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Navajo Code Talker collections open in the Center for Southwest Research

Cyrrene Giaccardo | February 6

In November 2022, the Center for Southwest Research at the University of New Mexico opened the Carl N. Gorman and William Dean Wilson Collections, presenting the materials and records of two original Navajo Code Talkers from the largest donation of Indigenous history materials ever received by the CSWR. Zonnie Gorman, a doctoral candidate within the UNM history department whose research focuses on the Navajo Code Talkers, discussed her journey maintaining the materials of her father and uncle, Carl Gorman and William Dean Wilson, two original Navajo Code Talkers. The process of bringing these materials to the Center of Southwest Research took between two to three years, according to Gorman.

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Students weigh in on social media’s impact on midterm elections

Cyrrene Giaccardo | November 21

Social media became a point of high contention during the recent election, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican, The Daily Lobo talked to three students at the University of New Mexico and they all agreed that while not personally influencing their vote, it did impact the election, mainly leading to a disinterest in politics and a negative impact on their mental health. Brandon Montoya said social media did not influence his vote because of his preexisting knowledge of politics, but that he did believe it could have influenced people who were undecided or less informed.

GALLERY: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham reelected

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Michelle Lujan Grisham reelected as NM governor

Cyrrene Giaccardo | November 9

On Tuesday, Nov. 8, Michelle Lujan Grisham was elected for her second term as governor of New Mexico, beating out Republican opponent Mark Ronchetti with 52% of the vote. “We never forget who we are and we don’t turn our backs on people who are different from us. Tonight, I am so proud of New Mexico,” Lujan Grisham said. The governor race pitted incumbent Lujan Grisham against former network television meteorologist Ronchetti; he ran unsuccessfully for Senate in 2020, coming within six percentage points against Democratic candidate Ben Ray Lujan.

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UNM students highlight vote-determining issues in midterm elections

Cyrrene Giaccardo | November 7

Students at the University of New Mexico shared their opinions on the upcoming New Mexico elections and what they expect from electing officials and the legislature, many agreed that it is important to hold officials to a high standard and expect transparency from those in the state legislature. Concerns over how city and state policies don’t always benefit the public as much as politicians claim were felt by Zee Winningham. They also expressed that subsidized housing for people struggling with homelessness should take precedence over standard institutionalized facilities. “What substance abuse programs are going to be funded, and how exactly are the funds going to be used for the homeless population?” Winningham said.

GALLERY: Vigil for Muhammad Afzaal Hussain

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Vigil held to honor former GPSA president Muhammad Afzaal Hussain

Cyrrene Giaccardo | October 31

Mentors, colleagues and friends honored the life of graduate student Muhammad Afzaal Hussain at a vigil on Friday Oct. 28 in Kiva Hall at the University of New Mexico. The vigil comes after Hussain was killed in August of this year. On the night of Aug. 1, 2022, while taking his evening walk, Afzaal Hussain was shot near his apartment in Albuquerque by Cornell and Garfield Avenues. This event happened five days after the passing of Aftab Hussein, 41, by the hand of Muhammed Syed, 51, who the Albuquerque Police Department has since charged for the murder of both men.

Navajo Code Talker collections open in the Center for Southwest Research

Students weigh in on social media’s impact on midterm elections

Michelle Lujan Grisham reelected as NM governor

UNM students highlight vote-determining issues in midterm elections

Vigil held to honor former GPSA president Muhammad Afzaal Hussain

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