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April 15, 2013

‘SlutWalk’: Sexual assault is not the victims’ fault by Ardee Napolitano news@dailylobo.com

Hundreds of students and activists marched around the UNM area in nothing but their underwear Saturday morning to protest rape culture. UNM’s Women’s Resource Center and the Rape Crisis Center of Central New Mexico organized the event, called “SlutWalk Albuquerque.” Rape Crisis Center Executive Director Carol McFall said the event aimed to raise awareness about rape culture. She said that in cases of sexual violence, society too often blames the victim rather than the attacker. “It doesn’t matter what an individual is wearing,” she said. “It doesn’t matter whether she got drunk. That doesn’t give consent. What we are against is this culture of rape where we say that people can take whatever they want, and that just is not acceptable.” McFall said the rape crisis center and the WRC started organizing the event two months ago, and that 500 people showed up to the event, about the amount she had estimated. “We haven’t had any events targeting college-aged individuals,” she said. “This is something people at this age can really get into to make a statement that it is not the victim’s fault. We need to be upset. We need to be outraged. We need to say that this is

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Juan Labreche/ @Labreche Mode / Daily Lobo 29-year-old Albuquerque resident Jessica Montoya speaks to a crowd of about 200 participants and supporters at “SlutWalk Albuquerque,” which finished at The Pit on Saturday morning. Montoya and many other speakers at the event talked about objectification of females and rape culture.

Bus collision sends woman to hospital by Ardee Napolitano news@dailylobo.com

A UNM student sustained serious injuries after a bus ran over her at the intersection of Yale and Lomas boulevards Friday afternoon. Police said that a UNM shuttle from the G-Lot on

north campus hit UNM student Sharon Broome, 58, as she crossed Lomas Boulevard when the bus was turning on a green arrow and Broome had a “don’t walk” sign. According KRQE, the driver was turning left onto Lomas Boulevard from Yale Boulevard, and did not see Broome coming. The bus hit the

side of Broome’s body, and its back wheels crushed her legs, according to KRQE. Broome was in critical condition after the incident and was rushed to UNM Hospital, police said. On Friday evening, she underwent surgery. According to KOB, the bus was full at the time of the incident.

The Albuquerque Police Department closed off the intersection following the incident. Some police officers also regulated traffic near Dane Smith Hall in the intersection of Las Lomas Road and Yale Boulevard, which caused heavy traffic. APD is investigating the incident.

ASUNM proposes ‘green fund’ Money would pay for student-led sustainability projects on campus by Jamillah Wilcox news@dailylobo.com

ASUNM wants more funding for sustainability initiatives on campus. In a meeting Wednesday, the senate unanimously passed Resolution 11S, which requests that UNM President Robert Frank form a committee of various UNM representatives to develop a proposal to create a student-governed “green” fund. The proposal was created by Sens. Brandon Meyers, Isaac Romero, Rachel Williams; ASUNM Chief of Staff Gregory Montoya-Mora; Office of Sustainability coordinator and former Student Regent Jacob Wellman; and Residence Life eco rep Allix Stewart. The green fund would support the efforts of the Climate Action Plan, which former UNM President David Schmidly signed in 2009 as part of an effort to reduce waste, energy usage and emissions on campus. Wellman said the University aims to decrease 80 percent of its carbon emission by 2030 and to be 100 percent climate neutral by 2050. “Sustainability is a buzzword used a lot nowadays, and it’s important to take a step back and realize what sustainability means,” Wellman said. “It’s a three-part idea — economic, social, and environmental commitments.” Wellman said funding for the project will ideally come from student fees. He said that once the green fund is created, $13 of every student’s fees would go to it, and will William Aranda / Daily Lobo

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