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BOSQUE FIRE
by Rebecca Gonzales news@dailylobo.com
Juan Labreche / @LabrecheMode / Daily Lobo A member of the New Mexico State Forestry Division monitors smoldering brush after an afternoon bosque fire burned about three and a half acres of bosque and a small bit of private land in the South Valley directly south of Rio Bravo. Heath Weekooty, incident commander at the Bureau of Indian Affairs and captain of the Southern Pueblos Agency, said the fire started when a mattress ignited due to an unextinguished warming fire in a transient camp Monday at around 2 p.m.
Contrary to what the name suggests, “Bound” is a publication in which students are free to say what they want. Senior Jordan Unverzagt is the founder and editor-in-chief of the publication. For her honors thesis in journalism, Unverzagt created a student organization and designed her own independent study course, dedicated to producing, promoting, and editing the publication, with the help of the communication and journalism department. After she graduates next month, she plans to work in the SUB and continue to supervise the magazine, which will be published once per semester. Unverzagt said that Bound is meant to be a “forum for anything,” and that she has encouraged students to submit anything from essays to doodles they draw in class.
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UNM committed to ‘proactive’ security by J.R. Oppenheim
assistantsports@dailylobo.com @JROppenheim Last week’s bombing at the Boston Marathon does not necessarily force UNM to re-examine its security protocols for sports and other public events, but officials said it does reinforce the importance of security, and could lead to reviews of current policies. Three people died and more than 180 were injured when two bombs exploded during the April 15 Boston Marathon, one of the largest and most well-known running events in the country. The explosions and ensuing manhunt for suspects garnered national attention. While UNM does not host events on that scale, UNM Associate Athletics Director Tim Cass said the bombing demonstrates how vital security is for Lobo Athletics and other public events. “I think this is an opportunity to review things. I don’t think it’s an opportunity for us to panic or change,” he said. “I think we’ve been proactive over the years in managing our different events.” Mike Haggerty, UNM’s assistant athletics director for events management, would not discuss specific details about the
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University’s tactical procedures in the interest of preserving safety. However, he said those procedures are already reviewed on a regular basis. For football, officials review them before every game; for basketball, every couple of games. For Lobo football and basketball games, which draw the largest crowds, patrons are inspected for weapons and contraband before they enter the game. On a per-game average, 22,299 patrons attended football games and 14,996 attended men’s basketball games during this school year. “Being a university, there is a lot of pressure from the public for the way we search fans for the way they enter The Pit and the football stadium,” Haggerty said. “They’re thinking we’re trying to stop water bottles and soda pop from coming in. But we’re actually doing it for their safety.” UNMPD officer Tim Stump said his department is in charge of security for events, and works in conjunction with the Athletics Department. UNM’s contractual security provider JLS Security & Investigations Inc., and the Albuquerque Police Department are also on hand at events, Cass said. Other agencies. such as the Bernalillo County Sheriff, New
Aaron Sweet / Daily Lobo JLS Security staff stands guard following a men’s basketball game last season. Athletics officials said the bombings at the Boston Marathon last week could inspire UNM to review its safety policies for sporting events. Mexico State Police, the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security are involved in planning as well, Haggerty said. “It’s always evolving, but they take precursory measures to make sure,” Stump said. “Ever since 9/11, we’re always trying to make sure we’re on top of this stuff. We’re always trying to taking preventative measures in
every event.” Stump said UNM events are safe for patrons. According to information provided by UNMPD, between January 2012 and April 2013, the department made two arrests at University Stadium. So far in 2013, the department has made one arrest, which was at The Pit during the state high school basketball championships.
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Stump said many incidents at sporting events involve intoxication, and Cass added that fan-on-fan conflicts also arise. Haggerty said security checks for suspicious packages before games. Security staffing numbers vary depending on the size of
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