This year’s ASUNM election is anything but business as usual. Presidential and vice-presidential candidates have presented diverse and comprehensive platforms that moved beyond empty platitudes. With the events of the past year fresh in their minds, the candidates outlined their strategies for tackling the biggest issues still plaguing the UNM community.
Undergraduates can vote online beginning on Monday March 8 by going to their myUNM student portal and selecting two of eight candidates — four running for president and four running for vice president. Each&#x
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Editorâs Note:
Jordynn Paz is UMâs program coordinator for American Indian Student Services and a recent UM graduate. While in school, Paz wrote opinion columns for the Montana Kaimin regarding Native issues in Montana and beyond.Â
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In years to come, when we discuss the insurrection and breach of the U.S. Capitol, we must remember to include the events of Black Lives Matter and Standing Rock.Â
The differences between these events are the latest and greatest of Americaâs story, told against a backdrop of genocide, slavery, racism, classism, separation and inequality. You cannot tell the truth of the United States without these things. You most certainly cannot discuss the occupation of the Capitol without also talking about how it was allowed to happen, thanks to our countryâs commitment to white supremacy.