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Summit to address housing insecurity for Indigenous community

By Maddie Pukite @maddogpukite

The Office of Native Ameri can Affairs in the city of Albuquerque, with support from other advocacy groups like the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, will be host ing the Indigenous Housing Justice Summit at the Albu querque Convention Center on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The summit will take place the day after Indig enous Peoples Day and seeks to address housing insecurity with in Indigenous communities.

Chenoa Bah Stilwell-Jensen, a co-organizer with the Hous ing Justice Collaborative Group, said they were inspired to host the summit by voices throughout the Indigenous community and to address the ongoing housing crisis both in urban communities and traditional homelands — also known as reservation lands. “... as well as shelters for those who experienced domestic vio lence — on and off in traditional homelands and in urban com munities — as well as Section 8

housing, emergency rental assis tance, transitional housing and home ownership,” Stilwell-Jensen said. “So really looking at the full spectrum of housing.”

The summit will be a free event available in person and online, and will allow for leaders in the housing justice movement to learn from each other along with the public. The summit was created after many were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and experienced unemployment as well as a loss of housing, accord ing to Stilwell-Jensen. Many who sought out housing in urban ar eas like Albuquerque and lacked the ability to return home were further affected by increasing rent in the city.

“We have a high population of unsheltered relatives in Al buquerque, and the majority of those who are unsheltered are Native American, Indigenous, and we feel that we need to come together to support them. A majority of those Indigenous people are women … It’s a re ally critical factor that this Gate way Center is going to be a

UNM students react to upcoming gubernatorial election

By Alizay Chavez @ChavezAlizay

With elections for governor coming up on Nov. 8, students at the University of New Mexico are preparing to make their voices heard by exercising their right to vote. To many students on both sides of the aisle, this election is crucial in determining the future of the state.

At the time of publica tion, polls have Democrat incumbent Michelle Lujan Grisham with a 6.1 point lead over Republican opponent Mark Ronchetti — but this still could be anyone’s election.

Exercising the right to vote

is the best way to ensure that we elect people who are will ing to fight for our rights, according to Marcela Johnson, a third-year journalism and communications student.

“Local elections are so im portant, especially in terms of the gubernatorial race,” Johnson said. “At the very least, I can hon or those who fought for my right to vote by using said right.”

Going into this election cycle, Lujan Grisham faces a lot of backlash and praise for the way that she has responded to issues such as reproductive rights and COVID-19 safety in New Mexico, according to the American Civil

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The federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which pro vided support to many Native communities, ended in Septem ber, making the New Mexico state goverment the only resource for those communities. The sum mit aims to call attention to this along with rising rents, accord ing to Stilwell-Jensen.

“Why are landlords not al lowing for Section 8 vouchers at their places of establishment?

We want to have New Mexico lawmakers really assess how people are living and, if they’re not thriving, how is housing a

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Liberties Union and the Associ ated Press , respectively.

Ronchetti won the Republican Party primary with 58.4% of the votes, according to NPR , prov ing him a popular candidate for many members of the GOP.

Lily Holcomb, a second-year psychology and English student, explained how despite Lujan Grisham’s lead, Ronchetti can still win the governor election.

“Ronchetti has a chance of

part of that issue? Where it needs to be addressed (is) by providing affordable homes, safe spaces, safe neighborhoods and really ensuring that just because a person gets an increase in their salary, doesn’t mean that auto matically their rent should go up as well,” Stilwell-Jensen said.

The event’s keynote speaker will be Navajo Nation Coun cil Delegate Amber Kanazbah Crotty who has advocated for housing on Native homelands and has demonstrated support for Missing and Murdered Indig enous Women and Relatives.

“New Mexico has one of the highest rates of missing, mur

winning. Aside from largely populated cities like Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Las Cruces, New Mexico is a Red/Republi can-voting state,” Holcomb said.

On top of this, Ronchetti’s former career as a TV meteorolo gist has given him a popularity with certain voters, according to the New York Times

It’s likely that either Ronchetti or Lujan Grisham will win the election, with the closest third-

dered and Indigenous people — Indigenous women and Indig enous girls — and those who are transgender, LGBTQ, nonbinary individuals who are affected by this crisis. And so we really feel that there are housing inequities that are also leading to this cri sis,” Stilwell-Jensen said.

Along with the keynote, other panels will take place allow ing for discussion of many dif ferent aspects of housing from homelands to urban areas, with Stilwell-Jensin identifying the centric theme as “housing as a human right.”

“All of these traditional homes have been purposely meant to

party challenger polling 35.4 points under Ronchetti.

“I do plan to vote, but it is definitely still questionable, as I do not support the dominance of the two-party system, and I support the foundation of the third parties.” Holcomb said.

“As long as he caters to each dominating party, but ensures values for one over the other, the likelihood of him taking the position over Lujan Grisham is

be annihilated, and not to exist in this nation because of colo nization and genocide. And so for our communities to revive themselves and to see a home as a safe, sacred space again, whether it’s in their traditional homelands or in an urban area,” Stilwell-Jensen said.

The goal of the summit is to call for policymakers to take actual action beyond me morial bills and to support affordable housing, according to Stilwell-Jensen. There are plans for a future summit in April 2023 and the possibility of holding one in Arizona.

“I think really gathering our

more guaranteed. That seems to be how politics works for such mindless followers.”

Johnson emphasized the im portance of voting no matter your proximity or level of com fort in going to a voting site.

“I’d like to add that everyone should go vote, and if you’re like me (out-of-county voter), re quest absentee,” Johnson said.

Students can register to vote online at vote.gov or in per

hearts and our minds to really address this issue together; to in crease the amount of resources, to increase the amount of ad vocacy to change these policies so they better support our com munity people. And also to draw attention to this issue for aware ness, but also for educational purposes. But also that this not only affects Indigenous people, this affects everyone — every walk of life,” Stilwell-Jensen said.

Maddie Pukite is the managing editor at the Daily Lobo. They can be contacted at managingedi tor@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @maddogpukite

son at a polling site the day of the election.

Alizay Chavez is a freelance reporter at the Daily Lobo. They can be contacted at news@ dailylobo.com or on Twitter @ ChavezAlizay

Women’s soccer match ends in tie

By Thomas Bulger @ThomasBulger10

The University of New Mexico women’s soccer team played the San Jose State University Spartans on Sunday, Oct 9, end ing in a tie. The Lobos have a record of 4-3-6 and are 2-1-2 in conference play, which makes them tied for third in the Moun tain West conference.

It was a frustrating game for the Lobos, as they had six shots hit the goal post; had they gone in, they could have easily flipped the outcome of the match. The Lobos put up 20 shot attempts whereas the Spartans only had 11 — only three for UNM were credited as shots on the goal.

Jadyn Edwards had UNM’s only goal and put up six shots. Karlee Maes had an assist on Edwards’ goal and played the full 90 minutes. Goalie Alli Davis gave up one goal but had solid play throughout the match.

The match started with the Spartans having possession. Maes fouled Taylor Phillips and she was awarded a free kick. Her kick was caught by UNM’s goalie Davis.

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Natalie DeGagne which led to Edwards getting a shot on the goal that was off target and went out of bounds. On the other end of the field, Philips had a shot that was blocked and the ball landed out of bounds. The Spartans corner kick was caught by Davis.

Spartan Bella Flocchini’s kick was off target and was followed by a Tiana Cello shot attempt that was blocked by Davis. Ed wards was fouled in front of the goal, but her free kick at tempt was too high and missed the net.

Edwards had a shot that hit the side of the net and land ed right in front of her on her next attempt. San Jose goalie Bente Pernot blocked her shot, though. The Lobos immediately got possession and Edwards had another shot attempt that hit the crossbar.

At the 32-minute mark, San Jose had a shot go into the goal but were called for offsides saving the Lobos from falling behind. Lobo Leilani Baker ran the ball up the field, shak ing multiple defenders, but her shot was too high and missed the goal.

Spartan Kiana Miyazato was called for a yellow card which

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led to Edwards scoring the first goal of the game, tapping it in right past Pernot; it was assisted by Maes. The Lobos were now up 1-0 at the 37-minute mark.

Edwards was subbed out for Mackenna Havenor to applause from the crowd. UNM’s Presley Devey then had a kick blocked before it could reach the goal. The first half ended with UNM up 1-0.

At the 46-minute mark, Spar tan Cynthia Flores scored a goal that was assisted by Philips to tie the game at 1-1. Lobos Brynn Boeyink and Myah Isais were called for a yellow card within four minutes of each other, but UNM kept fighting.

Boeyink had a corner kick for UNM which led to a Maes kick that again hit the goal. Baker had a free kick which hit the goal post for the fifth time of the game.

At the 76-minute mark, Spar tan Sabrina Weinman fouled DeGagne, setting up a free kick that led to Maes getting a shot — it was off target and she missed.

With just one minute to go in the game, Jaelyn Hendren took a shot toward the top center of the

goal, but Pernot reached to swat the ball down and prevented the Lobo win. The game ended in a 1-1 tie.

After the game, Edwards was honored for playing in 88 games — the most in the program’s history. She received a signed soccer ball from her teammates.

Edwards went on to call the game frustrating and felt they could have had a win. She also talked about her 88 games and how she feels about her time at UNM.

“I think as a team, we out played them. It’s definitely frustrating, but looking back at some other games that we had, I think we played a lot bet ter as a team … It’s an honor to be able to play for this club, for this school for 88 games and being able to be in every single one — grateful for no injuries and (things) like that. Every award is a team award. I’m al ways playing as a team and not for myself. I’m grateful for sure,” Edwards said.

Head coach Heather Dyche talked about the shots blocked by the crossbar and the play er’s frustration that can come

from that.

“I don’t think I’ve been part of a game as a player or coach where you hit it six times in one game like that; pretty crazy, but that’s all good. You do the right things and you hope it goes your way and sometimes, it does; sometimes, it doesn’t … It’s frustrating if you’re do ing the right things and creating the right options … but it’s what you do with that frustration that matters,” Dyche said.

UNM women’s soccer next play against The Univer sity of Nevada, Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Albuquerque.

Thomas Bulger is the sports edi tor for the Daily Lobo. He can be contacted at sports@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @thomasbulger10

UNM football drops early lead to Wyoming, loses 27-14

By Thomas Bulger

@ThomasBulger10

The University of New Mexico football team lost to the University of Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday, Oct 8. The Lobos looked to repeat last year’s 14-3 upset win but ulti mately fell short with the Cowboys winning 27-14.

Receivers Luke Wysong and Ge ordon Porter, and running backs Christian Washington and Sherod White were all out for noninjury rea sons. Their presence was missed with quarterback Miles Kendrick taking on a larger offensive load, racking up 72 rushing yards — the most on the team. Andrew Erickson had the most receiving yards with 46 but only had two catches.

On defense, Cody Moon had a total of nine tackles to lead UNM.

Freshman A.J. Haulcy had a big game, credited with seven tackles, two breakups and a quarterback hurry. Justin Harris had the team’s only sack

in the game.

The Lobos started off strong with a Kendrick touchdown early in the game. George Steinkamp’s extra point was good, putting the Lobos up 7-0.

UNM’s defense only gave up 7 yards on Wyoming’s first drive, high lighted by Haulcy breaking up a pass that would have given the Cowboys the first down.

The Lobos came back swinging on their next drive with quarterback Justin Holaday earning a rushing touchdown. Steinkamp then nailed the extra point, putting UNM up 14-0.

Wyoming started their next drive with a Dawaiian McNeely run for 10 yards. Lobo Ronald Wilson was then called for roughing the passer which led to a gain of 15 yards for the Cow boys. On third-and-6, the Cowboys had a loss of 8 yards, forcing them to punt to start the second quarter.

UNM’s next drive started with a pass to Bobby Wooden for 7 yards, and Jones caught a pass for the first down. This was followed by back-to-back rushing plays for Jones,

but they weren’t enough for the first down. Cowboy Braden Siders forced Kendrick to make a bad pass which ended the drive.

The Cowboys started their drive all the way on their 18-yard line after an Aaron Rodriguez punt. McNeely ran for 17 yards, followed by a pass to Wyatt Wieland to gain 14. Peasly then passed to Treyton Welch for a 47-yard touchdown. Kicker John Hoyland’s extra kick was good, putting Wyo ming on the board down 14-7.

On UNM’s next drive, Kendrick had a pass to Elijah Queen for a gain of 26 yards. With 1:02 left in the half, Kendrick again threw to Queen for a gain of 5 yards. New Mexico took a timeout with 32 seconds left in the game on Wyoming’s 42. Kend rick ran for 14 and spiked the ball to stop the clock with 10 seconds left. Steinkamp’s 45-yard field goal at tempt hit the uprights to end the half with UNM still up 14-7.

At the start of the third quarter, Wy oming received the ball on their own

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REVIEW: ‘Werewolf by Night’ makes for decent howl-ween fare

By John Scott @JScott050901

With this year’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,”

Marvel proved they weren’t too afraid to conjure up a film that leans heavily into the horror genre. Now, with their first special presentation, “Werewolf by Night,”

Marvel is doubling down on the creepier side of the Marvel Cin ematic Universe — so long as it is still identifiably Marvel.

The TV special stars Gael García

Bernal as the titular Werewolf by Night (aka Jack Russell), one mem ber of a group of monster hunters called together to decide who will wield the mythical Bloodstone following the death of its previ ous owner, Ulysses Bloodstone. While still connected to the larger MCU, the feature being marketed as a “special presentation” allows “Werewolf” to dive head first into the more magical, mystical side of the MCU and flex a slight amount of creative thought

The special takes a series of cre ative liberties that wouldn’t fly in

a regular MCU project: the whole thing is in black and white with added noise and a grain filter that, in tandem with the very classic horror-flick score, really hits home the old-school creature feature feel. But the special is clearly shot on digital cameras with contem porary lenses, giving the whole thing a jarring contrast between the old and the new.

This contrast is both good and bad. On one hand, I don’t get why they didn’t just actually use film cameras, but on the other hand, there are a lot of varying elements

within the film itself that also add to this strange contrast: the sci-fi-looking guards with their electric prods and bullet proof vests seem out of place in the medieval-style setting. It seems like the special’s way of dem onstrating that we’re still in the present day, saving us from some forced line serving the same pur pose — it’s commendable, but I don’t think it fully works.

This highlights my main issue with the film. As with many other MCU projects that get close to being something genuinely differ

ent (“Wandavision,” “Multiverse of Madness,” and “Eternals”), it’s still bogged down by a distinct lack of creativity in many areas.

There seems to be no other reason to have not used film cameras to shoot the special other than some producer (cough cough, Kevin Feige) thinking audiences would be turned off by something that didn’t retain some semblance of being made in the 21st century.

That being said, director-composer Michael Giacchino does a decent see Werewolf page 5

REVIEW: ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ will make youwitch for a better movie

By Sierra Martinez

@DailyLobo

As you make your way through October, you may find yourself seeking out movies and Hallow een specials from your favorite TV shows to get you in the mood for spooky season. An all-time fa vorite of Halloween lovers is the 1993 film “Hocus Pocus.” While for many years this film has been a Halloween staple with a con clusive and relatively satisfying ending, it, like many other clas sic films, has fallen victim to the

dreaded sequel.

On Sept. 30, “Hocus Pocus 2” was released on Disney+, and many fans flocked to the stream ing service to see the Sanderson sisters resurrected once again. Unfortunately, the film does not live up to its predecessor, and it’s difficult to imagine it becoming nearly as popular.

Similarly to the original, the plot centers around teenagers who ac cidentally bring the Sanderson sisters back to life and spend the rest of Halloween trying to get rid of them. However, the overall tone of the film is one of the primary things that differentiates the se

quel from its 1993 counterpart. In the original, the humor adds a necessary layer to an otherwise frightening storyline, making the film appealing to adults and chil dren alike. Unfortunately, part of this balance is lost in the sequel, as the majority of the film at tempts to be funny in an almost immature way, making it appeal almost exclusively to children.

Although the writing itself is lackluster and reads like a new age Disney Channel original movie, the most redeeming qual ity of the film is the acting done by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy. In spite of the

film’s shortcomings, the three ac tresses bring life to the characters they inhabited nearly thirty years ago and allow the audience to become invested in their story all over again.

In addition to the portrayal done by the three actresses, 19-year-old Whitney Peak also brought a much needed sense of skill and direction to film through the character Becca, the story’s protagonist.

While the intent of the sequel may have been to introduce a new generation to the Halloween clas sic that many continue to adore, its poor execution might leave the

audience with a more cynical take. Rather than an honest attempt at a worthwhile sequel, the lack of charm and wit in “Hocus Pocus 2” seems to instead indicate an opportunity for the filmmakers to make money off a beloved movie.

For these reasons, if you’re looking for a new Halloween film to fall in love with this season, “Hocus Pocus 2” will likely not be a serious contender.

Sierra Martinez is a freelance re porter at the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at culture@dailylobo.com

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25-yard line. Titus Swen then ran for 26 yards to put the Cowboys in Lobo territory. On third-and-1, Peasly ran for a yard to pick up the first down. He threw to Welch for a touchdown, and Hoyland’s kick tied up the game 14-14.

UNM had a holding penalty on the next drive that led to the offense getting shut down; UNM punted on fourth-and-14. The defense again bailed out the offense and held Wyo ming to four plays on the drive. On the punt, though, Erickson dropped the ball, and the Cowboys recovered on UNM’s 13-yard line. The defense was able to hold them to a field goal, but a 27-yard attempt put the Cow boys up 17-14.

The Lobos’ next drive started with a Jones run for 7 yards followed by Kendrick rushing for 10. An incom

Werewolf from page 4 job of giving us a good amount of fun throwback elements with out leaning too heavily in that direction as to upset the powers that be. The score for the special is phenomenal: it’s nostalgic, it’s over the top and it’s refreshing to watch a Marvel project with mu sic that isn’t just either a bland superhero theme or a throwback pop tune.

García Bernal is another great element, clearly having a very fun

plete pass followed by a run that lost 2 yards ended the drive and forced UNM to punt.

Lobos safety Jerrick Reed II forced a fumble on Wyoming’s next drive, but Wyoming was able to recover the ball. Moon tackled Swen for a loss of 6 yards followed by an incomplete pass. Wyoming punted on their own 7-yard line.

Jer’Marius Lewis returned Wyo ming’s punt for 36 yards to set up a scoring drive for the Lobos. However, they were stopped by Wyoming’s defense with Steinkemp’s field goal attempt being blocked by Gavin Mey er. The third quarter ended with the Cowboys running for 3 yards.

A pass intended for Alex Brown was broken up by Harris to make it fourth-and-7 for the Cowboys. Wyo ming’s defense again did not allow

time with a very fun character and a very fun concept. In “Werewolf,” he demonstrates the leading-man potential that those following his career closely have always known he’s had — hopefully this spe cial helps him finally break into the Hollywood limelight.

One of my larger worries for the special was how they’d approach the titular werewolf. Luckily, in stead of some questionable CGI work, we’re gifted with some su

UNM’s offense to get going following the turnover; third down ended with Kendrick diving on the ground to pre vent getting hit.

On third-and-4 of the Cowboys’ next drive, Peasly connected to Swen for a gain of 43 yards. Lobo Dion Hunter was called for a personal foul which put the Cowboys on UNM’s 10yard line. On fourth-and-2, Hoyland kicked a 19-yard field goal to put the Cowboys up 20-14.

With 2:04 left in the game, Ken drick ran for 18 yards followed by a 10-yard pass to Jourdaun. Kendrick threw an interception to Cam Stone, though, who ran 38 yards for a touch down. Hoyland’s extra point attempt was good to put the Cowboys up 27-14 — enough to get the Cowboys the win.

Head coach Danny Gonzalez had

perb practical effects. Giacchino, cinematographer Zoë White and the entire makeup department did careful work to make Bernal’s werewolf look real enough for us to believe, but still leave room for some classically poor wire work and true monster movie cheese.

This, though, is really only in the last 20 minutes of the special. It’s a long build up for such a short project to actually get to the were wolf. While it certainly pays off, it

a brief comment following the game on the four players who didn’t play. He gave Wyoming credit, but he also talked about missed opportunities that could have flipped the game.

“You got to give Wyoming a lot of credit: they were a lot more physical in the second half. They didn’t do any magic scheme change or anything we didn’t prepare for … Those two missed field goals hurt. And then we have an opportunity with a great punt return by true freshman Jer’Marius Lewis to give us a chance to go up 21-20, and we don’t capitalize,” Gonzalez said.

Reco Hannah compared this loss to last week’s game against the Uni versity of Northern Las Vegas where they earned an early lead, but the team lost all their momentum. He also commented on the defense’s role

makes the first two thirds of the special feel far more bland and boring by comparison. You might be better off skipping to a little over the halfway mark than watch ing from the beginning; you’ll save yourself some relatively dull setup and, considering that the plot is anything but inventive, it probably won’t take you long to catch on.

It’s the tragedy that has befallen so many other Marvel projects before: true creative potential

and how they can help the offense.

“Same as last week; we are disap pointed just in ourselves, just how we played. We should have finished the game … Basically though, we just got to do better and step up for the offense. If they can’t move the ball of offense, that’s what the defense is there for — just to help them out. That’s what I believe and that’s our philosophy: just keep them out of the end zone,” Hannah said.

The Lobos now fall to a 2-4 record being 0-3 in conference play. They next play their rivals, the New Mexico State University Aggies, in Las Cruces on Saturday, Oct. 15.

Thomas Bulger is the sports editor for the Daily Lobo. He can be con tacted at sports@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @thomasbulger10

squandered by a misplaced need to make things feel cohesive and current. It’s a shame because “Werewolf by Night” could have been a devilish delight. Ultimate ly, though, it’s got a lot less bite than its conceptual bark might have you believe.

John Scott is the editor-in-chief at the Daily Lobo. He can be con tacted at editorinchief@dailylobo. com or on Twitter @JScott050901

Funding retained for safe outdoor spaces

By Maddie Pukite

@maddogpukite

On Monday, Oct. 3rd, the Al buquerque City Council voted in favor of continued funding for safe outdoor spaces. The vote was to decide whether to override of Mayor Tim Keller’s veto on an ordinance that would have real located the funds to supporting unhoused veterans.

Safe outdoor spaces would be city-sanctioned locations of temporary occupancy for indi viduals who are experiencing homelessness to camp in tents or recreational vehicles. The spaces would include restrooms, showers and 24/7 security with monitored access. There also would be behavioral, mental and social support available, and all residents would need to be working toward finding housing, according to the city of Albuquerque.

The ordinance that remained ve toed, sponsored by Councilor Dan Lewis, intended to reallocate the funds from these spaces to support homeless veterans for the fiscal year 2023. The ordinance had passed on a 5-4 vote initially, but then was vetoed by Keller; the council did not garner the six votes needed to override said veto.

During deliberation prior to the vote, two constituents showed up to comment in support of the safe outdoor spaces, referencing the function of similar spaces in Den ver, Colorado. They also said that by reallocating the funds solely to veterans’ support, it would risk leaving out others who need simi lar support.

Councilor Pat Davis voiced his concern over the reallocation as the Department of Veterans’ Ser vices was already funded through what had been requested during the budget process and that it is important to support the unhoused community alongside that.

“Veterans have an ombuds man in the mayor’s office; the homeless community doesn’t … It is not fair to say, ‘I hope this works,’ and then take away the money that guarantees we have the people to do the work,” Davis said.

In his veto letter, Keller said the ordinance was “a sad political at tempt to use the unhoused veteran community as a pretext to create another barrier to addressing our unhoused challenges with every tool available.”

Councilor Lewis questioned chief administrative officer Law rence Rael about this language.

“It was permitted when (the council) made the amendments … It only became an issue when the issue was raised, and we start ed moving forward with what we thought was another opportunity to do something for the homeless. It’s not the panacea,” Rael said.

Rael echoed similar statements about Veterans’ Services currently being funded as well.

Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn expressed frustration with the bud get being altered after having been voted on, leading to delays in al ready agreed-upon projects.

“I just want to remind everyone that there is a process for setting a budget for the city of Albuquer que that we just finished. Every single meeting since, a councilor has tried to undo that budget, and

we just saw it again tonight. If we had paid attention when we were passing the budget, we could have had these conversations then,” Fiebelkorn said.

Councilor Klarissa Peña voiced her concern that the safe outdoor spaces would only be created in communities of color and ulti

mately voted to override the veto. Joining her in the vote to override the veto were Councilors Bassan, Lewis, Renne Grout and Louie San chez. Voting in favor to retain the veto were Councilors Isaac Benton, Davis, Fiebelkorn and Trudy Jones.

The next city council meeting will be held on Monday, Oct. 17,

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both in person at the Albuquerque Government Center and broad casted on YouTube or GOV-TV.

Maddie Pukite is the managing editor at the Daily Lobo. They can be contacted at managingeditor@ dailylobo.com or on Twitter @mad dogpukite

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Councilors prepare prior to the Sept. 7 Albuquerque City Council meeting at the Albuquerque Government Center.

Champion South Dakotan balloonist flies at Balloon Fiesta

By Maddie Pukite

@maddogpukite

Balloonists from all across the nation gather yearly to fly their hot air balloons at the Albu querque International Balloon Fiesta, which ran until Sunday, Oct. 9. One such balloonist this year is Kelli Keller — originally from South Dakota and winner of the U.S. Women’s National Balloon Championship.

The black hills of South Da kota, where Keller hails from, are home to the Stratobowl: a rectangular limestone canyon that shields balloons from the wind, creating good conditions to launch. The legacy of ballooning in the Stratobowl is strong — this was the location of the first hot air balloon flight by Army Air Corps Capt. Albert W. Stevenson, his second attempt, according to the South Dakota Department of Tourism.

“When I was in high school, I would always go to the Strato bowl with my girlfriends on our way up into the Black Hills, and

I would say, ‘Man, wouldn’t it be cool to see a balloon fly?’ I actually got to fly out of the Stra tobowl in 2018. Dreams have just (come true) I mean, all the time,” Keller said.

Since watching a balloon fly out of the Stratobowl for the first time, she has become a pi lot herself, owned a ballooning business and become a national champion, placing first in the U.S. Women’s National Champi onship in 2021.

“(Dreams) really (have come true) every step of the way, from watching ‘The Wizard of Oz’ for the first time to where I am to day. This year I got second at the U.S. Women’s Nationals — and in true Kansas City Chiefs fashion, I didn’t get the repeat because last year I was the champion,” Keller said.

Ballooning competitions take place with about two flights per day, in which a pilot must fly to multiple GPS targets, attempt ing to drop sandbags as close as possible to the marked spot to accumulate points, also test ing their ability to fly through the sky on course, according

to Keller and the World Hot Air Ballooning Championship.

Sometimes pilots get to pick the locations of the targets they hit after being given multiple to choose from, according to Keller.

“They call it a hesitation waltz because you really hesitate to decide which one (to hit) … be cause we’re floating with the winds and the only thing we can do is go up or down to catch the direction. And so you can really hesitate on which (one) you want to take at what altitude. It’s a constant game of cat and mouse,” Keller said.

She started coming to the fi esta in 1998 with her and her husband, Tom Keller, coming every year since retirement. Kelli Keller met her husband while ballooning when she taught him how to fly in the late 90s. He himself is a skydiver who has around 900 jumps, so he said his first inclination in a balloon was to jump out. Now they are both pilots.

“I have my way of doing things and she is already do ing things, but part of (that) is because of different systems …

When we met, I was (at a) sky diving event and she was with the balloons and so it was like an airshow — fly in and they had hot air balloons and skydivers,” Tom Keller said.

While seeing a butterfly 4,000 feet above ground was an ex citing moment in Kelli Keller’s ballooning career, it doesn’t compare to the people she has met in the profession.

“When I first got into it, I got into it because of the balloon and that’s why everyone is out here. But it’s my family. I mean, I have

friends internationally all over the world here. It takes me 30 minutes to walk from here to the pilot tent because I run into 20 people I know,” Kelli Keller said. “So it’s really the people who are the most surprising thing on top of (that).”

Maddie Pukite is the managing editor at the Daily Lobo. They can be contacted at managingedi tor@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @maddogpukite

Mackenzie Schwartz / Daily Lobo / @Mackenzid5

Balloonist Kelli Keller stands with her hot air balloon basket on Sunday, Oct. 2 at Balloon Fiesta Park.

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After an amazing season, Aaron Judge hit his 62nd home run of the year on Tuesday, Oct. 4 against the Texas Rangers, passing Roger Maris’ 61 to take the American League single-season home run record. But his 62 is seventh all-time in Major League Baseball history while the names of the three players ahead of him haunt baseball: Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds, icons of the steroid era.

Now a question is being asked within baseball: which is the real home run record, Judge’s clean 62 or Bonds’ tainted 73?

Bonds is one of, if not the great est hitter in baseball history: his 762 career home runs leads the MLB record; he is fourth in wins above replacement all-time; his 7 MVPs is the most all-time; he had 14 AllStar appearances, 12 Silver Slugger awards and, most importantly, he hit 73 home runs in a single season

— the most in MLB history.

What was his secret? Steroids and human growth hormones. Bonds was well on his way to the National Baseball Hall of Fame before he started using performance enhanc ing drugs in 1998, but in an era where a lot of the upper echelon of talent in the league was also doping, Bonds was peer pressured and felt he needed the drugs to compete.

Bonds is a ghost of baseball’s and our own creation. Arguments, arti cles and discussions have happened every year since his retirement about the validity of his achievements. While a lot of great storylines have occurred this season, such as Albert Pujols’ successful chase for 700 ca reer home runs and Shoei Ohtani again displaying an incredible abil ity to hit and pitch the ball, Judge’s home run chase is the headliner.

I wasn’t born yet when Bonds hit his 73 in 2001. I was five years old when the Mitchell Report listed him in the names of performance enhancing drug users. To me and many other baseball fans of my gen

eration, he has always been a cheat er; I did not go through the betrayal or the drama.

Something that is often brought up with the steroid era is how it saved, or at least brought attention back to the MLB. Many fans were hurt and swore off the sport after the 1994 strike that started midsea son which resulted in a cancelled postseason and no World Series. It wasn’t until 1998, the unofficial start of the steroid era, where fans were brought back with McGwire and Sosa both breaking the home run record at the time.

The massive media attention and renewed fan interest led to a home run craze where many players began using performance enhancing drugs.

While Bonds, McGwire, Sosa and many others have all been left in the dust, many still recognize their contribution to the game. Their ac complishments on the field are not only impressive but put MLB in a situation to flourish. In 1991, steroids made the list of MLB’s

banned substances, but it wasn’t until 2003 that they started testing; even then, it wasn’t until 2005 when players began to be suspended for testing positive.

Bud Selig, the MLB commis sioner from 1998 to 2015, oversaw the steroid era and was inducted into the Hall of Fame. It is a con tradiction that the players of that era aren’t celebrated while the per son who allowed steroids to come into the league — and did little to stop the growth — has reached baseball immortality.

Judge’s 62 deserves to be univer sally celebrated by fans. A lot of the joy from this accomplishment has been robbed from him as he’s had to answer questions all season about the “real” home run record. In an ar ticle published by Sports Illustrated, Judge gave a definitive answer.

“73, in my book, no matter what people want to say about what hap pened in that era of baseball, for me, they went out there and hit 73 hom ers and 70 homers and that’s for me what the record is,” Judge said.

I disagee with Judge. Perfor mance enhancing drugs used in that era gave players an unfair ad vantage and inflated statistics. Judge should be crowned as the home run king for passing Maris’ record that stood for over 60 years. Bonds never hit over 50 home runs in a season pre-steroid use, and his 73 is a clear outlier.

I am sympathetic to Bonds and others ostracized by the baseball community. In a statement that might seem hypocritical to some, I do think there is a place for Bonds in the Hall of Fame simply because you can’t tell the story of baseball without him. But for his accomplish ments, in my mind, I have branded them with an asterisk to maintain the integrity of the game — and I wish MLB would do the same.

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