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Albuquerque Elections special issue
By Jaden McKelvey-Francis @jadenmckelvey
This year, Albuquerque is holding elections for mayor, odd-numbered city council districts — one, three, five, seven and nine — Albuquerque Municipal School Board districts three, five, six and seven, and 12 general obligation bond questions. The
Armijo is a Navy veteran and reservist who has spent 12 years in local government and is currently the Executive Director of the Enchantment Land Certified Development Company. She said she believes that her experience in both the private and public sectors uniquely positions her to be the city’s next mayor.
“(When) you work on the private side — you only get to eat what you kill. So there’s this level of hungriness that you have,” she said.
Armijo believes that crime and the city’s treatment of small businesses are the most important issues facing ABQ. She plans to hire a new police chief and work with them in order to boost recruitment and streamline City Hall to speed up the permitting process for businesses, Armijo said.
She plans to work with the UNM and Central New Mexico Community College to “enhance” the city’s workforce, said Armijo.
“For me, UNM’s role is our workforce; all the students there are our future workforce,” Armijo said. In working with other parts of city government to accomplish her goals, she touted her work as former director of economic development at Bernalillo County.
“It’s just a conversation. I think if you reach out, just try to have a conversation with people and put ego and arrogance aside, you’d be amazed, how much can get done,” Armijo said.
To “fix permitting delays, modernize City Hall and make Albuquerque competitive for high-paying jobs in aerospace engineering and manufacturing,” she said she plans to go to the permitting department to learn what is needed to fix the problem. She plans to focus city contracts on local businesses — especially veteran and women-owned businesses — instead of out-of-state vendors.
“The challenge this administration has is understanding that you’re not entitled to anything — you have to work for it,” Armijo said.
Daily Lobo spoke to the city council candidates for each district and asked them each the same five questions — for the mayoral candidates, we asked them each the same four questions, with one question specialized to each candidate, including what each candidate’s vision is for the partnership between the city and University of New Mexico.
Keller
The incumbent mayor, Keller has been in office since 2017 and is seeking his third consecutive term. He was born and raised in Albuquerque and said when he came into office, the city was facing “tough times,” including a federal consent decree for the Albuquerque Police Department.
Keller said he created the Office of the Superintendent of Police Reform to hold the department accountable and the Albuquerque Community Safety department to “make sure that officers are solely focused on things like violent crime and investigations,” he said.
Keller said there are three parts to his vision for the relationship between the city and UNM. The first being the large number of UNM graduates who work for the city, the second being the ways the city helps with development projects for the University and the third is public safety and the collaboration between APD and UNM Police.
Keller said that the city council and himself often agree on the big things and get important items done.
“Council and the mayor’s office are different branches, and they’re designed around the American principle of balance of power. So we are checks and balances on each other … even though it means there’s lots of arguing. That’s just part of our government, and so it’s natural. It’s inherent in the setup,” Keller said.
He said that fentanyl is the root cause of the city’s problems, including crime, homelessness and poverty. There needs to be a multi-pronged approach starting with treatment, Keller said. He also said the city needs to expand the Gateway Center to help more people.
“We know what’s working. We just have to see it through. And now is not the time to slow down or turn back — that would be disastrous for our city, because these are tough times,” Keller said.
Mayling Armijo, incumbent Mayor Tim Keller, City Councilor Louie Sanchez, Alex Uballez, Eddie Varela and Darren White are the six candidates for Albuquerque mayor. Daniel Chavez, whose name will still appear on the ballot, dropped out of the race. Varela did not respond to multiple requests for an interview in time for publication.
que city councilor for district one, a small business owner and before that, he was a member of the Albuquerque Police Department for 26 years in various departments. He hopes to bring the “culture of excellence,” that he created at his business to the city of Albuquerque, he said.
Sanchez said he wants the partnership between UNM and the city to expand. He said the city should do more to help with transportation to and from the University for students, ensuring that walkways, lighting and police access corridors are set up around construction zones on campus to heighten public safety. He suggested a public private partnership and a partnership with UNM to develop another parking structure in the region.
Sanchez said that as mayor he would like to have a weekly or monthly meeting with the city council to understand what their districts’ needs are.
“The mayor and I have not had a conversation on anything because he doesn’t want to hear what city council has to say,” Sanchez said.
The most important issues for the city are crime, homelessness and economic growth, Sanchez said. He said the city needs to start enforcing penalties for crimes at the “lowest levels” such as assaults and shoplifting and audit public service providers to make sure adequate services are being provided.
“We need to be making sure that the taxpayers are getting what they expect when it comes to the services and the safety that we should be providing as a city,” Sanchez said.
Sanchez plans to utilize the city’s bond rating to subsidize small businesses and attract larger companies to Albuquerque.
“I’d like to change the culture within city government, so that the citizens of Albuquerque are treated as number one. They are what matters, and we need to always remember that we work for them,” Sanchez said.
Albuquerque municipal elections are designed to be nonpartisan, meaning that on the ballot, no party identifiers will appear next to the candidates. Early voting began on Oct. 7 and voting ends on Election Day, Nov. 4. If no candidate in a race reaches a 50% vote share, a runoff election will be held within 45 days of election day.
Uballez was the previous U.S. Attorney for New Mexico, the chief federal law enforcement officer in the state. He worked with APD and the District Attorney to create Albuquerque’s Violence Intervention Program. Before becoming the U.S. Attorney, Uballez said he was a Crimes Against Children prosecutor for New Mexico’s first judicial district, then a federal cartel investigator.
As mayor, Uballez would have a senior-level liaison for both UNM and Albuquerque Public Schools, he said.
“We need to be building pathways for people, our youth and the youth that join us from out of state, to have professions, to have specialties, to have traits and skills so they can build their lives here with well-paying jobs and futures and opportunities,” Uballez said.
He would attend city council meetings as mayor to help build trust and relationships with the community and city council members he said.
“You don’t elect a mayor for his feelings; you elect them for his judgment. And that means we are required to put our feelings aside, no matter how we feel about a person, or what they did to you, what they said about you, and get the job done,” he said.
Uballez said homelessness is the most important issue for Albuquerque, with poverty, addiction and mental health being the drivers behind that issue. He suggested investing more in UNM Hospital’s street medicine program to re-earn the trust of people who don’t trust the government.
He called the city’s street sweeping programs “ineffective” and “inhumane.” He also wants to expand transitional housing to give people a place to go after a temporary shelter.
“Any government intervention first has to rebuild the trust by saying, I’m actually here to help you, then building the meaningful relationships and connecting people with the services and medical treatments that they need,” Uballez said.
You can read our profiles of each mayoral and city council candidate below, and our full interviews with the mayoral candidates online at dailylobo.com.
Jaden McKelvey-Francis is the editor-in-chief of the Daily Lobo. He can be reached at editorinchief@dailylobo. com or on X @jadenmckelvey
Albuquerque business owner. If elected, White said he only plans to serve for four years and isn’t looking for a ticket to higher office.
White said that crime and homelessness are the most important issues facing Albuquerque. He plans to hire a new police chief, return to “proactive policing” by having more officers on the street and making traffic stops, and thin out the ranks of the police department’s executive command, he said.
“I have the reputation of being pretty tough on crime, and I think it’s what our city needs right now,” White said.
White plans to create a juvenile crime unit within APD, end Albuquerque’s immigrant-friendly city status and “strictly enforce” laws regarding homelessness if people don’t take advantage of the city’s service programs, he said.
White said the city’s relationship with UNM is an important one and he wants to work with the University on the issue of crime in the area.
“It’s a New Mexico treasure, and it’s important that we work together to ensure that the students and the faculty and visitors can go to the University of New Mexico, and they can feel safe,” he said.
White said he thinks he will be able to work with city council but will not jeopardize what he believes is important.
He plans to bring in a third party into the zoning department to assist with getting plans approved quicker. He also said that the issue of crime must be addressed in order for small businesses to operate.
“It’s important that we continue to attract large companies to Albuquerque; it’s imperative that we remember the small businesses are what drive our economy,” White said.
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City council district one candidates
By Addison Fulton @DailyLobo
The city council election in Albuquerque’s district one presents a unique challenge: all candidates on the ballot are challengers. The race is without an incumbent, as previous councilor Louie Sanchez is running for mayor.
Those vying for the district one seat — which represents the central west side of Albuquerque — are Daniel Gilber Leiva, Ahren Griego, Joshua Taylor Neal and Stephanie Telles.
Daniel Gilber Leiva
Leiva is a University of New Mexico Law School graduate and serves in Albuquerque’s Economic Development Department, working with small businesses seeking grants and guidance navigating Albuquerque bureaucracy. He says his law degree is a major help in working as a policymaker, as well as his time on the Economic Development Department, lending him specialized experience.
“I’m uniquely poised to step in, day one, with an understanding of how the city actually works to be able to get the work done,” Leiva said.
He says he envisions a collaborative relationship with UNM, where city council and the University and its associates — such as UNM Hospital — uplift each other and the wider community, pushing toward what he calls, “the Albuquerque of the future.”
“What I’m looking for is an Albuquerque that we can all be proud of, and that doesn’t necessarily have one very strict definition,” Leiva said.
Leiva has a desire to repair the relationship between the city council — which has previously been contentious — in order to ensure citizens’ needs are met, he said. Leiva said that lawmakers must be active in their communities, as that is the only way to understand citizens’ needs. He discussed the city council’s power over the budget as a way to hold the mayor accountable, but also a need for similar and specific goals to ensure productive collaboration.
In the past, city councilors have been allocated $1.5 million to improve their district. Leiva said he would devote that money to cleaning and beautification efforts, including cleaning up litter and weeds. He also proposed a plan to let district community members vote on how they would like to see the money used.
Albuquerque youth leaving the city is what Leiva highlighted as the city’s most pressing issue. To solve this issue, Leiva said he hopes to support small businesses and simplify the process of starting a small business, create more affordable housing and upgrade workforce development, allowing young people to build careers that they can be proud of, he explained. He also highlighted a desire to bring more “play” to Albuquerque and the west side, such as coffee shops, libraries and community centers.
“If we can instill that sense of community, and then we give people good career paths, good jobs, and then people can actually afford to live here in Albuquerque, that’s the recipe for success, to me,” Leiva said.
Ahren Griego
Ahren Griego is a retired firefighter captain who spent 23 years with the Albuquerque fire department. Griego said he brings experience working with city council to his candidacy.
Griego said he has yet to think too deeply about his vision for the relationship between city council and UNM, but is eager to consider it, as working with the University also benefits Albuquerque youth and working families.
A smooth local government, which requires collaboration with the mayor’s office, is what Griego sees as his function as an elected official, he said.
“I got to make sure that their needs, their wants, are being addressed. It’s not an issue of whether a person can and cannot get along with other elected officials. It’s a matter of respecting what the needs of the constituents are for the entire city,” Griego said with regards to the sometimes tense partnership between city council and the mayor.
Griego said he is interested in prevention of crime and the money allotted to councilors would go to that, if he were elected. He hopes to invest in the youth, creating and supporting programs that prevent them from ending up involved in crime or on the streets by providing affordable after school programs.
“With the youth, every investment that we make in our youth is an investment in crime prevention. I look forward to working with nonprofits to try to find affordable options for kids, before school, after school, across all spectrums of interest, art, science and athletics,” Griego said.
Griego identified crime as the biggest issue facing the city, but added he is glad to see crime numbers coming down and thinks that repairing the city’s reputation and morale is important. He highlighted the success of the UNM Lobo Football team, the Balloon Fiesta, the Flamenco Institute and the Galles racing team as examples of Albuquerque excellence and points of pride.
“We don’t got to go look towards any other country or community for that. We have winning examples of inspiration within our own community, and those are the kind of things that we need to support to get our families and our kids and our people believing back in our city again,” Griego said. “If we can turn the corner with the homeless crisis that we’re experiencing, and the violence and youth crisis that we’re experiencing, Albuquerque is ready for a comeback.”
Joshua Taylor Neal
Neal is a civil engineer working in city planning and landscape development, having worked on the Netflix Studios in Mesa del Sol and the west side Amazon plant, he said.
He feels the collaboration skills necessary to the council seat and gained by his work in engineering will translate to a legislative position, Neal said.
Neal said his plans for the University and the city tie in to his overall plan to address crime, saying that reducing crime in the UNM area will attract more students.
“You know, (prospective students) may come to UNM and see all the homeless people, they may hear about the crime statistics and turn away from wanting to come to UNM,” Neal said. “I think if we want UNM to be successful, then we have to address some of the issues that affect the reputation and the perception that people have when they come to visit New Mexico.”
Neal identified mutual respect and bipartisanship as necessities for a productive relationship between the city council and the mayor’s office. He says he possesses those necessary traits and hopes to bring them, despite little formal political experience.
“I’m a moderate person. I’m by no means a politician. I’m just an engineer that works here in town, and I’m running for office because I want to make our city a better place, and so I’m willing to work with anybody who shares that same goal of making Albuquerque a better place, regardless of whether they are Republican or Democrat, progressive or conservative,” Neal said.
Neal said he hopes to allocate money to make the west side more walkable. He wants to reduce pedestrian and cyclist-related accidents by implementing sidewalks and infrastructure more friendly to non-car modes of transport.
He reiterated his desire to decrease crime and the cost of living as the most important issues facing the city overall. Neal also said Albuquerque’s gross receipt tax system can put off developers and the permitting process in the city is too complex and sluggish.
Stephanie Telles
Telles is a forensic accountant who worked under the State Auditor as the Director of the
Government Accountability Office. She said her experience allows her to bring budget expertise to city council.
Telles is also a part-time UNM faculty member, teaching in the Anderson School of Management at UNM. She envisions a strong, close relationship between the city and the school, providing economic opportunities for students and graduates, Telles said.
Telles said that balancing various voices and ideas is an important part of any leadership role, but that balance requires a degree of emotional intelligence that she hopes to bring to the relationship between the city council and the mayor’s office.
“The biggest thing is to ensure that where the focus remains always right, making sure that whatever conversations are had, we’re having them in the best interest of the people, because it’s public service. It’s not self service,” Telles said.
Telles said she wants to invest the money allocated for councilors into supporting small businesses, particularly businesses run by members of marginalized communities, as well as better infrastructure and support for the unhoused. She wants to reclassify 911 operators as emergency responders, rather than their current status as clerical workers. The reclassification would grant better benefits and increase recruitment, which would then improve response times, she said.
Telles said the biggest issue facing Albuquerque is public safety, particularly as it relates to children and seniors.
“The big piece would be expanding our Albuquerque Community Safety department under (Albuquerque Police Department) so that more trained professionals can respond to calls about mental health, homelessness, any sort of substance abuse,” Telles said. “We really need to focus on actual, proven policies like well-lit sidewalks, stable housing, more youth programs to keep kids engaged.”
Addison Fulton is the culture editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at culture@ dailylobo.com or on X @dailylobo
Louie’s Lounge at the UNM Student Union Building serves as a Bernalillo County voting center for the 2024 election.
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By Maria Fernandez @DailyLobo
The city council election in Albuquerque’s district three sees challengers Christopher Sedillo, Teresa Garcia and incumbent city councilor Klarissa Peña. Garcia could not be reached in time for publication. District three represents the southwest side of the city.
Klarissa Peña
The incumbent city councilor, Peña was born and raised on Albuquerque’s Southwest Mesa, and led the Southwest Alliance of Neighbors for more than 20 years prior to her election to the city council in 2013, Peña wrote in a statement to the Daily Lobo. She serves as the 2025 city council vice president.
“On the council, I’ve continued that same hands-on, collaborative approach. I know how the city government works — and how to make it work for everyday residents. My lifelong roots and record of results qualify me to continue serving and delivering for the community that raised me,” Peña wrote.
During her time on the council, Peña has helped secure million
By Paloma Chapa @paloma_chapa88
Incumbent councilor Dan Lewis and challenger Athenea Allen are running to represent district five of the Albuquerque City Council. The district represents the northwest side of Albuquerque, located west of the Rio Grande river. Allen could not be reached for an interview in time for publication.
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dollar investments in long-overdue infrastructure and supported projects that brought jobs and small business growth to Albuquerque’s South Valley and westside, she wrote.
Peña believes the University of New Mexico is one of Albuquerque’s greatest strengths as a center for innovation, education and opportunity. She wants to strengthen city and University collaboration through expansion of internships and workforce pipelines with local employers, partnerships on housing and transit and collaboration on research and innovation in renewable energy, health and technology, she wrote.
“My approach has always been to build bridges, not walls. I’ve worked with mayors and councilors across the political spectrum to get things done, and I’ll continue to lead with collaboration and results in mind,” Peña wrote.
In district three, the $1.5 million in funding typically allotted to councilors for each district is crucial to addressing years of underinvestment, Peña wrote.
She plans to use the funds to prioritize infrastructure projects such as repairing roads, improving drainage, adding
sidewalks and enhancing ADA accessibility, she wrote.
“I also invest in parks, lighting and safety improvements to make our neighborhoods more walkable and connected. Beyond infrastructure, I support funding for community centers, senior programs and youth initiatives that strengthen families and build pride on the Southwest Mesa,” Peña wrote.
Peña’s top concern is public safety, including fully staffing police and fire departments, investing in community policing and supporting mental health and addiction treatment to reduce crime, she wrote.
“Safety also depends on stable housing, good jobs and strong neighborhoods — and I’m committed to advancing policies that improve quality of life across Albuquerque,” Peña wrote.
Christopher Sedillo
Sedillo, a retired Navy Senior Chief Radioman, brings a background in grassroots organizing, small business and community service to the table, which he believes has prepared him to listen, collaborate and lead with integrity, he wrote in a statement to the Daily Lobo.
Growing up in Albuquerque,
Sedillo has been in the streets with Albuquerque residents to fight for safer housing, better wages and climate justice, he wrote.
“I know how to bring people together and how to challenge entrenched interests when they fail us. That’s the kind of leadership district three deserves,” Sedillo wrote.
Sedillo believes UNM should be at the heart of Albuquerque’s future, not a separate island, he wrote.
“My vision is a true partnership: one where students, faculty and the city work together to grow jobs, research and innovation that benefit everyone,” he wrote.
Sedillo wrote that this will mean expanding internship pipelines into city jobs, improving campus-area safety and partnering on housing so students aren’t priced out.
“I believe in transparency, accountability and respect. Even when I disagree with the mayor, I will keep lines of communication open and push for regular joint briefings that focus on residents’ needs rather than political rivalry,” Sedillo wrote.
“I will make decisions based on what helps district three — not what hurts or helps City Hall insiders. The council should be a check on the mayor, but not a constant battlefield.”
City council district five candidates
business owner and public servant who was first elected to city council in 2009. He took a break from city council in 2017, later returning in 2021.
The most pressing issue Albuquerque is facing is public safety, Lewis said, emphasizing the transition of power in the mayor’s office as a solution.
“We have a failed mayor who’s done nothing to make our city safer,” Lewis said. “We need a new mayor because this mayor coddles criminals and welcomes crime into
our city.”
Lewis said the city council will never have a “great relationship” with the mayor’s office until there is a new mayor, citing Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller’s legal action against the city council in regards to staffing authority.
“(Keller) is suing the city council and the fire department and the fire union,” Lewis said.
Keller filed a legal complaint in March, accusing the council of overstepping their authority after passing a bill that would codify
the current staffing requirement of having two paramedics on Albuquerque Fire Rescue units. The Intragovernmental Conference Committee sided with Keller on the dispute, according to the City of Albuquerque.
Lewis’ achievements from his previous term include the widening of Paseo del Norte and Unser Boulevard which is currently underway, and the new under-construction Northwest Multigenerational Center, he said.
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If elected, Sedillo plans to use the money allocated to each district for community input, public safety through prevention, with more street lighting, sidewalks, safe crossings for kids and elders, small business support, safe outdoor spaces, including dignified, managed areas with bathrooms and services for the unhoused people in the community, he wrote.
For Sedillo, the number one issue facing district three is safety, not just in terms of policing, but whether families have stable housing, youth have opportunities, neighborhoods are clean and lit and whether people can trust their government, he wrote.
Sedillo plans to work to redirect resources toward community safety: affordable housing, addiction recovery programs, better mental health services and neighborhood infrastructure that prevents crime by building hope, he wrote.
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said he would work on ensuring the city has “good transportation” from the west side of Albuquerque to UNM.
In district five, the $1.5 million in funding typically allocated to each councilor would be used to prioritize “roadways and parks,” including park refurbishing, he said.
Paloma Chapa is the multimedia editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at multimedia@dailylobo. com or on X @paloma_chapa88
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Community demands answers after police rule Jayvon Givan’s death a suicide
By Leila Chapa & Paloma Chapa
@lchapa06
& @paloma_chapa88
Dozens gathered in front of the Albuquerque Police Department’s downtown headquarters during a press conference on Monday, Oct. 6, demanding answers about the death of Jayvon Givan, a 29-year-old Black man who was found hanging by a chain from a wall pillar outside a vacant building in Corrales last year.
Givan’s death was ruled a suicide with “no signs of foul play” on Sept 17, 2024, according to police reports, but the incident started circulating on social media after his cousin, unaware of his death, filed a missing person report with APD on Oct. 1 that revealed he had been dead for over a year.
The day after the community press conference, Tuesday, Oct. 7, APD announced that they would seek an independent review of Givan’s death as it has “raised concerns from the community about circumstances surrounding the man’s death.”
Givan’s cousins, Jaivryon and Jaurdai Walker, told the Daily Lobo that Givan was not suicidal.
“We wasn’t raised to think that suicide was ever a scapegoat or ‘okay,’” Jaurdai Walker said.
In September, after not hearing from Jayvon during their closely shared birthday, Jaivryon Walker said that they began posting on social media looking for his whereabouts before filing the missing persons report with APD.
“(APD) called us that morning, and the next morning, they let us know that he had passed away, and they said he was cremated,” Jaivryon Walker said.
Moneka Stevens, a community organizer with Building Power for Black New Mexico, said that she is “not surprised” by the police reports, as similar cases nationwide are often ruled as suicides.
Last month, Trey Reed, a Black student at Delta State University, was found dead hanging from a tree on campus on Sept. 15, and a state investigation ruled Reed’s death a suicide on Sept. 18, according to the Mississippi Free Press. The case drew national attention over the cause of his death and its similarity to racist lynchings of Black people.
“They just need to do what’s right by this family. They need to do what’s right by Jayvon and have a true, proper investigation so that this family can know what happened to their child,” Stevens said.
Jaivryon Walker said that APD told her that the department tried
to reach his mother to notify her of his death, but couldn’t find her contact information.
“They didn’t know that he had a big family behind him, and let me say that with a lot of frustration; Jayvon has a big family, you cannot tell me you cannot find nobody,” Jaurdai Walker said.
Givan left Kansas City last year to go backpacking and called Jaivryon Walker about a year ago to let her know he was currently in Albuquerque. He said he was in “trouble,” but was “okay,” and the family had not heard from him since, according to the missing person report.
Jaivryon and Jaurdai Walker, said Givan liked “adventures and travel.”
“He liked to be on a skateboard, he loved Tony Hawk, even as an adult, he skateboarded. He was a rock climber,” Jaivryon Walker said.
Ryan Sorrell, Founder and Executive Editor of the Kansas City Defender — a Black nonprofit organization Sorrell founded in 2021 following the 2020 civil unrest brought about by the murder of George Floyd — published an article about Givan’s case.
“I got in contact with his cousin, Jada (Walker), who’s the one I interviewed for my piece,” Sorrel said. “I knew that it was actually a very real story and it certainly was not a hoax as
City council district seven candidates
By Elizabeth Bolke & Jaden McKelvey-Francis @DailyLobo & @jadenmckelvey
The city council election in Albuquerque’s district seven will see incumbent Tammy Fiebelkorn face write-in challenger Jaemes Shanley. The district makes up Albuquerque’s Northeast Heights, including parts of the University of New Mexico.
Tammy Fiebelkorn
Fiebelkorn is the sitting councilor for district seven and is seeking her second term. Elected to city council in 2021, she has 30 years of policymaking experience in different fields and described herself as a leader on “progressive issues” in the city, she said.
Over her last term as a councilor, she said she led affordable housing projects in her district, including a $50 million grant for the Uptown Connect project, climate change and on protecting the city’s immigrantfriendly policies.
District seven includes part of the University of New Mexico, and Fiebelkorn said she has had meetings between UNM officials and the neighborhood associations, and is starting to develop positive relationships between the two.
“UNM has a lot of land in our community, and I really think that we should be doing more in terms of utilizing those, particularly the empty plots of land, for safe outdoor spaces, for unhoused neighbors, but also potentially affordable housing
development,” Fiebelkorn said.
She said she thinks the reason city government can be divided at times is the contrast between a more democratic city and a more conservative city council.
“There’s going to always be tension when there are folks trying to move the city forward and other folks trying to regress the city, and I think the way around that is that we just continue to do the work we’ve done,” Fiebelkorn said.
Some of the capital projects Fiebelkorn has focused on and wants to continue on are new expanded sidewalks, speed bumps on streets with high levels of speeding, improvements for playgrounds and parks and increases for bike safety on bike paths, she said.
She said the most important issue facing Albuquerque is a lack of affordable housing leading to an increase in unhoused populations.
Jaemes Shanley
Shanley is a write-in candidate for district seven and will not appear on the ballot, but voters may still select him as their preferred candidate by writing out his name. He was a jewelry maker, among other things, before retiring in 2021. He became engaged in politics through giving public comments at city council meetings, he said.
Shanley called UNM “the adolescent heart of Albuquerque” and said that he wants to keep as many “highly educated, skilled people” in the city as possible by making it a place they want to live and start a family.
Shanley pointed to the Albuquerque Rapid Transit bus system as an example of ineffectual communication within city government.
ART was established during former Albuquerque mayor Richard Berry’s administration, and has continued through Mayor Tim Keller’s tenure.
“We’ve had mayors who pushed their vision, rather than collaboratively and collectively build a vision, and ART was a good example of that,” Shanley said.
In appropriating funds for district projects, Shanley said he wants to hold meetings with the community to determine what they would want.
“It’s not that hard to bring people in the district together in either neighborhood association or coalition meetings, or just have some little town halls and encourage some dialogue and public discussion,’’ Shanley said.
He believes that the most important issue for Albuquerque is homelessness. Shanley said that the city needs to provide more transitional housing; however, he feels the current way transitional housing is built is ineffective.
Elizabeth Bolke is a freelance reporter for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at news@dailylobo.com or on X @dailylobo
Jaden McKelvey-Francis is the editor-in-chief of the Daily Lobo. He can be reached at editorinchief@ dailylobo.com or on X @ jadenmckelvey
a lot of people had been saying.”
In a statement to the Daily Lobo, APD Director of Communications Gilbert Gallegos wrote that evidence at the scene indicated a suicide, and the Office of the Medical Investigator determined a “death by suicide.”
Gallegos wrote that OMI was responsible for notifying next of kin, and that while they made “several efforts” to do so, were unable to locate one.
When asked about when Givan’s case was officially closed by APD after the announcement of the independant invesitigation, the Daily Lobo did not immediately receive a response from Gallegos or APD.
“I think other family members are having a hard time coping or even acknowledging that he’s really gone because the way that we were told and the information that we were given, it was not done properly,” Jaivryon Walker said.
Leila Chapa is the social media editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at socialmedia@dailylobo. com or on X @lchapa06
Paloma Chapa is the multimedia editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at multimedia@dailylobo. com or on X @paloma_chapa88
City Council district nine candidates
By Michael Padilla @DailyLobo
The candidates competing for the opportunity to lead district nine are incumbent city councilor Renée Grout and challenger Colton Newman. Former candidate Melani Buchanan Farmer will appear on the ballot, but has withdrawn from the race. Grout declined an interview with the Daily Lobo, citing a full schedule.
Colton Newman
Newman is a current grade at large representative on the University of New Mexico’s Staff Council Executive Committee. He hopes to bring his experience as an everyday person to city council, he said. He believes that his professional experience on the University’s Staff Council’s Executive Committee uniquely qualifies him for city council, as he works closely with government relations to advocate for better benefits, pay and annual raises for staff, Newman said. Newman would like to encourage people to pursue higher education as well as take a page from UNM’s playbook and “Trump-proof” as much as possible, in case the city comes under fire the same way that higher education has, he said. Newman said he hopes to accomplish this through renewed communications with the mayor’s office and a “full force push to get things done.”
With the $1.5 million typically appropriated to improve their
district, Newman said he plans to focus on infrastructure such as road care, lighting issues, better kept green spaces and ensuring that these are the same throughout all neighborhoods.
“I’m someone who wants to stand up for the working class and make sure that everyone has the ability to live in a nice neighborhood, a safe neighborhood,” Newman said.
Newman believes that the main concerns of the city are homelessness and crime, he said. He hopes to solve these issues through transparency and accountability of existing programs, as well as establishing new and renewed programs.
Newman plans to effectively reopen the mental health facilities closed by former Gov. Susana Martinez in an effort to provide care for those who might be inclined to self medicate, he said.
Newman said he would like to see some metrics come out of the Gateway Center and the Albuquerque Community Safety department, evaluating its program effectiveness.
“If we’re funneling hundreds of millions of dollars into these taxpayer-sponsored facilities, we have something to show for it,” Newman said.
Michael Padilla is a freelance reporter and photographer for the Daily Lobo. He can be reached at news@dailylobo.com or on X @ DailyLobo
Community members gather outside of the Albuquerque Police Department headquarters in Downtown Albuquerque Monday, Oct, 6 2025 during a press conference on the death of Jayvon Givan, a 29-year old Black man.
Leila Chapa / Daily Lobo /@lchapa06
Balloon Fiesta reaches the sky for the 53rd year
By Maria Fernandez @DailyLobo
The Balloon Fiesta brought visitors from all over the world to the Land of Enchantment to experience the
early morning rush to the park to see the balloons take flight. The event, held between Oct. 4 and Sunday, Oct. 12, featured both new and old crowd favorites that ascended in Albuquerque’s blue skies.
April and Autumn Nieto, Albuquerque locals, try to attend the fiesta every year, they said.
“I like the special shapes day, it’s the best. It’s always great, especially waking up early in the morning,” Autumn Nieto said.
This year, 11 new special shaped balloons made their debut at the fiesta, including “King Capybara,” “Splash Duck” and “Vlad Dracula,” according to KOB.
Familiar favorites also made welcome returns, including the Family of Bees, Darth Vader, Yoda and UNM’s own “Cherry on Top” balloon.
The Balloon Fiesta has grown significantly from its humble beginnings in 1972 with just 13 balloons; it now boasts 600 balloons and 700 pilots, according to the Balloon Fiesta website.
Nearly 200 pilots kicked off Balloon Fiesta week with Balloons Aloft, visiting schools in the metro area on Oct. 3 to inflate their balloons on school campuses and take off as students watch, according to the Balloon Fiesta website.
Unfit weather conditions put a
pause to the events four times during the week, with high winds leading to a static event on Balloon Fiesta’s opening morning, a thunderstorm that forced the cancellation of balloon events on Thursday, Oct. 9 and rainy conditions grounding the balloons in the morning on Saturday Oct. 11 and Sunday, Oct. 12.
Attendees who were present during the rained-out Thursday session were able to reuse their tickets for Friday night’s “glowdeo.”
JC Cortez traveled from Los Angeles to see the Balloon Fiesta for the first time on Thursday, Oct 9.
“I have family in Los Lunas, so I’ve been telling myself for years, I have to come out here at some point, and this year was just the time where it all lined up, and made it happen,”
Cortez said.
David Reppert, from Canada, was visiting the southwest to catch concerts in Mesa, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada, and decided to stop by New Mexico to see the fiesta, he said.
“(The Balloon Fiesta) is excellent. Came here yesterday to check it out, got some great information from the people, and just coming in and seeing it, it’s amazing,” Reppert said. “Just watching them lay out the balloons, and seeing them go up, it’s very impressive.”
Maria Fernandez is the copy editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at copy@dailylobo.com or on X @dailylobo
HAPS The Entertainment Guide
Monday
JC’s New York Pizza Dept. Buy Pizza, Wings, and more With LoboCash through Grubhub 11AM - 10PM; 215 Central Ave, NW (505) 766 6973
Mama and the Girls Cannabis Dispensary and Education Center Open 8 AM - 10:30 PM
Quirky Used Books & More Books, Puzzles, Stickers, Mugs, Etc. 11 AM - 6 PM | 120 Jefferson St NE
Tuesday
Birthright of Albuquerque Providing love, support, and hope to woman both before and after childbirth. birthright.org/albuquerque New Volunteers Always Welcome 10AM-1PM; 3228 Candelaria Rd NE
JC’s New York Pizza Dept. Buy Pizza, Wings, and more With LoboCash through Grubhub 11AM - 10PM; 215 Central Ave, NW (505) 766 6973
Mama and the Girls Cannabis Dispensary and Education Center Open 8 AM - 10:30 PM
Quirky Used Books & More
More than 24,000 Used Books 11 AM - 6 PM | 120 Jefferson St NE
Wednesday
Birthright of Albuquerque Providing love, support, and hope to woman both before and after childbirth. New Volunteers Always Welcome 10AM-1PM; 3228 Candelaria Rd NE
JC’s
11AM - 10PM; 215 Central Ave, NW (505) 766 6973
UNM’s “Cherry on Top” balloon takes to the skies at Balloon Fiesta Park on Thursday, Oct. 9.
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Balloon Fiesta attendees visit new and old favorites during the “Balloon Glow” at Balloon Fiesta Park on Sunday, Oct. 5.
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Former Daily Lobo Editor wins lawsuit against UNM ‘Student journalism is journalism’
By Leila Chapa & Paloma Chapa
@lchapa06
& @paloma_chapa88
In the sea of things she learned from the recent settlement of her years long public records battle, former Daily Lobo Editor-in-Chief Lily Alexander has a message for student journalists: trust your instincts.
On Sept. 4, University of New Mexico agreed to settle a lawsuit that Alexander filed last March while working at the Daily Lobo, alleging that the UNM Police Department had violated the Inspection of Public Records Act.
After the settlement last month, the University provided Alexander with UNMPD’s weapons inventory with the weapons’ location redacted, and agreed to eventually pay $195,000 — $65,000 to Alexander, and $130,000 in attorney fees.
Alexander graduated from UNM this year and has now written over 100
By Wyatt S. Padilla @wyattspadilla
Delayed by lightning strikes, the University of New Mexico women’s soccer team experienced technical difficulties in their match against the Grand Canyon University Antelopes, but ultimately defied Zeus’ wrath, securing a 4-1 victory.
Though the game was delayed, and both teams were challenged to remain ready and warm for some late-night Mountain West play on Thursday, Oct. 9, the Lobos broke out of the game ready to compete.
The Lobos immediately defined the game and took control in the first half of play, earning four shots on the goal, compared to one by the Lopes by the 19 minute mark. The aggressiveness paid off for the Lobos, as defensive midfielder Kennedy Brown scored
articles for the Santa Fe New Mexican.
Alexander requested a copy of UNMPD’s weapons inventory in November 2023 when she was 19 years old. Her request was denied under the IPRA exception that the information she was requesting had the potential to facilitate the execution of a terrorist attack, she said.
This came after the Daily Lobo published Alexander’s article on UNMPD’s lack of body cameras despite a state statute requiring most NM police officers to use them.
“I was very exhilarated by writing that story, and I wanted to write more stuff about UNMPD and showcase what their operations look like from behind the scenes for the student body,” Alexander said.
Alexander told the Daily Lobo the denial of her request “felt wrong” to her at the time, especially after hearing stories from Daily Lobo alumni about how UNM has a “bad history with IPRA.”
Alexander said she decided to sue UNM when she was still denied
her request after showing the UNM Records custodian, Rob Tafoya, a 2015 court ruling that found the Albuquerque Police Department’s weapons inventory to be public.
Adam Flores, who was Alexander’s lawyer for the case, said his goal when he took the case last year was to work with UNM to get the public record for Alexander and the Daily Lobo as quickly as possible so that she could report on it, he said.
“I was sort of mystified about why the UNM Police Department would have thought that (UNMPD’S weapons inventory) was not a public record available to the public,” Flores said.
Flores said the University claimed a “very narrow” exception to IPRA that usually applies to a terrorist response plan or a tactical plan, and wouldn’t apply to a list of weapons.
“I felt like the University really wanted to dig in its heels and fight it instead of doing the right thing and recognizing that the records had to be produced,” Flores said.
In April, Tafoya reopened Alexander’s IPRA request and provided her with a heavily redacted document, only revealing some information about UNMPD’s handguns.
Alexander signed the settlement agreement that resulted in the release of the full weapons inventory on Sept. 25.
“I feel both honored and also privileged to have gone about this through the legal system, because another thing I’ve been thinking about as I stare at my wall at night is not everyone has time, energy, resources, money to hire a lawyer and fight back,” Alexander said.
Flores said Alexander was an “inspiring client.”
“I would have been happy to go to trial with her. I think that she’s done something that most people would have just given up on, instead she kept pressing and wanted to look into it, wanted to explore legal action and ultimately trusted us to do the case for her,” Flores said
Lobos shut down Antelopes 4-1
Lightning delays could not stop the Lobos
the first goal of the night on an assist from forward Mercedes Morris.
The second goal of the night came during the 28th minute of play, where a failed shot was rebounded from forward Nicole Anderson, and capitalized on by midfielder Alysa Whelchel, scoring a goal. The Lopes tried to respond, but were thwarted by goalkeeper Alyson Campbell, who was the star goalkeeper of the night.
The Lobos would score again at the 37-minute mark when Anderson was assisted by defender Morgan Juran to push the Lobos’ lead to 3-0. Their defense was a major strength of the first half, as all of GCUs’ shots on the goal were saved.
In the second half, the Lopes came out swinging as the Lobos had their hand, but their efforts were shut down.
The Lobos scored one final time at the 57th minute as Morris banged in the
assist from Whelchel.
UNM applied pressure during the whole game and made the GCU claustrophobic at times, which spelled a recipe for success. The Lopes didn’t allow the Lobos to completely shut them out of the game, as in the final two minutes of the game, defender Elle Stanley put her team on the board with their lone goal.
The Lobos took another win Sunday, Oct. 12 against the University of Nevada Wolf Pack 3-1. They are currently third in the Mountain West standings, and will face Utah State University at home on Thursday Oct. 16.
Wyatt S. Padilla is a freelance reporter for the Daily Lobo. He can be reached at sports@dailylobo.com or on X @wyattspadilla
UNM Executive Director of Strategic Communications Ben Cloutier wrote to the Daily Lobo that UNM has no comment as the litigation is ongoing.
Alexander said that she learned everything she brings to her current reporting job from working at the Daily Lobo.
“Student journalism is journalism, and I do believe that,” Alexander said. “It’s really important for journalists who don’t feel adequate or like dealing with imposter syndrome or feeling like maybe (they) don’t know what they’re talking about or what they’re doing, to trust their instincts and be confident in what they do know.”
Leila Chapa is the social media editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at socialmedia@dailylobo. com or on X @lchapa06
Paloma Chapa is the multimedia editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at multimedia@dailylobo. com or on X @paloma_chapa88
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Monday-Sunday, October 13 - October 19, 2025
Graduate Student Lightning Talks PAIS Room 1010
12:00 – 1:00pm Cloe Knutsen, EPS, presents “Water in Unexpected Places.” Anejelique Martinez, Biology, presents “Death Becomes Dinner: Vulture Microbes to the Rescue.” Matt Rybecky, EPS, presents “Information Flow in the Hydrologic Cycle.”
Thesis/Dissertation Presentation
CERIA 337
1:00 – 2:00pm Eve Rowland, Biology, presents “From Computer Simulations to Channel Island Foxes: Life in the Face of Environmental Change.” Meetings
Join the Women’s Resource Center, Global Education Office, Asian American Pacific Islander Resource Center and Lobo Oasis for their weekly yoga sessions.
OcTuba-fest: Studio Solos I Keller Hall 6:30 – 7:30pm The tuba & euphonium studio of Dr. Richard White presents studio solos.
Chinese Club Weekly Meeting LLC, Movie Room, Ortega Hall 124 12:00 – 2:00pm Japanese Club Study Session LLC, Ortega Hall, Room 402 3:00 – 5:00pm
Residence Hall Association General Board Meeting Hokona Classroom 7:00 – 8:00pm General meeting.
Aikido Club Johnson Gym Mat Room 142 8:15 – 9:15pm Art & Music
If You Must by Sachika Goel Masley Gallery 6:00 – 8:00pm Circle of prayer opening meditation. OcTuba-fest: I’mpossible Keller Hall
6:30 – 7:30pm The tuba & euphonium studio of
Dr. Richard White presents student recitals, chamber music and more. Dr. White will open the week with a presentation from his book “I’mpossible.”
TUESDAY
Campus Events
Yoga SUB, Room 3017 (LoboOasis) 12:00 – 1:00pm
Queer Cumbia and Loteria Mesa Vista Courtyard
5:00 – 9:00pm Hosted by El Centro de la Raza as a part of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Lectures & Readings
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology Seminar PAIS, Room 3205
2:00 – 3:00pm Anson Kost, UNM, presents.
Workshops
AAPIRC Campus Connection #2
Mesa Vista Hall, Room 1064
12:00 – 1:00pm How to build a resume and cover letter with Career Services. Refreshments provided.
Data Visualization Zimmerman Library Room 254
12:30 – 1:30pm Basic principles of presenting data in slide or poster presentations, effective strategies to visualize your data for comprehension and impact, and tools that can help. Following the presentation, students will have the opportunity to put tips into practice in a workshop setting driven by individual interest.
AISS: Success Series Mesa Vista Hall, Room 1119 3:00 – 4:00pm Developing a strategic job search.
Art & Music
ASUNM SSE Presents: Malcolm Todd Popejoy Hall 7:30 – 9:30pm Todd’s music is a blend of indie pop and R&B. Tickets start at $12.
Meetings
Bosque Linguistics Association LLC, Ortega Hall, Lab 4 6:30 – 7:30pm Game night.
WEDNESDAY
Campus Events
Crafternoon UNM Women’s Resource Center 12:00 – 2:30pm Hang out, relax, meet new people, and learn a new craft.
Crafternoon: Crafting Study Break! Fine Arts and Design Library Classroom 1:00 – 3:00pm
The University of New Mexico women’s soccer team gathers for the team cheer before kicking off against the Grand Canyon University women’s soccer team at the UNM Soccer Complex on Thurs, Oct. 9. The Lobos won 4-1.
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Austin Hendricks, UNM, presents “Investigating host responses to the removal of a mutualistic fungal symbiont.”
Lightning Lounge Honors College Forum 3:00 – 4:30pm Features faculty presenters who speak on their research/creative work, teaching, or outreach for seven minutes. There is time for Q&A and networking.
International Studies Institute Lecture Series: Civil War Ortega Hall, Room 335 3:30 – 4:30pm Jessica Braithwaite, University of Arizona, presents “The Organizational Complexity of Civil Wars.”
Workshops
BFA Portfolio Info Session Art Department Lobby 12:00 – 1:00pm Get help with your BFA portfolio before applying.
Investing Jackson Student Center
a highstakes heist that’s masterminded by a new team of delinquents they never saw coming -- the Bad Girls.
Lectures & Readings
Honors Discovery Series Curiosity Talk Honors College Forum
11:00am – 12:30pm Honors Professor Tomasz Falkowski will discuss how indigenous peoples across Mesoamerica have sustainably managed diverse and complex agroecosystems for millennia.
Biology Brown Bag Seminar
Castetter Hall Room 100 12:00 – 1:00pm
5:00 – 6:00pm Featuring UNM’s Dr. Reilly White. Free food and a chance to earn money through scholarship raffle.
THURSDAY
Campus Events
Division for Change and Empowerment Open House
Scholes Hall - Roberts Room
8:30 – 10:30am Learn about their mission to elevate and strengthen UNM”s core values by creating access, cultivating the potential of, and inspiring all Lobos!
Tea Time with Andy
AISS 1119 Mesta Vista Hall 12:00 – 1:30pm
Take a break, grab a snack, & come hang with the AISS Director! Crafternoon: Crafting Study Break! Zimmerman Library Room B30 4:00 – 6:00pm Take an afternoon study or work break while trying out a new creative activity.
Meetings
Chinese Club Study Session LLC. Ortega, Room 120
3:00 – 4:00pm Chinese Conversation Group follows.
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.
Honors Student Association: General Meeting Honors College Forum
5:30 – 7:00pm
German Club Bosque Brewing in Nob Hill
7:00 – 8:00pm
Lectures & Readings
OSE Seminar PAIS Room 2540
12:30 – 1:45pm Dr. Lauren Schatz, Air Force Research Laboratory Starfire Optical Range, presents.
Thesis/Dissertation Presentation Reginald Heber Fitz Hall Room 303
12:30 – 1:30pm Stefan Klimaj, Biomedical Science Graduate Program, presents
“Innate Immune Evasion by Seoul Orthohantavirus within Its Natural Reservoir.”
CART Astrophysics Seminar PAIS 3205
2:00 – 3:00pm Ken Obenberger, AFRL, presents.
Biology Seminar
Castetter Hall Room 100
3:30 – 5:30pm Dr. Trevor Caughlin, Boise State University, presents.
Bate-Papos Portuguese Language
Conversation Hours LLC, Ortega Hall Room 124 4:00 – 5:00pm Practice your Portuguese language skills and enjoy Brazilian food and culture.
Archaeology Day Lecture
Hibben Center Room 105
6:30 – 8:00pm Dr. Frances Hayashida, UNM, presents “The Meaning and Making of Maize Beer in the Andes.” Registration recommended but not required.
Sports & Recreation
UNM Women’s Soccer vs Utah State UNM Soccer Complex
7:00 – 9:00pm Tickets are free for students.
Theater & Film
LLC October Film Screening — Vermiglio (Italian)
LLC Movie Room, Ortega Hall 124
4:00 – 6:00pm A moving drama set in Northern Italy, Vermiglio explores memory, community, and the scars of history through the eyes of three sister confronting the legacy of war. Vermiglio will be shown in Italian with English subtitles. Popcorn provided. Art & Music
Concert Music Keller Hall 2:00 – 2:50pm UNM Music students perform works for strings and pipe organ.
Harmony Hammond: Desire Opening Reception Tamarind Institute 5:00 – 7:00pm
Harmony Hammond, a pivotal and groundbreaking figure in the feminist art and queer abstraction movements, investigates the lithograph as a non-planographic object.
OcTuba-fest: Studio Solos II Keller Hall 6:30 – 7:30pm The tuba & euphonium studio of Dr. Richard White presents studio solos.
FRIDAY
Campus Events
SWFC: Scream at the Screen Film Festival SUB Theater 6:00 – 8:00pm Enjoy the various submissions by UNM students.
Sports & Recreation Lobo Hockey vs Grand Canyon
MAC, Rio Rancho 7:00 – 9:00pm Tickets $10, $5 for students.
Lectures & Readings Thesis/Dissertation Presentation PAIS 1010 9:00 – 10:00am
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4:00 –5:00pm
6:00 – 8:00pm A celebration of history, culture, and creativity. Experience the energy as National Pan-Hellenic
Council (NPHC) organizations bring their unique styles and stories to the stage. Event is free, but tickets must be aquired online.
OcTuba-fest: Chamber Concert Keller Hall 6:30 – 7:30pm Featuring performances by BullHorn Brass and the Sandia Brass Quintet.
Theater & Film
Colombian Film Club LLC, Ortega Hall Room 124 3:00 – 5:00pm Screening “La Gente de la Universal/The People of the Universal.
SATURDAY
Campus Events Honors College Alumni Chapter Homecoming Celebration UNM Honors College 1:00am – 2:00pm Features delicious refreshments, guided tours of the Honors Center, the presentation of our Honors Distinguished Alumni Awards, and a silent auction in support of Scribendi.
Lectures & Readings
Fall Family Day - Exploring Fermentation Maxwell Museum & Courtyard 10:00am – 12:00pm Talk to expert, join playful and educational activities, and more. Refreshments will be available. Registration recommended but not required.
Art & Music
If You Must by Sachika Goel Masley Gallery 6:00 – 8:00pm Reception. Translation and transcription.
OcTuba-fest! Keller Hall
6:30 – 7:30pm
OcTuba-fest guest concert and masterclass.
Sports & Recreation
UNM Volleyball vs Grand Canyon
Johnson Center 12:00 – 2:00pm Tickets are free for students.
Lobo Hockey vs Grand Canyon
The MAC, Rio Rancho 7:00 – 9:00pm Tickets $10, $5 for students.
UNM Football vs Nevada University Stadium 7:45 – 9:45pm UNM Football faces off against Nevada for Homecoming. Tickets are free for students.
Theater & Film
SWFC: Sinners SUB Theater 6:00 – 8:00pm Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their Mississippi hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
SUNDAY
Art & Music
OcTubaween! Keller Hall 12:00 – 1:00pm Featuring the tuba and euphonium students of Dr. Richard White. Costumes encouraged.
Fred Sturm in Concert Keller Hall 3:00 – 4:30pm
Sports & Recreation
UNM Women’s Soccer vs Boise
State UNM Soccer Complex 12:00 – 2:00pm Tickets are free for students.
UNM Women’s Softball vs UTEP Lobo Softball Field
12:00 – 2:00pm
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Tickets are free for students.
UNM Women’s Softball vs UTEP Lobo Softball Field
2:00 – 4:00pm Tickets are free for students.
CURRENT
EXHIBITS
If you must by Sachika Goel Masley Gallery Through October 24 2025 Conversations with the wind.
Antrum by Emma Buck Anderson John Sommers Gallery Through October 24 2025
No Matter How Quiet I Am I Somehow Am Still the Loudest AC2 Gallery 301 Mountain Rd NE Through October 26, 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition by Tiranee Moody.
Touch
Harwood 6th Street Studio October 17-31 2025 Exhibition by Adrian Ricca Lucci.
Open Access Month: Poster Display
Showcasing OER Zimmerman Library Through October 31 2025
From October 1 – October 31, 2025, a special poster display will be featured inside Zimmerman Library’s North Entrance. Visitors will be able to explore posters highlighting 12 different UNM classes currently using OER, spanning disciplines from Chemistry to Art History, World Literature, Architecture, Swahili, and more.
“Nothing Left for Me”: Federal Policy and the Photography of Milton Snow in Diné Bikéyah Maxwell Museum of Anthropology Through November 8, 2025 This exhibition foregrounds Diné perspectives on the intersecting and ongoing legacies of both photography and American colonialism.
In Memoriam Spectra Gallery, Honors Forum Through December 13, 2025
Navigates the intricate intersection of domestic and wild elements, honoring non-human animals and exploring the collective healing that arises through art-making and mourning.
Harmony Hammond: Desire Through January 23, 2026
Tamarind Institute
Harmony Hammond, a pivotal and ground breaking figure in the feminist art and queer abstraction movements, investigates the lithograph as a non-planographic object.
Entangled Cultures: How Humans and Microbes Co-create through Fermentation
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology Through March 14, 2026
Entangled Cultures presents diverse global examples of traditional vessels used in the creation and consumption of fermented foods and beverages.
Ancestors
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
Permanent Exhibit
Ancestors will lead you through those aspects of modern humanity that makes us unique and successful, tracing the path of evolution through the past four million years.
People of the Southwest Maxwell Museum of Anthropology Permanent Exhibit
This exhibition celebrates the cultural history of the Southwest, especially the close relationship southwestern people have had with the land around them.
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