olo frozen yogurt, one Capulin Cake Batter and one Taos Original Tart Yogurt on Tuesday, Aug. 20.
The frozen yogurt selection and toppings bar at Olo Dessert Studio on Tuesday, Aug. 20.
Sophie Anderson-Haynie, an Olo employee, drizzles hot fudge on a cup of Capulin Cake Batter frozen yogurt on Tuesday, Aug. 20.
Olo Dessert Studio also offers a selection of cupcakes and other various desserts, including vegan options.
Olo’s employees help customers with their selection of toppings from the toppings bar after they select their yogurt.
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LONGBOARDS, SKATEBOARDS, ROLLER, INLINE SKATES Skate City Supply 1311 Eubank Blvd. NE. 505-294-6699.
Bikes/Cycles
SELLING YOUR BICYCLE? Students can place FREE ads in this classifieds category. Ads must be 25 words or less. To get your free ad, email classifieds@ dailylobo.com from your UNM email or come by Marron Hall room 107 and show your UNM ID.
Textbooks
HEY STUDENTS! DID YOU know you can place FREE ads in this classifieds category? Ads must be 25 words or less. To get your free ad, email classifieds@ dailylobo.com from your UNM email or come by Marron Hall room 107 and show your UNM ID.
FURNISHED IN-LAW QUARTER for rent near ABQ Country Club $700+electricity. $700/DD. Call 575-4089445.
Rooms for Rent
ARE YOU A STUDENT? Need a roommate? Did you know you can place FREE ads in this classifieds category? Ads must be 25 words or less. To get your free ad, email classifieds@ dailylobo.com from your UNM email or come by Marron Hall room 107 and show your UNM ID.
Jobs Off Campus
WAREHOUSE AND EVENT ASSISTANT We’re looking for an enthusiastic, problem solving, and reliable individual to work in our event rental warehouse 10-15hrs/week. Job responsibilities will include cleaning and preparing rental items and orders for upcoming events, unpacking and re-shelving items after events, taking inventory when needed, general warehouse organization, and occasionally assisting at events. Pay is $16/hour, please email Lauren at hello@ darlingdetailsrentals.com to apply!
ROBLES RAEL & ANAYA, P.C. is seeking a legal assistant for their litigation division. The successful candidate will support attorneys and paralegals by preparing correspondence, scheduling, handling routine client matters, a variety of administrative functions, filing pleadings, and other projects as needed. Pay starts at $18/hr+ benefits for full-time employees. Please submit a resume to chelsea@roblesrael.com
NOW HIRING FOR before and after school PT positions. Albuquerque, Belen, Los Lunas, Edgewood/Moriarty. Prefer availability. Mon - Fri. Morning shift: 6:45AM-9AM. Afternoon shift 2PM-6PM. For information call 505-873-6035 or visit www.rgec.org
THE LAW FIRM of Robles, Rael & Anaya, P.C. is seeking a candidate for their runner position who will also be responsible for other duties as assigned. Experience is a plus, but not required. A reliable form of transportation is required. Starting at $15/hr. Benefits offered to full-time employees. Mileage reimbursement. Resumes can be emailed to Chelsea Sandoval, chelsea@roblesrael. com
DAILY LOBO C ampus Calendar of Events ampus
Tuesday-Sunday, September 03- September 08,
seminar series hosting high-profile scientists to speak on current topics in biomedical research.
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium PAIS, Room 1100
3:30 – 5:00pm TBA.
Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar
Mechanical Engineering Building, Room 218
3:30 – 4:30pm Francisco Javier Suárez Medina, University of Granada, presents “Analysis of the Seismic Behavior of the Alhambra Towers (Granada, Spain) Based on Information Collected From In Situ Tests. Proyect of Modal Analysis Using Low-Cost Instrumentation.”
Lost in Translation: Where to go in the Southwest Honors College Forum
12:00 – 1:45pm This workshop will cover details about where international students can travel around the southwest and learn more about the services provided by recreation services from UNM.
SATURDAY
Campus Events
Oaxaca Ingobernable: Aesthetics, Politics, and Art from Below Opening Reception Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
2:00 – 4:00pm
Co-curators will give a brief lecture from 3-4 pm, followed
by a presentation by Colectivo Subterráneos. Live Spanish interpretation will be offered; refreshments and light fare will be served.
Theater & Film
SWFC: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga SUB, Theater 6:00 – 9:00pm Snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers, young Furiosa falls into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel, presided over by the Immortan Joe. As the two tyrants fight for dominance, Furiosa soon finds herself in a nonstop battle to make her way home. Sign-in before the movie.
SUNDAY
Sports & Recreation
UNM Women’s Soccer vs. UTEP UNM Soccer Complex 1:30 – 3:30pm UNM Women’s Soccer faces off against UTEP. Tickets are free for students but must be acquired online.
Art & Music
Faculty Spotlight Concert: Two Worlds Keller Hall 3:00 – 4:30pm A concert of both old and new music, including a world premiere by Dr. Beth Ratay, composer, and performances of Czech music presented by Dr. Michael Hix and Dr. Kristin Ditlow. Tickets can be purchased online, $15.00 for general admission, $10.00 for seniors and UNM employees, and $5.00 for students.
CURRENT EXHIBITS
Staff Infection Through September 6
John Sommers Gallery
An exhibition of staff artwork, featuring work from Adam Berman, Adriana Valls, Andrew Schroeder, Brooke Steiger, Carla Nielsen, Danette Petersen, Eddie Donato, Ellen Peabody, Jacklyn Le, Jonathan Fitz, Meg Elcock, Valery Estabrook.
What Art Teachers Do Over Summer Vacation...Or... What Art Teachers Do After
Through September 11
Masley Gallery, UNM Art Museum
NMAEA Invitational Art Educators
Exhibition featuring thirty New Mexico art educators serving in elementary, middle, high school, university faculty, museum education, and pre-service students.
Critical Minerals
Through September 13
6th Street Studio
“Critical Minerals” is a solo exhibition of recent work by UNM student, Fen Root.
Print In Action: Lithography and the Modern World
Through October 05
UNM Art Museum
Spanning works in the UNMAM permanent collection from the early nineteenth century to the present, the exhibition is divided into six sections: Drawing on Stone, the Reproductive Print, Advertising, Travel, and Collaborative Printmaking and Lithography Today.
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.
Danielle Orchard: Tender Observer
Through December 20
Tamarind Institute
Showcases work made by the artist at Tamarind Institute from 2019 to 2022. Gallery hours are TuesdayFriday 10am-5pm.
Hindsight Insight 5.0
Through December 07
UNM Art Museum
Hindsight Insight 5.0 is the final installment of the UNM Art Museum’s hybrid project and exhibition space devoted to complicating existing narratives about racism, colonialism, and gender stereotypes while decentering curatorial authority and institutional voice.
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.
Oaxaca Ingobernable: Aesthetics, Politics, and Art from Below Opening September 7, through March 14, 2025
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
Oaxaca Ingobernable: Aesthetics, Politics, and Art from Below, explores subversive representations of embodied resistance by Indigenous and Black Oaxacan communities in Mexico and the United States through collaborative artmaking practices and largescale relief prints, on view in the Hibben Center and Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico.
“Nothing Left for Me”: Federal Policy and the Photography of Milton Snow in Diné Bikéyah Through May 3, 2025
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
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This exhibition foregrounds Diné perspectives on the intersecting and ongoing legacies of both photography and American colonialism.
