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November 2, 2011
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Homeless man found wounded
Exhibition Blowout Lobos slam Davenport 92-54
UNMPD said he suffered from severe head trauma
by Cesar Davila
hendrix@unm.edu
by Charlie Shipley
The game started sloppy, but it was an easy win in the end. The UNM basketball team had two turnovers in its first two possessions. Fortunately, it was playing Davenport University, and the Lobos beat the Panthers 92-54 in front of 12,978 fans — the thirdhighest attendance for a Lobo exhibition game since 2002. Davenport head coach Burt Paddock said he was impressed. “The last time that I played a Division I exhibition game, that team made it to the Final Four — Michigan State,” Paddock said. “We actually beat that team. And I’ll tell you what, this team is extremely good. This team (Lobos) might be more talented than that team (Spartans). The Lobos muscled Davenport inside the paint, out-rebounding the Panthers 50-28, something Lobo head coach Steve Alford said he hadn’t seen much of in practice. “We have not been the rebounding team I thought we could be, and tonight we were really active on both ends,” he said. Forward Drew Gordon led the Lobos with 10 rebounds, recording a double-double and adding 12 points. “It wasn’t too bad for the first game,” Gordon said. “There are some things that I need to improve on.” The Panthers gave the ball up the first three times they had it, and two of these times led to fast-break dunks by guard Tony Snell. Early in the first half, guard Kendall Williams backed into Gordon’s knee and hyperextended it. Gordon left the court for a few minutes but returned later on. Later in the half, Williams and Gordon went diving for a loose ball out of bounds, prompting
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Laurisa Galvan / Daily Lobo Demetrius Walker breaks past a Davenport University defender. UNM beat Davenport 92-54.
A man UNM Police Department officials said is a “regular” among the transient population on campus was found near Popejoy Hall Tuesday morning suffering from apparent head trauma. UNMPD spokesman Lt. Robert Haarhues said two Physical Plant employees found the man during their rounds between 4:30 and 6 a.m. Haarhues said the man was unresponsive when found and the cause of his injuries is unknown, but that an investigation is ongoing. He said police had dealt with the man before and that he was not authorized to be on campus. Haarhues said the man was transported to UNM Hospital alive, but in critical condition. KOAT reported Tuesday evening that the man’s injuries were not life-threatening. “We don’t know if he fell or if he was assaulted,” Haarhues said. “Who knows before we can talk to him? We’re treating this as a serious offense, a serious assault, until we know different.” Police are withholding the man’s name until his family is notified. UNM sent out an emergency text message alert at 10 a.m. warning students of the situation and urging them to be aware of their surroundings. Representatives from UNM Physical Plant could not be reached for comment.
Protester meets with provost, ends hunger strike that permit and have shown a willingness to meet us here and probably tomorrow at his office, I think we can take a break from it,” Pais said. “I hope come Monday it will be extended, because we will respect the rules of the campus, but if (the permit is not renewed) people will probably be willing to get arrested and I will be willing to go back on hunger strike.” Pais said doctors cautioned him to begin eating again in small amounts. He said he might eat a small portion after Tuesday’s
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(un)Occupy Albuquerque
by Luke Holmen Protester and UNM alumnus Sebastian Pais ended his weeklong hunger strike Tuesday night after a meeting with UNM Interim Provost Chaouki Abdallah at Yale Park. “I just announced the hunger strike is
for now over, due to the fact that the Provost came,” he said. “I have arranged a meeting with the president (Schmidly) tomorrow; there is not a set time for it.” The (un)Occupy protesters received a temporary permit Monday to demonstrate at Yale Park from 5-10 p.m. on weekdays. The permit expires Friday. “My position is, since they have granted
Sebastion Pais’ proposal to the
•UNM observes our right to exercise our First Amendment rights anywhere on campus.
•We will not have a kitchen on Yale Park.
about the
•UNM will not request a permit from us for holding working group gatherings (current or future) or teach-ins.
•UNM and the assembly will keep open an ongoing line of communication.
holmen@unm.edu
President’s Office
(un)Occupy protest Inside the
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general assembly. Abdallah visited Camp Coyote and met with Pais to discuss the protesters’ concerns. Abdallah said he didn’t visit the camp on behalf of administration, but for personal reasons. “A friend of Sebastian (Alex Palermo) … asked me, and I volunteered to help if it would end his fast,” he said. “I’m not representing the administration, and
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•Our assembly meetings will be respected and allowed through a permit on Yale Park between 5 - 10 p.m. Monday-Friday and 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday and
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