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With the advent of another school year at the University of New Mexico a stream of questions are sure to follow — a lot of these surrounding food on campus. The Daily Lobo has consolidated a list of on-campus eateries, their opening and closing times, and what meal plan components they accept. La Posada Dining Hall (7 A.M.11 P.M.) La Posada Dining Hall, nestled in the middle of the University of New Mexico’s residence community, is UNM’s buffet-style cafeteria. Depending on the type of meal plan, students can access La Posada a limited or unlimited amount. Meal swipes, dining dollars, LoboCash or standard money can be paid at the entrance to the dining hall (however, students with a limited meal plan should note that they can only use two meal swipes per day). Takeout boxes, — which are included in the unlimited meal plans but can be purchased at the dining hall entrance otherwise, are a suitable opportunity for students in a hurry. As a side note, LoboCash is a prepaid spending account charged to a student’s LoboCard that can be spent by swiping the
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Lobo food pantry opens bi-weekly By Megan Holmen @megan_holmen The University of New Mexico’s main campus opened an on-site food pantry Wednesday, Sept. 4 at the University Advisement and Enrichment Center (UAEC). The food pantry, which is now a permanent facility, will provide consistent healthy foods to students who would not otherwise be able to afford it. Students who would like to visit and utilize the pantry are required to bring a valid UNM ID card and a bag. In addition to offering healthy, shelf-stable foods, the pantry will have other essential living staples such as detergent, toiletries and personal care products. Though the original food pantry was a collab-
orative project between the Dean of Students Office, Division of Student Affairs and the Roadrunner Food Bank, the decision to expand this operation was driven by the LoboRESPECT Advocacy Center. With students often juggling their studies and work, this pantry will work to assist UNM students who face food insecurity. The pantry was originally established in 2014 and previously held events on South Campus. With a consistent schedule and a close location, more students will be able to utilize this service. The pantry is located downstairs at the UAEC and will be open on Mondays from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m during the fall 2019 semester. The hours for each semester are subject to change, depend-
MFA grads art show By Amanda Britt @AmandaBritt_ Incoming Master of Fine Arts (MFA) students from the University of New Mexico held an opening reception for their group show, “At First Sight” at the Center for Fine Arts (CFA) Downtown Studio on Friday evening. Work from the 12 MFA students varied from archival inkjet prints to two-channel projections, with a diverse array of art in between. Lee Montgomery, an associate professor of experimental art and technology at UNM, is teaching the introductory class for fine art graduate students this year. For this year’s incoming student exhibition, Montgomery said he wanted to create a collaborative display of work between the students with their help and input. “I made a couple of executive decisions, but mostly they discussed where things should be placed and what would look best where,” Montgomery said. Kerry Cottle, a graduate student from Sacramento, California, created labor-intensive oil paint pieces inspired from oil stains, textiles and
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ing on the personnel available to run it. For those who are unable to visit the pantry located in B70 during scheduled hours, they can call 505-277-2911. Food insecurity is a challenge that 362,000 people in New Mexico faced in 2017, according to the USDA. Additionally, from 2016 to 2018, 16.8% of New Mexicans grappled with food insecurity according to the USDA Economic Research Service. This is an above the average statistic for the U.S., which estimates that 11.1% of americans face food insecurity. Those who face food insecurity are also likely below the poverty line, according to a 2016 study by New Mexico Voices. The study revealed that 21% of New Mexicans live below the poverty line, and that those who are below the pov-
erty line are much more likely to face food insecurity and have less access to healthy foods. “Eating healthy is expensive. A recent study showed that the cost of a healthy diet is $1.50 more per person per day than the cost of an unhealthy diet,” according to New Mexico Voices. To help make eating healthy a realistic option,the food pantry is now accepting food and toiletries by donation.
By Beatrice Nisoli
addiction recovery. The fellowship holds recovery meetings twice a week led by members of the organization. They host general meetings every two weeks and plan monthly dinners and other events for all members. Among other resources, ASIR aims to provide a welcoming atmosphere, complete anonymity and possible referrals to professional off-campus treatment agencies for all members, according to John Wilde Fennelly, one of the founders and current president of ASIR. ASIR was founded in 2016 but eventually fizzled out due to its most prominent members graduating. This semester, ASIR has returned to UNM’s campus with a plethora of ideas on how to build an encouraging and informative community for its members. For example, in 2018 ASIR attended the Association for Recovery in Higher Education’s (ARHE) 2018 Student Leadership Summit and Collegiate Recovery Skiathon in Keystone, Colorado. The summit
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Visitors gaze upon Kerry Cottles tryptich, “Particulate Matters”. “My work and labor-intensive practice is my method of organizing the world I perceive into its most basic structural parts — square, circle, arch, line,” Cottle wrote in her description of the piece.
bright colors on the color wheel. Cottle said most of her work is inspired by oil because it is a harmful material that is also beautiful and changing. “Most of my work is inspired by oil, like oil spots because I think they are very visual, beautiful and shiny, but they are also a terrible material to waste,” she said. Cottle said she is interested in the art and ecology program at UNM and doing more research on the local environment. Although
she isn’t sure what her future work will look like visually, Cottle said she plans to work with oil paints is interested in natural dyes and textiles. Another incoming graduate student, Blayne Greiner, created a sculpture separated into two parts — an FM radio transmitter and a Bluetooth-charger radio. His work is a meditation on creating the appearance of meaning after a trag-
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In spring 2019, the Campus Office of Substance Abuse Prevention (COSAP) gathered data on drug use and drug prevalence amongst undergraduate students at the University of New Mexico. According to the data, “students who had reported using alcohol in the past 30 days (276 cases) consumed an average (mean) of 2.67 drinks each week.” Furthermore, “26.5% of all students reported having had five or more drinks in a sitting on one or more occasions over the past two weeks.” The study also reported that 14.5% of students used unprescribed painkillers. However, just as abuse is prevalent on campus, so is substance abuse recovery and support. The Association for Students in Recovery (ASIR) is a student organization at UNM that offers support and guidance for students, staff and community members in
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Megan Holmen is the news editor at the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at news@dailylobo.com or on Twitter at @megan_holmen.
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