Daily Lobo 10/31/2022

Vigil held to honor former GPSA president Muhammad Afzaal Hussain

By Cyrrene Giaccardo @DailyLobo

Mentors, colleagues and friends honored the life and legacy of graduate student Muhammad Af zaal Hussain at a vigil on Friday Oct. 28 in Kiva Hall at the Uni versity of New Mexico. The vigil comes after Hussain was killed in August of this year.

On the night of Aug. 1, 2022, while on his evening walk, Af zaal Hussain was shot near his apartment in Albuquerque by Cornell and Garfield Avenues. This happened five days after the passing of Aftab Hussein, 41, suspected to be by the hand of Muhammed Syed, 51, who the Albuquerque Police Department has since charged for the murder of both men.

The death of Hussain shook the community to the core dur ing “a time of terror and crisis,” acccording to Dre Abeita, who was a former colleague of Hussain in the Graduate and Professional Student Association.

Rep. Melanie Stansbury re flected on her time with Hussain, saying he believed in democracy and building a more sustainable

planet, as he was passionate about the environment. Hussain worked with Stansbury as one of her cam paign staff and field organizers in their special election. She consid ered him a friend since she had met him when he was interning and doing work on the behalf of the Graduate Student Union with in the legislature.

“His passions have tre mendously impacted the community and the people around him,” Stansbury said.

Steve Bishop, a professor at UNM, remembered the times they shared and that Hussain “should and must inspire us”.

“I have rarely been (as) im pressed with anyone in terms of work ethic, friendliness and opti mism,” Bishop said.

Stansbury emphasized the im pact that Afzaal Hussain had on her campaign and stressed the im portance of hosting an event like the vigil.

“He was kind, funny, intelli gent, and a true change-maker,” Stansbury said. “He energized the people around him and really had such a profound impact on everyone in our community, staff and on me personally. I am still

El Centro de la Raza commemorates Día de los Muertos

By Annya Loya

@annyaloya

El Centro de la Raza at the University of New Mexico began their weeklong Day of the Dead celebrations on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at Mesa Vista Hall. The celebra tion culminated with the set up of El Centros’ traditional Day of the Dead altar, followed by food and music for all attendees.

El Centro de la Raza is a re source center at UNM dedicated to student advocacy, meaning ful programs and services, and educating the campus com munity on the diverse issues that affect Latinx and Hispano students who attend or wis to attend UNM.

Día de los Muertos is a tradi tional Mexican celebration that honors the dead and usually takes place Nov. 1 and 2. El Cen tro has honored this tradition since the early ‘90s when direc tor and special advisor to the president on Latino affairs Ro saIsela Cervantes was a student.

“We started this tradition for students because we didn’t see ourselves on campus. We didn’t recognize ourselves in what was around campus,” Cervantes said.

There were numerous rea sons for starting the tradition at UNM, according to Cervantes. These included helping the His panic and Latinx community feel represented and to share their culture with the rest of the student body.

“It was a way of saying ‘this is a part of who I am;’ to share (myself) with you as an invita tion for you to share with me,” Cervantes said.

El Centro started their festivi ties on Tuesday with sugar skull decorating, followed by papel picado (art of perforated paper), a traditional Mexican decorative craft, on Thursday. Both of these are important traditions within Day of the Dead celebrations.

Friday’s event began with a traditional Zapotec ritual led by dance captain Laura Hidalgo Castillo. The purpose was to

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Muhammad Imatiaz Hussain lights a white candle in remembrance of his brother Muhammad Afzaal Hussain during the vigil honoring the former GPSA president’s life outside of UNM’s Kiva Hall on Friday, Oct. 28.

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An altar made by UNM students and El Centro de la Raza staff in the study area of El Centro for a celebration of Dia de las Muertos on Friday, Oct. 28.

mourning his loss and I am grate ful to be able to be here and to hold this space with his family and community who loved and worked with him.”

Abeita called Hussain a “Lobo superhero’’ and asked UNM Presi dent Garnett Stokes what her dedication is to honoring Hussain.

“When we lose them, what do we do to remember them?”

Abeita said.

UNM plans to honor Afzaal Hussain’s memory and legacy by establishing the Muhammad Af zaal Hussain Scholarship with a lead gift by Sarah and Doug Brown, Chair of the UNM Board of Regents and Dean Emeritus of the UNM Anderson School of Management. It is intended to be awarded to an incoming or returning UNM international un dergraduate or graduate student

from the Middle East or South Asia. This scholarship can be used to pay for tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board, transportation and other miscel laneous attendance costs.

Hussain’s father, Ali Ahmed, and his brother, Muhammad Ima tiaz Hussain, plan to establish a high school in honor of Afzaal Hussain in his hometown of Hujra Shah Muqueem in Pakistan which is currently underway through the Afzaal Hussain School Fund.

The community of Española and UNM’s School of Architecture and Community Regional Planning will continue to honor his memo ry by incorporating his beliefs into their projects; Hussain graduated with his master’s and bachelor’s degree in community and regional planning. He then went on to work as the director of planning and

land use within Española.

Omar Faruk, a student at UNM, expressed that although he did not work closely with Afzaal Hussain, he’s interested in continuing the work that needs to be done within the local politics in New Mexico.

“It’s definitely something we should all be apart and aware of,” Faruk said.

More information on the Muhammad Afzaal Hussain Scholarship is available through their ImpactUNM site. More in formation on the Afzaal Hussain School Fund can be found on the fund’s Facebook page.

Cyrrene Giaccardo is a freelance reporter for the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at news@dailylobo. com or on Twitter @dailylobo

commemorate the “animas,” or the souls of the dead. The ritual is a way for humans to petition the four winds, which represent the four cardinal directions, for blessings, according to Hidalgo Castillo. The ritual also calls for the lighting of candles and for the performers to do a specific set of movements that simulate the “Ollin Yoliztli,” which means “life and movement” in Nahuatl, a Mexican indigenous tongue and member of the Uto-Aztecan language group.

“It’s not religious, it’s spiritual … it’s mystical,” Hidalgo Castillo said.

Hidalgo Castillo has practiced the Nahuatl ritual prayers for years, which she learned from her Zapotec culture back at her home in Istmo de Tehuantepec, a region in the south of Mexico. She was invited to New Mexico to teach about the rituals and create groups for people to learn and participate, according to Hidalgo Castillo.

Both Hidalgo Castillo and Cervantes have been essential pillars to bring the rituals and Day of the Dead celebrations to El Centro and UNM and turned it into what it is today, according to Hidalgo Castillo.

“It’s a passionate chore … someone needs to do these exer cises. More than anything, it’s a heritage that we leave behind for whoever,” Hidalgo Castillo said.

The celebration is also a way to teach that the Day of the Dead is not only “painting your face as a skull,” but rather a culturally significant celebration of the du ality of life and death, according to Hidalgo Castillo.

The celebration started back in the ‘90s with three students

and has now grown to dozens, according to Cervantes and Hidalgo Castillos.

Katie Abrego-Lozano, a UNM student, said that she never had the opportunity to celebrate the Day of the Dead throughout her childhood, despite it being a huge part of her heritage.

“Now whenever I have the opportunity, I like to partici pate in these traditions to feel more connected to my culture,” Abrego-Lozano said.

Paulina Borjas, another UNM student, also said she’d never had the opportunity to celebrate this part of her heri tage; El Centro has been able to reintroduced her to her culture.

“I feel like it’s really important to me to acknowledge my culture and who I am,” Borjas said.

The Day of the Dead celebra tions at El Centro will continue on Tuesday, Nov. 1 with a show ing of “Coco,” a film inspired by Day of the Dead.

“It’s exciting that we can con tinue to share with one another, that we can have these types of spaces where you can bring your cultural and social backgrounds with us so that students can also recognize that they don’t have to be one thing here and one thing at home, but they can be their whole house, their whole selves here at the university,” Cervantes said.

Annya Loya is the news editor at the Daily Lobo. She can be con tacted at news@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @annyaloya

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Rep. Melanie Stansbury and Muhammad Imatiaz Hussain pay their respects to each other during the vigil for Muhammad Afzaal Hussain..

ASUNM senate honors retiring professor, approves new senator

Over $36,000 approved for fall student organizations

wait to sign the commendation until it has been resubmitted with sharp ened writing at the request of other ASUNM members.

The senate also unanimously ap proved freshman Al Bayraqdar to become the 20th senator, filling a recently vacated seat. When vacan cies in the senate arise, ASUNM Vice President Krystah Pacheco appoints a candidate who the senate may then approve.

During Wednesday’s meeting and the Oct. 12 meeting, the sen ate awarded about $36,000 in ap propriations across 13 student or ganizations — numbered 3F and 16F through 27F. Over the previous two meetings, the senate awarded over $70,000 to various student or ganizations through appropriations and budgets.

The senate approved the $35,667 fall student organization budget bill, according to the meeting minutes from Oct. 12. In total, 39 student or ganizations had requested $152,215, which the finance committee cut to $35,667 prior to the final approval.

ing, the ASUNM general fund had about $270,000, according to May. Along with $6,000 earmarked for ap propriations, this combined amount must last through the first six weeks of the spring semester, according to Carillo.

“SGAO allocated additional money to us in order to spend on reserves because they knew that we would be spending more money in appropriations than we had in our appropriations fund,” Carillo said during the meeting. “They’re taking estimates from the spring semes ter, funding that we will have in the Spring semester, and allocating it to our reserves.”

Last spring, ASUNM increased the student fee to $35 per semes ter. Every three years, the fee will increase by $5 until reaching $50. The money received from the increase in fees will help to supple ment the budget.

By Gabriel Saiz @gsaiz83

The Associated Students at the University of New Mexico com mended retiring professor Peter Ki erst during their full senate meeting on Wednesday, Oct 26. The senate also filled a vacant seat, approv ing Kareem Al Bayraqdar as the newest senator.

The senate unanimously passed a commendation officially honoring Kierst, a political science professor, for his accomplishments at UNM and in New Mexico. Kierst will retire at the end of this semes ter after 17 years of being a fulltime faculty member, according to the commendation.

Kierst is known on campus for his law-focused political science courses and known statewide as the

lead counsel in the litigation that saw same-sex marriage legalized in New Mexico, according to senator Jesus Sanchez.

“He is just vital to so many stu dents’ success and especially with their future with law,” Erika Macsaveny, executive chief of staff, said.

ASUNM President Ian May said in an interview with the Daily Lobo following the meeting that he may

Student organiztion bud gets are distinct from appropriations: budgets cover “the basic operating expenses,” while appropriations cover “travel and un foreseen expenses” and “one-time capital outlays,” according to the ASUNM senate website.

ASUNM received an advance pay ment to their general fund from the Student Government Accounting Office, furnishing what had been a dwindling budget, according to sen ator and finance committee chair Sofie Carillo.

At the start of Wednesday’s meet

“The new projections that they got for the new fee cycle are a lot higher than they had originally anticipated, so they are more comfortable al locating more money to us because they know that those spring projec tions will be way higher than they had originally thought.”

The full senate will meet again in two weeks on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Full senate meetings are open to public comment.

Gabriel Saiz is a freelance reporter at the Daily Lobo. He can be con tacted at news@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @gsaiz83

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The logo for the Associated Students at the University of New Mexico on the wall of the ASUNM office in the UNM Student Union Building.

REVIEW: Go in blind to Zach Cregger’s ‘Barbarian’

By Spenser Willden @spenserwillden

On top of the classic spooky films, Halloween is the perfect sea son to catch up on this year’s hor ror innovators; Jordan Peele, Ti West and now, with the release of his sleeper horror hit “Barbarian,” Zach Cregger. “Barbarian,” which became available on HBO Max on Oct. 25, is a film that knows what its audience is thinking and plays with these expectations to make a truly unpredictable, if somewhat unstable, ride.

The film starts with aspiring doc umentary filmmaker Tess (Geor gina Campbell) checking into an AirBNB double booked with a mys terious stranger (Bill Skarsgård). The film reinvents itself (even with in genre) from scene to scene; it is best seen with as few expectations as possible.

These structural shifts are the scariest part of “Barbarian.” If you’re looking for a clean “save-the-cat” structure, you’re in the wrong place. The film isn’t challenging, but its structure is atypical and fresh. This is a horror film that resists subor dination; trying to peg it within a subgenre will leave the reader with more questions than answers, and that’s what makes it so refreshing.

Fans of cult comedy might recog nize director Cregger (who briefly

appears in the film’s second half) from sketch group, “The Whitest Kids U’Know.” Though “Barbar ian” is terrifying at times, Cregger’s script shines in its humor, particu larly in the scenes introducing land lord AJ Gilbride (Justin Long).

This humor becomes a dou ble-edged sword, though — in the same way “Barbarian” doesn’t really fall into a subgenre, it also doesn’t seem content with itself as a horror movie or horror-comedy. At times, it feels like Cregger is attempting to do both hor ror and comedy at once rather than building them both together. Still, Cregger is a clear genre savant.

Though “Barbarian” is re freshing, it still suffers from its A24-tinted surface level messag ing — rather than utilizing subtext, the movie’s discussions of gender and sexual violence are practi cally beaten over your head, much like Alex Garland’s “Men.” Horror works best when there’s something substantive behind the scares, but part of genre filmmaking is trusting your audience to understand your thematic implications without hav ing your characters explicitly spell them out.

This being said, “Barbarian” still felt like it added unique angles to the conversation about sexual violence, particularly Hollywood culpability and whether those guilty of misconduct ever truly change. It’s heavy-handed, but it’s interesting.

This film, though strong in Cregger’s direction and script, is strongest in its brilliant atmo sphere, cultivated by director of photography Zach Kuperstein, sound designer Matt Davies, editor Joe Murphy and production de signer Rossitsa Bakeva. What would roughly equate to the first act of any other horror film stands on its own in “Barbarian,” tense and horrifying in its own rite.

Of particular note here is Kuper stein, whose cinematography is cre ative and engaging in a way rarely seen in the mid-budget horror field. Combined with Cregger, this film has a team that knows where to put the camera to maximize discomfort and fear in viewers. Even a shot of a running dryer terrified me — no context, no dialogue, just the pow er of a well-composed image and well-designed sound to create a tense atmosphere.

Though the framing and sound design compliment this atmo sphere, Skarsgård’s contributions as AirBNB guest Keith shouldn’t be discounted. Brought onto the film by producer Roy Lee, who had worked with him on the “IT” franchise, Skarsgård’s inherent shiftiness puts the audience on edge from his first appearance. Though Campbell and Long are com mendable, Skarsgård steals the first 50 minutes.

Cregger’s first film, the abysmal “Miss March,” showed zero prom

ise, but with this feature, we’re witnessing the emergence of who could be a truly great genre in novator. “Barbarian” has its flaws, but more than anything, it show cases a unique and original voice, one that I look forward to hearing

from again.

has such sights to show you

By Marcela Johnson

@DailyLobo

there’s any time to be a horror

it’s during October when highly anticipated horror movies dominate theaters. This year saw many wellknown horror franchises, such as “Halloween” and “Scream,” continue their legacies on the silver screen.

such as “Hellraiser” (2022),

Oct. 7 on Hulu, break ex pectations and carve out their own spaces within franchises.

The film almost completely aban dons the characters from the “Hell raiser” franchise and Clive Barker’s two novels “The Hellbound Heart” and film tie-in “The Scarlet Gos pels.” The movie centers on recover ing addict Riley McKendry (Odessa A’zion) and her struggle to get her brother back from the forces of hell (the Cenobites).

We follow Riley as she struggles with addiction and fights through her grief while she tries to outwit a greedy sadist’s (Goran Visnjic) plot to regain the Lament Configuration, a puzzle box that summons the hellspawn (Cenobites) and ultimately their god, Leviathan, Lord of the Labyrinth, for a boon.

The plots of the “Hellraiser” mov ies have stayed the same through out the franchise — a greedy person gets hold of the Lament Configura tion, they cause trouble for everyone who happens to be near them and the protagonists have to outwit the Cenobites. This film differs in that the people fighting the Cenobites could be considered good. You want to root for them, and it feels good when they triumph, but it also hurts more when they get torn apart.

I began the movie with hope that the main character would get torn apart because of A’zion’s fantastic portrayal of McKendry’s self ish characteristics. The side characters, though — as well as Jamie Clayton’s portrayal of the Hell Priest/Pinhead — kept me engaged.

Speaking of Pinhead, the Ceno bites in this rendition are entirely different, in both good and bad ways. They feel ethereal despite being quite literally of hell.

Part of this is their loss of the black leather costumes from the original franchise. In an interview with “Bloody Disgusting,” direc tor David Bruckner discussed that the 80s’ depiction of BDSM would

Sights

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Jamie Clayton plays Pinhead in “Hellraiser.” Photo courtesy of IMDb.

Spenser Willden is the culture edi tor at the Daily Lobo. He can be con tacted at culture@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @spenserwillden

Courtesy Photo / Daily Lobo / @DailyLobo Georgina Campbell plays Tess in “Barbarian.”

Photo courtesy of IMDb.

no longer feel as shocking as it once did. The Cenobites’ destroyed skin is instead meant to resemble intricate leatherwear.

This new costuming helps to dis tinguish the Cenobites from the dark atmospheres that dominate most of the movie. On the other side, the human characters are dressed in clothes that convey warmth and a sense of humanity. For me, these new costumes make the Cenobites seem

weaker, more human — I could not be scared of them after realizing they were essentially wearing no clothes.

Hellraiser is an ugly movie in the sense of its graphic nature. After all, forces of Hell testing the limits of the human experience in violent ways isn’t for everyone. There’s a beauty, however, in the uncaring curiosity of the Cenobites.

Although this version of “Hell raiser” does well in creating its

own vision, there are enough nods back to the original to keep fans like me satisfied.

I went into this movie feeling like no one could ever compare to Doug Bradley’s 1987 version of Pinhead. I’m not ashamed to admit I was wrong. Jamie Clayton creates a Pin head closer to the depiction found in Barker’s novels, one that is androgy nous and does not have to exude any sort of active force to get what

they want.

From the moment Pinhead ap peared on screen, I waited for some iconic Bradley lines from Clayton. When they came, they did not disap point. Clayton managed to deliver the lines with an entirely different impact, more eerily playful than Bradley. It’s respectable, when you consider how often those particu lar lines (like “we have such sights to show you”) are referenced in

popular culture.

If you want a gore fest that man ages to tackle some of the nuances of addiction, “Hellraiser” (2022) may be for you. Despite the differences — remember that this is a “Hellraiser” movie. It aims to unsettle.

Marcela Johnson is a freelance re porter for the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at culture@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @dailylobo

Women’s Basketball: Lobos defeat West Texas A&M in exhibition game

By Thomas Bulger

@ThomasBulger10

The University of New Mexico women’s basketball team played the West Texas A&M University Lady Buffs in their opening exhibi tion match, walking away with a 84-75 victory. The Lady Buffs are a Division II athletics university; last season, they finished in the Elite Eight of the Division II women’s basketball tournament.

The team had a good showing

with four starters scoring 14 or more points. LaTascya Duff had 17 points and her twin sister LaTora Duff had a team high nine assists; she also had two steals and a block. Paula Reus had eight rebounds to lead the Lobos.

The team had a hot start with their 3-point scoring, but ended the game making just eight of their 28 attempts. Before the game, the head coaches of the two teams agreed to both play a zone defense in the second quarter until the first media timeout. During this time, the Lobos were outscored 21-5; penetrating zone defense will be something

the Lobos will look to improve over the season.

The Lobos won the tip off to start the game, but the two teams re mained scoreless for the first minute; it was Lady Buff Karley Motschen bacher who scored the first points of the game off a layup. Reus had a layup to tie the game which led to the Duff twins going on a 3-point barrage to put the Lobos up 13-12 at the first media timeout with 4:02 left in the first quarter.

Out of the timeout, the Lobos immediately hit a 3-pointer and, af ter an empty possession for WTU,

they fouled LaTasca Duff. UNM’s 11-point scoring run was ended by Zamorye Roberts, but that did not slow the Lobos down: LaTasca Duff had a steal which led to an easy layup.

The first quarter ended with the Lobos up 27-19. At the end of the quarter, the team was shooting an impressive 5-9 from the 3-point line which helped the Lobos to build their lead, but also led to them take more 3-point attempts, for better or for worse.

In the second quarter, both teams played a zone defense; the Lobos

started with sloppy play on offense with back-to-back turnovers. WTU quickly took the lead; UNM didn’t score until 3 minutes into the quarter with a pair of free throws from LaTas cya Duff. New Mexico was on a near 3-minute scoring drought and were down 40-32 at the media timeout.

Back to playing one-on-one cov erage, the Lobos were able to take off with Shaiquel McGruder scor ing back-to-back layups, helping to put the Lobos back on track. Aniyah Augmon put the Lobos within 1 point on a layup and free throw. The half

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ward the end of the quarter, going on a 5-2 run, but the Lobos were still up 62-54 heading into the fourth quarter.

portunities the exhibition games give them. He also talked about how the team was tested during the game.

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a McGruder steal and layup on the fast break. LaTora Duff had a layup fol lowed by her sister hitting a 3-pointer which put the Lobos up 48-40, forcing WTU to call a timeout after opening the third quarter by allowing a 9-point scoring run.

At the end of the timeout, LaTasca Duff put the Lobos up by 11 after sink ing two free throws. The Lobos were relentless in the third quarter, up 5744 at the media timeout with 4:51 left in the quarter. The Lady Buffs were able to put something together to

UNM did not slow down with Han nah Robbins scoring seconds into the fourth quarter. The Lobos fouled on consecutive possessions resulting in a total of 9 free throws in the quarter, but McGruder had two layups that prevented WTU from cutting into the lead.

With 4:37 left in the game, the Lobos were up 72-64. The Lady Buffs almost came back into the game, but with timely scoring and forcing turnovers, the Lobos won 84-75. The Lobos shot incredibly efficiently in the fourth quarter, making 9 of their 15 shots.

After the game, head coach Mike Bradbury commented on the op

“It’s always good to play, in my opinion, a team that’s going to test you. So now we know what we need to do, what we need to work on … I think we were tested everywhere. They were bigger than us which we knew ahead of time; we got beat up on the boards,” Bradbury said. “It’s been a problem for a couple years. We got to get better there.”

The team next plays in another exhibition game against Fort Lewis College on Nov. 3 in Albuquerque.

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

Men’s Basketball: Men’s team looks promising in exhibition game

By Thomas Bulger

@ThomasBulger10

The University of New Mexi co Lobo men’s basketball team defeated the Colorado State Univer sity Pueblo Thunderwolves 85-52 in their exhibition match on Satur day, Oct. 29. The team looked strong with their new lineup that hopes to fix some of the issues that plagued them last season.

Jaelen House led the Lobos in scoring with 20 points; he also had three assists along with a steal and only played for 16 minutes. Jamal

Mashburn Jr. got the team off to a hot start and set the tone for the game; he had 11 points.

The two new transfers in the starting lineup, Morris Udeze and Josiah Allick, had an immediate im pact on the team. They scored 9 and 10 points respectively and helped UNM win the rebound battle with a combined five offensive rebounds — something the team was lacking last season.

Freshman Donovan Dent came off the bench and led the team in minutes for the game. He had an ef ficient 16 points on 6-11 shooting. Dent also had seven rebounds and

a block.

Mashburn Jr. hit a mid range jump shot to start the game; House hit a 3-pointer shortly after. Thunderwolf Lian Ramiro hit backto-back 3-pointers, but Mashburn Jr. hit another mid range jump shot at the baseline. Elijah Moleon had a layup for CSU to take the lead, though, leaving the Lobos down 8-7 at the first media timeout.

Out of the timeout, Javonté John son missed a 3-pointer, but Allick got the rebound and was fouled on his layup. He later grabbed an other offensive rebound for a layup.

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Dent had a great sequence com ing into the game: he got his first points by driving the lane and shaking his defender. He got up to contest a jump shot and made free throws after getting fouled on an other drive to the basket.

UNM weathered a 3-minute scoring drought by missing eight straight shots, but only gave up six points in that stretch by playing a switching defense that protected the three point line but gave up two dunks. With the starting lineup back in, the offense exploded.

House hit back-to-back threes, Mashburn Jr. hit a jump shot, Udeze made a 3-pointer and Mash burn Jr. scored on a fast break for the Lobos to go on a 13-0 run in just 2:09. The Lobos were up 39-21 with 4:30 left in the first half.

At the end of the half, the Lobos were up 49-25. In the first half, the Lobos let defense turn into offense, scoring 11 points off of turnovers. The Lobos also had six steals and two blocks. They were also resilient on of fense getting nine offensive rebounds, but that led to just 5 second-chance points.

The starters did not lose any mo mentum going into the second half: House had an athletic layup and

followed it with a 3-pointer. Udeze missed a layup but got his own re bound to secure a bucket. Allick had a layup to then put the Lobos up by 30.

The Lobos were up 63-33 when a media timeout was called. The Thunderwolves started a full court press out of the timeout to try and slow the offense down. The two teams went through a scoring drought, but K.J. Jenkins made a three pointer just seconds into the shot clock.

Morris then scored 5 straight points for the Thundercats, but Bir ima Seck had a layup to end UNM’s scoring drought. With 55 seconds left in the game, local freshman Mac Manzanares was subbed onto the court to play his first game as a Lobo. The game ended, and UNM won 85-53.

Head coach Richard Pitino was excited to be back in The Pit and to see fans in the stands. He also talked about the state of the program going into opening night.

“There’s just something about playing in front of fans and just hav ing that game day routine is great … Now it all gets real, and I like the team we put together. I have no idea how they are going to handle ad versity and all the highs and lows of that go with a season. But that’s kind of the new world we live in with the transfer portal: we got to figure it

out. But if we got a healthy group, I like our chances,” Pitino said.

Mashburn Jr. talked about the team’s mentality going into the game and what the team, and him self, can gain from playing in an exhibition game.

“As a team, we wanted to just work on the principles — just fo cus on the things we need to focus on for those bigger games, those

conference play and those noncon ference play games. Being in the gaps, boxing out, doing all the little things we need to do to win games.

And you know, personally, just get ting out and running, just playing in The Pit — I was super excited to just play with fans and see the fans and all that,” Mashburn Jr. said. “To see the support was just so much fun.”

The Lobos next play Southern

Utah University on Monday, Nov. 7 at The Pit

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

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Lobo guard Javonté Johnson goes for a layup against CSU-Pueblo.

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Loboscopes: November Predictions

By Zara Roy @zarazzledazzle

As the sun glides through the in tense sign of Scorpio toward a lunar eclipse on Nov. 8 — the same day the fiery planet Mars goes retrograde — the month of November prom ises intensity all around. Generally speaking, you may encounter many endings that may leave you feeling stuck in a place of no forward mo mentum near the beginning of the month. Read on to see what these ef fects mean for your sign:

Aries

The effects of this upcoming Mars retrograde will hit Aries particularly deeply. Unsettled by a lack of for ward movement, you Rams may find yourself cutting ties and feeling dis satisfied with the minutiae of life. Be confident in the fact that these losses are necessary for progression, and be patient that life still moves on even if it’s not at the speed you want.

Taurus

This eclipse may leave you questioning your very sense of self, cutting ties with a part of you you used to consider essential. Be careful not to let this send you into a tailspin: you

may find yourself slipping into crisis mode, spending money haphazardly and generally trying to compen sate for this great loss. Instead, slow down and plan out the next stages of your life — change is not the end of the world.

Gemini Geminis may feel like things are ending all around them. Past deci sions are coming back to bite them in the tail and leaving them feeling deeply isolated. Take this as a time to reconsider the way you interact with the world and don’t sink into pessi mism. The world isn’t out to get you.

Cancer

Painful losses may be expected in your social groups this month, Can cer. You may feel that things you have been hopeful about have lost their original shine and must be let go of. It may be tempting to sink into iso lation. Remember that solitude can be healthy for a short while, but it is necessary to retreat to the comfort of others sometimes: don’t be your own worst enemy, as tempting as it may be.

Leo Leos may be cutting ties or re considering their career path this month. Also to be expected are dif

ficulties with your reputation and turmoil among your social groups. Try to take a step back and mediate these conflicts rather than retreating to your egoistic tendencies. Though it may feel affirming in the moment to pick fights, it will lead to harm in the long run.

Virgo Inner wisdom that once felt un impeachable is now being tested, leaving your entire outlook on the world shaken. You may feel dissatis fied or stagnant in your educational or career path. Though you may feel anxious that your plans are not able to proceed as you hoped, now is a great time to slow down in your race for success and take time for things that bring you joy — pick up a hobby, Virgo.

Libra

Libra, you may be called now to resolve forgotten debts: this could be financial, a past relationship with unresolved baggage or a neglected health problem. This ending of debt will be ultimately needed and ben eficial, but that will not make it feel less harmful in the moment. Find a way to vent your emotions: don’t dole out passive aggression to wards those near you in response to this frustration.

Scorpio

Close partnerships could be end ing for Scorpios: you may encounter betrayals or broken promises, and those who you once thought to be good friends might reveal themselves as saboteurs. Don’t fall into a pattern of pessimism as a result, now should be a time of relative stagnation in oth er painful happenings, and those who love you will still be there by your side.

Sagittarius

You may have slipped away from your normal routine in some way, which may lead you to find new people who are not beneficial to your well-being or life goals. Distancing yourself from those you love may tame your boredom in the moment, but in the long run, you will only end up hurting those you love, Sagittarius.

Capricorn

Don’t answer that call from your ex, Capricorn. Old loves of the past may be coming back into your life this season, but they will inevitably lead to pain and will not be a lasting en deavor. Though you may feel a lack of passion, don’t try to ignite something that doesn’t have staying power — it is not worthy of your ambitious nature.

Aquarius

You may feel as if everything you

are passionate about is being pulled away from you, and you may begin to take out this frustration on your family or in your home life. However, it is not your loved ones holding you back; it’s your resentment. Don’t cause harm to the people who will al ways be there.

Pisces

The dreamy, wandering Pisces may be experiencing a change in their home life, whether that means moving out or losing people like fam ily to you. Don’t get reckless as a result or try to shake up your everyday life with unhealthy behaviors and hurtful words. Be careful: both you and your community are worth being cared for.

As the days continue to dwindle and the world around continues to grow darker and duller, we hope that you may find some small comfort in the cosmos — and maybe even some reason behind the madness.

Zara Roy is the copy chief at the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at copychief@dailylobo.com or on Twit ter @zarazzledazzle

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