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February 13, 2015 | Vo l u m e 1 1 9 | I s s u e 1 0 2

No sunny retreat for Tent City residents By Moriah Carty

After a safe transition from one side of the street to an empty parking lot on the other, things seemed to be going well for Tent City’s residents. It looked like they had found a new place for their temporary settlement. But that changed when the owner of the lot withdrew his support for the new camp on Thursday. Initially, the Barelas Community Coalition came to a unanimous decision during an open meeting Tuesday night to allow the residents of Tent City to move their camp to an empty lot a few blocks south. The announcement was made Wednesday night, and was followed by a celebratory potluck provided by nonprofit group Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice. Locals and Tent City inhabitants marched from the old location on First Street and Iron Street to the lot on the corner of Second Street and Santa Fe Avenue. The initial excitement of finding a new, privately owned property where residents had permission to stay quickly disappeared when the owner of the lot abruptly changed his mind.

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Protesters gathered on Wednesday evening after an eviction notice was posted on the fence in Tent City outside of downtown. The inhabitants were relocated to a vacant lot between Second Street and Third with the help of the Barelas Community Coalition and Barelas Neighborhood Association.

Volleyball team adds sand to prove its grit By Liam Cary-Eaves

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New Mexico outside hitter Julia Warren prepares for the ball during a game against NMSU last year. Warren is one of the hybrid players playing both on the indoor court and as part of the sand volleyball unit. The Lobos’ sand volleyball team has set its first match for March 8 against LSU.

New Mexico’s newest sport makes for an enticing lure for potential recruits to UNM’s volleyball program. Head coach Jeff Nelson and assistant head coach Lisa Beauchene are heading the sand volleyball program, which Nelson has taken on in addition to his duties indoors. Beauchene said the sand play appeals to a broader range of potential players. “It’s a way for us to get an edge on some of the teams that are very good programs,” Beauchene said. “It really complements our weather here, and brings some interest from the northern states and the east where maybe they don’t have that opportunity.” While Nelson has been ada-

mant about looking in-state for future players, he said the Lobos expect to start getting second looks from highly touted recruits across the nation. “One of the reasons we took the proposal to Paul (Krebs) was because we felt like we were losing a pool of recruits,” he said. “For us, we felt that we had to go this direction.” Sophomore Julia Warren is one of the hybrid players taking part in both indoor volleyball and sand volleyball. She said the new sport is going to bring attention to UNM. “All the big programs in Division I have sand and indoor volleyball, so this is definitely going to put us out there with a different demographic in recruiting,” Warren said. “A lot of the girls will only talk to schools if they have

both programs. It is only going to benefit recruiting and up the hype for UNM volleyball.” New Mexico is serving as a trial runner in the Mountain West for the sand program. However, UNM is drawing interest from several teams in its conference interested in keeping pace with the sport. The NCAA has taken sand volleyball off the ‘emerging sport’ list: it is now a full-fledged NCAA-sponsored sport. Nelson has appointed seven sand-only players and seven players that will play both on the hardwood and the sand. Nelson said indoor players will likely be in better shape in the fall with the added training on the soft surface. “I think, for all of us, it is only

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Student reports sexual assault Student becomes Police say armed suspect was a white, 5’6” male in a black hoodie celebrity after ‘Saul’ By Fin Martinez By Jonathan Baca The UNM Police Department is looking for a man who allegedly attacked a female student outside of Zimmerman library on Tuesday night, threatening her with a knife and attempting to unbutton her jeans. According to the UNMPD report, the victim was able to fight off her attacker by kicking him in the groin, after which he fled the scene in an unknown direction. The suspect was described as a white male, 5’6” in height, wearing a black hoodie. The victim did not

know the suspect and was unable to give a better description of him, according to the report. On Thursday afternoon a full security alert was sent out as a text message to all students and faculty, and was posted on UNM’s website. The alert read: “Attempted sexual assault Zimmerman Library 2/10 6:30 PM. Suspect was white male 5’6” black hoodie, jeans and armed with a knife; fled on foot. Be Aware.” UNMPD public information officer Lt. Tim Stump said there is an ongoing investigation into the incident. He urged anyone with rele-

vant information to call UNMPD at 277-2241, or to send in an anonymous tip at police.unm.edu. “We’ve obviously increased our patrols in that area during the evening hours,” Stump said. “We ask that all students — anybody walking around campus anywhere — to remain vigilant and be aware of their surroundings.” The text alert caused some confusion on campus, leading many to believe the event had just occurred. According to the police report, the victim waited until Wednesday to

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Early Thursday morning Sarah Minnich, a communications graduate student, watched someone taking pictures of her on the way to school. Later, she found herself tagged in that photo on Facebook. This was Minnich’s first paparazzi encounter. Minnich is an Albuquerque actress who appeared in the recently aired series “Better Call Saul.” She played the role of Brenda, the secretary of Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill law firm. Minnich’s role in the show, which is set and filmed in Albuquerque, had an almost

immediate effect on her IMBD. com page. “Better Call Saul” was the most anticipated network show prior to its premier, which broke records as the most-viewed premier in cable network history with 6.9 million viewers tuning in, according to HollywoodReporter.com. “I’m going to start seeing effects now,” Minnich said. “This is going to be the first week of the rest of my life. I know that sounds really optimistic and hopeful, but things are happening.” Her role in the series has helped her career considerably, and she is

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