A thorn in the Bruins’ shoulder Lobos notch first big ten win ever
By Wyatt S. Padilla
@wyattspadilla
The University of New Mexico Lobo football team pushed the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins to their limits, beating the Bruins 35-10. The Lobos proved their ferocity both on defense and offense, during the game on Friday, Sept. 12, at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, Calif.
This Lobos victory marks their first-ever win over a Big Ten opponent in football and their first triumph against a Power Conference program since the 2008 season. The last time UNM faced UCLA was in 2002, when former Lobos kicker Katie Hnida became the first female player in a bowl game.
The Lobos set the winning tone early on as Offensive Coordinator Luke Schleusner’s offense began the night with back-to-back trick plays that failed, leading to a touchdown, but demonstrated that they were not scared to take risks. This continued throughout the game, as the Lobos gambled all night during their time with the ball, sending the message to UCLA that they were going to play aggressively.
Lobo Head Coach Jason Eck said that the Lobos came into the game knowing they were going to be the aggressor.
“We told the kids we were going to be aggressive, we weren’t going to be scared, we are trying to win these games,” Eck said.
The Lobos bullied the Bruins when it came to the run game, as UCLA was unable to answer the
Lobos. UNM scattered the Bruins and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. Three of the Lobos’ five touchdowns came from the run game, and all three were run in by three separate running backs: Damon Bankston, D.J. McKinney and Scottre Humphrey.
Bankston said he was proud of the RB Room and the Lobos know they have potential.
“The ceiling of this team is really unknown right now; we know how good this team can be,” Bankton said.
In the fourth quarter, the Bruins mounted a late push, but their hopes were dashed when Lobo safety Tavian Combs sealed the game with an interception with nearly three minutes left of the game, shutting down the Bruins’ last offensive effort.
Although the victory is impressive, the Lobos were not perfect. The Lobos struggled at times on both the offensive and defensive ends, even with holding on to the ball during punt returns, dropping it twice. Their aggressiveness and risks also failed when, as the Lobos were unable to convert two of their four fourth down conversion attempts. The UNM squad was able to pull off the upset, demonstrating the team’s new prowess.
The Lobos came into the night as the FBS team averaging the fewest penalty yards per game, having only committed three penalties through two games, for a total of nine yards per game. Against UCLA, the Lobos committed four penalties, for a total of 19 yards.
UCLA, on the other hand,
United Graduate Workers stage all-day work-in outside Provost office
By Leila Chapa
& Paloma
Chapa
@lchapa06
& @paloma_chapa88
On Wednesday, Sept. 10, over 100 University of New Mexico graduate workers, including United Graduate Workers of UNM union members, held a work-in from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., as part of a demonstration to present their bargaining priorities, including higher wages, protection for international workers and dental and vision benefits. Workers and students conducted their routine research and coursework in the hallway outside the office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs in Scholes Hall.
Some graduate workers held their class office hours seated on the hallway floor and went over
assignments with undergraduate students who came to ask questions.
A group of UGW members also met with UNM Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Barbara Rodriguez to speak about their priorities.
Graduate worker and PhD student of biology, Abigail Granath told the Daily Lobo that the group did not leave the hallway nearest to the provost’s office until they were able to meet with Rodriguez.
“I talked to the Interim Provost Barbara Rodriguez this morning. She was very kind, very accommodating for us, which we really appreciated because we came in unannounced and with no sort of schedule or anything like that,” Granath said.
committed a grand total of 13 penalties throughout the game, causing the Bruins to be set back 116 yards. This marked the third game in a row where the Lobos’ composure on the offenive and defensive end spelled trouble for
the opposing team.
The Lobos now go into a bye week before facing the New Mexico State Aggies, on Sept. 27, as part of the Rio Grande Rivalry.
Wyatt S. Padilla is a freelance
Firefighters remember 9/11 victims
Memorial held for right- wing commentator Charlie Kirk
By Leila Chapa & Paloma Chapa @lchapa06 & @paloma_chapa88
On Saturday, Sept. 13, students and community members gathered on the grass of the University of New Mexico Duck Pond during a memorial for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot during a campus event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
Participants, including students from the UNM chapter of Turning Point USA, left flowers, candles and photos of Kirk at an altar and delivered speeches to commemorate him.
Turning Point USA, a nationwide right-wing political organization with many college chapters, was founded by Kirk in 2012. The event Kirk hosted at UVU was part of the “American Comeback Tour,” organized by TPUSA and headlined by Kirk.
Kirk was often seen as a controversial figure, with critics pointing to his spreading of falsehoods and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, vaccines, transgender people and demographic change, according to NPR.
Kirk visited Albuquerque on Aug. 10, at Legacy Church’s Central Campus, where he was met with thousands of attendees and crowds of protesters outside the event, and discussed topics including immigration, the housing crisis, Christianity and crime, according to the Albuquerque Journal.
The memorial concluded with the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag, a prayer and by singing along to “Amazing Grace.”
Benjamin Fernandez, a UNM freshman and member of TPUSAUNM, delivered a speech during the memorial.
“Regardless of how you view the person in question being Charlie Kirk, his political affiliation or his views, this event, his assassination
that happened, is a reflection of free speech being violated,” Fernandez said.
TPUSA-UNM previously hosted Kirk at the UNM Student Union Building in 2022, sparking peaceful protests and riot police presence outside the building. Three protesters of color were detained, and Kirk made an appearance from the second floor balcony above where the protest took place, according to Source NM.
Shelly Gray, an attendee of the memorial, came to the event to pray for the “UNM students, staff and campus,” she said.
“I would always like to see even more Christians, believers, patriots showing up, but I know New Mexico, our climate here politically is not as fervent. I think sometimes we tend to be a culture that’s very laid back,” Gray said.
Harold Swib, who participated in the memorial, said he showed
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Bagpipe players perform ahead of the memorial climb on Civic Plaza at Thursday, Sept. 11.
Stair climb held at University Stadium honors 9/11
By Elizabeth Bolke & Maria Fernandez @Dailylobo
On Thursday, Sept. 11, University of New Mexico Reserve Officer
Training Corps hosted a memorial stair climb to honor the 2,977 Americans killed during the terrorist attacks committed on Sept. 11, 2001.
Led by the UNM Air Force ROTC, the event has been held annually over the last three years in collaboration with the U.S. Army and Navy ROTC branches at UNM,
along with support from UNM Athletics, according to Air Force Maj. Vicente Vasquez, UNM associate professor of Aerospace Studies and director of operations for UNM Air Force ROTC.
“This year had several firsts, including our first year with local media coverage, first year with a chaplain to provide an opening invocation and first year with a bugler,” Vasquez wrote to the Daily Lobo.
Beginning at 6 a.m., ROTC students, staff, members of the Associated Students at the
University New Mexico and UNM athletes began the ceremonial climb, walking up and down every flight of stairs at University Stadium, totalling 110 flights.
Memorial stair climb participants climb the equivalent of 110 stories of the World Trade Center to pay tribute to the New York City Fire Department firefighters who died rescuing people from the building, according to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
This climb was UNM senior Grace Romero’s third year participating in
Asian American Pacific Islander Resource Center reopens after building demolition
By Maria Fernandez @DailyLobo
The University of New Mexico Asian American Pacific Islander Resource Center re-opened its office on campus after renovations with a grand opening and welcome back event in front of Mesa Vista Hall, on Sept. 3.
AAPIRC’s vision and mission are to provide a physical space where students can enrich their university social experience and access student services, programs, research, educational opportunities and build a sense of belonging for all students at UNM by highlighting and celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander cultures, AAPIRC Program Manager Aaron TuiotiMariner wrote to the Daily Lobo. The AAPIRC office on campus underwent renovations for an
18-month period, Acting Director of AAPIRC Pamela Agoyo, said during the event. The center was previously located in the College of Education Classroom building that was demolished to transform the site into a functional green space, according to UNM Newsroom.
“The center is for all students and we’re positioned and privileged to support all staff, students and community members,” Agoyo said.
AAPIRC supports 14 AAPI student organizations, including the Asian American Student Association, Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, the Bangladeshi, Filipino Indian, Pakistani, Nepali and Muslim student associations.
AAPIRC also contributes significantly to AAPI student organization event planning, including AASA’s Spring Formal, Jasmine Maokham-
phiou, AASA marketing and design chair, wrote in a statement to the Daily Lobo.
“They have the resources to help out with AASA’s events and provide space for us to meet and promote ourselves,” Maokhamphiou wrote. “I feel excited about the reopening of the AAPIRC office. Its new dedicated area feels like a welcoming presence here on campus. A clean space with all the amenities such as free printing and computers, a kitchenette and meeting tables make it a great place to finish work or just hang out.”
The AAPIRC office is now open for students to visit at Mesa Vista Hall in Room 1064.
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the memorial, she said.
“It’s not even about what time you wake up and you do the stairs. It’s about just doing it. You could do it in the afternoon, you could do it at three o’clock in the morning, you could do it at seven o’clock at night, and it still has the same meaning. You’re still remembering those people, and you’re still remembering why you’re here,” Romero said.
Romero was thinking about the work of her father, a retired Air Force Master Sgt. and a firefighter, while completing the climb, she said.
“All I kept thinking about was how there’s so many other people that either died that day or continue to put on that uniform with all their packs, and they have masks and everything. It’s more remembering them and remembering where I come from and keeping that legacy alive,” Romero said.
For Air Force Technical Sgt. Emmette Bush, the memorial climb is important for keeping the memories of those lost on 9/11 alive, he said.
“They say that ‘people die two times,’ once, when they physically leave this world, and the second, the last time that their name is spoken. If we didn’t do this every year, it would be a significant loss of lives that were lost on that day, as well as the things that came after,” Bush said.
In 2001, Bush — who is a secondgeneration Air Force service member — was living in Okinawa, Japan, where his father was stationed. Bush remembers seeing the news of the attacks on television when he woke up, he said.
“The mindset that I was in 24 years ago as a kid is what caused
me to join, why I serve and more importantly, why I teach my students, because a lot of them weren’t there that day,” Bush said. “It only makes sense, carrying that legacy forward and remembering those that were lost.”
Capt. Akajiaku Eluka, the 377th Air Base Wing chaplain, said the resilience he saw in others during the climb helped keep him going.
“(The memorial climb) reminds me that freedom is never free, and anytime we have it, we got to guard it jealously (anyway) we can. We can’t afford to sleep, because the enemy is at every point in time looking for (an) opportunity to strike. The 9/11 event reminds us of the need for us to be on alert, 24/7, 365 days, every day,” Eluka said.
Bush reflected on the ways the U.S. and the world dynamically shifted from a pre-9/11 world to the post-9/11 world.
“Being an American isn’t about polarization, It’s about unity of effort. It’s about care for your fellow man, regardless of where you come from, what you believe in,” Bush said. “Oftentimes those words don’t necessarily resonate because of our personal opinions and feelings, but at the end of the day, to be an American, is absolutely a beautiful thing.”
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PHOTO STORY: Rail Yards market showcases local wears
By Maria Fernandez @DailyLobo
The Rail Yards Market, held at the railyards in Downtown the city, has become one of the fastestgrowing and most popular farmers markets in Albuquerque. Held on Sundays from May through October, shoppers can find fresh fruits and vegetables, chile, baked goods, teas, lemonades, art and
much more. The market is divided into the Rail Yard buildings based on item type, with farmers’ tables set up in the west building, art and clothing in the east building. During the autumn months, roasted green and red chile ristras begin to appear and are roasted on site. Apple cider can be bought by the cup up to the gallon. The market is also popular with dog owners, who bring their pups, on leash, to enjoy sunny days.
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Shoppers walk among stalls at the Rail Yards Market in Albuquerque on Sunday, Sept. 14.
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Freshly roasted chile ristras at the Rail Yards Market in Albuquerque on Sunday, Sept. 14.
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The Rail Yards Market is hosted at the Rail Yards in downtown Albuquerque from May through October. Image taken on Sunday, Sept. 14.
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Quantum computing could bring new growth to New Mexico
By Addison Fulton @DailyLobo
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced in a press release on Sept. 2, a partnership between the state of New Mexico and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to accelerate the development, testing and validation of emerging quantum computing technologies. With the partnership comes the establishment of the Quantum Frontiers Project, which will bring New Mexican private-sector innovators, national laboratories and universities to expand upon quantum computing research, according to the press release.
In an interview with the Daily Lobo, Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller said that the state is putting “skin in the game.”
“Usually cities chase a growing industry. That’s what we do in economic development. We’ll be like ‘Oh, renewable energies, we should try to build a work force for that,’” Keller said.
“Quantum computing offers a rare opportunity that you almost never see, which is the chance to lead in something that is the source of a bunch of other industries.”
The State Investment Council has been investing in local quantum computing through Roadrunner Venture Studios, a group that provides resources to tech companies, organizations and start-ups working with scientific cutting-edge technology, such as quantum computing geared at major problem solving.
In August, the state invested $25 million in quantum computing through Roadrunner Venture Studio, according to a New Mexico Economic Development Department press release.
Keller said he thinks the work with DARPA, Roadrunner Venture Studios, and other investments in quantum computing represents an opportunity for New Mexico to be a leader in quantum computing technology.
Some quantum computing groups, such as Quantinuum — a Colorado-based start-up and the current largest stand-alone quantum computing company — have already opened offices in New Mexico. In Albuquerque, CNM Ingenuity, a job training center, is providing specialized education to a potential quantum computing work force, Keller said.
New Mexicans can expect to see economic growth and new job opportunities from quantum computing, Keller said.
“It’s a modern version of what people harken back to in terms of manufacturing jobs. It’s facilities
that are filled with people making stuff with their hands and tools,” Keller said. “80%, if not more, is accessible to folks even without a college degree, just specialized training. This is thousands of jobs. And it’s jobs that are accessible to folks from all walks of life.”
The created jobs will also have longevity, helping to solve the problem of New Mexico’s aging population and the trend of young New Mexicans leaving the state, Keller said.
“This is the thing that will keep our kids here. That will give them a job to stay here for. And it’s the thing that will bring our kids back that have left,” Keller said.
By 2035, New Mexico’s population is expected to start to decline, according to The University of New Mexico Geospatial and Population Studies.
The Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, the federal project encompassing the state’s partnership, aims to assess whether varying groups have utility-scale quantum computers — meaning its computational value exceeds its cost — by 2033, according to DARPA.
Ivan Deutsch, a UNM professor of physics and astronomy, the director of the Center for Quantum Information and Control and the founding director of the Quantum New Mexico Institute, said that quantum computers store and transmit information at a much smaller scale, allowing for more complex computational function than conventional computers.
“Quantum computing is a particular paradigm whereby we can compute by harnessing the physics of the microscopic world,” Deutsch said. “If we could do it, we could process information in incredibly powerful ways that aren’t possible with our computers of today.”
It is still uncertain what a quantum computer looks like, but various companies — including IBM, Google, Amazon and Quantinuum — have different designs, Deutsch said. It remains an arms race to see which designs will become most scalable, profitable and popular.
The uncertainty represents risk as much as opportunity, especially when it comes to investment of funding, Deutsch said.
“The reality is we don’t know how long this is going to take until it will be commercially profitable. This is kind of a long game. And like any investment, you want to get in early but you don’t know when your investment is going to pay off,” Deutsch said. “I think for the state, the city, for all of New Mexico, it’s a question of ‘How much are we willing to invest
over what period of time for an uncertain return?’”
Another benefit of quantum computing is its potential to have a much smaller environmental footprint than other computers of similar power. Quantum computing initiatives are not likely to have negative ecological impacts on the New Mexican landscape, Deutsch said.
“One of things we’re excited about with quantum technology is that it’s greener. It takes less energy to have a quantum computer than it does to have (Artificial Intelligence) chips. AI famously requires so much power, so much energy. This doesn’t take this kind of power at all,” Deutsch said. “I
think it remains to be seen what the environmental impact will be, but what we see at the moment is we’re moving in a much greener direction.”
Keller said he expects quantum computing will not put a strain on New Mexico ecosystems the way some tech developments do.
“Instead of having massive data centers that just suck water and power — like out in Los Lunas — we can reduce that down to a tiny machine that is the size of a classroom. And the component that requires intense energy is the size of a glass of water,” Keller said.
The support for the development of this technology is unique and inspired optimism in Deutsch, he said.
“I’ve been doing this for 30 years; I’ve never seen our different institutions working together as well,” Deutsch said. “The national laboratories, the universities, the city, the state — we’re all giving it the ol’ college try.”
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Mayoral candidate Alex Uballez makes campaign stop at UNM
By Leila Chapa & Paloma Chapa
Albuquerque Mayoral candidate Alex Uballez to passing students who approached him with questions and campaigning on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at the University of New Mexico Student Union Building.
Uballez told the Daily Lobo he was spending time talking to people on campus because he feels elections are losing voters to cynicism.
“When people don’t believe that their vote counts, when people don’t get engaged in their local politics or their national politics, when people don’t believe their government serves them,” Uballez said.
According to a September 2023 PEW Research Center poll, 65% of sampled Americans say they always or often feel exhausted when thinking about politics, citing a lack of candidate choices as underwhelming, disliking both political parties and lack of trust of the federal government.
When it comes to campus safety and the July UNM dormitory shooting, Uballez said his biggest takeaway from working on the Albuquerque Violence Intervention Program was that connection prevents violence.
Uballez said he wants to increase the amount of public spaces where people can interact and “exist with the day-to-day inconveniences of each other,” as well as give “at-risk” people the “dual promise” of help and consequences, he said.
“A lot of times people just don’t feel cared for … diapers, a bus pass, filling out a job application at the library, we will help you, because those small investments in people can stop people from spiraling into violence and despair,” Uballez said Homelessness is a top issue that people care about in the city,
Uballez said.
“We’ve tried locking everyone up. We’ve tried arresting people. We’ve tried sweeping and throwing away all their stuff. We’ve tried flooding their encampments. These are all policies we know don’t work,” Uballez said.
Uballez suggested treating homelessness and mental health in ways similar to physical health problems, he said.
“We need to think about mental health and addiction this way because they are medical conditions,” Uballez said. “If we provide the long-term medical support for people suffering from these conditions they can get off the streets and back into our community, because we have many functioning people in our community who are in houses, with jobs, families, and are full members of this city who also struggle with PTSD, mental health and addiction.”
Uballez said some solutions include offering people stability through transitional housing and long-term medical care.
Everyone he talked to — including the students at the SUB — have something they care about for Albuquerque, Uballez said .
“I think every older generation always criticizes every younger generation for being disconnected and not caring and being selfcentered, and I think that’s always untrue. I think there is a disconnect between generations and we may not always know how to communicate with one another, but everyone I’ve spoken with here has asked me awesome and amazing questions,” Uballez said.
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Lobo Aquatic hosts Jeff Mortensen Memorial Open
By Marina Olmstead @DailyLobo
The Lobo Aquatic Club hosted the Jeff Mortensen Memorial Open swim competition on Sept. 13-14 at the University of New Mexico Seidler Natatorium. Under the lead of their coach, Jarrod Trainor, the Lobos were eager to show off their hard training during the home meet.
The competition itself is dedicated to Jeffrey Mortensen, who died in 2016. Before his death, Mortenson was a prominent member of the Lobo Aquatic Club Masters Swim Team, as well as a supporter of UNM’s women’s swim team.
The Lobo Aquatic Club provides a fun and exciting experience in developing swimmers of all ages. Not only does the team consist of age group divisions, but also a masters swim team and swim lessons. With around 60 swimmers, the team has members from ages six to 85. For the Open, the majority of Lobo Aquatic members were competing in age group divisions between six to years old.
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Will Bieker, a PhD student in biology at UNM, said the graduate workers have still not had any concessions from the University.
“There’s times especially towards the end of semester, where we’re being paid for 20 hours a week, but I know plenty of people that are working well over that, because that’s what the class calls for, and they want to provide for the students, so there’s a lot of self sacrifice and time that we aren’t really com-
Out of the water, the Lobos span from veterans to beginners, but the team spirit flows strong despite the range of ages. This season, the team is yet to have any high school seniors decide on collegiate careers, but many are pushing for top academic universities, Trainor said.
Diving with a splash into the first day of the competition, Trainor said his biggest wish is “to have as many swimmers qualify for state (championships) as possible.”
“I am very excited to see one of our boys in the 400-yard freestyle,” Trainor said.
This will be Trainor’s final year as senior coach before he transitions to an administrative position, Trainor said.
The team started strong with a 12-second cut in the boys 12 and under 200-yard Medley Relay. In the boys 12 and under 50-yard freestyle, Ethan Scrymgeour achieved fourth place with a new personal best time. Swimmers who also achieved new best times are Solara DeGiglio, Ida Wilder and Jotham Byrnes. Seasoned swimmers weren’t the only ones competing; Pearce Schwarz swam
pensated for,” Bieker said.
Granath said she and the other demonstrators wanted to make sure Rodriguez was up to date on the bargaining, and knew their four priorities, which are more compensation for graduate workers overall, vision, dental and dependent coverage and international worker protections, she said.
“We’re trying to get protections for international workers, because right now, international workers
his first 50-yard freestyle at only six years old.
Some familiar faces are within the Lobo Aquatic’s staff as well; Mina Willemin and Caitlin Beery, former UNM women’s swim team members, are now seen coaching future champions. The
event demonstrated substantial attendance, with over 400 competitors.
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are threatened and rightfully worried, so we’re trying to get firm writing and confirmation from the University that they’re going to stand up and protect international workers,” Bieker said.
In a statement to the Daily Lobo, UNM Interim Executive Director of Strategic Communications Ben Cloutier, wrote that the university’s goal is to “reach a fair agreement” with UGW-UNM while ensuring the University’s long-term “fiscal health” and affordability of education.
“We deeply value the contributions of graduate workers, who play an important role in UNM’s teaching and research missions and campus life. The University is actively engaged in ongoing negotiations with the union representing UNM’s graduate workers (UGW-UNM) and remains committed to bargaining in good faith,” the statement reads.
Gabriel Garcia, a PhD student in English, said he was pleased with the turnout on Wednesday.
“I’ve been trying to use my voice and use myself to be present in all these things, just to really show the administration that we have solidarity and we’re not going to quit until we get what we deserve,” Garcia said.
Students set up a small table in the hallway with coffee, water, snacks and pizza for lunch.
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into this event to make sure that we had contingency plans, food and water, chairs for people; part of the solidarity is looking out for each other,” Garcia said.
The group held space in Scholes Hall until 5 p.m. without interruption from campus officials.
“We respect the right of graduate workers to make their voices heard and remain hopeful that continued discussions at the bargaining table will lead to an agreement,” Cloutier wrote.
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Kirk memorial from page 1 up because he was “always more of an online activist,” and he now felt the need to become an “in-person activist,” he said.
“I think that liberalism’s core tenets are sin and immorality and Charlie Kirk tried to bring people out of that worldview and so I think that there’s no better cause,” Swib said.
Swib said he recently started following Kirk’s platform and watching TPUSA’s videos online.
“We need to continue to speak. We need to continue to talk and keep this platform going that Charlie Kirk created,” Swib said.
Thomas Skansgaard, who attended the event with Swib, said he had been watching Kirk for several years.
“His future words have stopped, but his past words will continue to live on,” Skansgaard said.
Other community members who did not participate in the memorial service chalked the pavement on a pathway nearby the event, with messages including “protect kids, not guns,” “protect trans kids,” “Free Palestine” and “God hates Christian Nationalism,” the messages read. The memorial concluded with no conflict between participants and others.
“ I appreciate that you can show up and you can be from any religion, any background, and you could even cuss me out, and that’s okay because this is America and that’s the freedom that we hold dear in our country,” Gray said.
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DAILY LOBO Campus Calendar of Events
Monday-Sunday, September 15 - September 21, 2025
3:00 – 5:00pm
Manicure
2:30 – 3:30pm
presentation will primarily discuss the Truman Scholarship, which supports outstanding college juniors who plan to pursue careers in public service, as well as other post-graduate fellowships that support graduate school education. LAII
Kiva Club Meeting Indigenous Nations Library 5:30 – 6:30pm Semester’s first general meeting. Hosting elections for Secretary and Media Coordinator.
Residence Hall Association General Board Meeting Hokona Classroom 7:00 – 8:00pm General meeting. Workshops
Designing & Developing Presentations
Zimmerman Library Room 254 12:30 – 1:30pm Learn strategies to maximize the impact of presentations. A presentation focused on how to present best present research will be given. Following the presentation, students will have the opportunity to put tips into practice in a workshop setting.
Effective Interviewing Strategies
Mesa Vista Hall, Room 1064 12:00 – 1:00pm Hosted by AAPIRC.
Tuition Breakdown & Scholarship Search
Dean of Students Conference Room 5:00 – 6:00pm Learn about a financial topic. Get some free food. A chance to earn money through scholarship raffle.
Art & Music
Art Swap Honors College Forum
Chinese Club Weekly Meetings
LLC, Ortega Hall, Movie Room
12:00 – 12:50pm
Japanese Club Study Session
LLC, Ortega Hall, Room 402
2:00 – 5:00pm An afternoon of looking at art and free refreshments. Feel free to set up a table to trade off your own works of art or just enjoy walking around and seeing all the different kinds of crafts the Honors community has to offer.
TUESDAY
Campus Events
Anderson Recharge Station MCM Living Room 10:00am – 2:00pm Information and recharge station with drinks and snacks.
Yoga SUB, Room 3017
12:00 – 1:00pm Join the Women’s Resource Center, Global Education Office, Asian American Pacific Islander Resource Center and Lobo Oasis for their weekly yoga sessions.
Lectures & Readings
Hue Harmonies
Mesa Vista Hall AISS
10:00am – 12:00pm Noheya Begay, University of New Mexico, presents
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars PAIS Room 3205
2:00 – 3:00pm Stephen Boyd, University of New Mexico, presents.
Study Abroad Book Club Mesa Vista Hall, Room 3097
3:00 – 4:00pm A weekly meet up to discuss Anu Taranath’s book, Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World. Each week cover one chapter from the book. These meetings will be facilitated by UNM study abroad advisors.
Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar Larrañaga Engineering Auditorium
4:00 – 5:00pm Aaron Sadow, Iowa State University, presents “Selective Catalytic Transformations of Polyolefins.”
Workshops
Resume Workshop MCM Room 1110
1:00 – 2:00pm Learn tips and tricks for effective resume writing and get ready for Meet the Firms and the big career fair.
Meetings
Regents Meeting SUB, Ballroom B 10:30am – 12:30pm Open session.
Cancer Support Group in Spanish Blue Door Neighborhood Center 3925 Las Estancias Way Building 9, Suite A 1:00 – 3:00pm Supported by Comprehensive Cancer Center.
UNM Women’s Volleyball vs New Mexico State Johnson Center 5:00 –
WEDNESDAY
Bikes & Cycles
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Rooms for Rent
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Textbooks
Crafternoon:
4:00 – 6:00pm
Meetings
Holidays in the Russian-Speaking World LLC, Ortega Hall, Room 402 2:00 – 3:00pm Hosted by the Russian conversation group.
Chinese Club Weekly Meetings LLC, Ortega Hall, Room 120 3:00 – 4:00pm Bate-Papos LLC, Ortega Hall, Lab 2 4:00 – 5:00pm Portuguese conversation hours
Family & Friends Cancer Support Group Health Sciences, Education Wing 4:00 – 5:30pm A journaling support group for anyone who has a loved one with cancer, a loved one who has survived cancer, and/or a loved one who has died from cancer.
Art & Music
Year of the Arts in Education: Educators as Artists Closing Reception
Masley Gallery
5:00 – 7:00pm
Closing reception for Year of the Arts in Education: Educators as Artists.
Theater & Film
Spanish & Portuguese Language of the Month Film Screenings
3:30 – 4:30pm
learn some study hacks to see how you can turn your current habits into effective studying to conquer your classes and beyond. Topics include information recall, anti-cramming, and the test cycle.
AISS Success Series Mesa Vista Hall, Room 1119
12:30 – 1:30pm College of Nursing
Ortega Hall Room 124
3:30 – 6:00pm
LLC presents Ainda Estou Aqui /I’m Still Here, a moving Portuguese-language film that explores resilience, memory, and the enduring power of family ties.
FRIDAY
Campus Events
Chamisa: Volume IV Release Hibben Center
5:00 – 7:30pm
Ritual, Ceremony and Performance in the U.S. Southwest. Presented by the Southwest Hispanic Research Institute.
Industry Networking Social Centennial Engineering Center Room 1044
6:00 – 8:00pm
Network with others interested in STEM, including STEM Professionals and Mentors, as well as Industry Representatives. This event is open to all UNM students, as well as UNM staff and faculty, along with NM STEM Professionals.
Lectures & Readings
Economics Seminar
ECON 1002
2:00 – 3:00pm Dr. Carlos Rivera-Gonzalez, UNM, presents “Towards Greener Urban and Rural Areas: Unleashing the Power of Sustainable Urban Freight Research.”
Philosophy Colloquium
Mitchell Hall, Room 102
3:00 – 4:00pm
Carlos Sanchez, San Jose Stat, presents “Mexican Independence, Mexican Philosophy, and Luis Villoro’s Integrative View of Remorse.”
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
PAIS Room 1100
3:00 – 4:30pm
Ana Maria Rey, University of Colorado, presents “Optical lattice clocks: From Timekeepers to Spies of the Quantum Realm.”
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Seminar Colloquium
Clark Hall, Room 101
4:00 – 5:00pm Oleg Prezhdo, UNM, presents. Workshops
Chile Ristra Workshop
TECH, Room 203
11:00am – 2:00pm Arte por Vida workshop on New Mexico cultural form of chile ristra making.
DAILY LOBO Campus Calendar of Events
Lost in Translation
Honors College Forum
12:00 – 1:45pm
The presentation will be covering ways that international students can learn to cope with the current systemic context within the USA.
Theater & Film
Colombian Film Club
LLC, Ortega Hall Room 124
3:00 – 5:00pm LLC presents Los Condores No Entierran Todos Los Días/Condors Don’t Bury Every Day
Elsewhere Opening Reception 6th Street Studio 1029 6th St NW
6:00 – 7:00pm A collaborative exhibition featuring MFA students Yoma Wilson, Aniol BarrisCornet, and Michael Schultze.
SWFC: Materialists SUB Theatre
6:00 – 8:00pm A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical Rodey Theatre 7:00 – 9:00pm Cardboard Playhouse Summer Series. Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She’s unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher Miss Honey. During her first term at school, the two forge a bond as Miss Honey begins to recognize and appreciate Matilda’s extraordinary personality. Tickets start $16.50.
Chamisa Opening Maxwell Museum
7:00 – 9:00pm Volume 4: ritual, ceremony, performance.
Sports & Recreation
UNM Men’s Golf hosts William H. Tucker Intercollegiate UNM Championship Course 9:00am – 5:00pm
UNM Men’s Golf hosts William H. Tucker Intercollegiate. Tickets are free for students but must be acquired online.
SATURDAY
Theater & Film
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical Rodey Theatre 7:00 – 9:00pm Cardboard Playhouse Summer Series. Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She’s unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher
SUNDAY
Roald Dahl’s
