Daily Lobo 10/01/18

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Lobos get burned in homecoming game

Kappa Kappa Gamma issues apology By Kyle Land @kyleoftheland

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Anu Somoye (#12) reacts to the Lobos 52-43 homecoming loss against Liberty on the Sept. 29, 2018.

By Matthew Narvaiz @matt_narvaiz Homecoming didn’t go as planned for head coach Bob Davie and his University of New Mexico football team, as they fell 52-43 to the Liberty Flames at Dreamstyle Stadium on Saturday afternoon. After being down 42-10 at one point, the Lobos managed to rally back within striking distance in the second half with a resurgent offense that saw junior quarterback Sheriron Jones take over for redshirt sophomore Tevaka Tuioti, who fractured his clavicle early in the second quarter. Davie said Tuioti will have surgery on Monday and is likely to miss the rest of the season. In his place, Jones threw for a career-high 312 yards, four touchdowns and had 44 yards rushing. However, he had three interceptions, one of which sealed the Lobos’ fate. “Credit to Liberty,” Davie said. “The quarterback put on a performance… they deserved to win the game.” UNM started off its first drive of the game with swag and charisma — and it all started with Tuioti. After missing a game, Tuioti was able to complete a short pass on the first play before breaking away for a nice 28-yard rush to set up his running back, Tyrone Owens, for a 19-yard touchdown run. The drive took less than a minute and a half. But Liberty followed suit on its first drive, going 75 yards on seven plays to score a touchdown and tie the game up at seven points apiece. For the rest of the first quarter, UNM’s offense faltered and looked nothing like the offense that scored

on the first drive of the game. Meanwhile, Liberty quarterback Stephen Calvert had New Mexico’s secondary looking confused — his team went on to score two more touchdowns in the quarter, thanks to his 116 yards through the air. But the Lobos’ found a spark on defense nearly four minutes into the second quarter when safety Stanley Barnwell, Jr. intercepted Calvert. The turnover put the Lobos at Liberty’s 19-yard line, though they were forced to settle for a field goal, bringing them within eleven points Calvert didn’t falter, however, and led his team on a scoring drive soon after. He capped the drive with a 20-yard touchdown pass to wideout Antonio Gandy-Golden to make it 28-10 in favor of Liberty. Tuioti then injured himself on a 24-yard run, ultimately making Jones the leader of the offense for the time being. Liberty added another touchdown later in the second quarter, stretching its lead to 35-10. They finished the half with one more touchdown with 22 seconds left, as Calvert hit his wide receiver, B.J. Farrow, for 24 yards to give his team a 42-10 advantage over UNM. Calvert finished the first half with three touchdowns and 264 yards — more yards than the Lobos’ offense combined. New Mexico’s big break came during its opening drive of the third quarter. On a blown coverage by Liberty’s secondary, Jones was able to find wideout Patrick Reed for 79 yards to the end zone. However, the Lobos still found themselves down 42-16. Jones said the momentum swing motivated every member of the team. “When you have that tempo

and you have that drive, you look to (your) guys and they look at you, and they want to win,” Jones said. “We got into that mindset, and we started scoring.” Liberty struggled as Calvert missed portions of the third quarter with an injury. The Lobos capitalized, making key stops on defense which helped the offense gain confidence. Jones and his offense were able to put together another good drive, highlighted by a 31-yard pass to wideout Anu Somoye, and then finding wideout Delane Hart-Johnson for a fouryard touchdown pass. Then, at the start of the fourth quarter, the Lobos' offense struck again. Jones found tight end Marcus Williams for a seven-yard touchdown pass, cutting the Flames' lead to 42-29. On the ensuing drive for Liberty, Calvert came back into the game and did what he did best all night — tire out UNM’s defense, especially its secondary. After a four-yard rushing touchdown, Liberty momentarily silenced New Mexico’s comeback as it got its lead back up to 20 points. But UNM’s offense didn’t stop. The Lobos managed to score two touchdowns, one on a 31-yard pass from Jones to running back Tyrone Owens and then later a three-yard rushing touchdown from Owens. Both of his touchdowns came in the fourth quarter, and brought New Mexico within a touchdown, 49-43. Liberty drove the ball down the field after that, and settled for a field goal after a big stop from UNM made it fourth-and-three with a little over a minute left in the game.

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One week after the University of New Mexico Black Student Alliance accused members of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority of making racial remarks about AfricanAmericans, the sorority has issued an apology. In a post on their Facebook page, the Gamma Beta chapter issued a statement of apology about comments made by members during a workshop for new Greek Life members. The comments included one member saying, “Black people get away from me.” In the statement, the chapter said they “sincerely (apologize) for the actions that occured at the New Member Summit this past week.” The apology does not specifically reference the racial remarks made by members of KKG. It also states that “these actions do not reflect our membership, our beliefs or our core values.” UNM KKG also stated that they plan to educate members to become more inclusive and respectful of others. The national chapter of Kappa

Kappa Gamma issued a statement on the matter on Sept. 19, in which they said they were reviewing the situation and would take the appropriate next steps with the UNM chapter. It is not clear what steps have been taken since the statement was released. The spokesperson for the national chapter could not be reached for comment, despite repeated attempts by the Daily Lobo. The UNM KKG chapter also said they realize that efforts to become more diverse and inclusive are “a work in progress,” and they hope collaboration can lead to “positive change on campus and in the world.” UNM Black Student Alliance has not released an official position as of publication, but did confirm that they did receive the apology. They said they will release their position on the apology sometime Monday. The Daily Lobo will update this article once the position is received. Kyle Land is the editor-in-chief of the Daily Lobo. He can be contacted by email at editorinchief@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @kyleoftheland.

Protesters denounce Brett Kavanaugh

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Protest organizers hug a woman who shared her story of sexual assault at the anti-Kavanaugh demonstration on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018.

By Megan Holmen @megan_holmen Protestors gathered with signs, banners and stories to tell at Albuquerque Civic Plaza Friday evening to protest Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh has been accused of sexually assaulting multiple women, including Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, when they were in high school. On Thursday Sept. 27, Kavanaugh and Ford gave testimony to

the Senate Judiciary Committee, each giving their own statement ON what purportedly happened in the summer of 1982. The protest occurred Friday, the same day that the Committee voted along party lines to send Kavanaugh’s nomination to a full senate vote that will take place after a week long investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Samia Assed, chairwoman of the New Mexico Women’s March, was one of the organizers of the event.

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