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Students want UNM to “Start by Believing” by Chloe Henson
news@dailylobo.com @ChloeHenson5 Sexual Assault Awareness month is over, but some UNM organizations continue their work to prevent assault on campus. Shaya Rogers, a member of the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, said her organization, along with the Women’s Resource Center and other entities on campus, hosted several events to raise awareness of sexual assault throughout April. She said the events included a discussion panel, a clothesline project, bystander intervention training and a handprint project. “We did four events, one every week throughout the month,” she said. “We’re done now, but we have started sort of a new campaign, in light of what’s going on.” Rogers said the new campaign
is called “Start By Believing.” “It’s a campaign to do exactly as it says, to start by believing, and make sure your first reaction when someone confides in you is to listen and believe,” she said. Not believing someone who confides that he or she has been assaulted could lead the person to feel unsupported and could deter that person from reporting the incident or seeking help, Rogers said. “If you have the wrong reaction, if you have a negative reaction, if you have an aggressive reaction, it can really make someone who’s been victimized feel really bad, and feel like they don’t have anyone,” she said. The Graduate and Professional Student Association passed a resolution Saturday that urged UNM to become a “Start By Believing” campus.
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Di Linh Hoang / Daily Lobo UNM softball players celebrate a run during the New Mexico State game on Tuesday. The game was the last home game for seniors Ally Hakeem, Chelsea Anaya, and Jordan Sjostrand. See full story Page 5.
ASUNM agrees on divestment Entrepreneurs, Compromise calls for creation of student committee
by Mychal Miltenberger news@dailylobo.com
The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico resolved their stance on University divestment at a senate meeting Wednesday night. Resolution 16S calls for the creation of a permanent committee at UNM to review, evaluate and monitor issues related to socially responsible investments. The purpose of the committee is to create a platform for student input and oversight, regarding the University’s investments. The resolution advocates for UNM to intensify transparency and accountability in its choices of securities, endowments, mutual funds and other monetary investments. The resolution also urges UNM to dissociate itself and divest from companies that engage or aid in systematic, prejudiced oppression, or profit from human rights violations. Senator Earl Shank said the resolution is a testament to the students’ ability to come together for the greater good of the student body. “I think it is great,” Shank said. “It’s a step in the right direction of students banding together to work on the behalf of each other and realizing that compromise is often hard to come to, but necessary in order to accomplish larger goals that involve a greater number of students.”
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Shank said transparency is a key aspect of living the academic life. “I think that an unexamined life is not worth living,” Shank said. “We need to, especially in the arena of academia, have knowledge about as large a pool of information as we can and it starts with this and in the instance of the resolution, we want our students to be as informed as possible.” President of Lobos for Israel Sarah Abonyi said while the process was strenuous, ASUNM senators played a crucial role in bringing both sides together. “It was a difficult process and there were some obstacles,” Abonyi said. “The process was definitely effectively facilitated by the senators and I think without them facilitating the process it would have been completely unsuccessful.” Abonyi said the creation of a student committee is just a step towards UNM students developing a relationship with the administration. “The student committee that was outlined in the resolution is an incredibly important stepping stone into forming an important relationship with the administration,” Abonyi said. “I think there have been some problems with student movements on campus distancing themselves from the administration, and that’s extremely problematic. I think this resolution effectively allows us to move closer to the
administration, so that we can push for socially responsible actions.” Brittany Arneson, member of Students for Justice in Palestine and vice president of Students Organizing Actions for Peace, said although the resolution is a step in the right direction, more action will be necessary in the future. “I think we can use this as a first step to come to our University,” Arneson said. “I think it’s going to take a lot more than just a couple of resolutions to really put the pressure on our University but I know our coalition and several other student organizations with senators and (Graduate and Professional Student Association) members are willing to take that time to bring it up to the Board of Regents and the president.” Arneson said the issue of divestment isn’t about religious divisions, but rather about students coming together to hold the University responsible for its actions. “This isn’t about religion really, this is about holding our university accountable to making socially responsible investments,” she said. “Its more about a coalition that is focusing on systemic oppression and Lobos for Israel, we are really excited they came to the table towards the end. I wish we could have passed our initial resolution but this is a great first step.” A copy of the resolution will be forwarded to UNM President Robert G. Frank and the Board of Regents.
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students connect CEO club build support from businesses by Chloe Henson
news@dailylobo.com @ChloeHenson5 A new student organization aims to build connections between entrepreneurs and innovators across campus. The Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization club hosted its first event Thursday night. At
the event, the group introduced entrepreneurs to the events’ attendees. UNM CEO Co-President Tyler Briggs said he and other members formed the organization about a month and a half ago. He said the purpose of the organization was to reach out to different entities on campus to collaborate on business and innovation. “Our observation has been that individuals in other colleges,
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Sergio Jiménez / @SXfoto / Daily Lobo Travis Kellerman, CEO and co-founder of Bandojo, hands out his business card to attendees of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization club on Thursday. UNM CEO is a new student organization that aims to build connections between entrepreneurs and innovators across campus.
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