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February 28, 2014
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Eviction prompts parish rally ASUNM fights by Ardee Napolitano news@dailylobo.com @ArdeeTheJourno
Parishioners of UNM’s Aqu6inas Newman Center continued to fight for the future of the Dominicans in the parish
in a rally Thursday afternoon. Catherine Loweree, a UNM alumna and a parishioner who organized the event, said she started planning the rally in the end of January after hearing news of the Dominicans’ upcoming eviction. She said that because
the Dominicans are integral to the parish, they need to stay. “The Dominicans really did change my life,” she said. “They strengthened my faith. They gave me a strong moral center. They’ve supported me in some
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Aaron Sweet/@AaronCSweet / Daily Lobo Newman Center parishioners gathered in front of the parish on Thursday for a rally before taking a procession to the corner of Central Avenue and University Boulevard for a prayer vigil. About 40 people stood in support of the five Dominicans that would be evicted out of the center following a decision in late January by the Santa Fe archdiocese to replace the priests in the parish. The parishioners will have to leave the parish by July 1.
for parishioners Resolution 7S aims to promote communication
by Mychal Miltenberger news@dailylobo.com
The University’s undergraduate student government on Wednesday addressed the removal of parishioners in UNM’s Aquinas Newman Center. The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico Senate passed Resolution 7S a vote of 12-7 with one abstention at a meeting that night. The resolution aims to improve communication between the Newman Center and Santa Fe Archbishop Michael Sheehan, following his decision to remove the Dominicans, who have resided over the Newman center since 1950. “I am really glad it passed because I feel it represents a group of students that are just trying to have their voices heard,” Sen. Jenna Hagengruber said. “They felt like they weren’t being heard. They felt like they weren’t being represented properly, and that’s what ASUNM is here for.” Hagengruber said she believes that regardless of the religious
element involved in the issue, senators should voice the concerns and opinions of their constituents. “We are not writing resolutions saying that we are in support of Catholics or we’re not in support of Catholics, or we believe in this religion or that religion,” she said. “What we are doing is representing students. Any student organization can come to us and ask for our help.” Sen. Ayham Maadi said he believes that by watering down the resolution, with the removal of biases, it now failed to voice the concerns of those it was originally intended to represent. “We have amended this resolution so much that I don’t confidently know that this resolution, as it stands, is accurately representing whatever group of students that drafted this bill,” Sen. Maadi said. Through a series of amendments in the meeting, senators decided to remove all clauses in the resolution that initially discussed the removal of the Dominicans from the center. Senators claimed that these clauses were biased.
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UNM’s land development gains new grounding by Chloe Henson
assistant-news@dailylobo.com @ChloeHenson5 After about four decades of trying to acquire land on south campus, UNM sealed a $1.2 million deal for property last month. UNM has obtained 23 lots along Sunshine Terrace, after reaching an agreement with the family that privately owned the lots early in January. Tom Neale, associate director for UNM Real Estate, said the University had been trying to attain the lots since the 1970s. He said UNM reached a settlement with the family that owned the lots after the UNM Board of Regents filed a condemnation petition with the court. “The condemnation process sets forth a period where the parties are to negotiate in good faith with each other to try to settle the lawsuit,” he said. “If the lawsuit cannot be settled, then it goes to court. In either case, it results in a court-ordered settlement.” The condemnation process refers to exercising the power of eminent domain. Eminent domain is when private property is taken for public use in exchange for compensation. Neale said that while the settlement was 10 percent more
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Sergio Jiménez / @SXfoto / Daily Lobo A barren tract of land remains mostly undeveloped on UNM’s south campus. UNM has finally acquired some land on south campus specifically for athletics parking.
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