Daily Lobo 10/22/18

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ASUNM, SAE to hold closed meeting UNM looks for funds for building updates By Justin Garcia and Anthony Jackson @just516garc @TonyAnjackson A University of New Mexico engineering club’s status, funding and future are up in the air — and all of it is being decided behind closed doors. Members from the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico and the UNM chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) will meet privately in the ASUNM conference room on Tuesday at 5 p.m. Confusion over SAE follows their announcement to withdraw their club charter from ASUNM, not from the Student Activities Center (SAC). Club charters are handled through the SAC, not ASUNM. Once chartered, a student organization can request money and is officially recognized by the University. ASUNM President Becka Myers, Vice President Emily Wilks and Director of Student Activities Ryan Lindquist will be present. Representing SAE during Tuesday’s meeting will be SAE Program Manager Gabriel

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One of SAE’s Formula One Race cars in the Mechanical Engineering building.

Brown, SAE Faculty Advisor Dr. John Russell and Deputy Program Manager Caleb White. Wilks said she wants an outcome that helps both sides. “My intention for the meeting is to go over their options and get more clarification about the intention of their statement,” Wilks said. Wilks said there is a common sentiment among ASUNM senators to continue a relationship with SAE. “It is my judgment of the current sitting Senate that they want to fund them for travel and more student (or-

ganization) oriented funds,” she said. On Sept. 26, Brown, the Program Manager of SAE, announced that the group will “withdraw their charter from ASUNM,” during the public comment section of a Finance Committee meeting. “While the organization of the SAE has remained consistent since our initial charter with ASUNM, it appears that our respective missions are no longer in agreement,” Brown read from a prepared statement. Brown and six other members of SAE, including White, walked out of the Finance Committee meeting after reading their statement. SAE’s walkout followed the announcement of an ASUNM investigation into the organization. Wilks said the investigation regarded the distinction of SAE being a club or class. Brown has since declined to comment. A first meeting scheduled after the announcement of the investigation was canceled, according to Wilks. Over the last 15 years, SAE has received over $200,000 from ASUNM — including a budget worth over $20,000 this year, according to the Student Government Accounting

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By Tom Hanlon

@TomHanlonNM This November, voters will be able to decide if the University of New Mexico will receive funds to renovate its chemistry building, construct a new Reserve Officer Training Corps building and build a new career center for the UNM Taos branch. These projects are all part of General Obligation Bond D, which will be on the general election ballot this November. GO bonds are a type of municipal bond often used to fund brick and mortar projects on universities. They are secured through a pledge taken by the state government to pay back bond holders using legally available resources, often through tax revenues. GO Bond D, however, is not associated with taxpayer dollars and would be paid back through revenue generated by UNM. Dr. Karen Ann Smith, the research facilities director for the UNM Chemistry Department, said she wants voters to know the GO

Bond D would benefit students and faculty in the long run. “We think that we will be able to provide the students with better lab experiences that are climate controlled and experiments that are more relevant to what they’re going to be doing looking forward from UNM,” Smith said. Bond D would allocate $16 million to renovating Clark Hall, UNM’s chemistry building. According to UNM’s GO Bond explanation, Bond D would renovate and modernize the 65-year-old building’s classrooms, offices and teaching labs. It would also renovate the building’s utilities, heating and air conditioning systems, and electrical and plumbing systems. “The roof leaks, heating and climate control is terrible, students have to wear their winter coats in the lecture hall. And so, fixing all that would be really important,” Smith said. Smith said that while the renovation would present logistical challenges forcing faculty and staff offices to be temporarily relocated, all labs and classes would still be

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FOOTBALL

Lobos take a beating in 38-7 romp By Matthew Narvaiz @matt_narvaiz The University of New Mexico football team was beaten, battered and bruised in a 38-7 thumping by the Fresno State Bulldogs on Saturday evening at Dreamstyle Stadium. In head coach Bob Davie’s assessment, it was a product of an “unpolished” offense and a culmination of unnecessary penalties. Nine Lobo penalties — which accounted for 125 yards — didn’t help out much either, as Davie pointed out in the press conference after the game. “That’s what a 6-1 team looks like,” Davie said of Fresno State. “And when you play a team like that, obviously you have to play… there’s not much margin for error. And we had a lot of error.”

Davie described the mistakes the Lobos made as “ sloppy” and “undisciplined-looking”things that happened throughout the course of the game. And the Bulldogs were able to capitalize on the opportunities. The visitors’ success came in large part as a result of a ruthless Fresno State defensive effort, which included intercepting UNM quarterback Sheriron Jones once and limiting the Lobos to just 295 yards of total offense. FSU’s defense has held opponents to 13.5 points per game this season, a mark that continued to trend downward by holding the Lobos to seven points. In their first two games in conference play, the Bulldogs held their opponents to just three points each. New Mexico (3-4, 1-2 Mountain West) scored a touchdown.

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De’John Rogers (#6) stiff-arms an on-coming tackler from Fresno State during Saturday’s game. UNM was defeated 38-7.

Fresno State had 433 yards of total offense behind its star QB

Marcus McMaryion. He was a cool 20-for-30 with 280 yards and three

touchdowns, as he made UNM’s secondary look clueless on more than one occasion. “The quarterback was about flawless in his execution. So not our best performance by any imagination,” Davie said. While UNM’s offense failed to do much in the first quarter, Fresno State slowly—but surely—got its offense into a rhythm. On their first drive, the Bulldogs were held scoreless after a missed 42-yard field goal. But on its next two drives, FSU produced a field goal, and then a touchdown on a 16-yard run from sophomore tailback Ronnie Rivers. That gave the Bulldogs a 10-0 lead after one quarter. The Lobos’ offense failed to even make it past their own 35-yard line in the first quarter.

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Popejoy Hall hosts famous Broadway show, “Wicked” By Veronica Apodaca @veeapodaca Popejoy Hall, known for attracting high profile performances to New Mexico, saw the return of the national touring production of the Broadway phenomenon “Wicked” on Oct. 17. The show tells the story behind the two iconic witches of “The Wizard of Oz.” Its powerful narrative of female friendship and the far-reaching effects of oppression told through a clev-

er script and beautiful songs has made it an international success, and Albuquerque audiences share in the enthusiasm. “Albuquerque seems to be incredibly receptive to Broadway,” said Jan Turri, the local publicist for the Broadway in New Mexico series at Popejoy. “Popejoy is one of the best houses, and it’s the perfect place for Broadway.” The musical centers around Elphaba, the girl who would become known as the Wicked Witch of the West. From the beginning of her

life, her green skin has set her apart and made her an object of revulsion in the eyes of others. Elphaba is determined not to let people’s ignorance stand in the way of her ambitions and gets an opportunity to prove herself when she is sent to university to take care of her wheelchair bound sister, Nessarose. There, she meets the beautiful and bubbly Glinda, who seems to be her opposite in every way. Soon, however, the two girls begin to bond with each other and they must decide whether they will remain loyal

to each other or let the pressures of their society tear them apart. Seeing “Wicked” feels particularly relevant to today’s political climate. Its focus on those who are seen as the “others” of society and how they are often blamed for its problems, intertwined with theme of truth as something subjective. The lies told by the powerful characters shape the conflict of the show and cause those that they oppress to turn against each other in a different form of violence. Another theme of the show

that relates to current issues is the power of the feminine and women making their voices heard. Lead actress Mary Kate Morrissey’s performance as Elphaba is a show of strength in the face of forces that oppress her. Her refusal to be silent about the wrongdoings that she witnesses is what begins her transformation into the force of nature known as the Wicked Witch of the West.

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