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UNM regents approve 3.1 percent tuition hike
How Jose Martinez overcame homelessness
By Amanda Britt/ @AmandaBritt__/ The Daily Lobo
Jose B. Martinez stands in front of the UNM Bookstore on Friday, April 12th, 2019. His goal is to come back and finish his degree.
By Amanda Britt @AmandaBritt_
Danielle Prokop/ @ProkopDani/ Daily Lobo
From left, Norma Allen, director of University Budget Operations, and Nicole Dopson the director of financial operations for Academic Affairs, during the presentation of the University budget to the UNM Board of Regents on April 22, 2019.
By Danielle Prokop @ProkopDani It’s official — tuition is going up. The University of New Mexico Board of Regents debated,
then voted 6-1 to adopt the Budget Leadership Team’s proposal to raise base tuition by 3.1 percent. Regent Kimberly Sanchez Rael was the sole dissenter. The increase will provide for a 3 percent employee compensation bump — lower
than the state-mandated 4 percent. The additional 1 percent will be potentially covered by a supplemental appropriation to the state: a request of an additional $4.6 million dollars.
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From overcoming homelessness and substance addiction, to having a feature roll in “Better Call Saul," Jose B. Martinez is a symbol of perseverance. Throughout his life, Martinez has had to overcome many obstacles. Growing up a member of the only Hispanic family in his town and being racially stereotyped by police, moving to Los Angeles with only $700 and being homeless on the streets of Albuquerque. Martinez, a former student at
the university of New Mexico, grew up in Chicago always knowing he wanted to be an actor. At the age of 18 he veered away from his family to move to New York City with the hope that he could make it in the acting business. After years of struggling in New York he decided to try acting in Los Angeles. In LA, Martinez worked background roles for two years. He was featured in the show "My Name Is Earl," as a soccer player and at that point he said he really believed he could have a career in acting. Martinez said he had to stop and start all over again in 2007, when
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ASUNM cuts Daily Lobo ad requirement LoboWeb expands
gender pronoun options
By Justin Garcia @Just516garc The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico Senate voted to remove a requirement to advertise in the New Mexico Daily Lobo. The bill removed ASUNM from a self-imposed obligation to advertise elections, scholarships and workshops in UNM’s independent, student-run newspaper. Much of the 30-minute conversation centered around how ads placed in the Daily Lobo were affecting voter turnout. Over the last two ASUNM Senate elections, the Daily Lobo has consistently reported historically low rates of voter turnout. Both Senate elections saw a turnout of 6 percent of the undergraduate student body. The bill was sponsored by Vice President-elect Madelyn Lucas, who said that the purpose of the bill was to give agency directors more flexibility in how and where they advertise. Lucas also suggested that advertising online could take the place of advertising in the Daily Lobo. A survey conducted by the Student Activities Center during the 2019 presidential election found that 143 voters said they had heard about the election through the Daily
By Anna C. Evanitz/@ACEvanitz/ The Daily Lobo
A screenshot of the list of pronouns on the UNM website.
By Anna C. Evanitz By Anthony Jackson/ @TonyAnjackson/ Daily Lobo
Selina Montoya asks a question during a full ASUNM Senate meeting on Wednesday, April 24, 2019.
Lobo. 141 had been informed from Facebook. The survey did not ask if any of the 1,294 voters received information from other social media outlets — something that came up during the debate. Lucas and several other senators pointed out that the bill did not prevent ASUNM from advertising in the Daily Lobo.
Sen. Selina Montoya opposed the bill from the start. She said that since the Daily Lobo was not included in the conversation, she was deterred from supporting the bill. She also pointed out that 143 voters can make or break an election. The most recent election for ASUNM president was decided by
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@ACEvanitz LoboWeb now gives students and staff the option to set their preferred pronouns and gender identity. This is phase three of the Affirmed/ Preferred First Name initiative, an initiative that has been a collaborative effort by the LGBTQ resource center, the division of equality and inclusion, information technologies and the office of the registrars.
The Affirmed name initiative is covered under UNM policy, as per Frankie Flores, the LGBTQ Resource Center Coordinator. “If an individual is not being honored in their identity or they are not being addressed with their correct pronouns — that are now on the roster — and are being misgendered, they can file a complaint with the Office of Equal Opportunity,” Flores said. Maria Oliver-Chavez, the Program
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