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Alumni all-stars play out rivalry

MINDSET OF A CHAMPION

How a UNM runner made and reached her goals over the past year.

CONSTRUCTION CAROUSEL

Nick Fojud / Daily Lobo / @NFojud

The New Mexico Lobos’ all-stars huddle together before the start of their 2016 all-star game Saturday June 25, 206 at WisePies Arena. The Lobos beat the New Mexico State Aggies 102-97.

By Thomas Romero

Looming projects for UNM, Albuquerque shouldn’t impede getting to class, officials say.

POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT

@ThomasRomeroS Even in an alumni basketball game, there is no love lost between New Mexico and New Mexico State. The inaugural Battle of the Rio Grande Alumni match showcased plenty of the physical play and edginess that a regular season contest between UNM and NMSU usually has. UNM battled through the choppy play to claim a 102-97 victory over NMSU at WisePies Arena aka The Pit Saturday night.

J.R. Giddens, who took home MVP for the Lobos, said he wasn’t surprised by the physicality of the game. “I thought it was going to be a little nasty at some point during the game,” he said. “It was a fun game and I’m glad we won. It was a great experience.” NMSU MVP Wendell McKines said that’s what happens when two longtime rivals meet up again. “As soon as we came down the fans start booing us. It is a legit rivalry,” he said. “It’s going to be like that. It’s a fight. It’s a war.” The second half of the

game is when things started to pick up. NMSU started its comeback in the middle of the latter half, which prompted the crowd to start a “Let’s Go Aggies” chant. The Aggies took their first lead of the game 72-71 on a Jonathan Gibson 3-pointer that capped an 11-2 run by NMSU with less than 12 minutes in regulation. For the next several minutes it became a back-andforth affair with each team matching shots against each other. UNM retook the lead for good thanks to a pair of Alex Kirk free throws, but a couple

of deep 3-pointers from Roman Martinez helped put NMSU away for good. “Based on our rivalry we knew it was going to be that type of game at the end of the game,” Cameron Bairstow said. “I was surprised how early it caught on. The Aggies came out with that edge.” Giddens earned MVP status with 20 points on 7 of 19 shooting with seven boards. McKines had a double-double with 26 points and 18 boards, hitting 10 of 18 attempts for his MVP.

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Student dreams of colonizing Mars By Cathy Cook

How one UNM course is helping students discover their self-worth while capitalizing on their strengths.

On The Street

How do you beat the summer heat?

@Cathy_Daily From Mars to the moon and back, UNM student Zachary Gallegos has dreams of taking off. Gallegos is one of 100 candidates for Mars One, a nonprofit foundation that intends to establish a human colony on Mars by 2026. Gallegos said he has always dreamed of space exploration. He became a geologist because he figured there are different ways someone can become an astronaut. “You can be a pilot, but there’s a lot of pilots out there. You can be an engineer but there are lots of engineers. There are lots of doctors who are probably applying. The thing that you really need is a geologist to study the rocks where ever you go to,” he said. “Whether it’s the moon, Mars, asteroids, you need someone who can understand them.” Gallegos said his ambitions

Nick Fojud / Daily Lobo / @NFojud

Mars One candidate Zachary Gallegos stands behind a map of Mars at a computer lab in Northrop Hall. Gallegos uses the lab to study certain aspects of Mars while he prepares for academic and personal endeavours.

reach far beyond Mars. “Even if I do go to Mars One, I would like to hitch a ride with NASA first and go to the moon, try that out,” he said. “It’s

been really awesome hearing different space organizations saying they’re going to be focusing on the moon now also.” According to Gallegos,

the European Space Agency recently said they were going to build a base on the moon.

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