Daily Lobo 11/4/19

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ASUNM Senate elections this week By Alex Hiett

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

@Nmal1123 The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico’s fall election is here, with twenty candidates vying for ten open seats in the undergraduate student government Senate. Voting takes place over the course of three days — Monday at 9 a.m. until Wednesday at 5 p.m. Votes can be cast through the myUNM website, and physical polling locations will be in the Student Union Building (SUB) on Tuesday and Wednesday. The most recent ASUNM Senate election saw a relatively low turnout. The 2018 fall election had 1,048 students participate, or 6% of the fall 2018 undergraduate population. Additionally, only 961 students voted in the spring election earlier this year. Each of these elections had the lowest voter turnouts of the past seven years. Todd Moe, the executive director of the ASUNM Elections Commission, said in a statement that the commission “doesn’t have a set number in mind for voter

turnout,” but that improvement is their goal. “We decided to focus on getting a wider pool of candidates,” Moe said. “We thought that if we had more candidates that were different from years past, they could be able to reach parts of the student population that haven’t been as active with ASUNM.” Reaching out to more communities at UNM was a common theme candidates voiced at the Senate candidate forum last week. Many of the candidates mentioned wanting to bring more students into the campus community and wanting to instill pride for UNM in their peers. Several candidates shared the goal of having a Senate reflective of the student body. Outreach was also a common theme in recent Senate meetings concerning a possible student fee increase and the proposed termination of ASUNM funding for

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The Dia de los Muertos Celebration event at the South Broadway Cultural Center Nov. 2 featured a car show, local artist vendors, displays of ofrendas and live entertainment. Art work and ofrendas from the event will be on exhibit in the Gallery until Nov. 22.

Lobos out of bowl contention after sixth consecutive loss By Spencer Butler

@SpencerButler48

The University of New Mexico football team continued its freefall as the Lobos lost to the University of Nevada over the weekend. The loss added to their losing

streak, which has now reached six games in a row. The loss also knocked the Lobos (2-7) out of bowl contention for the third consecutive season.

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Photo Courtesy of New Mexico Football via twitter (@UNMLoboFB)

New Mexico Lobos lost to Nevada Wolf Pack in Reno, Nevada on Nov 2, 2019.

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COSAP offers coasters to test for date-rape drugs By Beatrice Nisoli @BeatriceNisoli In response to the threat of sexual assault for University of New Mexico students, the UNM Campus Office of Substance Abuse Prevention (COSAP) has championed a giveaway of drug detection coasters. The coasters test for the presence of GHB and ketamine, frequently referred to as date-rape drugs, in drinks. These coasters are effective and easy to use: simply place a droplet of a suspicious drink on the tester and observe the coaster’s color change indicating whether the drink has been tampered with. If the coaster turns blue, then the drink is not safe to consume. “We looked at different colleges that also had them,” Rachel Abeyta, the Program Specialist at COSAP, said in an article by the UNM Newsroom. “We thought this would be a good thing for students to have as a tool and keep on them, something they can use to prevent themselves from getting hurt by someone who has bad intentions.” This giveaway is a timely addition to UNM’s existing student

safety initiatives. In the 2018 Campus Security and Fire Safety report released by the UNM Police Department, aggravated assaults were up by seven (with nineteen reported incidents), reported rape incidents increased by four (nineteen total incidents) and fondling cases by one (twelve total incidents). COSAP ordered 250 coasters from Drink Safe Technologies, which has previously provided similar student giveaways, back in September. At first, COSAP was uncertain as to whether students would see the necessity for the coasters and take advantage of the giveaway. “I think students get bombarded with having things given to them, so we were just going to hand the coasters out when it was convenient,” Abeyta said to UNM Newsroom. “We were just hoping students would be interested in them.” Since then, the coasters have been in high demand with only fifty left for availability. Students can pick up the coasters in COSAP’s office located in Mesa Vista Hall on campus. Ultimately, COSAP wishes to en-

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