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June 3-9, 2013
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What to do with SAE house?
SUMMER SLACKING OFF
Future of suspended fraternity’s house uncertain by Rosario MarroquinFlores news@dailylobo.com
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity building sits vacant after the University revoked the fraternity’s charter on May 24 for violations of the UNM Student Code of Conduct. SAE has until Wednesday to appeal the revocation to the dean of students. But if the appeal is denied, what will happen to the vacant fraternity building? The SAE fraternity building does not belong to UNM. Instead, it’s owned by SAE alumni, who are responsible for what the building may become. Some students have speculated on what they believe might happen. Taylor Bui, risk management officer for the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and ASUNM senator, said SAE may consider selling it, perhaps to the University. “It will be up to the SAE alumni to renovate the building, and they’ll probably try either selling it to another Greek member, or selling it to the University, or just holding on to it until the chapter comes back,” Bui said. Vice President of Student Affairs Eliseo Torres said he has not heard from the University of an appeal from SAE nor does he know of any plans for use of the fraternity house. Other students have expressed interest in the University’s using of the building. Mohab El-Ghawaby, a sophomore and computer science major, said that he was not very familiar with the fraternity but thought that UNM could purchase the vacant building and put the it to good use. “I’d like it to be used for educational applications,” ElGhawaby said. Joseph Prat, a senior and media arts major, said he had different ideas for what UNM might use the building for, including the creation of a safe haven for victims of sexual assault. “If there were a pattern of sexual assaults (in the SAE fraternity building), maybe it could be turned into a resource for people who have had experiences like that, especially in college, who are maybe too shy to come out, just a resource center like that,” Prat said. SAE alumni declined to comment on the future of the building.
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William Aranda / Daily Lobo Gabby Shultz, left, watches as Benjamin Mortensen looks forward and keeps his hands up while slacklining by the Duck Pond on Friday. Mortensen, an environment planning and design junior, took a year to learn how to slackline. “It works your core,” he said. ”It helps you work on balance more than anything.” Slackline walkers are commonly seen at the Duck Pond, especially during the summer months.
Six Lobos jump and jog to NCAA finals by J.R. Oppenheim
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Django Lovett clears the bar while competing in the Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championship on May 10 at UNLV in Las Vegas, Nev. Six Lobos, including Lovett, will compete at the NCAA championships this week in Eugene, Ore. Courtesy photo
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Six New Mexico athletes will compete in four events during the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, held Wednesday through Saturday at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore. Three Lobos — senior Josephine Moultrie, and juniors Charlotte Arter and Chloe Anderson — will compete in the 1,500 meter run, becoming UNM’s first female trio to compete in the NCAA finals in a single event. Senior triple jumper Floyd Ross, junior distance runner Luke Caldwell and junior high jumper Django Lovett will also compete. “We hoped for between four and eight (qualifiers),” UNM head coach Joe Franklin said Friday. “In hindsight, there may have been a couple of others who could have gotten there, but it’s a good group and a group that can go in and
hopefully score some points.” Preliminary running events are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, with the final races to follow Friday and Saturday. For the field events, each event will be concluded the day it is contested. Only UNM’s three women have preliminaries on Thursday afternoon. The 1,500 women’s final is Saturday. Lovett will compete in the high jump Thursday, while Caldwell’s and Ross’s events are Saturday. At the NCAA qualifying meet in Austin, Texas, Moultrie posted the fastest time among the three Lobo women with a 4:19.03, one second faster than Arter and 1.6 seconds faster than Anderson. The trio also swept the top three spots at the Mountain West outdoor championships. Moultrie, who owns UNM’s best women’s 1,500 time at 4:14.55, said she is excited the team will send three competitors in a single event.
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