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Lobo Rainforest set for move-ins this month By Celia Raney @Celia_Raney A technology- and innovationbased student housing option, UNM’s newest student living option is scheduled to open its doors to residents this month. After three years of planning and construction, Lobo Rainforest is now only days away from completion. The new off-campus student housing is located downtown at the corner of Central Avenue NE and Broadway Avenue NE and is open to Innovation Academy Scholars, UNM upperclassmen and returning UNM residents. “(Lobo Rainforest) has been in the works for a number of years now,” said Lisa Kuuttila, president and CEO of Supporting Technology Transfer and Catalyzing Development at UNM. “It was originated by our president, Bob Frank, at the time who had a vision that we could take our entrepreneurial ecosystem to the next level.” UNM partnered with the City of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, the local business community and the state of New Mexico to develop the concept of Innovate ABQ. “I think it is critical for a university to be involved in this kind of project,” Kuuttila said. “The university is the source of students who can form
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Jaynes Corporation construction workers remove scaffolding from Lobo Rainforest on July 28, 2017. Lobo Rainforest is located on the corner of Broadway Blvd. and Central Ave. and is set to open on Aug. 15, 2017.
How local police reduce crime By Kael Krepfl @thelobokael It’s no secret that New Mexico has more than its fair share of crime. In 2015, New Mexico had the third-highest violent crime rate and second-highest property crime rate in the U.S. according to FBI data. According to the UNM Annual Clery Report for 2016, the number of auto thefts, burglaries and aggravated assaults have nearly doubled since 2013 on campus alone. In February the Daily Lobo reported that car thefts doubled from 64 in 2015 to 124 last year. UNM Main Campus, South Valley and Downtown Albuquerque are heavy areas of crime with generally high numbers of auto thefts and burglaries, but the city is working hard to remedy these issues. Just two weeks ago, the Albuquerque Police Department began its Security Camera Analytical Network initiative in an effort to connect community members with their police department. Since its start 72 citizens and 13 businesses have signed up to participate in the SCAN program, granting the police department access to their security camera footage when a crime has occurred. “The goal is to create a better
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An APD vehicle sits in the middle of the intersection of Central Ave. and Cornell Dr., Friday Aug. 12. The unit was dispatched to divert traffic away from the scene of a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle traveling on Central Ave.
network of communication,” said Celina Espinoza, Communications and Community Outreach Director for the Albuquerque Police Department. The SCAN program is not the only program set in place to pre-
vent crime in the community. APD regularly hosts safety seminars with topics ranging from sexual assault to children’s crime awareness. The police department has also instilled a local neighborhood watch program, which currently
boasts over 2,000 participating neighborhoods across Albuquerque. By providing these groups with access to safety awareness training, the neighborhood watch program
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Four current and former Lobos track and field athletes are currently competing at the IAAF World Championships in London, England. Current Lobo and reigning NCAA Champion Josh Kerr will represent Great Britain in the 1,500 Meter Run and is joined by Lobo Alumni and Olympians Courtney Frerichs, who will compete for the United States in the 3000-meter women’s steeplechase and Jarrin Solomon, representing Trinidad & Tobago in the men’s 1,600-meter relay. Armoush, representing Jordan in the women’s 1,500-meter run will round out the field for the Lobos. In total, the Mountain West Conference will have 10 representatives in London.
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