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Injury leads to loss for UNM By Cameron Goeldner @goeldfinger
MADISON, Wis. — The University of New Mexico defense was unable to slow down Wisconsin star Jonathan Taylor, who turned in a career day with career-high 253 yards as well as three touchdowns in a 45-14 victory on Saturday afternoon. The Lobos received the opening kickoff and immediately put together a long, methodical drive that lasted 17 plays and covered 87 yards — one that included four third-down conversions and took 7:38 off the clock. The drive culminated with an 11-yard pass from Tevaka Tuioti to Delane Hart-Johnson that gave UNM an early 7-0 lead and silenced a crowd of 77,003 at Camp Randall Stadium. “I really felt offensively we had a great rhythm early in the game,” head coach Bob Davie said. “I thought honestly, schematically there were some things we could do. When (Tuioti) went out…we didn’t get much done after that.” The Lobos defense was able to bend but not break on their first drive on the field, allowing the Badgers to drive 76 yards on 12 plays but managed to keep them out of the end zone and forced the field goal to maintain the lead at 7-3. The Lobos went three-and-out on their next drive as the Badgers began to find their way into the backfield, recording hurries on both passing plays during the series. But with the clock running down, it was still enough to take a
Report alleges UNM has transparency issues By Danielle Prokop @ProkopDani
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Tyrone Owens runs the ball with a pair of Wisconsin defenders in pursuit, Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.
7-3 lead into the second quarter. Early on, UNM was able to slow Taylor down out of the backfield, as he recorded only 34 yards on seven attempts out of the back field in the first quarter. On the Badgers’ second drive of the second quarter after another New Mexico three-and-out, UW appeared on the verge of scoring before a forced fumble by Marcus Hayes, who is originally from Chicago, Illinois and was playing in front of friends and family. Following the fumble, Sheriron Jones came out behind center for UNM due to a head injury that knocked Tuioti out of the game. Davie said that Jones will likely start for the Lobos next week in Las Cruces. After the loss of Tuioti, the Lobos offense couldn’t regain what it had shown on the first drive, and the Badgers began to take over. After a three-and-out following the
turnover, Taylor showed off his ability to bounce back and rushed for 16 yards and a touchdown to give the Badgers a 10-7 lead heading into the half. Out of the half, the Lobos defense forced its second turnover of the game, as a tipped pass from Badger quarterback Alex Hornibrook landed in the hands of Evahelotu Tohi, which he returned to the Wisconsin 26, but UNM couldn’t take advantage, as Jones threw an interception on third down, the first of three turnovers he had on the day. Jones said that both interceptions were due to him making a bad read, and took responsibility for both throws. From there the Badger offense took over the game, scoring for what would be the first of five consecutive touchdown drives through the end of the game.
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Despite all of New Mexico’s “Sunshine Laws,” which guarantee access to public information, the University of New Mexico is still keeping people in the dark. At least, that’s what the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office (OAG) is saying in their 2018 Transparency Report regarding UNM’s alleged violations of two state transparency laws. The laws in question are the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) and the Open Meetings Act (OMA). “Since 2015, UNM has established a pattern and practice of neglecting their responsibility to allow access to public information and access to meaningful discourse and deliberation on public business,” the report said. Assistant Attorney General Dylan Large is credited for preparing the report. The 32-page document outlines 11 of the most recent allegations against UNM for violating either OMA or IPRA. According to the report, documents uncovered “reveal a disturbing pattern of concealment and deliberate misrepresentation” on the part of the University. Also released were emails from former Athletic Director Paul Krebs regarding the infamous Scotland trip, during which UNM paid $39,000 of
public funds for boosters, Krebs, family and a few others to golf in luxury. The story broke in 2017 and prompted an OAG criminal investigation that is ongoing. The report comes just a month after the OAG excoriated the UNM Board of Regents for violating the OMA back in July for agenda items that “lacked specificity.” Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Cinnamon Blair said UNM President Garnett Stokes was out town the day the report was released, but was able to provide comment in a written statement. “We seek to immediately correct errors and omissions, and improve on current processes and policies. We are also absolutely committed to adhering to state law,” Stokes said. “I have emphatically expressed my willingness to work with the AG’s office to ensure that UNM is transparent, cooperative and in compliance with the law.” Melanie Majors is the executive director for Foundation for Open Government, a non-partisan, non-profit that according to its website aims to educate and advocate for transparency. Majors said the state of New Mexico has over 800 categories for the disposal, regulation, storage, etc. of public records, depending on the agency’s policies. She said transparency rules are a complicated issue, but that one thing is simple:
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Seeing Mac Miller’s death through his music By Shayla Cunico and Isaiah Garcia @ShaylaCunico
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Recording artist Malcolm James McCormick, more popularly known as Mac Miller, was found deceased in his Los Angeles home on Thursday, Sept. 7, the result of an apparent drug overdose. His passing came as a shock to the music community. With his upcoming tour set to start in October and his optimistic tweets, fans saw this as Mac hitting his stride and the projection of his career was looking to be increasingly successful. The Pittsburgh native started making music at the age of 14. As a self-taught musician he played piano, guitar, drums and the bass guitar. His 11-year music career started under his original alias EZ Mac, that then developed into the lyrically meticulous, explorative musician — Mac Miller. Mac Miller’s past of drug use has been chronicled in his previous musical projects before “Swimming” as well. In 2014, he released the 24-track mixtape “Faces” which is often regarded by fans as one of his darkest yet greatest projects.
This mixtape gave one of the most in depth looks of the rapper’s psyche and battle with drug addiction. The first track, titled “Inside Outside,” he opens with the line “Should have died already, came in I was high already.” This set the tone of “Faces” and showed that he recognized the severity of his drug use at this point in time. One of the most powerful tracks from this mixtape is “Funeral,” where he raps about the troubles he has faced in life and what would happen if he died. In the song Mac repeats “It’s the last day of my life/ Party like it’s the last day of your life” as the hook. Mac Miller subsequently released his third studio album in 2015 titled “GO:OD AM.” It was a departure from the dark themes found in previous projects “Faces” and “Watching Movies With the Sound Off ” towards a more aware and positive perspective of things. In “GO:OD AM,” one of the subjects he raps about is how he realized that his drug use had become a problem and he needed to make a change in his lifestyle. The second half of the track titled “Perfect Circle/God Speed” starts out with a concerned voicemail from Mac Miller’s brother
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checking up on him during a dark point in his life. Later in the song Mac raps “I need to man up, admit it’s a problem/I need a wake up, before one morning I don’t wake up/ You make your mistakes your mistakes never make ya.” Musicians put their lives in their songs, both good and bad, which is exemplified when you look back at Mac’s most recent album through a now tainted lense of what he was struggling with the months before his passing. The late rapper released his last project, “Swimming,” only a month
before his untimely death. “Swimming” was drowning in themes of self-care and self-awareness that most fans deemed as a hint at his improvement in mental health and his struggle with addiction that he has discussed in his music before. “Swimming” opened up with “Come Back to Earth,” an ode to Mac’s optimism about the future while still dealing with the depression and addiction that he faced. “And I was just drowning, but now I'm swimming/through stressful waters to relief,” Mac sang over simplistic guitar strums and airy piano notes. The track that stood out to me most was “Wings.” Mac opens up the song with lyrics, “I got a bone to pick like roses/I ain’t feeling broken no more,” as he raps about how he is almost fully healed after his emotional turmoil and how he is looking forward to what the future will hold for him. Expressing his confidence in himself with “never felt so damn good with where I’m at.” “Sometimes, sometimes I wish I took a simpler route/Instead of having demons as big as my house,” Mac sings on “2009.” He was never one to shy away from his demons and his transparency surrounding
his addiction to drugs humanized him, which is why so many fans felt invested in his music and career. The title of the last song on the album, “So it Goes,” has been speculated to be a reference to “Slaughterhouse Five” by Kurt Vonnegut, in which he writes “so it goes” after the death of every character. In a deleted tweet, Mac discussed “So it Goes” saying, “the end of so it goes is so beautiful man, I told jon brion to play the ascension into heaven and he nailed it.” The last instagram post Mac made before his death was of his music set up (assumingly in his LA home) playing none other than the last minute of “So it Goes.” Shayla Cunico is the culture editor and music editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at culture@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @ShaylaCunico. Isaiah Garcia is a freelance reporter with the Daily Lobo. He can be contacted at news@dailylobo. com or on Twitter @DailyLobo.