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Rating best crying spots on campus
By Maria Fernandez @DailyLobo
At the Daily Lobo, we often publish stories on the best places to study, grab coffee or a bite to eat near the University of New Mexico campus, but we don’t typically discuss where to have a good cry. As a person who’s cried in a lot of places on campus, here’s the best and worst places to have a good sob fest. Whether you’re a solo crier, prefer a group sobbing session or a quiet crier, there’s something for you.
Centennial Library individual study spaces: 8/10
We’re starting strong with the underground Centennial Science and Engineering Library, where the lowest floor has individual study rooms with barely enough room for one person — two could fit if you’ve got a crying buddy. If you’ve never explored it, there’s no better time than when you’re on the verge of tears. The privacy of the space makes it ideal for a good cry,
along with a relatively comfortable chair, but there is a downside — the walls are extremely, painfully, uncomfortably thin. If you’re a silent weeper like me, I highly recommend this spot.
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Top of the Yale parking structure: 10/10
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Lobo Lift to start offering piggyback rides
By Jaden McKelvey-Francis @jadenmckelvey
A new way to get around campus has arrived for University of New Mexico students. The Lobo Lift program, which offers rides in golf carts for students around campus, has expanded to offer piggyback rides, available by calling the Lobo Lift hotline.
The program consists of a fleet of over 50 so-called “human vehicles” available from 4 a.m. to 7 a.m. After the piggybackers are dispatched and arrive at a user’s location, they simply input their destination and hop on.
“Human vehicles” must complete an extensive training course that includes running a five-minute mile while carrying 6.3572 cinder blocks, holding their breath for 15 minutes in a tank filled with carp and carrying a 0.31 GPA.
Student reactions have been mixed on the new program.
“You know, when I first tried it, I felt kinda strange just hopping up on another person’s back,” Dave N. Tablé said. “But I’ve found it actually quite helpful to get around, especially when I don’t feel like walking.”
Some students have had lessthan-positive experiences while trying the service.
“My driver tripped while carrying me to class,” Mandle Laye said. “I spilled my coffee everywhere, cracked my phone and even scraped my arm. Yes, I had my backpack full of books and made him run cause I was late to class, but it’s not my fault he tripped.”
Lotterman hopes the program will continue to be used across campus and even expand.
“We’re looking at adding bridal carries, fireman’s carries and just picking people up in a hug and carrying them around,” Lotterman said.
Center of the Universe: 4/10
The Center of the Universe is definitely meant for the louder, more musically inclined criers, so if that’s you, then go ahead and wail. However, if you’re an introverted, softer crier, this spot will draw attention to your misery.
SUB Cafeteria: 6/10
The Student Union Building cafeteria is an ideal location for a cry because on its bright side, you can easily grab a footlong meatball sub or a Dions pizza slice to soothe your ailments.
There are lots of seating options and windows with sunlight shining through if you’re craving a dramatic, golden-hour emotional extravaganza. It is the most public spot on this list, so if you don’t mind having an audience and would like to grab a quick sandwich before, during or after your cry, this is the
With perfect acoustics, lighting and privacy, the top of Yale parking structure is the ideal spot for anyone needing a sniffle session to get through their day. This location is perfect for all types of criers.
Just because you’re at rock bottom, doesn’t mean you can’t be on top of the world.
Johnson Field (at night): 6.7/10
Johnson Field gets high ratings for privacy, but it’s not the safest place to have a good cry. If you have a crying buddy or two, though, then hey, go have a sadsville gathering in the cold wet grass.
Crying on Johnson Field can also be therapeutic during the day and arguably much safer but your chances of taking a soccer ball to the head are much higher so be aware.
“It can be hard to recruit candidates to be members of the team,” Lobo Lift piggyback leader Blake Lotterman said. “You need to find the right mix of strength, speed, social skills — as some people like to chat on their rides — and general robotic nature.”
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The Chama/Jemez courtyard is a common crying spot for people experiencing deep sorrow at the end of spring break this semester.
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WALKWAYS CLOSED: UNM pulls weed from soil
By Addison Fulton @DailyLobo
Another major construction project is beginning at the University of New Mexico causing major upheaval to the University ecosystem.
In addition to the work on the Center for Collaborative Arts and Technology and the demolition of the old Humanities building to begin on a new one, UNM announced another project and associated road closure due to a small weed found growing through a walkway.
According to UNM Facilities Services, the plant is common crabgrass — its scientific name being “Digitaria sanguinalis” — a harmless garden weed found throughout the Southwest. However, due to the weed’s tendency to spread, the entire section of campus between Dane Smith and Johnson Gym will be closed to pedestrian and vehicle traffic until the weed removal is complete.
Facilities Services Public Information Officer Bill Ding wrote to the Daily Lobo that the closure was necessary to ensure
student safety and the completion of the job in a timely and cost efficient manner.
“The nature of the loathsome crabgrass is its deep and powerful roots, which can crack through concrete and cause tripping hazards if not dealt with. That’s why we’re cracking open the concrete and preventing any foot traffic,” Ding wrote.
Students gave mixed responses to the continued construction around campus, with some believing the weed removal to be evidence of the University’s deep commitment to students.
“I guess, it’s nice to see that the University cares about updating facilities and that they’re dealing with the problem thoroughly. I remember one time a lightbulb in one of my classrooms burnt out, so they just demolished the building with people still inside. It shows that the admin cares,” UNM student Joe Schmoe said.
Other students expressed frustration with the rerouting and delays.
“This is ridiculous. I can’t be the only one that thinks this is ridiculous. You can’t just close down the main main path through campus
to pick a weed. At this point, give me the shears and I’ll do it myself,” UNM student Ben Dover said.
The University maintains that the repairs should not interfere with the lived experience of the UNM community.
“This will not impede student life,” Ding said. “It won’t take long at all. Just, like, a year or three.”
Addison Fulton is the culture editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at culture@dailylobo. com or on X @dailylobo
Crafternoon offers nuclear reactor building
By Addison Fulton @DailyLobo
On Wednesday, April 1, the University of New Mexico hosted a Crafternoon where students built their very own nuclear reactors.
The event provided tools and materials for participants to build a fusion or fission core, including leadlined protective suits, confinement shells, tubing and water for cooling.
Students snacked on carrots and hummus and sipped little cans of Diet Pepsi while handling radioactive uranium and plutonium.
Ima Lyre, UNM fine arts freshman, said she attended the event out of morbid curiosity and a desire to explore something new. The event was a good way to unwind with friends and connect with new
people, she said.
“It’s actually pretty calming working with nuclear materials,” Lyre said. “You have to be really careful and patient with the reactor while you’re building or else you could create an ecological meltdown, the likes of which we haven’t seen since Chernobyl, which would suck. That’s part of what makes it so great to take your mind off school stress and stuff.”
Students chose between plutonium and uranium ions to use in their cores on a first-come, first -serve basis.
“I went for the uranium, personally,” Lyre said. “I like the classic, almost retro feel to it. You look at it and it’s like, ‘yeah, that’s a nuclear reactor.’”
Event coordinator Bob Serber said the event was intended
to bridge the gap between engineering majors and other members of the University.
“I think today was a huge success,” Serber said. “A lot of the time people hear ‘nuclear’ and go ‘Ah! Bombs!’ and sure, maybe we do make weapons. But we also make friends. We make connections.”
Serber said he hopes to help host more crafternoons.
“We want to see more of this. We’re thinking that next time we’ll do homunculus building. We have an idea for an event centered around algebraic topology. We’ve also hoping to needle point, if we can afford it,” Serber said.
Addison Fulton is the culture editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at culture@dailylobo. com or on X @dailylobo
Students build nuclear reactors at crafternoon on Wednesday April 1.
Last week, researchers from the University of New Mexico’s sports medicine department and the United States Central Intelligence Agency announced they had designated Lobo men’s basketball guard Deyton Albury’s glasses an “extraterrestrial artifact” and “threat to humanity.”
Albury, a senior who transferred last season from Utah State University, has been wearing the “glasses” since suffering an eye injury before the end of the regular season.
UNM students and staff tell the Daily Lobo that Albury has been
seen wearing the glasses constantly, including at La Posada Dining Hall, more than one dimly-lit party offcampus and even to bed, where sources say he has been heard murmuring in various languages while he sleeps.
“Salve Knull, rex Klyntar, gloriosum eius consilium in Terra manu mea perficietur. Amen,” Albury said, per a recording obtained by the Daily Lobo.
Sources agreed to speak to the Daily Lobo on condition of anonymity, for fear of retaliation by the glasses.
“I mean, don’t get me wrong, they’re pretty sick,” an anonymous Pit attendee said. “I haven’t seen this much aura from a hooper in glasses since maybe Kareem (Abdul-
Jabbar), but I swear last week at the SUB, I was behind him in line at Subway and I saw them wrap all the way around his head like Venom.”
In his first game appearance with the glasses, Albury drained a season-high 22 points against the Colorado State University Rams, but some say the scorer’s symbiote isn’t always benevolent.
Another student said that while walking past the Duck Pond late at night, they were discussing the Lobos’ starting lineup aloud with a friend. After indicating they believed Albury’s spot would be better filled by guard Tajavis Miller for the Mountain West Tournament, the student saw Albury “emerge from the darkness” 20 feet ahead of them, seemingly led by the glasses,
they said.
According to the student, within seconds of spotting Albury, they found themselves knocked into the water by some unknown force. By the time they had swam to shore, the 6-foot-3 senior was nowhere to be found.
“I can’t prove it was him or the glasses, but hey, he definitely got his point across,” the student said. “I guess I should be more shaken by it all, but I’ve been binging new episodes of ‘Invincible’ lately, so I guess the whole superpowers thing has kinda lost its oomph for me.”
CIA Special Agent Tommy Lee Jones implored the public to stay calm during a news conference for the media and local law enforcement, where they began to
refer to the glasses as “Subject #252.”
“Our spec ops team has yet to track Mr. Albury down, despite repeated attempts at capture and containment, but we believe there to be an extremely high chance that he will show up for the NIT semis in Indianapolis,” McFarlane said, telling the crowd that they “would be ready” before revealing an image of the large glass bowl agents planned to trap Albury in during the game by dropping it from the rafters.
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Deyton Albury’s glasses wrap him in its inky black tendrils and emit a sinister aura during the NIT Quarterfinal game on Tuesday, March 24.
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Trojan Horses and gladiator skirts: Lobo football’s new offensive strategy
By Maria Fernandez @DailyLobo
At a press conference on Wednesday, April 1, University of New Mexico Lobo football Head Coach Lobo Louie announced the team will be implementing a new offensive strategy at the beginning of next season: a Trojan Horse.
The Trojan Horse will be known as the “Trojan Lobo,” and the program hopes the figure will become a beloved part of Lobo football history.
Student fees for athletics will be raised by $200 per person to pay for the 50-foot wooden horse with the head of a Lobo.
While the Lobos were not eager to give away their entire plan for using the Trojan Lobo, they did disclose some details.
“Essentially, we’re going to be the next Greek Army. We’re going to hide some dudes in a giant horse, sneak it behind their line, and just play so brutally that they won’t even notice the horse. Maybe we’ll put the guys in those gladiator skirts just for the heck of it,” Louie said.
The change comes as a wave of updates to college football rules were passed allowing for more creative approaches to offensive and defensive.
Teams will now also be allowed to release a barrel of monkeys, spray the opposing players with shaving cream or declare a siege on the other team if their quarterback is sacked or yells a “Yo’ mama” joke.
Universities across the country have begun introducing a new wave of strategies, including duels, turning off the lights during night games, or stealing the ball and requiring a thumb war for the opposing team to
get the ball back.
Louie said he was inspired to introduce a Trojan horse to his offensive line after watching the movie “Troy.”
When asked if the strategy is within the parameters of what is allowed by the new college football rules, UNM Offensive Coordinator Odysseus “Nobody” of Ithaca said the answer wasn’t entirely clear.
“Well, no one said we couldn’t use a Trojan horse, so,” Nobody said, shrugging.
Student reactions thus far have been mixed.
Melanie Smith, a junior, did not understand why the students had to pay for such experimental equipment.
“I’m all for the gladiator skirts, but do we really need a horse?” Smith said. “I think I should be able to have a say whether I pay $200 for grown men to pretend they are Brad Pitt. Was he the one who jumped out of the horse in ‘Troy’?”
Derek Rosales, a freshman, was in favor of the offensive upgrades.
“I’m all for it. Whatever it takes to win,” Rosales said.
Lobo football also announced it is considering jousting horses as the new rules allow wide receivers to ride any animal that stands under 10 feet into the end zone as long as it can be saddled.
“I mean, who didn’t love watching dudes in gladiator skirts hop out of that horse and start bashing people? It was rad. I think once the community sees the horse, they’ll be more on board,” Louie said.
Maria Fernandez is the copy editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at copy@dailylobo.com or on X @dailylobo
McCringleberry and Shower-Handle among many football recruits
By Rodney Prunty @rprunty05
The University of New Mexico Lobos football team had a very busy offseason, recruiting many players to help the program get to a national championship this upcoming season. Among the new recruiting class, four players stand out: Hingle McCringleberry, Javaris Jamar Javarison-Lamar, The Player Formerly Known As Mousecop and Davion Shower-Handle. All four players have incredible accolades, with their most notable being playing in the East/West bowl.
McCringleberry comes to the Lobos after playing for the Hazelton School of Design and Professional Football Rhinos.
While McCringleberry is undoubtedly talented, his onfield antics could hurt the Lobos. McCringleberry is most known for his controversial touchdown celebration where he performs three pumps instead of two, a
highly disrespectful act and against the rules.
“McCringleberry has a chance to carry this team to a natty, he just has to get his touchdown celebration to two pumps, everyone and I mean EVERYONE knows three pumps is illegal,” college football analyst Stefen A. Smif said.
Jamar Javarison-Lamar is a game changer for the Lobos, coming to New Mexico after a record breaking season at the University of Central Northwestern Tennessee. Opposing players not only fear Jamar Javarison-Lamar when he steps on the field, but also respect him.
“Jamar Javarison-Lamar is a beast, the Lobos got a baller,” Central Northwestern Tennessee Assistant Coach John James said.
The Player Formerly Known As Mousecop was an interesting pickup for the Lobos as he can fit into the scheme anywhere. The Player Formerly Known As Mousecop comes to New Mexico from the Eastern Ozark West University, Columbia. He is fast, mobile, agile
and brings an energy like no other player can. Notably The Player Formerly Known As Mousecop is the only player who was recruited from the West team.
Stemming from the Olive Branch South University, Shower-Handle has the most chemistry with Jamar Javarison-Lamar, as the two grew incredibly close during the East/ West bowl.
“Jamar Javarison-Lamar and Shower-Handle were stoked to both be brought here to New Mexico, they actually called each other after hearing the news,” said an anonymous source close to Shower-Handle.
The Lobos are looking stacked up for the upcoming season. In other news, the Lobos recruited Michael Jones.
Rodney Prunty is the sports editor for the Daily Lobo. He can be reached at sports@dailylobo.com or on X @rprunty05
Football coach Jason Eck and basketball coach Eric Olen swap sports
By Alex Joe @DailyLobo
After seeing the University of New Mexico Lobo men’s basketball team miss March Madness, the football Head Coach Jason Eck and basketball Head Coach Eric Olen made the decision to swap sports. UNM Director of Athletics Ryan Berryman said the change could bring a new era in Lobo sports, winning conference championships in both basketball and football.
“We are always looking for ways to improve our athletics department. And at this point it’s like, whatever, go for it. If Eck thinks we can coach basketball better, let him try. Olen wants to do football? Sure,” Berryman said. “If a ‘Freaky Friday’ body swap is what we need, then let’s do it. We have the budget.”
Eck said the basketball team should be more physical during games, not taking more three point shots and continue to drive to the basket, no matter the cost. It was not an easy transition. When they do not have the ball, they would like to be a hard hitting team to create steals and turnovers. A change for his coaching philosophy was finding a way to expand the amount of active players on gameday in case they draw more fouls, Eck said.
“Hit ‘em. Foul is just another word for game bird, and what are we, chicken?” Eck said. “Anything
is a contact sport if you really want it. That’s what I tell my daughter for cheer practice, and it’s what I’m gonna tell my new basketball boys.”
Olen said it was a different approach to football.
“We have to see more motion with the ball. None of these boys can dribble. They keep saying ‘It’s because of the shape of the ball’ and ‘that’s against the rules.’ I want them to be better at that, certainly,” Olen said.
The Lobos would see more multiple pass plays during games including multiple lateral passes to confuse defenses.
On defense, Olen wanted to recruit very tall players in the secondary. You had to be at least
6-foot-8 to play as a corner or safety as he wanted big people or rebounders to be able to get interceptions. When it comes to style of defense, they decided on more of a zone style play to let the offense come to them, and keep what is in front of them.
“Our goal at the end of the day is to get back to winning. Basketball and football might be first, but golf, soccer and chess are soon to follow. Let’s have baseball Head Coach Tod Brown coach mock trial. Screw it,” Berryman said.
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Lobo football unveiled “Trojan Lobo” set to be used as part of the team’s offensive strategy
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Now UNM Football Coach Eric Olen, celebrates with his new squad, meanwhile former Lobo football coach and now men’s basketball Coach Jason Eck, motivates his player as he dunks the ball.
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Last week, University of New Mexico Libraries announced that the generative AI chatbot ChatGPT will be replacing all libraries on Main Campus. The change comes after the majority of books in libraries were found to be more useful for paper-eating silverfish and booklice than for students.
On a single flier posted on Zimmerman, UNM Libraries announcement stated that books are now “dead weight” and by switching to ChatGPT, students have access to information in seconds rather than having to
ChatGPT to replace UNM libraries
roam the stacks to find a book.
UNM librarian Rita Book said replacing UNM Libraries with ChatGPT would streamline the library system and ultimately save space on campus when the libraries are demolished.
“Instead of using our confusing catalog search and entering big, confusing keywords like “math textbook,” “fiction” or “self-help,” why not give students the ability to just ask GPT for a citation on any topic and receive it immediately?”
Book said. “It’s even faster than our live chat system because our staff have to eat and go on break and do human stuff.”
UNM sophomore Olive Tapenade said she didn’t know there were libraries on campus.
“I, lowkey, have just been using
ChatGPT for all my work. I don’t even need to come to campus,” Tapenade said.
UNM Facilities would haul all physical books to a document destruction service, which will be completed in phases, starting on May 14, according to the email.
The CEO of ChatGPT’s parent company, Sam Altman, was delighted that UNM agreed to be the first campus to replace their library with ChatGPT.
Altman firmly stated that students don’t need books, calling them a “waste of resources” and unlimited access to AI would be of greater service to students than the library.
“AI is efficient both in time and in resources. Libraries are a notorious waste of paper, which is a waste of our precious trees. Then, new trees
have to be grown and watered, diverting water from our beautiful, important and efficient data centers,” Altman said.
Altman questioned the need for universities in general.
“Why do we need big, old, outdated buildings like Zimmerman Library just to hold the hunks of bound paper, when just one data center can do the job? Just a warehouse of servers built far away, out of sight, out of mind. Literally. Don’t use your mind,” Altman said.
Altman celebrated the decision as a win for student mental health as the destruction of the library represented a new era of self-care and blissful ignorance, he said.
“Students can spend more time scrolling on their phones watching reels of cute dancing animals —
also made by AI — while AI does all their work for them in seconds,” Altman said. “That’s how we like students to be — nice and reliant on our products. Honestly, maybe OpenAI would actually be profitable if everyone were just brains in vats that we could show advertisements to. That’s a good idea, come to think of it … are you still recording?”
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New invention, ‘Loud Disco’ to replace Silent Lights
By Camillo Cretara @DailyLobo
This week at the University of New Mexico, Chairman Seymour Butz of UNM Planning and Events made a revolutionary change to how the University parties. In theme with all the recent renovations on campus, the events’ vanguard began working on a new way to appease the UNM student body and the ever-evolving trends that students love to stay up to date on.
The idea they’ve come up with: Loud Disco.
“No one’s ever done this!” Butz said. “When my father, Seymour Butz the first, came to UNM and was in this same position, he had come up with the idea of the silent disco which had taken the world
by storm.”
UNM is set to be the first university to host a Loud Disco event and is excited at the prospects and challenges it may bring.
Butz said he anticipates loud disco will bring first-of-its-kind technology and bleeding edge solutions.
“Well, for starters, it’s going to be the first ever disco done without headphones. I mean, where are we going to get enough speakers to cover an entire ballroom? And without the six or seven DJs that we usually have, we’ll have to have a singular DJ playing music that everyone likes. Probably Michael Jackson or something,” Butz said.
Some students seem excited by the idea of a Loud Disco. In a recent poll taken by the vanguard, around 69% of students are excited to attend
the Loud Disco, with another 67% hoping they can get in line in time.
Seymour’s brother, Holden Butz, said students could look forward to several benefits with loud disco.
“I mean, we won’t have to take our headphones off to talk and we’re all going to be listening to the same music. That has to do something to the brain or something,” Holden Butz said. “I think it’ll be really nice to go dance with friends for a night rather than go to the bar and stare at our phones while we wait for a pool table.”
Multiple free audiologists will be on site to help students with this transition to Loud Disco.
Camillo Cretara is a freelance reporter for the Daily Lobo. He can be reached at culture@dailylobo. com or on X @DailyLobo
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Lobo Louie revealed to be just a dude in a suit
By Jaden McKelvey-Francis @jadenmckelvey
In a shocking turn of events at a University of New Mexico Lobo basketball game, beloved mascot Lobo Louie was revealed to be just a man inside of a large wolf costume. Tragedy unfolded.
During the game, while Louie was cheering from the sidelines, an errant shot hit Louie, knocking his head off his body to the dismay of the crowd. The blow revealed Louie to simply be a man dressed up in a costume instead of the live wolf he was belived to be.
This event caused surprise and outcry across the campus as students felt betrayed by the ruse.
“I can’t believe he’s not a real wolf,”
Is
senior Fran Tour said. “This puts the past four years of my education and college experience into question.”
Reporters were able to catch Lobo Louie outside of The Pit, but his answers to questions were lessthan-satisfactory.
“Woof woof, howl,” Lobo Louie said in a remarkably human accent when questioned about his true species.
While Lobo Lucy has not yet been spotted publicly, since rumors about her identity have also begun to circulate.
“While we continue to look into the situation regarding Lobo Louie, we can confirm that Lobo Lucy is in fact a real, legitimate wolf,” University Spokesperson Dee Owns said.
‘Lobo Wrapped’
By Shin Thant Hlaing @DailyLobo
While students look forward to their Spotify Wrapped each year, the newly unveiled Lobo Wrapped feature has brought about mixed feelings among students. The feature places students in categories, similar to Spotify Wrapped. Some felt the Wrapped understood and validated their existence and habits, while others felt called out and ashamed.
Lobo Wrapped was intended as a personalization and accountability tool, presenting students with a summary of all the activities undertaken using their LoboID, such as accessing on-campus libraries, the gym, and even where and how often they use their meal swipes. Access is also analyzed
There have also been investigations launched in other colleges across the nation — the University of Oregon Duck, Bevo the Longhorn of the University of Texas and Pistol Pete from New Mexico State University are all mascots that have come under fire as allegations of unreal mascots sweep through college athletics.
“We deserve to know the truth about if our mascots are real or fake,” Sue Way said. “If the University can’t have a legitimate animal mascot, why have one at all?”
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cool or cruel? It’s certainly unusual
based on time of day and relative frequency and employs algorithmic analyses of possible driving factors for student choices.
“We wanted to provide students with a memorable way to look back on how they spent time at the University,” Jacob Shekuff from the Department of Student Affairs said.
“In the age of personalization, higher education must not fall behind. This cutting edge feature will help us stay on top of current trends and make school a cool thing among students.”
Hannah Zusammen, a thirdyear sociology major whose top place was Zimmerman Library, did not approve of Lobo Wrapped. Zusammen was placed in the top 1% of users.
“I was placed in the ‘NERD’ club, by my University, which I do not appreciate,” Zusammen said.
Zusammen said the practice was mean-spirited and algorithmic bullying.
“The description literally feels like a high school bully’s consciousness got uploaded to the cloud and was assigned to spy on students,” Zusammen said.
Other students experienced similar discomfort.
“I feel like I’m being watched,” Philip Harrus said.
Harrush’s Lobo Wrapped reads “We know you’ve been skipping classes,” on account of insufficient usage of the LoboID to enter the Farris engineering building.
“Whatever. My average is a B anyway,” Harrush said.
Laura Koval, a fourth-year economics and philosophy double major is very pleased with her Lobo Wrapped. Koval was named an
“It-Girl/It-Boy,” with her Wrapped citing regular visits to the library, the gym and various campus facilities.
“It feels great to know that I really did it all as an undergrad,” Koval said.
Connie Blackwell, a first-year undecided major whose top place is the Chick-Fil-A in the Student Union Building, was ambivalent about Lobo Wrapped.
“It didn’t tell me anything I didn’t already know, and I honestly just went ‘LOL’ when I saw it. The ‘Have you ever heard of a vegetable?’ was kind of unnecessary though and having UNMH’s number listed for future reference is mean but I’ll take it,” Blackwell said.
“We live in a surveillance state,” Lance Phillips said, a third year philosophy and political science double major who has refused to
open his Lobo Wrapped.
Colin Wyles, a sophomore Business Administration major, feels flattered and targeted by the new Wrapped feature. A section of Wyle’s Lobo Wrapped was titled “Are You Okay,” with its description listing that Wyles entered the gym three-to-five times a day.
“Did you go through a break up? Do you have body image issues? The gym is not the solution. Seek help, go to therapy,” the Wrapped reads. Wyles, who opened the particular section of the Wrapped for the interview, went contemplatively silent after reading it.
“How did it know?” Wyles asked.
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Meetings
Disabled Student Union Meeting
Women’s Resource Center Group Room 10:30am – 12:00pm
Chinese Club Study Session LLC, Ortega, Room 124 1:00 – 3:00pm Conversation group follows.
Counseling Skills Support Group Manzanita Counseling Center
2:00 – 4:00pm
Guided discussions and practical tools in a supportive, confidential space to practice self-care, improve time management, reduce stress, navigate life transitions, strengthen relationships and communication.
Honors Student Association
General Meeting Honors College Forum 5:30 – 7:30pm
Art & Music
Visual Journey through the Colorado River Watershed Zimmerman Library Learning Commons
8:30am – 5:30pm Paints a galvanizing picture of the living Colorado River and the challenges it faces, and will inspire people of all walks of life to cherish and protect the life, beauty, and resilience of this dynamic life force.
Chamber Winds Keller Hall
7:30 – 8:45pm The musicians of the UNM Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band present small ensemble performances, including Igor Stravinsky’s Octet. Tickets start at $5.
TUESDAY
Campus Events
President Stokes’ Traveling Office
Hour Honors College Forum
10:30 – 11:30am Honors college event.
Recovery in Academia
SHAC Workshop Room 16 12:30 – 1:30pm
Skills based support for mental health and substance abuse.
Lectures & Readings
Thesis/Dissertation Presentation
Simpson Room 135
9:00 – 10:00am Swechha Singh, Lang Literacy Sociocultural, presents “Unpacking the Roots of School Vouchers A Critical Discourse Analysis of its Origins and The Arizona Model.”
Thesis/Dissertation Presentation
Social Sciences Room 2069
9:00 – 10:00am
Margaret Avera, Political Science, presents “Sexual Violence by Government Security Forces: Leaders, Institutions, and Culture.”
Thesis/Dissertation Presentation
Hibben Center Room 321
10:00 – 11:00am
Samantha Bonawitz, Interdisciplinary: A.S., presents “Small Mammals as Sentinels of PFAS Environmental Contamination.”
Lunch with Dr. Catherine Ramirez Honors College Forum 12:00 – 1:30pm
Dr. Catherine Ramirez is a visiting scholar from UC Santa Cruz who is visiting UNM as a representative
of the PBK Honors Society -- she will speak with our Mellon Mays students and discuss topics related to graduate school, her journey, and other topics relevant to our students.
Thesis/Dissertation Presentation Technology and Education Center Room 230 1:00 – 2:00pm Lindsey Bell, Individual Family Community Education, presents “Small Mammals as Sentinels of PFAS Environmental Contamination.”
Thesis/Dissertation Presentation Logan Hall Room 125 1:00 – 2:00pm Mikayla Poe, Psychology, presents “Predictors of Opposite-Sex Antipathy.”
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars PAIS Room 3205 2:00 – 3:00pm Matthew Baumgart, ASU, presents.
Thesis/Dissertation Presentation LLC, Ortega Hall Room 124 3:00 – 4:00pm Jorge Hernandez, Spanish Portuguese, presents “Corazones Urbanos: Literary Cartographies and Southwest Cities in the Mexican American Spatial Imaginary.”
A basketball strikes Lobo Louie in the head, removing his mask.
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Francophone Club LLC, Ortega Hall, Lab 2 2:00 – 3:00pm
LEAF Weekly Meeting
Honors College Forum 4:00 – 5:00pm How to make UNM and our community at large a better, more sustainable place for our environment, facilitate volunteer opportunities, and keep watch on legislation that make impact the environment and those who live within it.
ASUNM Steering & Rules Committee Meeting
SUB Cherry/Silver 5:30 – 6:30pm
ASUNM Finance Committee
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SUB Fiesta A/B 5:00 – 6:00pm
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Committee Meeting
SUB Fiesta A/B 6:00 – 8:00pm
Lectures & Readings
Thesis/Dissertation Presentation
Electrical and Computer Engineering Room 118 11:00am – 12:00pm
Sahir Virani, Electrical Computer Engineering, presents “Design, Simulation, Manufacturing, and Validation of Additively Manufactured High-Frequency Electric Field Sensors.”
Biology Brown Bag Seminar
Castetter Hall Room 100
12:00 – 1:00pm
Lorraina Rojas, UNM, presents “How
Thesis/Dissertation Presentation LLC, Ortega 435 1:30 – 2:30pm Akasha Khalsa, Linguistics, presents “Torá: A Description of a Dormant Chapacuran Language from Legacy Materials.”
Thesis/Dissertation Presentation Farris Engineering Center 3:00 – 4:00pm Bao Nguyen, Interdisciplinary:Engineering, presents “Design And Analysis Of Twisted Tube Heat Exchanger And Reactor Cavity Cooling System For Fluoride Salt Cooled High Temperature Reactor.”.
Workshops
Real Estate Basics Jackson Student Center 5:00 – 6:00pm Center for Financial Capability Workshop.
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Campus Events
Arts & Sciences Monthly Mingle Science and Math Learning Center Room 130 12:00 – 1:00pm Join Dean Malat and the A&S Dean’s office team for a conversation and connect with fellow members of the college community. Full lunch served, with vegetarian and gluten-free options.
Arts Career Fair Center for the Arts Lobby 1:00 – 3:00pm Connect with professional arts organizations, explore employment openings, get feedback on resumes
Russian Eastern Customs LLC, Ortega Hall Movie Room 1:00 – 2:00pm Russian conservation group. Open Table Connections Dinner and Dialogue Luther House 5:00 – 7:00pm Free weekly meal, along with text study, prayer, spiritual practices, public theology intentional community and advocacy for justice and peace.
Lectures & Readings
Thesis/Dissertation Presentation Communication and Journalism Room 219
9:00 – 10:00am
Sarah Seroy, Communication Journalism, presents “Blockade Logic: Settler Consciousness and the Petro-Security Apparatus.”
Thesis/Dissertation Presentation Communication and Journalism Room 219
10:00 – 11:00am
Quyen Bao Le, Chemical & Biological Engineering, presents “Technical Advancements in Single-Molecule Spectroscopy for High-Throughput Measurement of Long-Time Dynamics.”
OSE Seminar CHTM Room 103
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frequency Investigation of Compact Symmetric Objects.”
Thesis/Dissertation Presentation
Department of Physics and Astronomy
2:00 – 3:00pm James Yuan, Interdisciplinary:Engineering, presents “Assessing the impact of multi-physics effects on photovoltaic module degradation using computational modeling.”
CART Astrophysics Seminar PAIS Room 3205
2:00 – 3:00pm Evan Sheldahl, UNM, presents.
Venezuela After Maduro LLC, Ortega Hall Room 335
3:00 – 4:00pm Analyses the changes brought about by the US’s capture of the Venezuelan president.
Thesis/Dissertation Presentation
Farris Engineering Center
3:00 – 4:00pm Keenan Kresl-Hotz, Nuclear Engineering, presents “CFD Simulation Analyses of the Blowdown Phase of a Depressurized Loss of Forced Cooling Accident in a HTGR.”
Thesis/Dissertation Presentation
Centennial Media Lab
3:00 – 4:00pm Benson Long, Civil Engineering, presents “Investigating Workforce Development Gaps In Tribal Transportation Agencies.”
Biology Seminar
Castetter Hall Room 100
3:30 – 5:00pm
Dr. Kevin Burls, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, presents.
Art & Music
Laurie Nye Open Studio
Art Annex, 1901 Central Ave NE
3:00 – 6:00pm
UNM Art presents Laurie Nye’s Open Studio.
One Earth One Kin Exhibition Closing 4:00 – 5:00pm Honors College Forum Celebrate environmental artistry with the closing event for One Earth One Kin, exhibited in the Honors Spectra Gallery.
Symphony Orchestra Showing our heart to the World Popejoy Hall
7:30 – 8:45pm
Dr. Karin Hendrickson conducts this concert of Vaughan-Williams’s Serenade in A Minor (Romanze, Finale), Hallén’s Romanze for solo Violin (featuring Cármelo de los Santos, violin), and Schumann’s Rhenish Symphony. Tickets start at $5.
Meetings
Disabled Student Union Meeting
Women’s Resource Center Group Room 12:30 – 2:00pm
Family & Friends Cancer Support Group
CCC 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.
Workshops
So, What’s Next? - Start-ups, patents, and publications
Centennial Engineering Center Room 1044 and Zoom
5:00 – 6:00pm
Dr. Kenneth Armijo, Sandia National Labs, presents. The daily e-mail calendar will have the Zoom link.
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Lectures & Readings
Thesis/Dissertation Presentation
Communication and Journalism Room 219
11:00am – 12:00pm
Muhammad Abro, Communication Journalism, presents “Summoning Models of “Decolonization”: Performances of Shah Abdul Latif Bittai’s Historical Poetry in Contemporary Pakistan.”
Fulbright US Scholar Alumni Panel and Information Session
Honors College Forum
11:30am – 1:45pm Learn more about post-doctorate opportunities with the Fulbright program.
CMBD Seminar Series Fitz Hall Room 303
12:00 – 1:00pm
The Cellular and Molecular Basis of Disease (CMBD) Series is the Health Sciences Center’s most prestigious seminar series and is meant to enhance biomedical science education by hosting high-profile scientists to speak on current topics in biomedical research.
Economic Seminar
Economics Department Room 1002
2:00 – 3:00pm
Dr. Matthew Oliver, Georgia Institute of Technology, presents “Do Hyperlocal Regulations Hinder Green Technology Adoption?”
Thesis/Dissertation Presentation
SUB Santa Ana A&B
2:00 – 3:00pm Jarrod Ronquillo, Interdisciplinary:Engineering, presents “Predictive Maintenance and Process Performance Solutions to Enhance National Laboratory Production.”
