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Pro-Palestine protesters arrested after sit-in on New Mexico State University campus

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May 10, 2024

Pro-Palestine protesters arrested after sit-in on New Mexico State University campus

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Members of a group of Pro-Palestine protesters were arrested on Thursday following a sit-in on the New Mexico State University campus.

An Instagram account, ‘Las Cruces For Palestine,’ started live streaming around 4:30 p.m. with approximately 20 protesters inside the lobby at Hadley Hall, where administration offices are located.

On its Instagram page, Las Cruces for Palestine describes itself as a locally-based group that is, “advocating for the liberation and realization of fundamental rights for the Palestinian people.”

Protesters were seen singing and chanting with four or five New Mexico State University Police officers in the lobby as well.

Around 5:50 p.m., an officer can be heard telling protesters if they do not leave, they would be arrested at 6:05 p.m., for trespassing. The livestream showed officers taking several protesters into custody.

A New Mexico State University spokesperson could not confirm how many protesters were taken into custody. NMSU is expected to put out a statement from the office of NMSU Interim Chancellor Mónica Torres on Thursday evening.

As of 8:30 p.m., jail records show at least eight people booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center who were arrested by NMSU Police at Hadley Hall and charged with either misdemeanor criminal trespassing or resisting or obstructing. There was no bail listed with the expectation that they would be released.

In an earlier Instagram post, Las Cruces For Palestine posted a letter sent to the NMSU Board of Regents and administration that included a list of demands. It also called for the university to issue a statement calling for an immediate, permanent ceasefire from all fighting parties on behalf of the institution in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

The list of demands also included disclosing all of its financial and academic investments and to terminate study abroad agreements with universities in Israel.

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New Mexico spoils Nevada’s Senior Day as Lobos leave Reno with 63-56 win

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New Mexico spoils Nevada’s Senior Day as Lobos leave Reno with 63-56 win

The Nevada women’s basketball team dropped its final home contest of the 2025-26 season on Saturday with New Mexico spoiling Senior Day and pushing past the Wolf Pack for a 63-56 win.

The Wolf Pack led 36-34 at halftime behind a hot-shooting start. Skylar Durley, Imbie Jones and Ahrray Young each had six points as Nevada shot 14-of-25 from the field (56%). But things cooled off in the second half, with the Lobos outscoring the Wolf Pack 19-13 in the third quarter to take a four-point lead into the fourth. Nevada’s shooting woes only worsened in the final period when it made just three field goals, including none in the final four minutes.

Durley led Nevada with 16 points and six rebounds. Young finished with 10 points, three rebounds and three assists. The Wolf Pack made just one three-pointer out of its nine attempts.

The loss drops Nevada to 9-20 overall, 5-14 within the Mountain West Conference. The Wolf Pack now heads to Utah State for Tuesday’s regular-season finale before opening the Mountain West Tournament play next Saturday in Las Vegas.

Watch our coverage of the game below.

Highlights and reaction from Nevada’s loss to New Mexico.

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