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May 5, 2010

Athletics employee arrested on DWI charge by Shaun Griswold Daily Lobo

Stephen Reaves, 25, a weight room intern for the UNM football team, was arrested on a charge of aggravated DWI in the Nob Hill neighborhood early Sunday morning, according to an APD criminal complaint. KRQE 13 initially broke the story Monday morning. Stephen is the younger brother of quarterbacks

coach David Reaves and aids strength and conditioning coach Troy Hatton. On May 2, an APD officer saw Stephen’s white Toyota traveling east on Silver Avenue near Carlisle Boulevard at a high speed, according to the criminal complaint. The officer observed that the vehicle had an illegal temporary license tag on the rear window, said APD spokeswoman Nadine Hamby. Upon pulling Stephen Reaves’ car over, the responding officer

recognized that Stephen had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and the smell of alcohol on his breath, the complaint reads. Stephen Reaves denied having any alcohol, but he showed signs of impairment during a sobriety test, the complaint said. Later, after being taken into custody, Stephen was asked to submit to a chemical test, but he refused and was booked at the Metropolitan Detention Center, the complaint said. He posted bail and was released on May

3, according to MDC records. An e-mail sent to Stephen Reaves Tuesday was unreturned. This isn’t the first time Reaves has been nabbed on a charge of DWI. In April 2005, Reaves was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol in East Lansing, Mich., which led to his dismissal from the Michigan State University football team, according to an online report. He later transferred to play football at

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Southern Mississippi. Head football coach Mike Locksley said in a statement that he is aware of the situation. “Effective immediately, Stephen, who is a temporary employee, will not continue his assignment with the program while the matter is being resolved,” Locksley said. Isaac Avilucea and Ryan Tomari contributed to this report.

Schmidly has tumor, may miss graduation by Leah Valencia Daily Lobo

Terrance Siemon / Daily Lobo Art student Sabrina Lord-Linde rides the “space elevator” at the west end of the Art Building on Monday. The elevator was decorated for a 3-D art class.

UNM President David Schmidly announced Tuesday that he will be seeking medical treatment for a small abdominal tumor. Schmidly told UNM Today that the slow-growing tumor was discovered during a routine checkup, and he will seek specialty treatment out of state. “My physicians at the UNM Health Sciences Center and UNM Cancer Center have referred me to an out-of-state specialty surgeon to complete the medical evaluation and provide initial treatment,” Schmidly said. Schmidly will be absent, for continuing medical treatment, from May 12 until May 15. He also said he will likely miss the May 15 graduation ceremony. “It is very likely that I will not be able to attend this year’s graduation. That day is the culmination of all our efforts,” he said. “Let me congratulate all our students, their families

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DREAM Act supporters host conference by Kallie Red-Horse Daily Lobo

A conference on campus today addresses a Senate bill that would allow exceptional undocumented students a streamlined path to U.S. citizenship. The League of United Latin American Citizens and other organizations are hosting the two-day DREAM Conference to raise awareness about the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act. National LULAC Youth President Jessica Inéz Martínez said the DREAM Act is widely misunderstood. “We realized that a lot of people don’t know enough about the

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DREAM Act, are unaware of it or just completely clueless about what it means,” she said. “We are trying to bring out what the DREAM Act is about and why it’s important for UNM to pass it at a national stage and who it will affect on campus.” The DREAM Act is a piece of national legislation that would allow undocumented students to remain in the country if they have earned a high school diploma or the equivalent, don’t have a criminal record and have spent two years in either a university or the military, according to OpenCongress.org. Students should be knowledgeable about the act because it could affect their classmates, Inéz Martínez said.

“The DREAM Act is very important … because it focuses on students and education in general,” she said. “We all had a great opportunity to come here and study at the University of New Mexico, so we should come and learn about some of the students that are unseen and that this is affecting.” The conference’s agenda includes several documentaries, workshops, a Cinco de Mayo celebration with food and performances and a forum with state and community leaders. LULAC State Director Paul Martinez, who will speak at the conference, said passage of the DREAM Act will influence important immigration bills in the future.

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Junfu Han / Daily Lobo Students stand frozen for five minutes at Smith Plaza on Friday. Student Juan Soche organized the event through Facebook. Check out the Multimedia section of DailyLobo.com for the “Frozen UNM” video.

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