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December 2, 2011
Protest divides over its name
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by Luke Holmen holmen@unm.edu
The Albuquerque chapter of the movement that protests corporate greed and socioeconomic imbalance split last week over disagreements regarding the name of the movement. The movement was originally named Occupy Burque. It then became Occupy Albuquerque and then changed to (un)Occupy Albuquerque when some members of the movement said the term “occupy” is offensive to indigenous people. Some members of the movement have branched off to once again be known as Occupy Albuquerque in order to keep its name as close as possible to Occupy Wall Street, the movement both Occupy and (un)Occupy Albuquerque are in solidarity with. (un)Occupy Albuquerque protesters continue to meet at Yale Park on UNM campus. Occupy Albuquerque meets at Studio 504 on Yale Boulevard. “The main disagreement is over the name,” (un)Occupy protester James Ran said. “We just felt like (un)Occupy was honoring Native Americans and
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Dylan Smith / Daily Lobo High winds damaged the fabric on the indoor practice facility on UNM south campus Thursday, UNM Athletics spokesman Frank Mercogliano said. Mercogliano said it was not safe to assess the damage to the building on Thursday night and that the facility had been closed since 10 a.m. on Thursday morning due to the forecasted high winds. Throughout the day winds gusted at 60 to 75 mph, according to the Weather Channel.
Inexperience may lead to accepting abuse Signs that you’re in an abusive relationship
Do you: •feel afraid of your partner much of the time? •avoid certain topics out of fear of angering your partner? •feel that you can’t do anything right for your partner? •believe that you deserve to be hurt or mistreated? •wonder if you’re the one who is crazy? •feel emotionally numb or helpless?
Does your partner: •humiliate or yell at you? •criticize you and put you down? •ignore or put down your opinions or accomplishments? •blame you for their own abusive behavior? •see you as property or a sex object, rather than as a person? •have a bad and unpredictable temper? •hurt you, or threaten to hurt or kill you? •threaten to take your children away or harm them? •threaten to commit suicide if you leave? •force you to have sex? •destroy your belongings? •act excessively jealous and possessive? •control where you go or what you do? •keep you from seeing your friends or family? •limit your access to money, the phone, or the car? •constantly check up on you?
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by Avicra Luckey and Chelsea Erven news@dailylobo.com
In New Mexico, 23 percent of all reported domestic violence cases between 2005 and 2009 involved college-age victims, ages 19 to 25, according to statistics from the New Mexico Interpersonal Violence Data Central Repository. These numbers are reflected across the United States with the Bureau of Justice reporting women ages 20 to 24 are at the greatest risk of experiencing nonfatal intimate partner violence. Anna Nelson, executive director of New Mexico Forum for Youth in Community, said college students are often at a higher risk for domestic violence for a variety of reasons. “They’re likely to be more isolated from their families during that phase, especially if they’re going away for college,” she said. Nelson said college students are inexperienced when it comes to relationships and may have unrealistic expectations or little knowledge about how to handle dating issues
in healthy ways. “A lot of people think, ‘Oh, well, it’s not a big deal. It won’t affect me later,’ and unfortunately, we know that it does,” she said. Nelson said abusive relationships that go unrecognized can lead to poor academic performance, trauma-related mental health needs, alcoholism and substance abuse. She also said the risk of suicide for those experiencing dating violence increases to nine times the risk of those who are not. Nelson said dating violence is not exclusive to male-female intimate relationships. “This can definitely happen in same-sex relationships and I think a lot of young adults don’t realize that,” she said. “The same elements of power and control happen in LGBTQ relationships.” Michele Fuller, executive director of S.A.F.E. House, a shelter for victims of domestic violence, said young adults often don’t realize when a relationship is unhealthy, mistaking warning signs such as jealousy or control for being sweet or concerned.
“Abuse is not limited to physical abuse,” she said. “It’s monopolizing that person’s time, perception of the world and affecting their ability to spend time away from the relationship.” Paola Castillo, youth leaders associate at Enlace Communitario, a group specialized for Spanish speakers, said extreme jealousy is red flag in relationships. “Blowing up your phone, getting upset because you don’t text back or because you don’t answer your phone the first time they call you,” she said. Castillo said she witnessed this jealousy first hand when her good friend was in an abusive relationship. “I remember that she called me and she told me that couldn’t be my friend anymore, but I could hear him in the background telling her what to say,” she said, “I think that really affected me.” Nelson said it can be difficult to leave an abusive relationship because once victims are isolated, they begin to doubt their self worth and become fearful of what may happen if they try to leave and whether they can safely get out of the situation.
S.A.F.E House is a shelter for women and children of women who have been affected by domestic violence. They can be reached at 505-247-4219 in Albuquerque. Enlace Communitario, specializing in women and children of women who have been affected by domestic violence, can be reached at 505-246-8972.
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