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Lobos best Aggies for first time since 2015 By Matthew Narvaiz @matt_narvaiz LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Forced turnovers and a stout rushing attack willed the University of New Mexico to its first win over the New Mexico State Aggies since 2015, as the Lobos defeated NMSU 42-25 in Las Cruces Saturday evening. New Mexico (2-1) was also able to get its run game going on offense, with junior running back Ahmari Davis rushing for four touchdowns and redshirt senior running back Tyrone Owens going for 110 yards and a touchdown. The Lobos were the recipient of five interceptions against the Aggies, one of which was a pick-six. It was the most interceptions forced by a UNM defense since 2003. New Mexico gifted the Aggies a touchdown on its opening drive when quarterback Sheriron Jones tried to connect with senior wide receiver Delane Hart-Johnson on a screen pass on 3rd-and-6. But NMSU linebacker Terrill Hanks jumped in front of the pass, intercepting the ball and returning it 28 yards all the way to the endzone for a touchdown and a 7-0 cushion just over a minute into the game. UNM head coach Bob Davie said that the Lobos played “more conservative” after the interception. On the
next possession, New Mexico actually lost yards before giving the ball back to its rival with a short 33-yard punt down the field. New Mexico State capitalized on the excellent starting field position, beginning the drive at its own 43. The Aggies cashed in with another touchdown — culminating with a two-yard rush from junior quarterback Matt Romero to put them up 14-0. But later in the quarter, UNM appeared to find its rhythm and get the offense in motion — looking like the team of old with five straight rushing plays — as Davis barreled into the endzone on a one-yard dive to slice the lead in half. The Aggie offense continued to move the ball on the Lobos, but the defense got some relief after NMSU was flagged for a false start — which stalled a promising drive and brought up 3rd-and-16. Romero scrambled for 10 yards to make it an easier field goal try and Dylan Brown connected from 42 yards out to extend the advantage to 17-7. UNM senior linebacker D’Angelo Ross picked off Romero early in the second quarter to log the first Lobo takeaway, putting New Mexico right back in the game with a drive that started deep in Aggie territory. New Mexico pounded the rock again with four straight rushes, covering 27 yards by sprinkling Jones into the mix and ending with another 1-yard
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Tyrone Owens scores a touchdown during Saturday’s game against NMSU. UNM won 42-25.
touchdown by Davis to pull the Lobos within three points. With a little less than six minutes before halftime, NMSU started another drive that ended in disaster. New Mexico picked off Romero for a second time and used the opportunity to
The buzzing world of bees By Yana Apostalon @yana_aposta For a few of Albuquerque’s beekeepers, a Saturday morning involves prying planks of one-inch wood apart from each other to check up on the health of the hives at the Open Space Visitor Center. Among the six beekeepers were two members of the University of New Mexico’s Beekeeping Club who attended the monthly beekeeping mentoring session. One of the attendees was Elizabeth Lake, former club secretary and president. Lake said that the responsibilities of a beekeeper are adding and taking away space for the bees as the colony grows, eliminating pests and keeping them healthy. “We have fun,” Lake said when asked her favorite part about the Beekeeping club. “We’ve had game nights and had movie nights, made native bee houses and gone on field trips.” Accessing the hives must be done in the morning when temperatures are cooler. If beekeepers attempt to open a top bar hive when it is warm, the vertical swaths of honeycomb can be damaged and the wellbeing of the entire hive is at risk. Lake said there are other severe risk factors for the honey bees at the OSVC. Veils, gloves and white long sleeved t-shirts are worn as protection against the stings of the bees. Depending on the temperment of the hive, smoke will be puffed by the entrance. The smoke causes the bees to start gorging on honey inside the
set up another touchdown drive that gave the Lobos a lead it would never relinquish. Owens capped things off with a run into the endzone from six yards out, putting the Lobos up 21-17 — an advantage they enjoyed as the teams headed into halftime.
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Sarah Davies, left, inspects a honeycomb from one of her hives.
hive in preparation for a long flight, making them heavier and docile. After the top is removed from the top bar style hive, the buzzing from the brood becomes enveloping. Sections of honeycomb hang vertically in a trough, laden with honey, pollen and developing bees. Bees clamor over one another in a frenzy to store pollen and nectar and feed the baby bees which emerge from octagonal pods. The first hive being checked on was showing signs of a mite infestation. Signs of infestation were evident in individual combs that had been partially chewed through by the bees. This was confirmed when a red-brown speck mite was spotted clinging to the back of a worker bee. To gauge the severity of a mite
finding, beekeepers can perform a number of tests, such as a powdered sugar test. During this test, powdered sugar is poured over the bees and they are left to sit in the jar for a minute. Then the jar is shaken for 60 seconds. To find the mite count per hundred in a beehive, a few bees are shaken into a container. 300 bees are then scooped out into half a measuring cup. They are then put into a jar with a mesh top. The bees stay in the jar and the mites fall out and are counted by the beekeeper. When a hive reaches the count of three or four mites per 100 bees, the beekeepers consider treatment. The hive at the OSVC was needing treatment.
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UNM rededicates naval bell to Smith Plaza By Tom Hanlon
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The first half was not pretty by any means for either team. Both squads were flagged for nine penalties each, which seemed to make a sloppy game look even
University of New Mexico students may notice something new in front of Zimmerman Library next time they are walking through Smith Plaza — if they are looking carefully enough. Last Thursday, the ship bell of the World War II era USS New Mexico battleship was rededicated during its rehanging in front of Zimmerman Library. The bell previously hung from a turquoise metal frame above Smith Plaza before the plaza’s renovation over the summer. The rededication ceremony detailed the history of the bell and included speeches from UNM President Garnett Stokes, Rear Admiral Mark Bipes, Greg Trapp of the New Mexico Council of the Navy League and the commanding officer of the current USS New Mexico nuclear powered fast attack submarine, Commander James Morrow. The UNM Naval ROTC provided a sword arch for the unveiling of the bell. Also present was the color guard from the USS Constitution, Navy Band Northwest and the Junior Naval ROTC from Belen High School. “It’s not many places where
you’re going to have a university that has a namesake as a ship,” Bipes said. “And the University of New Mexico and the USS New Mexico kind of go hand in hand.” The USS New Mexico was instrumental in the Pacific theater during WWII. Despite being hit by kamikaze attacks during the invasion of Luzan in January 1945, and later while on route to Hagushi anchorage in May 1945, she was repaired and continued to take part in the war and rehearsals of the planned invasion of the Japanese home islands. The half-ton bell in front of Zimmerman is one of two that were aboard the ship. The bell would sound alarms or be used during sea burials of those killed in action by the kamikaze attacks. USS New Mexico was decommissioned in 1946. It was sold for scrap in 1947, but then New Mexico Governor Thomas Mabry requested the ship’s two bells for the state and lent one to UNM. “I hope (students) will recognize the really storied history of the U.S. Military, and particularly the Navy at UNM,” Stokes said. “I think it’s good for students to realize they’re at an institution that has a very long history, and of course that history has evolved, but our
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