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UNMPD: Former teammate suspected in burglary

Shaun Griswold | September 16

Julian Blair, a former defensive back on the UNM football team was involved in the Aug. 25 robbery of teammate Brandon Lewis, according to UNMPD officials. Detective Chris Crespin, the lead investigator in the case, confirmed that Blair is a suspect in the robbery of $1,800 worth of electronics from Lewis’ room. Blair was not named in the Aug. 25 police report, but was dismissed from the team during preseason for an unspecified violation of team rules, an Athletics spokesman confirmed Wednesday.

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PIRG urges voter participation

Barron Jones | September 16

New Mexico Public Interest Research Group held a kick-off meeting to discuss its upcoming campaigns. ASUNM senator Melissa Trent said she became involved in PIRG, a grassroots, nonprofit, nonpartisan outreach advocacy group for environmental, consumer and democracy issues, to ensure the student issues are heard. “It’s time to reform, and young people need to be heard in the debate,” Trent said. NMPIRG President Breanna Hastings heads the New Voters Project, a campaign designed to increase voter participation.

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Man shot twice in officer dispute

Shaun Griswold | September 15

A 19-year-old man, recently released from the UNM Mental Health Clinic, was shot twice by police when he approached officers and refused to drop a knife Tuesday morning, Albuquerque Police Department Chief Ray Schultz said in a statement.

Curator Mike Graham looks over of “Grass Roots Narratives in Oaxaca and Cuidad Juarez,” the collection mounted in the second floor of Zimmerman Library. The exhibit depicts strong images of the troubled Mexican region and efforts of its citizens to temper the violence.
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Photos show Mexico from new angle

Sean P. Wynne | September 14

In celebration of the bicentennial of Mexican Independence Day, UNM libraries will exhibit a collection of photographs from Juarez and protest art based out of Oaxaca, Mexico, starting Wednesdsay and running through Oct.

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Locksley: alleged burglary 'handled'

Isaac Avilucea | September 14

The person who stole UNM football player Brandon Lewis’ belongings Aug. 25 confessed to the act, and, as a result, that player was dismissed from the team shortly after the incident occurred, an Athletics spokesman said Monday. UNM sports information director Frank Mercogliano said that one player, who is not named in the UNMPD report, was booted off the team during fall training camp because of the incident.

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Giant puppets to descend on Robinson Park

Andrew Beale | September 10

If you’ve ever wanted to join in a giant puppet parade or put your mark on a piece of a 1,000-foot canvas, the We Art the People Festival this Sunday is your chance. The festival, organized by OFFCenter Community Arts, will feature the parade and collaborative canvas, as well as about 100 local art vendors and performances by local groups like Le Chat Lunatique and Joe Daddy and Hoodoo Jeff’s Swamp Fried Duo.

UNM head football coach Mike Locksley takes questions at the weekly fall news conference regarding the Lobos’ Saturday home opener against Texas Tech. Locksley told the Daily Lobo that he is aware of the investigation involving several Lobo football players.
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Athlete's dorm burglary under investigation

Isaac Avilucea and Shaun Griswold | September 10

UNM football player Brandon Lewis’ room was broken into Aug. 25. Lewis informed police that a teammate told him that freshman defensive back Ravonne Carter said he intended to steal from Lewis’ room the same night, according to a UNMPD report. Police collected a silver knife with fingerprints believed to have been used in the break-in, and they are sending the knife to a lab for testing. The investigation is ongoing.

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PATS to advocate bike transport

Jonathon Cunningham | September 9

The UNM Parking and Transportation Services is launching a program to make alternative transportation more accessible. Danielle Gilliam, program coordinator for the Transportation Demand Management Programs, said UNM is considering implementing bicycle boulevards on campus, likely dropping the speed limit to 18 mph. “Parking and Transportation are advocates for bicycles on campus.

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Provost: Mexico unsafe

Barron Jones | September 9

The Provost’s Office issued a Sept. 1 travel advisory in the wake of Mexico’s escalating violence. Provost Suzanne Ortega encouraged students planning to visit Mexico to educate themselves about possible dangers in the areas and to have emergency contacts.

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Accident causes building flood

Chelsea Erven | September 9

The Anthropology Annex basement flooded with gray water Sept. 1, leaving several archaeology labs ruined, graduate student and faculty labs unusable, and a basement ceramics class without a classroom.

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