Daily Lobo 10/4/2021

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Women’s March calls for reproductive justice By Madeline Pukite & Elizabeth Secor @madelinepukite @DailyLobo On Saturday, Oct. 2, New Mexico affiliates of the Women’s March organization held a rally and march for reproductive justice in Tiguex Park. This was part of a wave of marches hosted by the Women’s March across the nation to protest the restrictive abortion bill that went into effect in Texas in August. The Women’s March has been hosting marches every January since former President Donald Trump’s inauguration. However, this year’s march was held several months early because of recent legislation in Texas concerning Senate Bill 8, which places a ban on abortions after six weeks and allows citizens to sue those who have an illegal abortion and those affiliated with the abortion. Many different organizations were present at the march, including New Mexico Youth Empower who had a leadership team helping facilitate the event. University of New Mexico student and team member Emily Minh Phan said she hopes everyone who participated in the

march continues their advocacy work afterward. “Although (attending the march) does help, if you’re willing to come out to a march, and you’re willing to go through finding parking, then I think making a phone call (to an elected official) from your house should be just as easy and just as important to you,” Phan said. Another student and member of the New Mexico Youth Empower team, Citlali Alexandra Tierney, said there are more ways to be an activist than just acting on performative measures. “You stop being a performative activist the second that you correct somebody,” Tierney said. “If you have a racist or sexist family member who doesn’t get why people need abortions or healthcare access, figure out how to educate them, because educating one person is more of a change than educating nobody.” Franklin Gauna, a transgender activist, said it’s essential for transgender and nonbinary people to speak out on issues of reproductive justice because all groups suffer from these rights being taken away. “I believe that it’s important for the transgender community to have a voice and be heard …

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A person holds up a sign among a sea of rallygoers at the Women’s March held at Tiguex Park on the afternoon of Oct. 2.

Ballon Fiesta lifts off (see pg. 3)

Dual credit high school students exempted from UNM vaccination requirement By Zara Roy

@zarazzledazzle

Sharon Chischilly / Daily Lobo / @Schischillyy

A balloonist lights up a burner to inflate their balloon during Dawn Patrol at Balloon Fiesta on the morning of Oct. 3.

Inside this Lobo HECKES: Balloon Fiesta lifts off (pg. 3) KLEINHANS: OPINION: Tim Burton films lack representation (pg. 4)

With the COVID-19 vaccination deadline now behind University of New Mexico students, staff and faculty, an additional exception to the medical and religion exemptions remains: dual credit high school students. These students

will be allowed to continue at UNM and on its campuses regardless of vaccination status, and they will not be subject to the same disciplinary action as full-time UNM students. “(High school) students should follow the vaccination policies of their school districts,”

see Vaccincation page 2

SECOR: OPINION: Fall recipes to sweeten up your semester (pg. 4) SALCIDO: UNM soccer pulls out 1-0 win against Boise State (pg. 5) BUTLER: UNM football routed by Air Force, falls to 2-3 on season (pg. 6)


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