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November 17, 2011

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Lobos get new football coach by Nathan Farmer

sports@dailylobo.com UNM’s new football coach has arrived. Vice president of Athletics Paul Krebs announced yesterday that Bob Davie will take over the coaching responsibilities from George Barlow, the interim head coach, at the end of the season, becoming UNM’s 31st head football coach. This will be Davies’ second head coaching job, after coaching Notre Dame from 1997-2001, where he compiled a 35-25 record in his five years. He has an 0-3 record in bowl games. Junior quarterback B.R. Holbrook said having a coach with his pedigree is only going to make the program better. “That’s a big-time win for us,” he said. “Obviously he has been a lot of good places and a lot of places that have won, so hopefully he can carry it on next year at UNM.” Davie has compiled 20 years of assistant coaching experience. He has had assistant positions at Pittsburgh, Arizona, Tulane, Notre Dame and Texas A&M. In 1991, while the defensive coordinator at Texas A&M, the defense was ranked No. 1 in the nation. Holbrook said the appointment will make everything run more smoothly for the team.

“At this point it brings some stability to the season,” he said. “Just knowing that we have a head coach next year eases that tension a little bit, but for the most part it is a little exciting.” Freshman wide receiver Deon Long said the team is eager to see what the new coach is like. “We just know we have to get it together,” he said. “It’s a new coach, new coaching style and we have to get used to him and feel our way through and see what they like and don’t like.” Long, in his first year as a Lobo, has already been through one coaching change. “I’m pretty excited to see what (Davie) is like,” Long said. “I am just here for the ride.” Davie played as a tight end for Youngstown State from 1973-75, and is currently a football analyst for the prime time ESPN football game on Saturday nights. Barlow said even though the team is excited about the appointment of a head coach next season, it’s still his job to make sure players are prepared for the rest of the season. “I’m hoping we can stay focused like we’ve been the past two or three weeks,” he said. “I’m hoping it’s not going to be a distraction, but you don’t know. When you are dealing with young kids, you never know.”

Voters split slates in record turnout

volunteers to vote, vote for everyby Luke Holmen one else,” he said. and Charlie Shipley Tyler Crawley, who ran on the news@dailylobo.com “Voice” slate, was elected with Student voters split the ASUNM 523 votes. “It’s exciting to be a first-seSenate race right down the middle Wednesday, electing five candi- mester freshman and get this podates each from the “Voice” slate sition,” he said. “I thought we had the greatest candidates, every one and the “Make Your Mark” slate. of them would More than make great sena1,400 students tors, and I think cast their bal… (they will) lots in the 2011 run again in fall elections — the spring, and the most in UNM having already history for fall run will make elections. them that much Brandyn Jorstronger.” dan, who ran on Those elected the “Make Your will take office at Mark” slate, rethe beginning of ceived 598 votes, ~Brandyn Jordan next semester. the most of any senator-elect Claire Mize, candidate in this executive direcelection. “It feels good,” he said. “It’s tor of the ASUNM Elections Comreally nerve-wracking, but I mission, said the election ran know I worked hard. It’s some- smoothly, but a glitch in the votthing that I’ve wanted for a re- ing system allowed four people to ally long time, and I know I can vote twice. The extra votes were thrown out, she said. make a difference.” “As soon as we were aware of Jordan said he was disappointed his fellow slate members didn’t that, we contacted IT and they pulled those people and just secure more Senate seats. “(If I could do it over,) I’d sleep counted their first vote,” Mize said. Mize said her office is considless, work harder for the other individuals on my slate and tell my ering punishing the students who

“It’s something that I’ve wanted for a really long time, and I know I can make a difference.”

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ONCAMPUS CAR CRASH

Dylan Smith / Daily Lobo A vehicle collided with a bicycling UNM graduate student on Redondo Drive near Hodgin Hall on Wednesday night. The vehicle’s driver, Jordan Birttelle, called 911 and fire trucks and an ambulance arrived on the scene. The bicyclist was conscious and voluntarily walked to the ambulance. Birttelle said he didn’t see the bicyclist. “It was dark,” he said. “From what he told me, he was just kind of cruising along. You look for headlights. Thank God he’s okay though.” The bicyclist hit the side of the car and fell into the windshield. “I thank my lucky stars it wasn’t worse,” Birttelle said. He said driving at night requires extra vigilance. “You never think you’ll be the person who hits someone on a bicycle,” he said. “You got to be careful.”

Who did you vote for in the ASUNM senator election and why?

Results Ballot # 3 14 5 6 7 19 11 8 9 2

Ballot # 4 13 16 15 20 17 1 10 12 18

Elected Candidate

Votes

Brandyn Jordan Brandon Meyers Caroline Muraida Malika Ladha Tyler Crawley Holly Marquez Kayla Kutter Anthony Santistevan Joe Stevens Allie Rodtang

598 547 539 532 523 521 519 512 511 509

Not elected Candidate

Chris Salem Jeff Dan Herrera Heather Cho Victoria Ann Archuleta Tony Hernandez Fidel Rivera Mario Ortega Valeria Garcia Kirsten Whittington Campbell Scott

voted multiple times, but has not yet completed the investigation and is not releasing the names of the individuals who voted more than once as of 9 p.m. Wednesday night. “It’s something we have options on; we haven’t decided at this point,” she said.

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“I voted for yellow (Voice slate). This is going to be the stupidest reason ever, but the majority of the reason was because I was talking with one of the guys, and he had that sportscaster voice, and it was pretty cool. I asked him to say “Free Earl” and he said it, and it sounded really, really cool. —Cesar Colunga, freshman, computer science I voted for Voice because one of my sisters is one of the candidates and I support her. I only voted for six people because I wasn’t familiar with the other people. —Brittany Brown, sophomore, journalism and mass communications I voted for Victoria (Archuleta) and for Brandyn (Jordan) and for #6 (Malika Ladha) and #8 (Anthony Santistevan), mostly blue (Make Your Mark slate). I know most of them through New Student Orientation and student leadership and stuff. —Victoria Amada Guadalupe Robles, freshman, fine arts I voted for blue (Make Your Mark slate) because they actually told me what they were going to do. I saw them at a DECA meeting, they presented and told us what they were all about and everything. —John Claude “JC” Baillio, freshman, university studies

Mize said the strong voter turnout was due in part to early voting, and said she hoped for even greater student participation in the spring. “(Spring elections) are definitely a bigger deal because there’s a presidential and vice presidential candidate running,” she said.

“There’s more of the executive branch running, so people care a little bit more about it.” Sens. Brandon Meyers and Caroline Muraida ran for re-election and retained their seats, but Sen. Jeff Herrera was not re-elected. All three candidates ran on the “Voice” slate.

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