Daily Lobo 02/27/2023

Aerial gunning of feral cattle is met with backlash

By Zara Roy @zarazzledazzle

The National Forest Service began an aerial gunning operation in the Gila National Forest to kill the population of feral cattle in the area which descend from cattle that were abandoned on a grazing allotment within the Wilderness area in 1976. The operation, which started on Thursday, Feb. 23, in response to the damaging effects the cattle have on the habitat and water quality of the Park, though the operation has been met with contention due to claims of animal cruelty.

This project is part of ongoing efforts since the ‘90s — both lethal and nonlethal — to remove the feral cattle population from the land. The first aerial gunning on the population was done in February 2022 in which 65 cattle were killed, according to Maribeth Pecotte, public affairs officer for the Gila National Forest.

“This has been a difficult decision, but the lethal removal of feral cattle from the Gila Wilderness is necessary to protect public safety, threatened and endangered species habitats, water quality and the natural character of the Gila Wilderness,” Pecotte wrote to the Daily Lobo.

The cattle are a detriment to the local environment’s health: they pollute the water sources directly through defecation and urination, cause erosion through trampling at the waterbanks and overgraze, which could over time prevent further growth of the forest, according to Todd Schulke, a co-founder of the Center for Biological Diversity.

Schulke, who lives in the Gila region, has seen the detrimental effects the overgrazing has had on flora as well as the polluting effects the cattle have had on the water; he said that the habitat regrowth in the area has been almost immediate each time a large-scale removal has been conducted.

“It’ll respond very quickly. The grasses and small trees will prop up immediately; the water will be clean immediately, the habitat for other wildlife species will come back very quickly. That’s one thing — a lot of these cattle are along the Gila River, and riverside forests and grasslands come back extremely quickly after disturbance … We’ve seen this over and over: when cattle are removed, the area will just respond immediately,” Schulke said.

Prior to this, around 211 cattle from this population were removed through gather-and-removal con-

This process is limited both due to the high cost of round-up,

potential danger toward the contractors and the difficult terrain of the Gila which leads 50% of gathered cattle to have to be euthanized before removal due to exertion and injuries,

according to Schulke.

“I think the bottom line is that, they’ve tried other methods and

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New technology at the Health Sciences Library hopes to innovate students’ education

layer by layer as they explore and dissect that model, according to Jonathan Seyfried, a HSLIC library information specialist.

“It’s an actual person … There are actually four different models, and that allows for a bit of diversity in terms of the physiology. And then when you get to the anatomy table, you can manipulate the model by rotating it, zooming in, zooming out; you can slice the model … or you can peel back layer by layer,” Seyfried said.

Table 9 also comes with various animal models for veterinary students to study or to compare animals’ anatomy with human ones for educational purposes.

By Annya Loya @annyaloya

The Health and Sciences Library and Informatics Center at the University of New Mexico introduced an anatomy virtual dissection table, a 3D printer and three virtual reality headsets into their program for student and faculty use, according to the HSLIC staff.

The anatomy virtual dissection table, the only natural and thoroughly segmented 3D human anatomy system, was added in October 2022. It is the latest model by the company Anatomage, according to the Anatomage website.

Essentially, the table takes images of tiny minute layers of the human body and then re-composes them into a larger model that people can zoom in

“The purpose of the new technology is to provide health sciences students with an experience that is pretty much as close as you can get to cadaver dissection without actually having that cadaver there,” Seyfried said.

The table is open for all UNM students and faculty members who wish to learn from it as well as the public. There are no reservations required unless a faculty member wishes to take a large group of students, according to Seyfried.

The Ultimaker S5 3D printer was added in September of 2022. Its user-friendliness and short-term learning curve were the biggest factors in purchasing it, according to Seyfried, and Timothy Mey, the Division Head at the HSLIC.

“We wanted something that was reliable and then easy to use because we want to remove as many barriers as possible to get our students to use the tech,” Mey said.

Students and faculty can use the 3D printer for educational purposes and print body parts, such as an aorta valve or a human palate, to help them study and have a better understanding that otherwise they wouldn’t have, according to Seyfried.

Unlike the anatomy virtual table which can be used by anyone, the 3D printer is only accessible to students and faculty from the health and sciences department. Because the equipment is still new, there is no need for reservations; the only requirement for its use is that it is for educational purposes, according to Seyfried.

The library also introduced three new Oculus Quest 2 Advanced virtual reality head-

sets back in April 2022. Rachel Howarth, another HSLIC library information specialist, said that the headsets were in response to the current VR Lab the library has but is much more flexible.

“But having these (VR) that you can check out that are personal to you. You don’t have to be in the room with the staff using it. This is much more portable and manageable and flexible than that’s new to the library,” Howarth said.

Like the 3D printer, the VR headsets are only offered to HSC students and faculty. They can be checked out at the HSLIC front desk for up to three days, according to Howard.

“(This lets us be on the) bleeding edge, or at least the cutting edge, in terms of offering technological solutions to HSC students,” Mey said.

There’s still a discussion regarding purchasing more VR headsets to satisfy the needs of HSC students, acording to Seyfriend.

“We wanted to infuse the new technology into what we offer here at the library, which is your kind of starting point for research and edsee Tech page 2

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An entrance sign for the Gila National Forest. The decision to shoot feral cows in the area from a helicopter has faced backlash from various groups. Photo courtesy of State Parks.

tracts over the last 26 years. Still, around 50 to 150 cattle remain on the lands, according to Pecotte.

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New 3D printer and 3D projects at the Health Sciences Library & Informatics Library.

Cattle from page 1 none of them have been successful over a period of decades, and it’s unfortunate to have to take this step, but it’s the most efficient and effective tool, and it’s the only way to make sure we get the cattle out of there and solve this problem once and for all,” Schulke said.

The decision to proceed with the aerial gunning has been met with backlash and claims of animal cruelty. On Wednesday, a federal judge rejected a request from the New Mexico Cattle Grower’s Association and the Humane Farming Association to delay the start of the shooting.

Most recently, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a statement regarding the issue in which she criticized the lack of engagement by the Forest Service with those involved at the impacted areas and urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the USFS to “do better” for the peo-

Tech from page 1 ucation in our program. (We) also (want) to support the faculty who might want to incorporate some of that tech into their curriculum,” Seyfried said.

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ple of New Mexico.

“While I understand the challenge the U.S. Forest Service is rightly trying to solve, I am disappointed in their lack of meaningful, long-term engagement with New Mexico stakeholders on controversial matters like this one,” the statement read.

The Cattle Growers’ Association had been pushing for the USFS to continue with round up methods, which the USFS did not consider to be an efficient measure. They also proposed fencing in cattle into grazing areas, which Schulke said would not be legal within the Wilderness area and would also require additional care for the maintenance of the animals. Bradley Miller, president of the Human Farming Association, sees this operation as a part of a pattern of callousness on the part of the USFS.

“The bottom line is that, as

came from savings from what would have been salary for temporarily vacant positions and collections budgets my software. HSC collection policy includes buying all types of media that

human beings and as a society, we’re capable of many incredible things, and we certainly have the wherewithal to remove a limited number of cows and calves from property without resorting to helicopters terrorizing them and wounding them and leaving them to suffer and die,” Miller said.

Miller contends that it is difficult to get a “clean shot” at the animals, leading to them being injured and left to die slowly rather than killed quickly — calves may also be left to die of starvation when their mothers are killed.

“The court argued that there would be no irreparable harm by conducting this cruel slaughter, but there is irreparable harm to the environment when animal carcasses are strewn all over our wilderness area and going into waterways … and there’s irreparable harm to the indi-

would be beneficial to the community, according to Melissa Rethlefsen, the executive director at HSLIC. At the moment, the HSC department is not adding extra student fees to allow for usage of the added

vidual animals that are suffering and dying, and there’s harm to all of us that care about unnecessary animal suffering,” Miller said.

Miller said he also worries that carcasses will be left in waterways, polluting the waterways and attracting scavenger species. According to the decision memo from the USFS on the 2023 operation, shot cattle will be left in place to decompose naturally and will “only be shot when away from water sources, trails, cultural sites and all other locations identified by Gila National Forest Service.” the Fence Post published several images of cows dead in waterways after the 2022 round of gunnings.

Miller said that the actions of the USFS break state animal cruelty laws and also contends that they violate the “Humane Slaughter Act,” which states that slaughtered animals must

items, according to Rethlefsen.

“Other academic libraries with 3D printing services generally charge a cost recovery fee for filament, but we don’t have anywhere near the usage that would require us to move to that

be rendered unconscious when killed. The HFA and NMCGA plan to continue seeking legal action as well as reach out in Congress on legislation to potentially prevent next year’s expected shooting.

The operation ended on Sunday, Feb 26; the small window between hunting season, Mexican spotted owl breeding season, and springtime park hours means that any more aerial operations will likely not be conducted until next year, according to Schulke. The USFS believes it likely that more cattle will remain at the end of the operation, after which they plan to continue with both lethal and nonlethal methods to remove the remaining.

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

model at this time,” Rethlefsen wrote. Annya Loya is the news editor at the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at news@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @annyaloya

Dance concert ‘Monstro/us’ explores the monstrous

By Gabriel Garcia @GLGWrites

“Monstro/us,” the 2022-2023 University of New Mexico faculty dance concert, demonstrates the grotesque with four original dance compositions that examine the horrors of war and the darker side of the human psyche.

Playing for six performances from Feb. 24 through March 4 in the Rodey Theatre, “Monstro/us” consists of two flamenco and two contemporary pieces in an alternating repertoire. A production of the department of theatre and dance, “Monstro/us” features choreography from both resident and guest faculty and performances by students in the UNM dance program.

The UNM dance program is especially renowned for its flamenco work, according to Isabella Alderete — a senior double majoring in dance with a flamenco concentration and philosophy with a law concentration.

“People travel from everywhere just to come and study with the guest artists who travel from Spain every single semester. They come and they make these pieces for us, and we present them every spring,” Alderete said.

“Las Flores Contadas,” conceived and choreographed by guest artist Marco Flores, makes a commentary on the horrors of war, specifically the Spanish Civil War with parallels to more recent conflicts; it serves as the first piece in the concert. The work is inspired by Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica” and the musical composition “Guern-irak” by

Enrique Morente.

“I’m really excited to do ‘Las Flores Contadas’ because it deals with a heavy subject about war and casualties, and the impact that power and money has had on our communities and people. I am very excited to use a dance form like flamenco to express something like that,” Alderete said.

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, who was an artist in residence last

semester, choreographed the second piece, titled “Silhouettes.” A flowing composition full of symbolism, examines the psyche, according to Yu “Laura” Hu, a cast member in “Silhouettes” and senior majoring in dance with an emphasis on contemporary dance and a minor in psychology.

“Contemporary dance is what is happening now. I think contemporary allows (you) to explore so much more with dance than just moving your body. It also taps into your psyche. People are looking toward somatics and such, which also relates to my study in psychology,” Hu said.

Moving back to flamenco for the third piece, guest artists Rafael Estévez and Valeriano Paños choreographed “El Sueño de la Razón Crea Monstros.” This piece is inspired by “El Sueño de la Razón Produce Monstruos,” by Francisco Goya, which depicts an artist asleep while surrounded by monstrous creatures, according to Marisol Encinias, professor and one of the concert’s artistic directors.

The final piece is a contemporary dance titled “Morrow,” choreographed by Vladimir Conde Reche, professor and the concert’s other artistic director. This work is about people who see war in their dreams.

“Today these dreams are a reality to far too many people, and the monsters that cause these nightmares roam free with predictable disguises. Morrow is an homage to those who endure such nightmares, and at the end continue to guide all of us with hope towards a more humane tomorrow,” Reche writes in a statement in the show’s program.

The concert doesn’t only provide opportunities for dance students, but for theatre students as well, according to Lilinoe Field-Perkins, assistant stage manager for “Monstro/us” and a student double majoring in theatre and Native American studies.

“It’s really cool to connect with the dancing part of UNM’s theatre and dance program, because as an actor I hardly see the dancers, so it’s really cool to meet

some of them and see their work. They’re really incredible, so that makes it all worth it — how good they are,” Field-Perkins said.

The faculty dance concert has been happening at least once a year going back to the 1970s, according to Encinas.

The performance runs for approximately 100 minutes, including a 10 minute intermission. Tickets for “Monstro/us” are $15 for the general public and $10 for students. Performances are Feb. 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 26 at 2 p.m., March 2 and 3 at 7:30 p.m. and March 4 at 4 p.m. For more information, visit the event page or the department of theatre and dance website.

Gabriel Garcia is a freelance reporter at the Daily Lobo. He can be reached at culture@dailylobo. com or on Twitter @GLGWrites

Grad students share their stories at ‘Works-in-Progress’ reading series

doing,” Jardini said.

Emmy Alameda read second, her short fiction piece entitled “Elena After.” It was a piece that she began for a class last semester but only selected and edited the morning of the reading.

“I was just editing it, and I was like, ‘Ok, I think I can read this.’ I drafted it last semester and then I did a couple of edits for that class and then didn’t look at it for all of winter break and then looked at it again this morning,” Alameda said.

As the third reader, Kyndall Benning shared her short fiction piece entitled “Tree Number 3.”

“I really wanted to do a new creative nonfiction, but I didn’t get it done in time. So this was my backup from the onset. I really enjoy this one. It’s really fun, light, easy to read — that’s why I picked it,” Benning said.

Mueller read a piece that he said straddled the line between creative nonfiction and short fiction titled “The Palisades.” The piece will be published in an upcoming collection of short fiction called “Anything You Recognize.”

By Gabriel Garcia @GLGwrites

The University of New Mexico’s creative writing program hosted its first “Works-in-Progress” reading of 2023 on Friday, Feb. 24 at Tortuga Gallery from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Approximately 50 students, faculty and community members attended the reading that featured three masters of fine arts students

and one English faculty member: professor Dan Mueller.

As the name implies, the series offers writers a chance to share their works in the process of being developed and revised, according to Mueller.

“The purpose of the series is really to create community. It’s the most popular reading series that is associated with UNM’s MFA program, and it always has been. Graduate students, undergraduate students and faculty members all

really come together to share their work. I think it is one of the great things our program has going for it,” Mueller said.

Echo Jardini started with a series of six short poems inspired by writer Lydia Davis’ short stories.

“When Leo sent out the invitation for people to read, I said ‘I want to try these out in front of an audience because that would give me more of a sense of how they would land. “This is a great place for me to test out the work that I’m

“I’ll tell you, it’s both (creative nonfiction and short fiction).

I published it in ‘The Chicago Quarterly Review’ as creative nonfiction, and it’s going to appear in this book that’s coming out in September, a collection of short fiction, as fiction. I’m trying to straddle both genres,” Mueller said.

Virtually every seat in the gallery was occupied. For those reading, being in front of an audience plays a key role for their development as writers and for their work.

“It was a really enjoyable read. I really loved the audience. I love listening to Dan laugh, too. It was really great,” Benning said.

For Alameda, this was her second time reading at a “Worksin-Progress” event.

“My first experience was over Zoom, so it was way different. This was cool. I was a little nervous at the very beginning, but as the story was wrapping up, I was like, ‘Ok, I get to get off stage soon,’” Alameda said.

While there was no theme for the reading, all the readers incorporated humor to varying degrees in their works, including Jardini.

“There is definitely a history of funny poetry. I can think of someone who can read really funny poetry, Craig Santos Perez. I saw him read once, and he has these poems about food that are so funny. And there are other poets who do the same thing. Billy Collins, his poems tend to be really funny as well. It is definitely not something that is unknown from the genre,” Jardini said.

The Works-in-Progress series occurs monthly at the Tortuga Gallery, which is located at 901 Edith Blvd Southeast in Albuquerque. The readings are free to attend. For more information on future events from the creative writing program, including the “Works-in-Progress” series, follow the program on Instagram @unm_cwmfa.

Gabriel Garcia is a freelance reporter for the Daily Lobo. He can be reached at culture@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @GLGwrites

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Emmy Alameda reads her story “Elena After” at the “Works-in-Progress” reading at Tortuga Gallery in Albuquerque on Friday, Feb. 24.

LOBO OPINION

Opinion Editor / opinion@dailylobo.com

By The Editorial Board @DailyLobo

We at the Daily Lobo recently published a review of “Hogwarts Legacy,” the controversial new video game set in the Harry Potter universe. In the process of editing the review, we failed to address the anti-Semitic tropes included in the game’s storyline. Along with this, we did not properly address the arguments and goals put forward by members and allies of the queer and transgender community who boycotted the game.

The game’s storyline features goblins as the primary villain. These “goblins” stem from anti-Semitic stereotypes, a commonly held criticism of the original book series as well. The characters are treated like second-class citizens within the world, according to Forbes The decision to include this villain instead of another, not rooted in anti-Semitic stereotypes, should have been discussed in our review; instead, we failed to research or mention it entirely, even though we reviewed the storyline specifically.

The controversy that preceded the game’s release resulted in a boycott led by trans, queer

and Jewish activists. Those who participated did so to reduce the relevancy, and thus the gain, of the original author of the books, J.K. Rowling, according to VOX Rowling, who still received royalties from the game, is a strong proponent of anti-trans legislation and rhetoric, and in recent years, has faced controversy for her views on transgender rights, according to Forbes

While she was not directly involved in the production of Hogwarts legacy, according to VOX, the game still supports the franchise she created, and, with “Hogwarts Legacy” receiving $850 million in sales at the time of publication, she’s set to profit greatly from her royalties. Protesters boycotted the game on those principles — in our review, we incorrectly stated that opponents’ called to stop the game’s release entirely, rather than boycotting the game once released.

In a similar vein, we positioned detractors as simply “people who are transgender” though the boycott comes from many outside the transgender community as well.

By failing to address the antiSemitic stereotypes in the game and misattributing the sentiments expressed by activists protesting the game, we did not provide an

accurate or beneficial review of the entire game. Instead, we ignored real concerns about the bigotry associated with it.

The review also had errors in what versions of the game are available for users. We stated that it performs worse on oldergeneration hardware, but at the time published, the game had not yet been released with software that

would allow you to play it on oldergen hardware, according to Insider

The content of the review we published on “Hogwarts Legacy” was a failure of the Daily Lobo editorial board to not properly research and understand the larger context of the story we published. This is not okay — if we strive to be a trusted news source for the student body, we must do better,

and journalistic integrity extends to reviews as well. We apologize for the ignorance that went into the editorial process of the review on Hogwarts Legacy.

This editorial is unsigned as it represents the views of the Daily Lobo editorial board.

EDITORIAL: Addressing inadequacies and inaccuracies in our ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ review LETTER: New Mexico adjunct faculty deserve a living wage

tial public educators, New Mexico’s public colleges and universities systematically disrespect adjunct educators by providing them no benefits, no pathway to job security and little more than poverty wages.

Many adjuncts provide their students and institutions years of continuous service, yet each semester they are held in limbo, not knowing if their next appointment letter will come. They are deemed temporary — employees without recourse if their classes are cancelled or rescheduled.

By Ernesto A. Longa @DailyLobo

Last year, New Mexico’s Legislature enacted Senate Bill 1 which guaranteed a living wage to all public educators teaching pre-K through 12th grade. This year, New Mexico’s Legislature should enact House Bill 417, a bill that proposes to establish a comparable living

wage for all faculty teaching at New Mexico’s public colleges and universities.

The establishment of a living wage for faculty at New Mexico’s public colleges and universities will be especially important for our state’s adjunct faculty.

Adjunct faculty are part-time contingent faculty. They possess the same credentials as their full-time colleagues, teach at all

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levels of their institutions and are essential to fulfilling New Mexico’s higher education’s mission of supporting at-risk, first-generation students, and yet, adjuncts receive wages low enough to keep them in a state of perpetual financial precarity.

Though New Mexico’s public colleges and universities would not be able to fulfill their mission to New Mexico without these essen-

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My union, United Academics of the University of New Mexico, represents adjuncts who have been temporary faculty employees at UNM for ten, even twenty years. Most UNM adjuncts receive no benefits. In most cases, their teaching loads are intentionally capped to ensure that they remain ineligible for benefits.

Finally, on average, adjunct faculty at New Mexico’s public 2- and 4-year institutions earn annualized salaries of $27,300 and $31,300, respectively. According to the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services, the federal poverty line in 2023 for a family of four is $30,000. These poverty wages mean that many adjuncts experience food and housing insecurity, especially during times of inflation; some adjuncts work at multiple universities, and many work second and third jobs to support themselves and their families.

The establishment of a living wage for faculty at New Mexico’s colleges and universities will go a long way toward achieving wage parity among public educators and ensure that New Mexico’s public colleges and universities will continue to be able to recruit and retain talented faculty who are committed to mentoring and educating New Mexico’s future scholars and leaders. It is time to end the gross exploitation of adjunct faculty and to pay them a living wage.

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Women’s basketball: Seniors shine at The Pit

Lobos take down Utah State 111-55

played stellar defense which led to a 13-0 run to go up 19-4.

The Lobos gave up two 3-pointers but responded with a 6-0 run to close out the first quarter. The Lobos were up 32-12 as they went into the second quarter.

Carvalho fought for a rebound and made a second-chance layup. McGruder worked in the post to score on back-to-back possessions, and Paula Reus followed it up with a floater off the glass. The Lobos were up 40-18 with 4:41 left in the first half.

Duff, Brown, LaTascya Duff and McGruder were subbed out with 9:16 left in the game. They received a standing ovation from the crowd. The Lobos won their final home game 111-55.

After the game, head coach Mike Bradbury spoke about the seniors’ impact on the team.

By Thomas Bulger @thomasbulger10

On Saturday, Feb. 25 the University of New Mexico women’s basketball team defeated the Utah State University Aggies 111-55. The Lobos improved to 19-11 and 11-6 in conference play.

It was senior night at The Pit where LaTora Duff, Amaya Brown, LaTascya Duff and Shaiquel McGruder were honored after the game. Each player walked out of the tunnel with family members and received

flowers and their jersey in a frame. Fans also said goodbye with a standing ovation for each of the players.

UNM had a great game; they beat the Aggies in every statistical category: they won the rebounding battle, had less turnovers and made 39 of their 71 shots. The team had seven players with double-digit scores.

Every Lobo had a good game, but the seniors had a stand out performance. McGruder led the team in points with 17 and grabbed seven rebounds.

LaTascya Duff had 13 points,

three assists and three rebounds. Brown had a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds. LaTora Duff scored 11 and had a team high six assists.

Maria Carvalho had a great game for Utah State: she scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Her teammate Mayson Kimball had 11 points and three rebounds.

The Lobos forced three consecutive turnovers that led to Brown and McGruder layups to start the game. Carvalho earned the first points for the Aggies with a tough jumpshot, but the Lobos

LaTora Duff and Brown were fouled on back-to-back possessions; they each made both of their free throws. Vianè Cumber made a 3-pointer for a 9-0 Lobo run, but the run was ended with a Carvalho jumpshot. The Lobos were up 49-22 at the end of the second quarter. UNM had a phenomenal half. They won the rebounding battle 27-15 and shared the ball with a total of 12 assists. The Aggies could only find scores with Carvalho who had 13 points.

McGruder scored a layup on the first possession of the second half. Cumber and LaTascya Duff make back-to-back 3-pointers to force an Aggie timeout down 57-22 with 7:48 left in the third quarter.

LaTora Duff made a pair of free throws to go up by 41. The Lobos were up 79-37 going into the fourth quarter.

At the start of the fourth quarter, all four seniors checked back into the game for their final quarter at The Pit. LaTora

“I’m so happy for those four seniors that got to play their final regular season home game in front of a good crowd … It’s been a good group. They’ve won a lot of games and won a championship … They have been great for the University,” Bradbury said.

After the game, Brown spoke about the team’s emotions during the game.

“We were all excited and we were so excited to play one last home game together. We all got together and said, ‘This is crazy’,” Brown said.

McGruder was still processing that this was her last home game following their win.

“It’s a very emotional day. It just hit me that this is my actual last one. This is really it. Last year, I wasn’t as emotional because I was like I have another full season here. This is my last one,” McGruder said.

The Lobos have their final regular season game in Fresno, California on Tuesday, Feb. 28 against the Fresno State Bulldogs.

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

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Viane Cumber and Shaiquel McGruder hug each other as they celebrate their final game of the season where they beat Utah State University 111-55 on Saturday, Feb. 25 at The Pit.

Men’s basketball: Lobos lose to San Diego State on a buzzer beater

March Madness chances shrink (but are not gone) following loss

House made a 3-pointer out of the timeout. To combat the Aztecs’ size, Birima Seck was put into the game and immediately made an impact with a score off of a miss. On the next possession, KJ Jenkins made a 3-pointer and then scored a layup off of a steal. The Lobos bench battled back, but the team was still down 13-12 at the second media timeout.

Lobo Javonté Johnson took the lead with a 3-pointer, and Donovan Dent drove to the basket for a layup. Josiah Allick spun around his defender and made a tough jump shot. The Lobos were up 19-18 with 7:19 left in the half.

By Thomas Bulger @thomasbulger10

The University of New Mexico men’s basketball team lost to the 22nd-ranked San Diego State Aztecs 73-71 via buzzer beater on Saturday, Feb. 25.

The Lobos fell to 7-9 in conference play after the loss. It is now unlikely the Lobos will receive an invite to March Madness. The only path to the NCAA tournament is to win the Mountain West conference tournament. The Lobos may have a losing record in conference play, but were very competitive in all of their losses; this is a team that could learn from adversity and apply that to the tournament.

The Lobos were out-rebounded 41-30 which led to extra possessions for the Aztecs — enough to push them over the edge with a

Lamont Butler buzzer-beater from the 3-point line.

Jamal Mashburn Jr. led the team in scoring with 20 points. Jaelen House had a full stat sheet with 15 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals. Morris Udeze had a near double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds.

For the Aztecs, Darrion Trammell led the team in scoring with 18 points. Matt Bradley gave the Lobos trouble early, scoring 9 of his 11 in the first half. Butler had 10 points and made the most important shot of the game: a 3-point buzzer-beater.

Nathan Mensah scored the first points of the game with a jump shot, but Udeze responded with a layup. Mensah got open for a dunk and his teammate Bradley made a mid-range jump shot. UNM was down early; the score was 8-2 at the first media timeout with 15:36 left in the first half.

House cut to the basket and Mashburn passed him the ball for an easy layup, but Bradley made a tough jump shot over his defender. Mashburn made a 3-pointer and on defense the team forced a shot clock violation. Jenkins scored a 3-pointer that was followed by Udeze free throws and a Mashburn jump shot to make a 7-0 run which forced San Diego to call a timeout down 37-26 with 52.3 left in the half.

The Lobos were up 37-27 at the end of the first half. UNM’s bench scored 15 points which jump started the offense. Toward the end of the half, the defense from the Lobos locked in forcing nine turnovers.

Mashburn made a free throw to start the second half. After a Mashburn jump shot, San Diego’s Mensah used his size to score a jump shot over Udeze, but Udeze got his revenge on the oth-

er side of the court which forced Mensah into his third foul of the game. Udeze then made both free throws. The Lobos held on to their lead; they were up 44-34 at the media timeout with 15:47 left in the game.

The Aztecs offense came back to life and scored on three straight possessions, but House scored a 3-pointer and Mashburn was fouled on a made jump shot. He made his free throw to put the Lobos back up by double digits.

Udeze worked in the paint for a layup. Aguek Arop scored a layup and Micah Parrish made a jump shot to cut into the Lobos lead. The Lobos were up 56-51 with 7:43 left in the game.

Out of the timeout, Trammell and Keshad Johnson had back-toback 3-pointers. Arop took the lead for the Aztecs, and UNM called a timeout down 59-58 with 5:45 left in the game.

Mashburn drove to the basket and scored a layup with the shot clock as it expired. Udeze made a pair of free throws to tie the game.

Trammell made a 3-pointer to give the Aztecs the lead. UNM called a timeout down 67-64.

Out of the timeout, Mashburn was fouled and he made both free throws to put the Lobos down 1. Parrish made a 3-pointer, but the Lobos quickly ran up the floor.

Mashburn was fouled on a 3-point attempt and made all three free throws. The Lobos forced a turnover on the inbounds, and House drove to the basket to take the

lead 71-70 with 6 seconds left in the game. Butler ran up the court and hit a buzzer-beater to win the game 73-71.

After the game, Richard Pitino was pleased with his team’s performance and, despite the loss, the team can grow and learn from this.

“Great basketball game. Unfortunately, when you coach and play, there has to be a loser. Unfortunately, they made one more play then we did. Our effort was amazing, the crowd was phenomenal,” Pitino said. “Every time I coach in this building when it’s packed, I hate having them leave with a loss. But with that being said, we’re building something special: I truly believe it. We’ve done some amazing things in year two. We’re going to continue to learn and grow and build, but that was a tough one.”

After the game Jenkins was disappointed by the loss, but was already looking ahead to the next game.

“It was devastating for sure because we really needed this for us to get solidified into the tournament. It would have really given us another good chance,” Jenkins said. “It’s devastating, but we’ll flush it and move on.”

The Lobos have their final home game of the season on Tuesday, Feb. 28 against Fresno State University.

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

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‘Chocolate: The Exhibition’ shares global history of beloved treat

By Addison Key @addisonkey11

The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science near Old Town explores the local connections and the global history of chocolate in “Chocolate: The Exhibition,” which opened to the public June 17, 2022 and is set to close March 12, 2023.

The exhibit was originally developed by the Field Museum in Chicago. It tracks the history of chocolate through a multisensory experience. It leads viewers from the bitter cacao seed grown in the rainforest to the sweet spot it commands in our global marketplace and personal diets. As part of the exhibit, the Museum of Natural History and Science also hosts family days and lectures that investigate the local connection to the story of chocolate.

Deb Novak, the museum’s director of education, is interested in presenting exhibits that appeal to New Mexicans. Curating additional activities for commu-

nity engagement for this exhibit has stretched her creativity. She hoped to create an experience beneficial to viewers who spend anywhere between 15 minutes or two hours walking through it. In the 10 years that she has worked at the museum, there hasn’t been another exhibit solely focused on food, according to Novak.

“The exhibit is predominantly visual. (It highlights) the luxurious look of chocolate,” Novak said.

In the entryway, under a large archway, large cacao seeds hang from a life-size cacao tree. The tree is surrounded by information about the habitats and animals that support the growth of the seeds.

As you move through the exhibit, the use of the seed shifts from a frothy drink Mayan priests presented as offerings to the gods to a currency in the Aztec Empire. In certain areas of the exhibit, visitors can “shop” with the cacao seeds, buying ingredients common in local cuisine with the cacao seeds.

“Kids can find out how many cacao beans it takes to buy tamales,” Novak said. “We wanted to

make sure people knew that there was a New Mexico connection.”

A local connection is made not only through food, but through the lecture nights that describe how trade routes established chocolate as a commodity in Chaco Canyon. Chaco Canyon, located in northern New Mexico, was a main center of culture and trade for the Puebloans, according to the National Parks Service.

The exhibit also includes information on the role colonialism has played in our modern understanding of chocolate as a sweet treat, made of cacao heated and mixed with sugar.

“(Sugar) was a European addition to the chocolate trajectory,” Novak said.

The exhibit explained the forced labor and mass death of native peoples that contributed to the creation of modern chocolate, reminding visitors that European kitchens and the food we eat today are directly connected to a legacy of colonialism.

Novak is always looking for new exhibits and events to engage the

community. Later in the month, the museum is displaying Nikon’s Small World, which showcases a collection of images captured through light microscopes, called photomicrography, according to their website.

“It is a small but mighty exhibit,” Novak said.

The final family day for “Chocolate: The Exhibition” will be held

on Saturday, March 11. Attendees will be able to participate in interactive activities that explore the biology, chemistry and history of chocolate before the exhibit closes the following day.

Addison Key is a freelance reporter at the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at culture@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @addisonkey11

Nuclear Science and History museum exhibit showcases Black scientists

By Miyawni Curtis @MiyawniCurtis

On Friday, Feb. 17, the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History opened their Black History Month exhibit. The exhibit focuses on the achievements of African Americans in the fields of science, engineering, technology and math, will be on display through Tuesday, Feb. 28. With the exhibit, the museum hopes to promote diversity in the sciences by highlighting some of the many contributions African American scientists have

made to our world, according to curator James Stemm.

The exhibit consists of posters displayed at the front of the museum’s Periodic Hall. It includes individuals like surgeon Dr. Charles Richard Drew who founded America’s first blood bank and Dr. Mae Carol Jemison, the first Black woman to travel into space. The exhibit showcases a total of nine influential African American pioneers in science, according to the museum’s website.

“We have done similar exhibits in the past, but it has been some time since we’ve done one. We hope to be able to do this and similar

temporary exhibits more regularly in the future,” Stemm said.

The exhibits and displays at the museum present the diverse influences and applications of nuclear science in the past, present and future through temporary and permanent exhibits. Visitors can read the stories of pioneers in nuclear science and explore how science continues to affect our world, according to their website.

“I think what the museum offers is an exploration of the complex and often controversial topics surrounding nuclear science and technology. We try to present the information in a

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way that encourages people to consider different viewpoints on these issues without passing judgment on them. This is a very unique place for people to get a closeup view of both the military and civil aspects of nuclear technologies and their impact on the world and culture,” Stemm said.

A significant portion of the museum visitors come from outside the region, according to Stemm. One of those visitors was Linda Smith, a retired analyst from Minnesota.

“It was really well done,” Smith said.

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ened her existing interest in science. “I’m a big science nerd, so learning about nuclear science was very interesting for me,“ Coronado said.

The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History is located at 601 Eubank Blvd Southeast and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Miyawni Curtis is a freelance reporter at the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at news@ dailylobo.com or on Twitter @MiyawniCurtis

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