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GPSA backs protest Council members: Allow (un)Occupy to assemble on campus 24/7 by Charlie Shipley
charlieshipley84@gmail.com GPSA voted Monday to support the (un) occupy Albuquerque movement and condemn University administration’s actions in dealing with the movement’s presence on campus. The resolution, which passed 13-2-1 at an emergency GPSA council meeting, called for the administration to allow protesters to occupy UNM 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It said the administration was out of line when it made the decision last month to forcibly remove protesters from campus, a move that resulted in more than 30 arrests. (un)Occupy has since obtained a permit to assemble on campus between the hours of 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. on weekdays and between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekends. Protesters must renew the permit each week. Megan McRobert, GPSA Student Support and Advocacy Committee chairwoman, co-authored the resolution and said she thinks it sends a clear message to UNM administrators. “We put in some teeth, specifically around calling for the administration to extend the permit to 24 hours a day,” she said. “That’s a pretty
radical request that requires the suspension of University policy.” McRobert said she considers herself part of the (un)Occupy movement because she supports protesters’ goals, but said she hasn’t attended the protesters’ general assembly meetings. She said protesters asked her to act as a liaison between the movement and GPSA. GPSA President Katie Richardson said she hopes the UNM community will join GPSA in support of the protesters’ right to assemble on campus. “I hope GPSA will soon be joined by the rest of the campus in asking administration to extend the permits to 24 hours a day, seven days a week and affirm the right of the (un)Occupy movement to protest on campus,” she said. UNM President David Schmidly said in a University-wide email Monday that UNM will do its best to compromise with the protesters. “While we cannot permit camping on our grounds, we are happy to make space available to (Un)occupy New Mexico at Yale Park … according to a reasonable schedule of hours that has allowed both sides to find consensus,” he said. “All personal property must be removed
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(un)Occupy Albuquerque Resolutions: GPSA vs. ASUNM GPSA Resolution:
ASUNM Resolution:
•Defends the (un)Occupy protesters’ continued occupation of University grounds
•Acknowledges the (un)Occupy Albuquerque movement as an example of the potential for education surrounding peaceful grassroots expression, but does not indicate whether it supports the movement’s continued occupation of UNM
•Condemns the decision of the UNM administration to forcibly remove protesters •Calls for administration to allow (un)Occupy protests to occupy campus 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Isabel Hees / Daily Lobo Megan Burke, who auditioned for the annual UNM talent competition Tuesday, practices her act in the art building courtyard. The talent show will be held at 7 p.m. Friday in the SUB Ballroom.
•Does not take a stance on the University’s actions in dealing with the movement •Encourages further expression of student concerns through constructive dialogue with University administration, but does not indicate the extent to which the administration should allow the movement to assemble on campus.
UNM group condemns (un)Occupy at teach-in President of Conservative Republicans: Protesters instigate class warfare by Tamon Rasberry trasberr@unm.edu
UNM’s Conservative Republican group held its own teach-in in the SUB Tuesday in opposition to the (un)Occupy Albuquerque movement. The (un)Occupy Albuquerque movement, part of the larger Occupy Wall Street movement, has occupied UNM’s attention for the past five weeks. The movement condemns corporate greed and America’s top-heavy concentration of wealth. The (un)Occupy protesters and UNM’s Peace Studies program have held several teach-ins in the SUB to educate the UNM community about their movement. Donald Gluck, president of UNM’s Conservative Republicans, organized the event and said he thinks (un)Occupy protesters’ actions have been unAmerican. “The (protesters’) scapegoating and
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class warfare are not the way Americans typically act,” he said. “We feel that this Occupy movement is intended to distract and throw sand in the eyes of the people so they’re not aware the problem isn’t the 1 percent, the problem is the one (President) Barack Obama.” Gluck said many conservative Republicans on campus don’t agree with the protesters’ occupation of UNM. “Many conservatives think the occupation is awful,” he said. “Yes, everyone is entitled to free speech, but they’re not entitled to occupy a place for five weeks. We feel that our voices need to be heard also.” New Mexico House Rep. Conrad James (R-Bernalillo) spoke at the event and said he understands the anger people may have against bankers, lenders and financial institutions. “What were trying to do is dig into the details of what led into the financial crisis for the last couple of years,” he said.
Dylan Smith / Daily Lobo Donald Gluck, organizer of Tuesday’s Conservative Republican Teach-In in the SUB, talks about the principles and history of conservatism Tuesday. He called the (un)Occupy protest un-american and said the protesters overstayed their welcome on campus.
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