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November 10, 2009
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Locksley incident brings policy shift
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by Pat Lohmann Daily Lobo
UNM President David Schmidly is recommending changes in Human Resources and University Counsel policies in light of the media outcry after head football coach Mike Locksley’s Sept. 20 physical altercation and the investigation that followed. Schmidly sent a letter to Athletics Director Paul Krebs recommending that the HR representative in the Athletics Department report to the University’s Division of Human Resources. He also said that the Athletics Department management, administrative staff and coaches need to have further training through HR. Schmidly sent a memo to University Counsel Patrick Apodaca asking for additional resources to be allocated to the Office of the Custodian of Public Records “in order to minimize the risk of errors in responding to public records requests in the future.” Schmidly said he did not ask Krebs and Apodaca to implement the changes by a particular date; rather, he asked the two administrators to create training plans and review their current processes before recommending specific changes to be made. University Spokeswoman Susan McKinsey said in an e-mail that the transition is at “the beginning of the very beginning,” so no time is set for the changes to be implemented. “We’ve announced that it will occur,” she said in the e-mail. “But there are no changes to report or comment
Gary Alderete / Daily Lobo Lobo guard Sara Halasz shoots a basket during Monday’s exhibition game against Eastern New Mexico at The Pit. The Lobos won 100-52. Check out DailyLobo.com for the story.
on as yet. And I have no idea about a timeline, though the intention is to have this done quickly.” In the letter to Krebs, dated Nov. 5, Schmidly said a central HR representative in the Athletics Department would help AD employees understand HR policies. “This change in reporting relationship will ensure appropriate oversight of the position and provide the Athletics Department with more immediate and effective access to the full range of Human Resources services and support,” Schmidly said in the letter. At a press conference Nov. 4, Krebs said he did not know he was supposed to report the Locksley incident to HR and instead asked athletics representative for human resources Shannon Garbiso — who is not an employee of the University’s Division of HR — to conduct an internal investigation. In the memo to Apodaca, dated Nov. 6, Schmidly said the Custodian of Public Records was not prepared for the inundation of public information requests that came after the Locksley incident. Several media outlets — including the Sports Animal (610 AM) and KRQE News — said that their requests for information and documents pertinent to the investigation were not answered in a timely manner.
To read Schmidly’s letters, see the link attached to this article on DailyLobo.com
Former governor to speak in SUB on drug legalization by Andrew Beale Daily Lobo
Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson has favored legalization of marijuana since he held office before Bill Richardson. Johnson, a Republican, was an advocate for drug policy reform and decriminalization of marijuana while he served as governor from 1994 to 2002.
Johnson and former U.S. Marshall Matthew Fogg will speak in the Lobo Room of the SUB at 7 p.m. today. The event is sponsored by the New Mexico branch of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition and the UNM chapter of Students for a Sensible Drug Policy. Tom Angell, spokesperson for LEAP, said former Gov. Johnson is one of a growing number of politi-
cians who support the legalization of marijuana. “Gov. Johnson is just one of many prominent elected officials who are speaking out against the war on drugs and calling for new options like legalization,” Angell said. “As evidenced by any number of recent news articles and stories, more and more people are speaking out about this just in the last few months, but Gov. Johnson has
been speaking out on this issue for a long time, ever since he was the sitting governor of New Mexico.” SSDP spokesman Win Hansen said his organization favors decriminalization of marijuana as a way to reduce the harm suffered by drug users in America. “We have just been trying harder and harder and harder to enforce our prohibition laws for the past 30 years,
or since the inception of the war on drugs,” he said. “And all we’ve seen is an increase in drug use in our society and an increase in the people who are punished and suffer for drug use in our society.” Hansen said legalizing marijuana would offer many societal benefits, including financial benefits to
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Bike Porn: fun and lighthearted by Hunter Riley Daily Lobo
Albuquerque cyclists might have a little more spring in their step after Self Serve’s third annual Pornotopia, which played at the Guild Cinema over the weekend. This year’s festival featured films from Bike Porn, a touring show of amateur videos submitted to curator Reverend Phil, who compiles the footage. The film submissions are based on themes such as bike on bike, bike on man/woman, people imitating bikes, and sex on bikes. Phil said Bike Porn’s appearance at Pornotopia was one of the more rewarding shows on their tour. “A lot of women came up to me and have been
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like ‘I’ve had orgasms on my bike,’” Phil said. “And it’s usually when the saddle is really uncomfortable that it happens.” The Bike Porn presentation gets mixed reactions from audiences, Phil said. “We get walk outs sometimes, and it’s hard to tell why,” he said. “You can tell how they’re leaving — if their brow is furrowed and they are stiff, you can tell they’re uncomfortable. And then other people who leave are kind of uncomfortably walking with tight steps, and those people are probably just really horny and they just want to get home.” Phil said the Bike Porn tour has picked up roadies as it travels across the country. One follower is Larsen Farrell of Los Angeles, Calif. “I was approached by Reverend Phil at a Bike
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Zach Gould / Daily Lobo Members of the Bike Porn crew, Larsen Farrell, left, Courtney Rodgers, center, and Reverend Phil, hold up Joshua Staley in front of the Guild Cinema on Sunday night. Bike Porn was featured in Self Serve’s Pornotopia festival at the Guild this weekend. Bike Porn is accepting independent films for their fourth project “Bike Porn 4 Play.”
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