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UNMPD officer investigated for alleged assault By Celia Raney @Celia_Raney “Everyone was horrified, and none of us knew what to do,” said Lisa Chavez, associate professor at the University of New Mexico, after witnessing a UNM Police officer punch a woman while taking her into custody. A video originally posted to Snapchat using the UNM geotag seems to show a woman being punched and thrown to the ground by a UNMPD officer. The incident occurred around 12:40 p.m. near the bus circle on the north side of the Duck Pond on Aug. 25. UNMPD issued a statement Friday describing the progression of events. Two officers were dispatched to a Welcome Back Days tent near the Duck Pond after receiving multiple calls describing a woman acting aggressively toward workers at a voter registration area, according to the statement. The woman behaved aggressively toward officers once they arrived and refused to leave the area, at which point the officers “took her to the ground and cuffed her.” The woman also spit in the face of one of the officers on two
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A UNMPD officer stands behind a police cruiser on Sept. 23, 2015. UNMPD is currently under an assault allegation investigation for an officer punching a woman on Aug. 25, 2017.
Honors College moving for SHAC expansion LaPo
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By Nichole Harwood @Nolidoli1 A proposal this summer stated that the University of New Mexico Honors College would move their services to what is currently the University’s Art Annex, which would allow the Student Health and Counseling to expand their services. Reactions from the Honors College and students who hold space in the Art Annex seem to indicate this plan seems to solve one problem while creating two more. “SHAC has occupied the same facility for over 50 years without any addition of space,” SHAC Director James Wilterding said. “Everyone agrees that expanded space is needed. The nature and type of the upgrade has been actively discussed for more than a decade.” The most recent planning discussions involve an expansion into SHAC’s lower level, which is currently occupied by the Honors College, Wilterding said. “While this has the potential to be a very elegant solution for SHAC, we also understand that the impact on other departments and
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By Madison Spratto @Madi_Spratto
Courtesy Photo by Eugene Ellenberg
Photo of Ariel Wilson in her Art Annex Grad Studio.
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Students got the chance to experience the newly renovated La Posada dining hall on Aug. 30 at the University of New Mexico’s #EatLikeALobo Block Party and Grand Opening event. “Today we are excited to celebrate the upgrade of this dining hall in the heart of our student residential neighborhood,” Interim President Chaouki Abdallah said. Abdallah said he was excited to participate in the grand opening event, because he understands that food service “plays an important role in education performance.” “(La Posada) is a space to foster inclusion in student success, and it’s a safe place for our campus
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