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Two men’s basketball players suspended

By Andrew Gunn @agunnwrites Editor’s note: Carlton Bragg was removed from the men’s basketball team, according to a statement from Paul Weir released late Sunday night.

DREAMSTYLE ARENA — Unfortunately for head coach Paul Weir and the UNM Athletics Department, one of the best seasons in recent memory has been largely overshadowed by a litany of criminal investiga-

tions. The team’s sterling 6-1 record since Dec. 14 and overall 15-3 season has been starkly juxtaposed against a backdrop of criminal sexual penetration and battery allegations, a DWI arrest and a lawsuit filed by a player against the school.

Senior forward Carlton Bragg Jr. and junior point guard JJ Caldwell were suspended from all team activities just hours prior to the Lobos’ home tilt against Houston Baptist University on Dec. 22. The University has been keeping details of the process and

its impetus closely guarded since announcing the suspensions, but revelations have continued to leak at halting intervals and shed further light on the legal travails of Weir’s men.

“Carlton Bragg and JJ Caldwell will not participate in today’s game versus Houston Baptist,” UNM’s statement read, beginning a saga that has yet — at least in Caldwell’s case — to give any impression of ending. “They are being withheld from competition and team activity until further notice. The Athletic(s) Department has received information that requires further review. In the meantime, there will be no additional comments from anyone at UNM until that process is complete.”

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Carlton Bragg (left) and JJ Caldwell (right) were both suspended indefinitely over the 2019 winter break. Bragg’s suspension was lifted after three weeks. He was accused of attemted rape. Caldwell is suing UNM to have his suspension lifted. He was accused of domestic violence.

UNM Journalism Department rebuked by professional organizations

By Justin Garcia @Just516garc COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM BUILDING — Two prominent journalism organizations rebuked the Communication and Journalism Department’s response to a Daily Lobo record request via the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA.) The two statements — one from the New Mexico Chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the other from Rio Grande Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) — came after Department Chair David Weiss said he was “disturbed” by what he said was the “use/misuse/abuse of IPRA” by the Daily Lobo in emails exchanged within the department.

Those emails were obtained by the Daily Lobo via a records request.

The Daily Lobo requested documents associated with the department’s student grievance procedure in October 2019.

“It’s disturbing that the people who should be teaching the next generation of journalists about courage and resourcefulness say that using one of the best tools we

have to get at the truth is ‘abuse and overuse',” wrote President of NAHJ and a Colorado Public Radio reporter and host May OrtegaWhitehouse in a statement.

Journalist Karen Coates, president of SPJ Rio Grande said in a statement, “SPJ Rio Grande fully supports the rights of all journalists to report on public information and pursue access to public records — period.”

Weiss expressed his concern in a November 2019 email to the Student Publications Board about receiving three requests from the Daily Lobo this year. The UNM IPRA office has handled 819 requests at the time of publication.

“To be blunt, my journalism faculty colleagues and I — and I suspect — faculty and staff members in a variety of units around campus — are rather alarmed by students’ frequent use/misuse/ abuse of IPRA; namely its use as a first step in researching or reporting on a story, rather than being used only after interviewing sources,” Weiss wrote.

Weiss’ response comes after UNM has received criticism from New Mexico’s Attorney General office for allegedly ignoring Open Meeting Act

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Though Bragg was reinstated on Jan. 3 after serving a three-game suspension, his legal troubles have continued to compound.

Nine days after rejoining the team, Bragg was arrested in the early morning hours of Sunday, Jan. 12 on suspicion of aggravated DWI and possession of marijuana under one ounce.

According to a police report obtained by the Daily Lobo, the 24-year-old transfer was pulled over at a sobriety checkpoint

near the intersection of Broadway Boulevard and Coal Avenue just after 1 a.m. when an Albuquerque Police Department (APD) officer noted “bloodshot, watery eyes” and an odor of alcohol emanating from Bragg’s facial area.

Bragg admitted to drinking two glasses of wine between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. earlier in the night and performed poorly on field sobriety tests, according to the report. The arresting officer noted that Bragg was “very irate” with officers and refused to consent to submitting a breath sample, triggering the state’s “implied consent law.” This automatically elevated the charge to an aggravated DWI. The arrest came just hours after Bragg contributed 11 points and seven rebounds in UNM’s 84-78 victory over Air Force, and the Athletics Department released a brief statement the next day acknowledging the arrest but declining to comment further.

“The UNM Athletic(s) Department has been notified that there was an incident regarding senior Carlton Bragg Jr. early this morning,” the release said.

“The department is aware of the situation (and) is looking into it further. At this time, there will be no additional comments from anyone at UNM.” In April of 2018, legislation

signed into law by Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller decriminalized the possession of marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia. The offense is now a civil matter with a fine of $25.

The DWI charge, given Bragg’s recent suspension, could prove fatal to his career as a Lobo if he’s found guilty. A conviction for a first aggravated DWI offense carries with it a minimum sentence of 48 hours in jail and a maximum of up to 90 days, among other mandatory penalties.

Criminal sexual penetration allegations forwarded to DA According to a separate police report APD provided to the Daily Lobo, Bragg was allegedly involved in another, more serious incident months before his DWI arrest.

The report states that on Nov. 5, a 20-year-old female went to the Albuquerque Family Advocacy Center to report an “attempted criminal sexual penetration.” Additionally, the victim said that on Aug. 11, Bragg “forcefully and without her consent tried to unbutton her pants multiple times.”

According to a University statement, Bragg’s suspension came after UNM became aware of information that “required review by appropriate University

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U.S. Justice Department ends three-year oversight of UNM

By Justin Garcia @Just516garc SCHOLES HALL — The U.S. Department of Justice released the University of New Mexico from a three-year oversight, UNM President Garnett Stokes announced in a Board of Regents meeting on Dec. 10 as well

as in a letter to all students, staff and faculty.

The DOJ formally ended its oversight in a letter dated Dec. 6, 2019. DOJ closed its monitoring of the agreement because they felt UNM had met its requirements of the three-year oversight agreement, according to the letter.

“Please note that this deter-

mination does not preclude the Department’s investigation of future complaints against UNM, if any,” the letter said.

Oversight came after a yearlong investigation by the DOJ that was triggered by a series of reports stemming from highprofile sexual assault cases at UNM. In one 2016 survey, one in

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personnel.” The Athletics Department declined to comment further, citing the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act in not disclosing further information.

The victim, according to the report, said “no” multiple times during the incident with Bragg and started recording the interaction on her cell phone out of fear of being raped. Among the 27 audio files reviewed by a detective with the APD Sex Crimes Unit, several detailed the victim repeatedly saying “stop,” and a video where she said “you literally said you were drunk and this wasn’t going to happen again.”

The detective sent the report to the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s office for review and possible prosecution. The

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four students at UNM said they had experienced harassment while one in 10 said they had experienced assault.

“At the outset of our investigation, the University had in place a labyrinth of 17 outdated policies and procedures related to sexual assault and sexual harassment, many in conflict with each other and with federal regulations and guidance on Title IX,” a 2016 report read.

The DOJ investigation found: • UNM faculty, staff, UNMPD officers and students were unaware of how to report sexual harassment and discrimination • UNM was not providing training about how and when to report

case was consequently referred to the 12th Judicial District for consideration to “shield the case from unnecessary litigation not relevant to the criminal case,” as first reported by the Albuquerque Journal.

Caldwell sues the school Meanwhile, the curious case of point guard JJ Caldwell has yet to be resolved. The Houston, Texas native remains withheld from all team activities amid allegations of domestic abuse and a subsequent civil lawsuit filed against the University on his behalf.

The complaint — filed in U.S. District Court 11 days after UNM barred Caldwell from the basketball team — al-

leges he was denied due process rights granted by the 14th Amendment. Caldwell’s attorneys, Paul Kennedy and Justine Fox-Young, also contend UNM “breached its obligations” to him by allegedly banning him from campus, evicting him from his apartment at Lobo Village and not allowing him to register for spring classes outside of one he had already registered for at Johnson Gym. The University of New Mexico Board of Regents, Dean of Students Nasha Torrez and the Lobo Development Corporation — a real estate investment arm of the University that has financial ties to Lobo Village — are named as defendants

in the complaint.

Both Bragg and Caldwell are transfers from Power-5 conference schools. Bragg (Kansas and Arizona State) and Caldwell (Texas A&M) left their respective programs in the wake of criminal charges. Bragg’s tenure at Kansas ended after a suspension in January of 2017 following a charge for criminal possession of drug paraphernalia. Shortly thereafter, the former McDonald’s high school All-American transferred to Arizona State. He never suited up for the Sun Devils, however, after violating an “unspecified team rule” and eventually transferring to UNM prior to the 2018-2019 season.

Caldwell, meanwhile, was

removed from the Texas A&M program for an unspecified violation of team policy, per a team statement released after Caldwell — formerly an ESPN top-100 recruit — and another teammate were arrested on misdemeanor drug charges in early 2018.

taliation or because they lacked confidence in the University’s response,” the DOJ’s report read.

The letter sent this week said “no further action was required” in regard to changes made since 2015, as first reported in the Albuquerque Journal.

“This is a great day for UNM,” Regent Marron Lee said during the meeting. Lee pointed out the significance and seriousness of the three-year oversight. Both Lee and Stokes said there was still work to be done.

“I am very proud of the offices and staff members who have worked tirelessly during this time, dealing with a multitude of issues in an environment of intense

scrutiny,” President Stokes said in a University-wide communique.

As part of the agreement, UNM was obliged to create quarterly reports to the DOJ. In its final report, UNM catalogued changes the school has made since the oversight began.

“UNM has funneled new resources into campus training, investigation and advocacy regarding sexual assault. For the past three years, more than 36,900 students received inperson sexual misconduct awareness training in accordance with the Agreement,” the final report read.

The report emphasized the University's efforts to train stu-

dents, staff and faculty about reporting sexual misconduct.

In Oct. 2019, UNM’s annual safety report said that 24 people had reported being raped on main campus to UNMPD in 2018. The report said 14 of those occurred in UNM student housing. There were 16 reports of dating violence, and 36 reports of stalking.

Joe Rull contributed research to this story.

Andrew Gunn is the sports editor and a senior reporter at the Daily Lobo. He can be contacted at sports@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @agunnwrites

1 • The reporting process was confusing • Academic careers were derailed • Lasting and serious emotional and mental health consequences Additionally, the investigation found that students were: • Suspending their academic coursework • Dropping out of extracurricular activities • Losing scholarships • Leaving the University altogether “In interview after interview, UNM students expressed reluctance to report sexual assault to UNM because they feared re-

Andrew Gunn contributed reporting to this article.

Justin Garcia is the Editor-inChief of the Daily Lobo. He can be contacted at editorinchief@ dailylobo.com or on Twitter @Just516garc

Keller talks crime in second State of City

By Alyssa Martinez @amart4447 CIVIC CENTER — Despite the opening licks of a Judas Priest song, Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller’s second State of the City gave off a subdued feel.

After introductory jokes about Colorado chile feuds and penguins in the desert subsided, Keller addressed a more sobering topic — crime.

Since the start of Keller’s administration, the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) hired 100 new officers. Keller said that for the first time in a decade, APD is “1,000 officers strong.”

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But even with a year’s worth of novel approaches, criminal activity in the city remains high.

Although initial 2018 and 2019 mid-year statistics released by APD suggested a sizable drop in overall crimes, the Albuquerque Journal discovered a miscalculation in the numbers.

According to the Albuquerque Journal, the discrepancy between the original statistics released

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and the true number of reported incidents was in the hundreds in some categories.

Though the corrected statistics show there has been a general decrease in most categories — such as auto burglaries and theft — homicide has risen in the city and Albuquerque crime rates remain higher than the national average.

Keller said substance abuse is one underlying cause of crimes in Albuquerque.

“It is addiction that is the fuel of the fire for much of our violent crime. Our city has been increasingly stricken by addiction — from alcohol, to meth, to heroin,” Keller said.

APD Violent Crime investigators Megan Glynn and Dan Spink said another possible cause of the city’s

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requirements. UNM has also been sued multiple times for allegedly failing to comply with IPRA. Weiss added that instructors in the Communication and Journalism Department teach students to contact sources before using IPRA and it’s national counterpart, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). He said those procedures should be used only when necessary.

“But I know that not all (Daily) Lobo reporters are journalism majors,” Weiss wrote in the email to the Publications board.

IPRA and FOIA allow anyone to request public documents created by public institutions, including UNM. The purpose of IPRA is “to inspect and copy public records affords members of the public the opportunity to keep a watchful eye on government,” according to the

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“I can only talk about myself here,” Weiss said in an interview with the Daily Lobo. "When I get an IPRA request it just kind of pisses me off. I kinda feel like I’m being hauled into court by lawyers or by the cops or something because I am being compelled to comply.”

Ultimately, Weiss said IPRA leaves a bad impression on potential sources and can sour journalist and source relationships.

Despite the criticism, Weiss, a professor of communications, said many of his journalism colleagues feel similar to him.

Michael Marcotte, the department's only professor of practice, said in an email he sees the ideal use of IPRA as a second attempt to access documents.

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way to get the records, and, again, the presumption is that you are welcome to them. (Journalism faculty at UNM) also say, have your IPRA request in your hip pocket should your request be met with anything other than timely action,” Marcotte said in an email.

He added that his students often return from assignments and say they had a hard time getting access to UNM officials.

Gwyneth Doland Parker, another journalism instructor, told the Daily Lobo it’s better to ask for the documents first as well.

“It’s important to remember that folks who work in government are people just like us, and they have important jobs to do, too. IPRA shouldn’t be used as a weapon or as a substitute for shoe-leather reporting,” Doland Parker said.

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ningham did not respond to an email request for comment before this story was published.

In a separate email exchange to Doland Parker and Melanie Majors, Weiss discussed the possibility of hosting an “IPRA training” for faculty, staff and students. However, that idea was met with fear.

“She also told me that she fears if we were to put on some sort of presentation about IPRA, that more students/(Daily) Lobo reporters would use it,” Weiss wrote to Doland Parker and Majors. It’s unclear if “she” is Associate Dean Diane Marshall or UNM Lawyer Katherine Miefert. That paragraph was redacted through the IPRA process.

In the fall 2019 semester, the Albuquerque Journal reported that the Communications and Journalism Department would allow it’s

journalism accreditation to end.

Weiss said at the time being New Mexico’s only accredited Journalism program was not worth the $35,000 price tag. He called accreditation “smoke and mirrors” and said he wasn’t sure if anyone cared about it.

Editor’s note: The Daily Lobo does not have a specific policy regarding document requests.

Informally, the current editorial board believes that requests should be made quickly, legally and as often as possible. The editorial board believes that collecting a wide range of documents is key to a robust news organization.

Justin Garcia is the Editor-inchief of the Daily Lobo. He can be contacted at editorinchief@ dailylobo.com or on Twitter @Just516garc

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Stop putting yourself in the center of the U.S.-Iran conflict

By Alyssa Martinez @amart4447 Editor’s note: This article is the opinion of the writer and not necessarily of the paper.

News of the killing of Iranian top Military Commander Qasem Soleimani in a U.S. airstrike three days into the new year sent war trepidation throughout the nation. In the age of social media, this apprehension led memes under hashtags like #WWIII and #WW3 to explode on Twitter.

Though the death left many citizens and experts around the globe speechless, Soleimani — who was widely regarded as a key figure in thwarting the spread of ISIS in Iran — did not go quietly.

Thousands of Iranian people mourned Soleimani’s death during funeral processions on Jan. 7. In a broadcast speech earlier that day, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif labeled the attack as a “stupid mistake by assassinating the greatest commander who stood in the face of terrorism” in the region, and said that Iran would respond in a proportionate matter “against legitimate targets.”

The United States attempted to justify the killing as “self-defense” by employing a classic case of deterrence by escalation. According to the Penta-

LETTER IPRA doesn’t piss everyone off Dear Professor Weiss: As a former student newspaper editor (UCLA Daily Bruin, 1967-68), UNM graduate (MA in anthropology, 1970) and once a faculty member who taught journalism to introductory students (UCLA Journalism Department, 1976) I am disappointed in your attitude and approach to the issue of public records access.

You seem unaware of the fact that journalists fought for decades to create the very law you now see as something to be utilized by journalists only as a last resort. Nobody (myself included) who worked to assure access to public records before such access was guaranteed had in mind the notion that this was a tool with any mandatory precursor actions.

There is no definition, anywhere, that mandates “interviews” or any other step as a precondition for accessing public records by any means.

Neither journalistic best practices nor the law itself say you cannot or should not begin an inquiry with a public records request.

gon, “General Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region [and] this strike was aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans.”

Here’s the thing: no justification of what Soleimani has done or may have planned to do will erase the fact that assassinating a foreign leader without just cause is a known war crime. The United States’ “self-defense” argument in the absence of provable imminent danger is simply illogical.

But of course, this back-andforth about the legality and ethics of Soleimani’s death does not exist in a vacuum.

Following the news of Soleimani’s killing, a flurry of tweets related to a possible war were fired off by worried westerners. One such tweet that received hundreds of thousands of retweets and likes read, “Me in afghanistan when i see a bush move,” accompanied by a video of a child with a (fake) gun simulating rapid, unfocused fire. Other users joked about using mental illness as a way to get out of a draft and about the possibility of being bombed by Iran while joking online about the conflict.

Now, I am not asserting that every post on social media is meant to be taken seriously, nor do I believe that this person had serious malicious intent. Intent does not

inherently justify bad decisions.

The counterargument I often come across is that making jokes about tense or traumatic situations is a coping mechanism. Although I am sympathetic to coping, it would be naive to believe that all coping mechanisms are good and equal. If a coping mechanism actively harms oneself or others, it is maladaptive at best, and actively ignorant and dangerous at worst.

Moreover, this potential war would almost certainly not take place on U.S. ground. The United States has been in Iraq since 2003, and we reside on United States soil have been able to continue life mostly uninterrupted while innocent people in the Middle East have had to grapple with the death and poverty as a result of endless war. To put ourselves at the center of this conflict is myopic, and to make jokes about it is devoid of empathy.

Again, I’m not saying that Soleimani was an innocent military leader, nor am I defending his character. By definition, a military leader is responsible for overseeing combat, which results in the deaths of troops (and sometimes civilians) on all sides. That being said, the United States is not innocent, either.

To reiterate a Twitter thread authored by a New York Times reporter Rukmini Callimachi, the chance of an imminent attack on U.S. targets is

You know, or at least should know, that investigative reporting can take many courses and that some of the most significant reporting has begun with review of public records. Such a review can be an important first step in deciding whether or not there is a story to pursue. It can direct and guide the subsequent interviews that seek the truth. Because public records are an unfiltered view of communications, contracts, and other events they offer a level of veracity that is unlikely to be found when questioning those whose actions were questionable. A strong case can be made, in fact, that public records are the optimal first step.

It is almost inconceivable to me that someone who teaches journalism would be an advocate for any restriction on the use of a public records request. One can only conclude that, like many politicians, you and/ or your colleagues were “pissed off” because the inquiries had to do with your own actions and that you resent being questioned about those actions. This is, of course, precisely the reason we have public records acts—

so the actions of those funded by the public can be questioned, examined, and placed under public scrutiny whether they like it or not. It’s about transparency and accountability. I’m sorry you fail to understand that.

An IPRA request “pisses you off” because it compels you to comply?

What a shining example for your students. Are you modeling the behavior that is typical of politicians and public servants when their actions and communications are outed? If there is nothing wrong, why are you pissed off? Yes, you are being compelled to comply, professor—that is exactly what the public records law is about. Are you not teaching that to your students? Apparently not, since your own behavior reflects a shocking lack of attentiveness to the concept underlying the idea of access to public records.

Your actions in this matter are both sad and shameful. They do not reflect the concept of journalism as a guardian of the public trust, nor do they reflect a respect for the efforts of countless journalists who have fought to put in place public records request laws so that we may all have

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“razor-thin,” and furthermore, the attack that killed a U.S. contractor and the protests outside the U.S. embassy do not proportionately justify the killing of another sovereign’s leader.

Let me be clear — I am not a foreign policy expert, nor am I claiming to have the answers. The war in Iraq began before I started kindergarten, and I am still learning about its repercussions as the days go on.

What I am saying is that we in the United States should not center ourselves in this potential war conflict, we should think critically about the role of the United States in escalat-

ing tensions abroad, and if just for a moment, put ourselves in the shoes of the Iranians.

At the very least, people in the United States can do their part by not perpetuating the xenophobic ideology that those abroad are automatically “bad guys” and by not participating in the facetious trivialization of life and death in the Middle East online via tasteless memes.

a clear view into the actions of those who are the employees of the people.

Your position has been rejected and condemned locally and nationally, by journalists, major publications, and many journalistic organizations, embarrassing UNM (if not you) in the process. I would think this would give you at least some pause and some insight into how far off the mark your position is. This should be cause for serious reflection, though there is no evidence that has occurred because you continue to defend your indefensible position. You ignore the well-known principle that that the first step in getting out of a hole is to stop digging.

Given your inability to grasp the full spectrum of what constitutes a proper journalistic inquiry involving deployment of the public records act, and your startling misunderstanding of how the public records act can and should be utilized, I would hope that you will give consideration to removing yourself from any position in which the public records act might be a factor, and from any position in which you are teaching journalism students about their use of such laws.

You are entitled to be uncomfortable having your actions questioned because of a public records request, but if that is the case then you should not hold a publicly-funded position.

From a pedagogical point of view, you are completely wrong to be telling student journalists they should not be using a public records request as an initial inquiry tool. They are always entitled to ask for any public records, as am I or anyone else.

I am not obligated to interview you first before asking for public records relating to you, your department, or your colleagues. I am not obligated to say why I seek the records. Neither are any of your students or the Lobo journalists. It’s sad and unfortunate that you cannot seem to grasp this, let alone champion it.

In my opinion, you owe your students, your journalism colleagues everywhere, UNM, and the public an apology. You have done each of these entities a significant disservice.

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UNM student assists Española water clean-up

By Amanda Britt & Makayla Grijalva @AmandaBritt__ @MakaylaEliboria University of New Mexico law student Mara Yarbourgh is working to bring environmental justice to the community members of Española, New Mexico and ensuring the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sticking to their primary goals of protecting human health and the environment.

Since giving a dissertation on the North Railroad Avenue Plume (NRAP) superfund site last year, Yarbrough said she realized there is a lack of communication and understanding between the people in Española and what the EPA is doing.

Yarbrough said while doing research for her dissertation, she would go to Española’s public library, where information on the Superfund site is supposed to be held and available to the public. It was when she was doing this she identified a problem.

“I realized what's there has a lot of gaps, there are not many documents at all, including some of the key documents. They’re not there,” Yarbrough said.

NRAP is comparable to other superfund sites in New Mexico, including the Fruit Avenue Plume site in Albuquerque. At both sites, dry cleaners were the source of contamination when dry cleaning chemicals leaked into the soil in 1989.

At the Fruit Avenue Plume in Albuquerque, the initial remedy that was chosen for the site was a pump and treat method. The contaminated water was pumped out of the aquifer and treated for contamination before it was pumped back into the ground.

This is in contrast to the remedy chosen for the NRAP site — bioremediation. Bioremediation is the population growth of microbes already naturally existing in the aquifer to naturally treat the contamination.

Blake Atkins, EPA chief of Lousianna, New Mexico and Oklahoma Superfund Remediation, said several factors go into choosing a remedy for a Superfund site, including cost analysis, time to complete the remedy and how tight rock formations are in the aquifer.

“We piloted bioremediation just in a small area (of the Albuquerque plume) to see if it would be effective. We found that it was far more effective than the pump and treat, and so we pursued that.” Atkins said. “And then we found bioremediation is being effective but the pump and treat...it was changing the chemistry of the water such that the bugs didn’t want to consume contamination, so we just shut-off pump and treat altogether.”

He said an analysis of the NRAP site in Española also found the pump and treat method wouldn't be effective in the aquifer's deeper portions while bioremediation would have a more spread-out effect.

Yarbrough said it is important to remain in contact with the people of Española and help them stay organized about their water.

“The next step is to intensify and focus these conversations with everyone involved, including the people at agencies that make decisions on how to go forward,” Yarbourgh said.

One such conversation occurred at the Beatrice V. Q. Martinez Senior Center in Española.

The community members of Española gathered on Wednesday, Dec. 11 to learn and voice concerns over contaminated groundwater underneath a portion of their city during a site status update meeting hosted by the EPA. “(The) community turn out was amazing,” Yarbrough said. “I don’t think a lot of questions were answered properly by EPA or New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), but the fact that these questions and concerns are now out there means they need to be on their radars.”

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University of New Mexico law student, Mara Yarbrough, questions the community involvement coordinator from the EPA, Edward Mekeel, during an open meeting presented by the EPA in Española on Dec. 11, 2019. “Community turn out was amazing,” Yarbrough told the Daily Lobo. “I don’t think a lot of questions were answered properly by EPA or NMED, but the fact that these questions and concerns are now out there means they need to be on their radars.”

in 2015 regarding contamination had two community members, compared to last week's full room meeting.

The concerns of the Española community surround the population's general health.

Before the meeting, attendees received handouts explaining the health effects of exposure to trichlorethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE). An EPA toxicologist also attended to further provide insight on potential health risks and was primarily worried about the risks of the toxin to pregnant women and their fetuses.

Megan Delano, the chief director of Las Cumbres Community Services voiced concerns at the meeting that their facility was not offered mitigation efforts despite testing positive for PCE and vinyl chloride vapors for many years.

Diego Lopez, an Española resident who was born and raised in the area, was concerned about the health risks to himself as well as his family and neighbors who have been potentially exposed to the toxins for decades.

The EPA recommends that no one in the area drink from private wells, but said it is a hard thing to regulate.

Edward Mekeel, the community involvement coordinator from the EPA, said if people who have private wells want to get them tested, the

EPA will work with the state to test their wells if it is within a reasonable distance of the contamination.

“I don’t know if they’re drinking it or not, it’s something that’s hard to do,” Mekeel said. “We tried to get the word out that they shouldn’t be doing that, and that’s what we can do. But if they’re concerned with their well water and want us to test it, we can do that.”

In addition to the North Railroad Avenue Plume Superfund site, a second plume near the site was detected. Although the EPA has said that the source of the second plume has not been determined and is not currently thought to be connected to the first plume. The two are being considered the same site by the EPA currently.

Several questions remained unanswered from the meeting, including whether or not the plumes are connected to the same aquifer, or if there is a different source for the contaminant all together.

Looking into these investigations could take several months according to Clifford Villa, an Associate Law Professor at the University of New Mexico and former attorney for the EPA. He said the EPA has no limitation on the number of years they can work on a superfund site.

“I can say clearly that EPA has the authority to respond to the second

source — there is no question about that, and the resources are there,” Villa said. “It seems a logical process for EPA to continue to do that work.”

The EPA officially transferred the financial responsibility of the NRAP site from the federal government to the New Mexico state government in August. Previously the EPA covered 100% of funds associated with the remedy of the site, after the transfer of financial responsibility, the EPA covers 10% of operation and maintenance while the NMED takes on 90%.

Atkins estimates this cost to be about a couple hundred thousand dollars a year, he said in an interview with the Daily Lobo.

“We want the states to have some skin in the game as well, so they will take over the expense of operations and maintenance, which we anticipate will be a much smaller expense year to year to operate,” Atkins said.

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ASUNM Giving Tree provided gifts to local children

By Lauren McDonald @dailylobo STUDENT UNION BUILDING — Planned by Associated Students of the University of New Mexico Community Experience, this past Nov. 25 marked the start of the Annual Giving Tree that has been held for over ten years, on display in the Student Union Building.

Candy canes decorated The Giving Tree. Volunteers of the community could pick one, then buy the gift written on the decoration, and bring them to the ASUNM office. Each cane had a specific donation request noted.

The gifts were distributed to the local youth at the UNM Children’s Hospital, APS Title I Albuquerque charter schools, and Casa Q — a residential home for LGBTQ youth ages 14 to 17 years old.

According to Student Activities Specialist Rudy Montoya, each candy cane tag also includes instructions on how to return the gift to ASUNM. The goal is about 150 gifts Montoya said.

“With community support like the Giving Tree, we wouldn’t be able to provide the quality of holidays or Christmas for the kids. We are very very low budget, we don’t have the capability to buy individual gifts for eight kids, so we really

reach out to community support like UNM for the Giving Tree. It creates a great environment for them,” said Steven Serrano, the program director at Casa Q. In an average month in 2019, Casa Q served about six children in the home and seven in the aftercare programs, once the child graduates from the house, they are able to move into their own apartments or a transitional living program. They could also enroll in Casa Q’s aftercare program for support into adulthood.

“The holidays are hard for them.

They’re pulled out of their homes.

They’re not connected to any natural support from family and kids want specialized gifts so on Christmas morning they can open up gifts, and without UNM’s Giving Tree that wouldn’t happen,” Serrano said.

Casa Q is a home setting, where they have staff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year.

“UNM’s gifts literally went under the tree or in their stockings with their names on it, and it’s like any other gift to them. We play Santa Claus the night before, they wake up to the gifts in the morning from the community,” Serrano said.

“They give each child exactly what they asked for, it’s not just random gifts, they ask Santa for what they want and then that wish is ful-

filled,” said Victoria Berroteran, Child Development Specialist at UNM Children’s Hospital.

UNM Children’s Hospital provides all types of care for children who are in need, from specialized services for complex diseases, developmental disabilities, acute illnesses and emergencies.

It is also New Mexico’s only Children’s Miracle Network hospital, to help provide specialized care to over 66,000 children a year throughout the region, according to their website.

The Children’s Hospital at UNM has a unique way of donating back to the community. With the gifts donated, the hospital staff sets up a store-like environment where children who are admitted into the hospital can go “shopping” although everything is without charge, according to Berroteran.

“They get a ticket that our child life specialist assigns to every family with the amount of children they have in their family including siblings below the age of 18 years old,” Berroteran said. “They get to pick one big gift for each child in their family, and a bunch of stocking stuffers as well.”

The gifts and donations were turned into the ASUNM office by December 9th, 2019 and distrib-

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uted afterward by volunteers of ASUNM.

Lauren McDonald is a freelance reporter at the Daily Lobo and can be contacted at culture@dailylobo.com or onTwitter @laurmcdonald24

Affordable meals for college students to survive 2020

By Ellie Aikman

@eaikman1230 With 2020 rolling in a new year and decade, University of New Mexico students may begin to scramble around for their next meal.

UNM offers three different meal plans: the lobo, the silver and the red, as well as an array of different plans for dining dollars and various places around campus to eat.

Besides La Posada, UNM’s campus offers places like Einstein’s Bagel Bros, the Student Resource Center, Mandalay at Freshbox and the Union Club on the first floor of the Student Union Building — each of which are meal swipe friendly locations where a rushing college student can grab something to go between classes.

Additionally, for students looking to make something in their

dorm that is ready to go or easily warmed up in the microwave, there are plenty of affordable options.

Microwaved eggs are an easy and quick way to make sure that a Lobo can get their most important meal of the day and still be on time for their 8 a.m. class.

A dozen eggs cost as little as $1.60 at a local Walmart, and one can be cooked in the microwave between 30 seconds and three minutes.

Pepper and salt are a good way to spice things up a bit, but keeping things healthy by buying fresh produce from a local supermarket is also important.

Another simple breakfast alternative is oatmeal. Oatmeal can come in individual packets and a student can just put a bowl in the microwave while doing last-minute homework during the early morning. At Walmart, a box with 20 bags of Quaker Instant Oatmeal can be

bought for $3.24. Individual bowls of Quaker Instant Oatmeal only cost a dollar and come in a variety of flavors.

An interesting food option that can be frozen for up to a month is rice and beans. Cooking doesn’t have to be a hassle either; each dorm provides a commons area with a stove and microwave to pre-cook a healthy dinner or a latenight snack.

Sandwiches are easy to make, and depending on the way a student spends, it can be a cheap meal too. Sandwiches can also be frozen and warmed up at any point.

Great Value white bread only costs $0.98 at Walmart, a 9-ounce Great Value package of lunch meat costs at $2.50, and a 12 slice package of Great Value cheese only costs $2.22.

With that cheese still on hand, a potato can be microwaved for a quick baked potato. For the best

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potato, two to four minutes is the perfect time to cook the dish. Cover it in cheese, pepper and salt. A bag of potatoes only costs $1.77 at a local Walmart.

For that Lobo who gets sick the first week back at school, A can of soup costs a dollar at Walmart and can be cooked in the microwave or on a stovetop.

Quesadillas are another easy and affordable favorite meal to make. A bag of Great Value tortillas costs $1.70 at Walmart, sliced cheese from the sandwiches and On the Border salsa is $2.24.

The legendary Maruchan ramen packet cannot be overshadowed when discussing college-affordable meals. A box with 12 count ramen packets cost $1.94, but for the fellow Lobo that likes to eat from a cup, a box with six-count can be bought for $1.60 from a local Walmart.

For dessert, Betty Crocker Mug

Treats is a college student’s dream.

They can be bought for $2.97 at a local Walmart.

On the healthier side, Great Value has four-count packages of yogurt that costs $1.24 or Yoplait has 8 count packages of yogurt that can be bought for $3.98. Individually, each Yoplait yogurt can be bought for $0.60 in various different flavors: strawberry, blueberry, peach and more.

Although the SUB may have plenty of options for a hungry college student, saving money and spending better is ideal with a focused meal plan and strategies to getting the proper brain food.

Ellie Aikman is a Freelance Reporter for the Daily Lobo and can be contacted at culture @dailylobo.com or on Twitter @eaikman1230

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LOBO LIFE Monday-Monday, Campus Calendar of Events January 13-20, 2020 Current Exhibits Intertwined: The Mexican Wolf, and the People and the Land 10:00am-4:00pm, TuesdaySaturday Maxwell Museum of Anthropology Wolves have been of interest to humans as long as the two have kept company together on this planet, with the importance of this relationship being woven into the cultural fabric of many peoples around the world.

People of the Southwest 10:00am-4:00pm, TuesdaySaturday Maxwell Museum of Anthropology The exhibition celebrates the cultural history of the Southwest, especially the close relationship southwestern people have had with the land around them.

Tree Line: Edge and Energy of Habitat 10:00am-4:00pm Tamarind Institute In “Tree Line: Edge and Energy of Habitat,” artists depict trees in natural environments, in humanmade settings, as commodities, as spiritual energy, and in the reaches of our imagination. The exhibition prompts us to consider the relationships between the limits of arboreal existence and ours.

HINDSIGHT / INSIGHT: Reflecting on the Collection 10:00am-4:00pm UNM Art Museum The exhibition focuses primarily on international art movements of the 1960s and 70s including Pop, Minimalism,and California Funk.

Visitors will discover the museum’s rich holdings from this era by artists such as Robert Arneson, Joan Brown, Judy Chicago, Bruce Conner, Luis Jiménez, Andy Warhol, and more.

Drowned River: The Death and Rebirth of Glen Canyon on the Colorado 10:00am-4:00pm, TuesdaySaturday Maxwell Museum of Anthropology Drowned River documents both the devastation of the dam project, as well as the unanticipated resilience of the Colorado River.

The exhibition is free and open to all.

Ancestors 10:00am-4:00pm, TuesdaySaturday Maxwell Museum of Anthropology This exhibit introduces our ancestors and close relatives. These ancient relatives will take you through the story in which all of our ancestors had a role.

MONDAY

Student Groups & Gov. Survivors Writing Together 2:30-4:00pm UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center A journaling support group for those with a current or past cancer diagnosis. Discover the healing power of writing to express thoughts/feelings.

No writing experience needed; spelling and grammar don’t matter. In partnership with Cancer Support Now. Ignite with Lobo Catholic!

6:30-8:00pm Newman Center Catholic Bible Study with praise and worship, adoration, fellowship, and snack.

Meetings

Logan Hall, Room B67E The UNM Collegiate Recovery Center is dedicated to supporting all students in recovery from addiction, at any point on their journey.

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Rapid HIV Testing 10:00am-2:00pm LGBTQ Resource Center Free and anonymous HIV testing through the New Mexico Department of Health. Results are available twenty minutes after the test.

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Meditation and Relaxation Group 10:30-10:50am UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center Meditation, relaxation and guided imagery to help ease stress and improve coping. Open to patients, loved ones, and staff. No registration required.

WEDNESDAY Campus Events Peace Circle 5:30-6:00pm Front of UNM Bookstore Silent prayer circle for peace.

Mindfulness for Recovery 3:00-4:00pm

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Teachers Transform PD Program 1:00-5:00pm SUB Alumni Lutheran Campus Ministry Group 5:00-7:00pm Luther House, across from Dane Smith Hall

Sports & Recreation UNM Women’s Basketball Colorado State 7:00-9:00pm Dreamstyle Arena - The Pit

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Meetings UNM IT Meeting 9:00-10:30am SUB Fiesta A&B Stroke Support Group 4:00-5:00pm UNM Hospital, Fifth Floor, Neurology SAC Unit Conference Room Connect with other stroke survivors and their families to learn more about stroke, share your experiences and become inspired to move forward.

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IRB Walk-in Hours at GPSA 10:00am-12:00pm

GPSA Office (SUB 1021) GPSA will be hosting the Office of the IRB for walk-in office hours in their office in the SUB. An IRB Analyst will be there and everyone is welcome to stop by to ask any IRB related questions that they have

Lectures & Readings HSLIC’s Biomedical Informatics Seminar Series 9:00-10:00am Health Sciences and Library Informatics Center, Room 228 Marianne Berwick, PhD, MPH, Distinguished Professor UNM, presents “Smartphone Mobile Application Delivering Personalized, Real-Time Sun Protection Advice: A Randomized Clinical Trial.” At this seminar, participants will learn how a mobile app for sun protection is developed and implemented.

Director’s Lectureship Seminar 12:00-1:00pm UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center Rajesh Agarwal, PhD, presents “Non-melanoma Skin Cancer Chemoprevention by Silibinin.

Student Groups & Gov. Teachers Transform PD Program 7:00am-5:30pm SUB Ballroom A Intervarsity Christian Weekly Meeting 6:00-9:00pm SUB Acoma A & B

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SEEKING PT GRAPHICS and marketing intern for our Real Estate office. Assist with our marketing strategy includ‑ ing: social media campaigns (Twitter, Instagram and Facebook), SEO, websites, video campaigns, AdWord cam‑ paigns, etc. You will also help our real estate brokerage with other related projects.

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LOBO LIFE Monday-Monday, Campus January Calendar of Events 13-20, 2020 Campus Calendar continued from pg 7 Sprechtisch 7:30-10:00pm Joe’s, 108 Vassar Dr SE We meet in a friendly atmosphere to practice speaking German.

FRIDAY

Campus Events New Student Orientation 8:00am-5:00pm SUB Ballroom C The New Student Orientation Program is here to help provide you with a successful transition to UNM. Our programs are designed to give you a good start at the university.

You’ll get registered for classes and find out about academic programs, student services, and all the university has to offer you.

Lectures & Readings Hematology Oncology Grand Rounds 8:00-9:00am UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center

Hematology Oncology Grand Rounds lecture/presentation.

Art & Music Ballet Folclórico Nacional de México de Silvia Lozano 7:30-9:00pm Popejoy Hall Ballet Folclórico Nacional de México de Silvia Lozano is an institution tasked with the dissemination, preservation and promotion of the Mexican culture, both at home and abroad. With an artistic career spanning more than 50 years, the company reflects the work of Mexico’s leading researchers and practitioners of folklore, dance, music, and costumes. Silvia Lozano dedicates herself to preserving the originality and authenticity of Mexican dance. Tickets starting at $25.

Sports & Recreation UNM Hockey vs CSM 10:00-11:30pm Outpost Ice Arena

Student Groups & Gov. Teachers Transform PD Program 8:00-5:30pm SUB Alumni, Ballroom A, Fiesta A & B

Speech and Hearing Sciences GSA: Myofascial Release 8:00am-5:00pm SUB Lobo A & B

SATURDAY Sports & Recreation

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UNM Women’s Basketball vs UNLV 2:00-4:00pm Dreamstyle Arena - The Pit

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Lobo Life Calendar appears in print two times weekly plus is available 24/7 online at dailylobo.com.

UNM Hockey vs CSM 10:00-11:30pm Outpost Ice Arena

MONDAY

Student Groups & Gov. Survivors Writing Together 2:30-4:00pm UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center A journaling support group for those with a current or past cancer diagnosis. Discover the healing power of writing to express thoughts/feelings.

No writing experience needed; spelling and grammar don’t matter. In partnership with Cancer Support Now.

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Ignite with Lobo Catholic!

6:30-8:00pm Newman Center Catholic Bible Study with praise and worship, adoration, fellowship, and snack.

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