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February 22, 2010
GPSA debates allocating funds to student paper by Andrew Beale Daily Lobo
GPSA is trying to decide if it should volunteer some money to keep the student UNM newspaper afloat. At a meeting Saturday, GPSA discussed whether to give funding to
the Daily Lobo from GPSA’s funds. The proposed measure would dedicate almost $16,000 a year from GPSA to the Lobo. GPSA Council Chair Danny Hernandez said the resolution — which the council will decide to vote on March 6 — was considered because ASUNM asked GPSA to help fund
the Lobo. “I found out in a Daily Lobo article that ASUNM is contributing to the Lobo,” he said. “I think it would be only fair if we contribute to them, too.” ASUNM senators Alicia Barry and Travis Maestas introduced a resolution and bill to the ASUNM
Steering and Rules Committee that would both cut some ASUNM funding to Student Publications and encourage GPSA and other UNM governing bodies to contribute more to the newspaper. The bill failed, but the resolution comes before the full Senate Wednesday. However, GPSA representative
Shawn Whiteman said she doesn’t feel the Lobo deserves so much money from GPSA. “My constituency doesn’t really read the Lobo, so I would have to vote against this,” she said. “I would see giving them some funding, but not as much as ASUNM. I would give
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Student veterans sponsor scholarship
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For the first time ever, the Student Veterans of UNM Student will sponsor scholveteran arships for two stuscholarship dent veterans startapplication ing in the summer Svunm.edu semester. Zack Mutchler, president of Student Veterans of UNM, said the scholarships are important to supplement the financial assistance the government gives to veterans. “Even with the amount of financial assistance we get from the government, with the Montgomery and GI bills, there’s still always a need, with the current economy, for a little bit of extra money to help out (and) pay the bills or buy books, or something of that nature,” he said. Eric Ross, a member of the student veteran organization, said the two scholarships have different criteria. Vanessa Sanchez / Daily Lobo Special Olympics athlete, Nicolas Licon, left, laughs as UNM football player Kasey Carrier tries to pump him up during the Special Olympics Mayor’s Invitational at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Saturday.
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The masterpiece of mentoring by Tricia Remark
For more information on becoming a big brother or big sister, visit Bbbs-cnm.org or call 505-837-9223
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“Was I the only one who put glue on my hands and peeled it off for fun when I was a kid?” J.D. Juerling, vice president of UNM Bigs, asked this question while making an art project with his little brother from Big Brothers Big Sisters. UNM Bigs is a branch of the nationally-recognized mentoring program Big Brothers Big Sisters. UNM Bigs hosted a day for littles and bigs — Albuquerque teenagers and their mentors — to make art projects at the Art Building on Saturday. The art will be displayed during an April art show at Chroma Studios art gallery. Rosalba Rincon, UNM Bigs treasurer, said making art is a rare opportunity for many kids. “We know that art is not very developed in the
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community,” she said. “There’s not that many places you can go and do art.” Rincon said bigs are usually footing the bill when taking their littles to do activities in the community, which is why the group wants to provide more free activities. “We want to provide some activities for matches to do so they don’t have to go to a place like Art! Attack and pay to do art,” she said. “We want to give them the materials.” Rincon said several more free art days are in the works. Group members paid for art supplies
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Junfu Han / Daily Lobo Virginia Graumann, left, and Destinie Murphy discuss what colors to use on their paintings at the Art Building on Saturday. The two are matches in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program and participated in an arts and crafts day put on by the program.
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