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State and Tribal leaders urge feds to keep Chaco Canyon protections

By Addison Fulton @DailyLobo

Members of the New Mexico delegation and local tribal leaders gathered to reaffirm their commitment to protecting public lands, firmly stating, “Chaco Canyon is not for sale.”

On Friday, Nov. 21, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D) hosted a press conference alongside Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D) and Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D), where Gov. Myron Armijo of Santa Ana Pueblo spoke at the Indian Pueblo Culture Center to discuss the U.S. Department of the Interior’s recent moves to repeal Public Land Order 7923, which protects land near Chaco Canyon, including a 10-mile buffer zone, from oil and gas development.

In late October, President Donald Trump’s administration notified several tribal leaders about plans to revoke the 20-year ban on oil and gas development across roughly 336,000 federal lands near Chaco Canyon, according to The Associated Press.

Armijo opened the event by

describing the spiritual importance of Chaco Canyon, and why the battle to protect it matters.

“Chaco Canyon is more than a distant memory. It’s not a thing of the past. We’re here today talking about it and here to protect the area. It’s a place where our ancestors thrived, embodying who we are as Pueblo people,” Armijo said. “The great houses, the kivas, the stonework and the roads radiating out across the landscape, are all reminders of a sophisticated people whose legacy we carry forward. When we speak of protecting Chaco, we speak of protecting ourselves.”

Armijo said that the current U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum had been invited to visit Chaco to help him understand the significance, but he has not responded. In 2019, when a similar order was first proposed, former Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt was extended the same offer, and accepted the invitation.

“Our message resonated and it helped delay harmful decisions and reaffirmed that nothing replaces on the ground conversation, and that’s

what we want,” Armijo said.

Ray Luján, who is leading the reintroduction of the “Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act” that seeks to protect certain federal land near Chaco Canyon, spoke on the necessity of protecting Chaco Canyon and the history of PLO 7923.

“For those that don’t understand the sacredness of Chaco, I hope they understand that it’s a special place that deserves to be protected,” Ray Luján said.

Heinrich, a ranking member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and co-founder of the U.S. Senate Stewardship Caucus, said Chaco Canyon is not a museum or a place of the past, but rather an active and valuable, irreplaceable cultural space.

“It is a living cultural landscape, and that’s why so many people have come together to protect it. I invited Secretary Bernhardt out to Chaco Canyon and he took me up on it, and I will extend that invitation again today to Secretary Burgum once again. But when Secretary

Inside this Lobo

Beading workshop honors traditions of Native American Tribes: Lovato (pg. 2)

UNM Libraries host last Crafternoon of the semester: Olmstead (pg. 2)

University seeks community input on next UNM president: McKelvey-Francis (pg. 3)

Red Raiders run Lobos out of The Pit: Padilla (pg. 4)

Opportunity awaits as Lobos officially introduce Karley Nelson as new soccer Head Coach: Joe (pg. 4)

PHOTO STORY: Food trucks, beverages and music bring joy to Balloon Fiesta Park: Joe (pg. 5)

Maxwell Museum hosts events celebrating free speech: Fulton (pg. 6)

Student orgs introduce roaming recycling cart at football tailgate: Loyd Sment (pg. 6)

Bernhardt came out, I could see his understanding of this place changed. From thinking it was just something for the history books, to understanding its connection to today’s leaders and tomorrow’s leaders who will follow in their footsteps,” Heinrich said. Stansbury said she’s angry about how the repeal of PLO 7923 is being handled by the federal government.

“If you are not angry, get angry. It is time for us to stand up, to stand with Pueblo and Diné leaders to fight back, to help the public understand what is happening,” Stansbury said. “Join us in that fight. Raise your voices, call members of Congress, call the White House,

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Lobos advance to 8-3 behind dominant defensive performance

By Edge Garcia @DailyLobo

On Saturday, Nov. 22, the University of New Mexico Lobos football team triumphed against the Air Force Academy Falcons, winning the game 20-3, and sealing the first victory at Falcon Stadium in 25 years.

Lobo quarterback Jack Layne and the offense started the night off with a nine-play, 75-yard drive, capped off by Layne’s 12-yard scramble for a touchdown to take a 7-0 lead. Then, UNM sophomore defensive tackle Jalen McIver and senior safety Caleb Coleman combined for a second down sack that led to a third-and-15 on Air Force’s opening drive, which ultimately resulted in an opening drive punt for the Falcons.

Offensive success continued for the Lobos with senior running back Damon Bankston getting involved through the air, as he had three catches for 27 yards in the first quarter alone.

Layne’s escape ability within the pocket became an issue for the Falcons, as the Lobos accumulated 126 total yards of offense to end the first quarter – 79 of them coming from the ground game and nine total first downs.

In the second quarter, Bankston recorded his fifth touchdown of the season on the Lobos second drive of the game from two yards out. The offensive line was a dominant force in the ground game, as they won at the line of scrimmage and brought physicality to the Falcons defensive front.

On the Falcons’ second drive of the game — the first of the second quarter – faced with a third-and-13, Lobo senior defensive end Brett Karhu got home on a strip sack, which set up Layne and the offense at Air Force’s 22-yard line. With an opportunity to go up by three scores early in the game, UNM’s offense was

quiet and settled for a 27-yard field goal to take a 17-0 lead.

The Lobo defense came up big on Air Force’s next possession; on a third-and-six in Lobo territory, Lobo linebacker Jaxton Eck made a tackle to force a fourth down. That wasn’t the only big time play on the drive, as Air Force kept the offense out on the field to attempt to keep the drive alive, and once again, the Lobos front seven got home for the third sack in the game, this one credited to Coleman.

The Lobos entered halftime up 17-0, and outgained Air Force by 144 total yards, a complete defensive effort in the first half by UNM Defensive Coordinator Spence Nowinsky’s unit.

Air Force started the second half on offense with hopes to swing momentum in their favor. The Falcons continued to lean into their classic run heavy-first mindset and converted a fourth-and-two from the Lobos 42-yard line on Kemper Hodges’ quarterback keeper, but their 13-play drive ended on an eventual fourth-and-four incompletion.

UNM wasn’t able to do anything on the following drive, and on Air Force’s next possession, junior backup quarterback Josh Johnson entered the game late in the third quarter for Air Force on the ensuing drive which bled into the start of the fourth quarter. Johnson provided a spark on offense and led the Falcons on a 19-play, 75-yard drive, resulting in a 27-yard field goal that led to Air Force’s first points of the game.

Despite a sack from Lobo linebacker Mercury Swaim early in the drive, Johnson countered by completing an 18-yard pass on second-and-18 for a first down, and converted a fourth-and-one to keep the drive alive, which

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The UNM football team celebrates after beating Air Force 20-3 at Falcon Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 22. Photo courtesy of Go Lobos.

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Sen. Martin Heinrich, Ben Ray Luján, and Rep. Melanie Stansbury host a press conference with Pueblo leaders on steps to protect Chaco Canyon on Friday, Nov. 21. Photo courtesy of Sen. Martin Heinrich’s Office.

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Beading workshop honors traditions of Native American Tribes

By Lexis Lovato @lovatolexis

On Friday, Nov. 21, The University of New Mexico Language Learning Center held a free beadmaking workshop featuring Native American beading, a longstanding tradition within Native communities across the United States.

Adam Greenberg, a member of the Mescalero Apache and Taos Pueblo, and Alicia Clouser, a member of the Navajo tribe, led attendees through creating their own set of beaded earrings, while teaching the history behind the Native tradition.

Greenberg said that beading originally traces back to 16thcentury China and Europe. He said that it was taught to Native women by Victorian nuns during a time when Native Americans were forcefully evangelized. At this time, beadmaking was seen as a womanly, domesticated hobby that nuns encouraged women to learn, in addition to other hobbies like embroidery.

The beading patterns most often seen today in the Southwest, like pannative and powwow styles, are a collection of influences by various Native American tribes — which are a bit different from tribes that follow specific patterns unique to their tribe, like communities in the Great Lakes

region of the U.S. such as the Anishinaabe and Ojibwe people, Greenberg said.

and stuff, so I’m a little bit crafty,” Jones said.

Jones said that her experience with sewing made it easier to make the pattern, and that starting a pattern is the most difficult because it’s about building the foundation, she said.

Clouser said that her mother’s help, alongside consistent practice and YouTube videos, were some of the things that helped her the most when she began beading. She also advised to not attempt beading if you are already frustrated or start becoming so.

“It’s just gonna be a disaster,” Clouser said. “If you’re starting to get frustrated — even a little bit — just slow down, take a step back, and then you start it again.”

Greenberg said that beading is about doing something that comes from your own ideas. He advised beginners to never compare their own work to others, because comparison is the thief of joy.

“Ironically though, despite the introduction of beading as an intent to Europeanize Native women, beadwork quickly became an iconic symbol of Native American identity,” Greenberg said.

Greenberg said during the 18th and 19th century, a time when children were forced into boarding schools, mothers adorned their children in beaded accessories and clothing as a way to symbolize and preserve their cultural identity.

An attendee of the workshop, Nizhonii Jones, said she was familiar with beaded artwork as a part of her Native culture, but went to the workshop to see if she was able to do it herself.

“I feel like it gave me a good foot in the door to see if I was able to do it, because I do like sewing

“Its all about practice, because it’s not technically very hard, if that makes sense. There’s not a lot of crazy techniques, it’s the same stitch over and over again. It’s a practice in patience,” Greenberg said.

Lexis Lovato is a beat reporter for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at culture@dailylobo. com or on X @lovatolexis

UNM Libraries host last Crafternoon of the semester

By Marina Olmstead @DailyLobo

A ball of yarn, a streak of a pen and glue on a marble magnet were all things seen at the University of New Mexico’s seventh and final Crafternoon of the year on Nov. 19 and 20. It was an event for all students to come and choose from the variety of crafts, or create their own, to express their creativity.

Kate Costello, an undergraduate engagement team librarian, said that Crafternoon was created at UNM to take advantage of the chill library environment for students to explore their creativity and catch a break from classes, as well as a hope for libraries to be third spaces.

“Libraries can be third spaces for University students too.

There’s a time when everybody just needs to chill. Libraries are pretty chill already,” Costello said.

Holly Surbaugh, also an undergraduate engagement librarian, said another big part of the creation of Crafternoon was a desire to connect with students.

“The undergraduate engagement team is looking for opportunities to do more interpersonal connections with specifically undergrad students, although Crafternoon is open to everybody,” Surbaugh said. “You just really want to get beyond the confines of the classroom. We really want (students) to connect with the library in a personal way.”

Crafternoon began with a sole event last spring, which was so successful that it continued this fall, Costello said. About two

sessions are held every month, and participation has varied from half a dozen students to nearly 20.

At the event, students arrived to free and plentiful supplies, and if a participant didn’t finish their project, they were welcome to take crafts home to finish.

“We wanted to do something kind of low-lift engagement where folks don’t have to register. They can just come in and have a seat,” Costello said.

The final Crafternoon’s latest craft was marble magnets. Coloring books, educational crochet kits and needle felting were also available. Senior students Kayla Medford and August Fowler participated in the Crafternoon on Nov. 19. Medford took a stab at learning crochet

with a “The Woobles: Pierre The Penguin” kit, and Fowler used color pencils to bring a page from a coloring book to life.

“It’s good (to go to Crafternoon) around this time, because it’s very stressful, and I think I need a de-stresser. I’m learning how to crochet now based on Crafternoon,” Medford said.

Fowler is a returning Crafternoon attendee who participated in the previous Crafternoon, while Medford was a first time attendee, they said. Last event, Fowler colored DIY stickers that decorate her water bottle.

The future of Crafternoon’s content is like unmolded clay, but will continue next semester.

Costello said that there have been talks about themes, such as

cloth mending, and that student feedback through optional surveys or social media are always welcome.

“We are still playing around with what works best. We often have needle felting and beadmaking, which are very popular. We will almost certainly continue (Crafternoon) in the Spring. We may do fewer of them in the spring to make more room for additional, like different types of programs, but there’ll be at least some Crafteroons in the spring,” Serbaugh said.

Marina Olmstead is a freelance reporter for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at news@dailylobo.com or on X @ DailyLobo

UNM students and faculty learn to make a beaded earrings at a beading workshop hosted at the Language Learning Center on Friday, Nov. 21.

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By Jaden McKelvey-Francis @jadenmckelvey

As the search for the next University of New Mexico president continues, members of the community were invited to give their input on what qualities they would like to see the next president embody.

Held on Nov. 18 and 19 — the first in UNM’s Student Union Building, and the second in the Domenici Education Center on the Health and Sciences campus — staff, faculty, students and community members presented their perspectives on the investigation to members of the search firm Isaacson, Miller, which the University has contracted to conduct the search.

Attendees spoke on many different qualities they want the next president to hold, including the ability to form connections with the University community and across the state, a respect for and commitment to expand recognition of the Native American lands the University is built on, an ability to push to protect academic freedom, roots within New Mexico and a passion for education and students.

The search was initiated after President Garnett Stokes announced she would be retiring at the end of the 2025-26 school year back in September.

The search firm will work alongside the UNM Search Advisory Committee to identify candidates and make recommendations to the Board

lasted just over eight minutes of game time. The Lobos’ chance for a potential shut-out ended, but the defense up to this point had been making the Falcons work and grind for every yard.

“We try to live by toughness, attrition; we knew we were the more physical team and we just wanted to go out there and continue and hit them,” Swaim said.

The Lobos defense was nothing short of physical and that was likely their key to winning. Swaim finished the game with a team-leading 11 total tackles and one sack on the night.

On the ensuing drive for the Lobos, Layne was met with a third-and-nine from the Lobos own 31-yard line and completed a deep ball to senior wide receiver Keagan Johnson for 20 yards. The Lobos offense committed to the ground game to finish out their late fourth quarter drive behind Bankston and senior quarterback James Laubstein.

of Regents. The Search Advisory Committee is made up of professors, faculty, students and alumni across the University, including members of the Board of Regents, the president of the Associated Students at UNM, UNM’s Athletic Director and the CEO of the UNM Health System.

“The feedback we receive from our community will play a vital role in shaping the leadership profile for UNM’s next president,” Board of Regents Chair, Paul Blanchard, said in a press release sent out before the forums. “We look forward to hearing directly from the people who make up the core of our university — our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the New Mexicans we serve.”

The timeline for the presidential search expects that

Laubstein and Layne both took snaps to finish off a fifth straight win for the Lobos as they improved to 8-3 overall and 5-2 in conference play.

Prior to Saturday night’s game, Air Force had been averaging over 270 yards on the ground per game this season. New Mexico limited them to just 110 yards on 2.3 yards per attempt, both being the season-lows for the Falcons.

The Lobos will host the San Diego State University Aztecs, who are 9-2 this season, at home on Friday, Nov. 28, in what will be one of the biggest games in UNM’s recent history, as the Lobos’ hopes of making the Mountain West Conference Championship Game — a game the Lobos have never played in — are still alive.

Edge Garcia is a freelance reporter for the Daily Lobo. He can be reached at sports@ dailylobo.com or on X @DailyLobo

the finalists for the position will be chosen in April or May of 2026, with finalists’ visits to the campus happening during the same period. The next president is expected to be chosen at the end of May, and will assume the role over the summer.

“The Presidential Search Advisory Committee is grateful to all of the Lobos who participated in the presidential search listening sessions held over the past several days. The strong turnout and thoughtful input from faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members reflect the deep commitment our stakeholders have to the future of New Mexico’s flagship university,”

Executive Director of Strategic Communications at UNM Ben Cloutier wrote in a statement to

call the Department of Interior, organize, and let’s protect Chaco Canyon because Chaco Canyon is sacred. It is our heritage, it is our culture, it is our landscape and I will just say it one more time — Chaco Canyon is not for sale.”

Ray Luján said that despite New Mexico oil production being at an all-time high — with New Mexico producing 2 million barrels of oil per day in 2024, twice as much as it was producing in 2019, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas — the second Trump administration is attempting to repeal the protections the first Trump administration supported.

“I can’t imagine that they would not agree that there are places that need to be protected in the United States. Oil and gas generation is at an all time high in New Mexico already,” Ray Luján said.

The Daily Lobo on behalf of the Presidential Search Advisory Committee.

Attendee of the forum and a Clinical Nurse Educator in the College of Nursing, Nicole Smith, said she attended to learn what the search team was looking for.

“The morals of the office don’t change due to the political climate, meaning that everyone is seen as equal, and it doesn’t matter race, culture, religion, anything like that; it’s every student is seen as a proper student, staff and faculty,” Smith said.

Jaden McKelvey-Francis is the editor-in-chief of the Daily Lobo. He can be reached at editorinchief@dailylobo.com or on X @jadenmckelvey

“Why this place? Why choose to go into this area? And the way that the Trump administration disrespectfully notified the Pueblo governors during the shutdown? No meaningful consultation. I’m beside myself and I don’t understand it.”

Ray Luján reiterated a desire to have decision-makers — including Burgum and Trump — visit the site to help them grasp its significance before making choices about its fate.

“They need to have conversations with these governors and understand what’s happening here,” Ray Luján said.

Addison Fulton is the culture editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at culture@dailylobo.com or on X @ dailylobo

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Red Raiders run Lobos out of The Pit

By Wyatt S. Padilla @wyattspadilla

In a clash of titans, the University of New Mexico Lobos and Texas Tech University Red Raiders met in The Pit on Sunday, Nov. 23, with the Raiders ultimately defeating the Lobos 82-57.

The game featured a strong Lobo team — who have been blowing out opponents by an average of 26 points over the last four games, outrebounding opponents by double digits, and have held their last two opponents, including New Mexico State University, to only 45 points — against the Big 12 leader, Texas Tech.

The Red Raiders had started

the season 6-0, defeated power conference teams Mississippi State University, Southern Methodist University and University of Arkansas, outscoring opponents by a margin of 25 points, barely outrebounding opponents and demonstrating grit to the end of each possession. It’s fair to say the match was greatly anticipated.

UNM and Texas Tech came out swinging on defense, which defined the game as turnovers and steals were happening left, right, and center on both teams, with the whistle from the refs howling through the building. Lobos suffered from poor shooting, and guard Destinee Hooks not heating up until less than five minutes before halftime, as nine of her 10

points before halftime came in that span.

UNM shot 29% in the first half of the game, and went four of 16 from the three-point line as they settled for poor transition shots, rather than getting into set offense to create their insideout three pointers that made the Lobos a three-point threat. Texas Tech, on the other hand, was able to shoot 45% from the field, 44% from three, and 75% from the freethrow line.

The Red Raiders sped the Lobos up, which created problems on the offensive side of the ball for UNM and kept them from being able to press Texas Tech on defense. The Lobos kept it within 10 at halftime, as the score was 39-29.

The second half of the game was all Texas Tech, as the Red Raiders were able to outscore the Lobos 43-28, and the Lobos were never able to truly find their footing again. Texas Tech dominated UNM in the paint, scoring 26 of their points in the paint during the second half and outrebounding the Lobos by a plus-five margin.

The Lobos shot a bit better, rounding their full-game shooting percentages to 32% from the field and 23% from three, but once again, the Lobos were shooting some ill-advised threes in the second half as they went three of 15 from deep. Much of the Lobos’ woes were thanks to Texas Tech’s defense, as they were making UNM uncomfortable for

their hat on.

“We didn’t give ourselves enough opportunities to turn them over. I thought in the first half, we did a good job, we were on pace, but in the second half, we couldn’t make a shot, give them credit for that, so we just couldn’t get into the press,” Bradbury said.

Hooks led the Lobos to a game high of 24 points, five rebounds,and two steals, while point guard Laila Abdurraqib came off the bench, scoring six of the Lobos’ seven bench points.

Both Hooks and Abdurraqib admitted there are a couple of key lessons for the Lobos to take from this loss heading into their Thanksgiving week Florida Gulf Classic Tournament.

“One big thing is getting back on defense, and in transition, they had 23 points off turnovers, and they had a lot of secondchance points. We got to get back on defense and match up,” Hooks said.

the majority of the game on the Lobos’ home court.

A key statistic in this matchup is the number of turnovers each team has been forcing. The Red Raiders force an average of 21.3 turnovers a game, 10.6 steals, and 21.9 points from those turnovers, which is something the Lobos have taken as their bread and butter; since the start of the season, UNM has forced an average of 18.5 turnovers and 12 steals per game.

Head Coach Mike Bradbury spoke on the lack of defense to offense that the Lobos have hung

The Lobos will start an away stretch in the Florida Gulf Classic tournament against Chicago State University and University of Cincinnati, then will play at The University of Arizona, and finally return home on Dec. 13 against University of Houston.

Wyatt S. Padilla is a freelance reporter for the Daily Lobo. He can be reached at sports@dailylobo. com or on X @wyattspadilla

Opportunity awaits as Lobos officially introduce Karley Nelson as new soccer Head Coach

By Alex Joe @DailyLobo

It’s a new era in University of New Mexico soccer as the Lobos soccer team introduced their new Head Coach Karley Nelson at the University’s fall coaches press conference on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Nelson was elevated to be the team’s fifth head coach after serving 11 years as an assistant and associate head coach at UNM. She officially takes over for longtime head coach Heather Dyche, who is resigning to take a new position as the coach of the Under-23 U.S. Women’s National Team.

Vice President and Director of Athletics Fernando Lovo said UNM looked for a coach that met championship level standards, supported student athletes and their community, and had integrity.

“She embodies all that and she’s

terrific, she’s wonderful, she’s an amazing coach. I’m so fortunate to get to know her so much more during the process,” Lovo said.

Nelson said she’s always wanted to be the head coach at UNM with its facilities, administration and “the best ownership in the country,” she said.

The team’s philosophy and playing style under her coaching will center around offense, Nelson said.

“We definitely will be an attacking style of team for sure, we want to play, want to score, and then defensively, we want to press the game high up the field, we want to win the ball back and front of the opponent and we want to score goals,” Nelson said.

In looking for recruits to fill the ranks, UNM will have a big presence for recruiting locally, and will do their best to keep the best players in New Mexico, Nelson said. Recruits must be “team first,” she said.

“They (must) believe in what it is that our vision is for the program, they’re brought into our culture and that they want to be part of that, that they can put the good of the team above their own desires,” Nelson said.

“Of course, a big thank you to Heather (Dyche). 11 years ago, she brought me here and allowed me to have my hand in almost every area of this program, which has proven to be invaluable experience,” Nelson said. “I’m grateful for her mentorship and for the years that we spent working together, and most importantly, thank you to the players.”

The Lobos finished this past season with a record of 8-5-6 and an appearance in the Mountain West tournament. Now, it’s a new day for Lobos soccer after signing five new players to their 2026 class, and introducing their new head coach.

“I’ve been here for 11 years. It’s a program that is near and dear

to my heart. I love it. I’ve invested everything I have into it. So when (Lovo) did extend the offer and said, ‘we want you to be the next leader of this program,’ I, of course, was thrilled. It felt right,” Nelson said.

Alex Joe is a freelance videographer for the Daily Lobo. He can be reached at sports@dailylobo.com or on X @ DailyLobo

The new Lobo soccer Head Coach Karley Nelson. Courtesy of Go Lobos.

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Lobo forward Emma Najjuma (#23) attempts to block a shot against Texas Tech at The Pit on Sunday, Nov. 23. The Lobos lost 57-82.

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PHOTO STORY: Food trucks, beverages and music bring joy to Balloon Fiesta Park

By Alex Joe

The 10th Great New Mexico Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival was in full swing on Saturday, Nov. 22 at Balloon Fiesta Park. The party was in full effect for a day of food truck fan favorites, made up of 30 of the area’s top food trucks.

Alongside the food truck recommendations, people were also able to enjoy some craft brews for the occasion and other beverages as well, such as boba to help enjoy the moment.

There was live music being played for those in attendance, courtesy of a local band, Traveler in Pain. There was also a local artisan market to explore, with over 50 artisans joining the party selling a number of artifacts including jewelry, shirts, and a number of products to be used as gifts for the holidays.

Alex Joe is a freelance videographer for the Daily Lobo. He can be reached at photo@dailylobo.com or on X @DailyLobo

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Friday

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Joy Junction Thrift Shoppe: Great Bargains & Discounts! College students get 20% OFF Open Mon-Sat: 9AM - 7PM; 111030 Menaul Blvd, NE 505-877-8971

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Pica Sweet sells chamoy candy and pickles at the 10th New Mexico Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival at Balloon Fiesta Park on Saturday, Nov. 22.

Maxwell Museum hosts events celebrating free speech

By Addison Fulton @DailyLobo

On Friday, Nov. 21, the University of New Mexico Maxwell Museum of Anthropology hosted two events highlighting the importance of freedom of expression and the role of museums in protecting the exchange of ideas.

The first event was “Lexicon of Liberty,” a celebration of banned and threatened books. Maxwell Museum Preparator Chris Albert and Curator of Education and Public Programs Julián Antonio Carrillo led the event, sharing statistics on who bans books, why and how. The second event, “Designed to Disrupt,” was a round table event where attendees were invited to play “Designing to Disrupt,” a card game by museum worker Chaya Arabia, designed to teach what can be achieved with activism.

“We’re gonna be using it in a way that’s going to hopefully uncover and discover the body language of the Maxwell Museum, which are these sort of invisible signs of how people read you. For example, the design of the

museum or who your staff are — their race or sexual orientation.

All of these factors of what constitutes your museum, what signals you’re sending out to the public,” Antonio Carrillo said.

Albert said the events coincide with the nationwide “Fall of Freedom,” a national banding together of artists, writers and culture workers to honor free speech and find opportunities to take action to defend it.

“There are a lot of things happening that are improper, illegal, contrary to the foundational principles of this nation and I feel like even elected leaders who share that opinion and sentiment are kind of gone.

I mean, they’re there, but I think a lot of people on the ground — everyday individuals — are looking for suggestions of what they can do, how they can be empowered to act,” Albert said.

The event featured an infographic on how book bans are initiated. The infographic shared information from the American Library Association stating that there were 821 censorship attempts in 2024, 26% of which were from pressure groups, and 36% of which came from school

boards and administrations.

Participants at the Lexicon of Liberty event were also invited to read from a threatened or banned book, or any literary passage relating to the concept of free speech.

“The museum is a cultural institution, I think any museum has a responsibility to nonpartisanally really examine and support freedom of expression,” Albert said.

One banned passage was shared by Antonio Carrillo from a book titled “Open Veins of Latin America” by Eduardo Galeano. The book investigates the impact of slavery and imperialism in Latin America, and has been banned and challenged throughout Latin America, including in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay.

One attendee, Kee Warner, said that he decided to visit the event while passing through town, as he has visited Maxwell Museum before.

“I thought it was very interesting and it was informal, but it was clear that there were people who had prepared to come and share some personal thoughts about censorship and

banning books,” said Warner. “It wasn’t just what I expected. It was a range of things and people driving from their own personal experiences.”

Maxwell Museum Director Carla Sinopoli also brought “Satanic Verses” by Salman Rushdie to share. She spoke of the importance of free speech and discourse as factors that allow a museum of anthropology to function as it is intended.

“If we want to understand each

other and understand — as an anthropology museum — the richness of human diversity, we have to be able to communicate honestly and openly,” Sinopoli said.

Addison Fulton is the culture editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at culture@ dailylobo.com or on X @ dailylobo

Student orgs introduce roaming recycling cart at football tailgate

By Penelope Loyd Sment @DailyLobo

It is easy to imagine the type of waste that is generated at a University of New Mexico football tailgate, with aluminum cans, plastic bottles and cardboard usually sent directly to the landfill. This season, a group of students from environmentally-focused student organizations across campus are banding together to make recycling easier than ever for Lobo fans by debuting a roaming recycling cart at home tailgates.

The cart began roaming on Nov. 15 at the Lobo football tailgate to collect and manage the recyclables people had on-hand during the event.

Led by senior Shaylene Sanchez, the team is attempting to reform the University’s current recycling practices by making a roaming recycling cart to collect items like cans and bottles “where people actually toss them,” and adding volunteers to “close the gap between what we need to be recycling and what we really do recycle,” Sanchez said.

By the end of the tailgate, the

cart had collected 29 lb. of mixed paper, 8 lb. of plastic, 2 lb. of noncan metal, 17.5 lb. of metal cans and 8.5 lb. of glass, coming to a total of 65 pounds of recyclables; for comparison, approximately 15 lb. of trash was collected.

“The pilot went incredibly well — way beyond what we expected for a first run,” Sanchez said. “We ended up diverting about four times more recyclables than trash, which is a huge win for a tailgate environment.”

The initiative is run by students in partnership with UNM Sustainability Studies, Facilities

Management and student organization UNM Leaders for Environmental Action and Foresight. On launch day, when UNM hosted the Colorado State University Rams, senior Kaidence Puckett led the initiative.

Lobo fans at the tailgate expressed support for the program and excitement about its future; before the cart even had the chance to park, people were throwing their cans and bottles into it.

New Mexican musician Jerry Dean, the father of Sanchez, also walked with the cart, which

Sanchez said brought more people over, started conversations about their goals and amplified the engagement they saw with the community at the tailgate.

“The goal is to show how simple, visible solutions like this can shift habits and eventually scale to other campus or community events,” Sanchez said.

Penelope Loyd Sment is a freelance reporter for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at news@dailylobo.com or on X @ DailyLobo

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