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Athlete’s dorm burglary under investigation by Shaun Griswold and Isaac Avilucea news@dailylobo.com
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. The report said $1,800 worth of electronic equipment was stolen, including a laptop and an XBOX 360. Carter lives in the apartment next to Lewis and teammate Jamarr Lyles, and the report said Lyles told Lewis that Carter said he was going to steal property belonging to Lewis. Head football coach Mike Locksley said in a statement to the Daily Lobo that the situation will be rectified. “I’m fully aware of the investigation involving a few members of my football team,” he said. “We will continue to cooperate with the proper channels in any way that we can.” Lewis did not respond to phone calls Thursday evening, but said in the police report that he left his Student Resident Center apartment, located at 301 Redondo Dr. N.E., for 20 minutes Aug. 25. When Lewis returned, it appeared someone pried the front door with a sharp object. Police found the bent silver knife in a box by the door, the report said. Frank Mercogliano, assistant athletic director for communications, said Lewis is not pursuing charges, because Lewis received his belongings back. Mercogliano said he didn’t know who returned Lewis’ belongings, nor could he say when exactly the items were returned, only that Ravonne Carter it was “pretty quick” after the incident occurred. Police told Lyles to fill out a witness statement, but he has yet to do so, UNMPD spokesman Robert Haarhues said. Mercogliano said if approached by police, Lyles will be encouraged to share what he knows about the
Kerr Adams/ Daily Lobo 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. alleged incident. their rooms when the ines” Locksley would dismiss members of the According to the realleged incident oc- team if it’s found they were involved. port, Lewis said several curred and did not see The Athletics Department said in a football players gathered or hear anything, the statement that it will cooperate with the outside his room in the report said. investigation. community section of the Police checked the “The matter is currently being looked into SRC apartment when he players’ rooms for the by the appropriate people, and if there has left Aug. 25. Dormitory missing items and been some form of misconduct, it will be hanaccess requires a secure found nothing the dled in the appropriate manner,” the stateform of entry, and neither same night, the report ment read. “Coach Locksley has been very Brandon Lewis front door appeared to be said. proactive in handling the situation within Jamarr Lyles damaged — indicating Mercogliano couldn’t the confines of the team and the department. that someone let the burglar into Lewis’ dorm say whether members of There will be no other statements regarding room, the report stated. the team would be dismissed if the accusa- the matter at this time.” Darryl Johnson and Calvin McDowney, tions are found to be true, but he said Locksley both redshirt freshman offensive linemen and would be “swift and decisive” when deciding Lewis’ suite-mates, told police they were in any punishment. He added that he “imag-
Giant puppets to descend on Robinson Park by Andrew Beale
culture@dailylobo.com 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. Ron Breen, a director of OFFCenter and organizer, said the festival will have a relaxed vibe to help visitors discover new art and making new friends. “It’s a very unique opportunity, I think. It’s very casual. It’s a celebratory atmosphere. The quality of the artwork — it’s more diverse than anything you would find in other shows,” he said. “It’s a great way to meet new people. It’s
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a great opportunity to spend the day creating with people you do and do not know.” The festival will feature a parade, and anyone can sign up to carry a giant puppet, Breen said. “We have a parade in the morning where everybody can join in. It starts at 11:00 … People can join in if they get there around 10, 10:15 or so. We’ll try to give them something to carry so they can get in on that,” he said. This is the eighth year OFFCenter, a community art center providing free space and materials to artists, has put on the festival. The festival will feature events from 10 a.m.until 5 p.m. and is family friendly, Breen said. “We do have 100 folk-art vendors that will be there selling their product, but we also have a very large tent or canopy where kids and families can make art, and we have performances throughout the day,” he said. “It’ll be a day of just celebrating creativity, I think. Everybody can participate.” Community Artist Lindy Hirst, whose
wares will be featured at a booth in the festival, said supporting the festival is a great way to support OFFCenter, which gives everyone the opportunity to make art regardless of income level. “The proceeds from a lot of the booth sales and rental go to OFFCenter, and I really support OFFCenter wholeheartedly,” she said. “I do what I can do. The booth fee’s only 30 bucks; I can afford that.” The We Art the People Festival offers a showcase for unrecognized local artists as well as an encouraging atmosphere for anyone to be creative, Hirst said. “It’s really fun, and there are not too many festivals where you can just dress up, play music, dance spontaneously,” she said. “This is pretty free and wide-open to making new friends. Plus the art for sale is very reasonably priced, in general. So if there are any art collectors around, it’s definitely the place to go to find something.” Breen said anyone who is creatively
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WE ART THE PEOPLE FESTIVAL Sunday, Sept. 12 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Giant Puppet Parade at 11 a.m. Sign-up at 10 a.m. inclined is welcome to bring that creativity to the festival. “If somebody’s a creative person and they want to show up in a corner of the park and start juggling, they’re welcome to do that too. So there are openings for spontaneous kinds of creative acts,” he said. “Just being creative is really the point of this whole festival.”
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