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UNM Crime Briefs
November 4Oct. 25 “I want to look in your lunch box” A man called UNMPD Oct. 25. after an unknown male walking ahead of him on a road behind KNME stopped and approached him.
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UNM News Updates
November 4Former Lobo basketball star pleads guilty to DWI Former UNM men’s basketball player Dairese Gary pleaded guilty to DWI in court Thursday. Gary’s sentence included DWI school, alcohol screening, participation in a victim’s impact panel, community services and the use of an ignition interlock device, according to the New Mexico District Attorney’s office. Gary could have faced up to 90 days in jail, but he plea bargained out of any jail time.
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Protesters capture ASUNM’s attention
Charlie Shipley | November 4ASUNM officially announced they don’t mind the protesters. The Senate passed a resolution acknowledging the movement as a “comprehensive example of the potential for experiential education surrounding lawful, peaceful and effective practice of grass-roots expression.”
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Senator remixes Katy Perry tune for meeting
Charlie Shipley | November 4ASUNM President Jaymie Roybal updated the senate on her proposed bike share program. She said the bike’s vendor will be B-Cycle, a company that runs a bike share program in Denver, and bike kiosks will be solar-powered.
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Medieval recruiting
Lindsay Douglas | November 4UNM does all kinds of recruiting to reel in new students, but one of the strangest ways might be talking to high school students about the plague. Nicholas Schwartz is the program’s facilitator of the Medieval Outreach Program, and he said UNM students and alumni to go to local high schools to talk about medieval culture and society and mentor students.
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Photo essay: South central Dallas
Laurisa Galvan | November 3“D”, a young man from south central Dallas, poses for a picture in front of a run-down property in his neighborhood.
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Police: Suicide attempted at UNM
Chelsea Erven and Luke Holmen | November 3A female jumped from the fourth floor of the Yale parking structure after contacting APD this morning, UNMPD spokesman Lt. Robert Haarhues said.
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Schmidly meets with protesters
Luke Holmen | November 3Representatives from the (un)Occupy Albuquerque protest, including former hunger striker Sebastian Pais, met with President David Schmidly on Wednesday to discuss plans for the movement’s on-campus occupation.
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Media barred from meetings
Luke Holmen | November 3UNM President David Schmidly is banning media presence at any meetings between his office and (un)Occupy protesters.
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UNMPD: Female jumped from Yale Parking Structure
Staff Report | November 2UNMPD confirmed a female jumped from the fourth floor of the Yale Parking structure after contacting APD.
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Career Paths
Luke Holmen | November 2Chuck Montoya is the owner of Classic Cars Low Riders Hydraulics auto-body shop. He has been converting classic cars into lowriders since the 70s.
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Homeless man found wounded
Charlie Shipley | November 2A man UNM Police Department officials said is a “regular” among the transient population on campus was found near Popejoy Hall Tuesday morning suffering from apparent head trauma.
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Protester meets with provost, ends hunger strike
Luke Holmen | November 2Protester and UNM alumnus Sebastian Pais ended his weeklong hunger strike Tuesday night after a meeting with UNM Interim Provost Chaouki Abdallah at Yale Park. “I just announced the hunger strike is for now over, due to the fact that the Provost came,” he said.
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UNMPD: Unconscious man in critical condition found near Popejoy hall
Charlie Shipley | November 1A man UNMPD officials called a “regular” among the transient population on campus was found near Popejoy Hall Tuesday morning suffering from apparent head trauma. UNMPD spokesman Lt.
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Show me how to: Buy a used car
Luke Holmen | November 1Jim Maddox is a mechanic and owner of Jim’s Automotive on Lead Avenue. Maddox said today’s market is a “buyer beware market” when it comes to used vehicles.
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Hunger Strikes
Chelsea Erven | November 1(un)Occupy protester and UNM alumnus Sebastian Pais stopped eating Oct. 25 in an effort to convince UNM President David Schmidly to speak to protesters about what they call a violation of First Amendment rights.
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Limited time only: protesters reoccupy
Chelsea Erven | November 1UNM administrators temporarily allowed the (un)Occupy movement a new permit for campus, but protesters said the change is just the beginning of the dialogue they want with University higher-ups.
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(un)Occupy’s notable events
November 1Oct. 31 — UNM grants temporary permit allowing protesters to occupy Yale Park from 5 — 10 p.m. on weekdays. The permit expires Friday.
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Student Fee Review Board changes members
Luke Holmen | October 31Graduate students now have one less spot on the Student Fee Review Board. Members of the SFRB voted unanimously on Wednesday to change its composition from four undergraduate students and three graduates to five undergraduates and two graduates.
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(un)Occupy rallies with themes of hunger, death
Chelsea Erven | October 31The (un)Occupy Albuquerque protesters have turned their attention from Wall Street to the fight for their First Amendment rights and their right to occupy UNM’s Yale Park.
