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Sharp shooting leads to Lobo win By Cameron Goeldner @goeldfinger Staying after practice every day to shoot threes as Jaedyn De La Cerda does was bound to pay off for her eventually, and on Wednesday night against San Jose State, it did. The Roswell native set a record for the most points off the bench, finishing with 31 to go along with seven rebounds, tying a career high, and three assists in a 110-72 victory over the Spartans. “She’s put the work in, she’s put the time in, and when you do that generally, at some point it will pay off,” head coach Mike Bradbury said. “When you get your opportunity, she was ready for that. It’s well deserved.” De La Cerda said before the game that she was feeling good about her shot. In front of an announced crowd of 5,974, the Lobos set a plethora of records to go along with De La Cerda’s, scoring the most points in program history and breaking a record of 107 set last year against Northern New Mexico. Jaisa Nunn tied the program record for the best perfect start, going 9-for-9 from the field on the
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Jaedyn De La Cerda dribbles at Dreamstyle Arena on Feb. 27, 2019.
way to 21 points and 14 rebounds. The Lobos had some trouble hitting shots early on in the game, with the Lobos missing three of their first four shots. Jaisa Nunn started fast, however, against a Spartans team that doesn’t start a player taller than six feet. She recorded the Lobos first eight points before Jaedyn De La Cerda came off the bench and led the Lobos effort to blow open the game. In 13 first half minutes, she poured in 17 points, three rebounds
and 2 assists on 6-of-8 shooting as the Lobos built the lead to 20 on a 17-0 scoring run. At the end of the first half, UNM lead 48-29. Nunn also finished the first half with a double-double, recording 14 points and 12 rebounds. The second half was a similar story, with the Lobos expanding their lead even further in the third quarter behind a seven-point effort from Nunn and 66% shooting from the field that helped push the lead to as many as 34 points.
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Progress continues on PAIS building By Andrew Gunn @agunnwrites Nearly a year after officially breaking ground the Physics & Astronomy and Interdisciplinary Science (PAÍS) building at the University of New Mexico has passed the halfway point of construction. Located on the site of a former City of Albuquerque water reservoir at the northeast intersection of Yale Boulevard and Redondo Drive, the construction site is difficult to miss. Following the ceremonial groundbreaking on March 20, 2018, construction
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Above left, ASUNM Senator Andres Gonzales, who filled Nick Morgan’s seat at a meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. Photo courtesy of the Black Student Union at the University of New Mexico.
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The new Physics, Astronomy & Interdisciplinary Science Center currently at the halfway point of completion.
UNM allows some pets in dorms By Megan Holmen @megan_holmen Lobos can now add a leash to the list of necessary things for attending the University of New Mexico. UNM Resident Life and Student Housing will be launching a pilot program starting fall 2019 and concluding at the end of the spring semester 2020. According to Wayne Sullivan, director of
Resident Life and Student Housing, this will be an opt-in program to house a pet in their dorm, however there will be only 150 of the 2,000 resident slots on campus. Halls participating in this trial program include Santa Clara Hall — a traditional dorm — and one of the Resident Center apartment buildings. Dogs, cats, small mammals, small reptiles and amphibians will be allowed to live in the dorms. Other schools around the country
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do allow pets in the dorms, however the practice is not prevalent. The idea was suggested by multiple students in exit slips that are collected from residents at the end of every year, Sullivan said. The student populations’ desire for the program, combined with the research showing the benefits of owning pets, were the two primary reasons for starting the pilot program, he added.
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Before his resignation, Nick Morgan was referred to as a model senator. Vice President Emily Wilks called Morgan “phenomenal.” Finance Chair Holly Gallegos said Morgan was someone students liked talking to and in Finance Committee meetings, Morgan would often open by telling students that Senators were students too. About three weeks ago, Morgan resigned as a senator from the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico. “I came across some of the stuff that was happening with some of the money,” Morgan said referring to the Student Service Agencies. “I thought it was a little unethical.” Morgan referenced the recent J.I.D. concert as an example of this. ASUNM Student Special Events charged students $10 and $25 for the
public, according to their website. “If we were in committee and they said ‘we’re going to charge’ we would have to tell them we can’t fund this specific thing,” Morgan said. “I just didn’t want to be a part of that pattern and I guarantee it’s going to continue to happen.” According to Morgan, his resignation wasn’t in protest against ASUNM. Instead, he said “it was just something personal for myself. I didn’t want to put myself in a situation where I continued to help fund an entity that was going to continue to do their own thing behind the scenes.” After the resignation, Gallegos said that agencies and student groups should be held to the same standard. However, she added that she couldn’t see legislation that could enforce it since funding is at the discretion of the Finance Committee. “It’s because of the discretion
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