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MBB proves exception in trend of academic success By Robert Maler @Robert_Maler
The University of New Mexico saw members in its sports programs put the "student" in student-athlete, as they posted another high grade point average following the recent spring semester. And with the university mulling over the possibility of eliminating some sports to address financial and Title IX compliance issues, there has likely been a higher premium placed on performing well in the classroom — as it will be one of several criteria considered as part of the evaluation process. Several of the sports programs were likely thrilled to see the marks set by its students as the collection of teams earned a 3.19 cumulative GPA — denoting the 20th straight semester with at least a 3.0, a release said. Beach volleyball led the way among all university sports with a 4.0 GPA, while the golf team set the pace on the men's side with a team GPA of 3.89. While achieving academic success may not be the only consideration when each sports gets looked at later in the summer, those particular teams showed its worth to the university by helping set the standard in the classroom. Men's tennis (3.55), skiing
(3.29), soccer (3.10) and track and field (3.08), which have also been listed as potential sports to be cut according to multiple sources, also registered high marks and may have made the idea of UNM doing without it that much more difficult. Overall, male student-athletes achieved a 2.98 GPA, while the females hit a mark of 3.48. In fact, the women earned at least a 3.0 in all but one sport and half of the teams surpassed the 3.5 point. Men's basketball and football seem to be less likely targets of a reduction in sports, partly because it eliminating either could affect the University of New Mexico's status as a member of the Mountain West conference. But those two programs were nestled in the bottom two slots in terms of performance in the classroom Baseball joined them as the other only men's sport not to reach the 3.0 plateau — though it notched a 2.97 en route to its 14th consecutive semester with a 2.9 or better. And although football was second-to-last on the academic performance list, its 2.85 GPA was actually the second-best in its history and 13th straight semester with at least a 2.5 — which is tied for the longest such streak for the team. But the weakest performance came from the men's basketball team, which registered just a 2.24
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UNM Men’s basketball coach Paul Weir sits on the sidelines as the Aggies celebrate their victory over the Lobos.
GPA this past semester. That number may come as a surprise to many, considering the UNM men's basketball set a program record just last season.
The team posted a 3.05 GPA over the two semesters that encompassed the 2016-17 campaign, earning the Team Academic Excellence Award from the National
Association of Basketball Coaches along the way. According to UNM, the Lobos
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Albuquerque’s tacos, ranked UNM eliminates By Shayla Cunico & Danielle Prokop @ShaylaCunico & @ProkopDani We started at the crack of dawn — 11 a.m. — with one goal in mind, to find the perfect taco.
where we give you our take on tacos until the ultimate champion appears. Tacos come in all shapes and sizes. In order to provide you a recommendation we had to ask a fundamental question — what is a taco? According to Diccionario de la Lengua Española which is the au-
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El Cotorro Shrimp, Carne Asada, Carnitas, Nopales, and Al Pastor tacos, taken on June 15, 2018.
Before we start, let’s introduce ourselves. Danielle Prokop and Shayla Cunico are both New Mexican natives and editors for the Daily Lobo. Shayla hails from Las Cruces, and Danielle was grown in a test tube in Los Alamos. Both have been eating tacos for at least 21 years. Although readers did not ask, we’re still delivering. This is the first instillation of a multi-part series
thority on the Spanish language, a taco is a dish of maize tortilla folded around food. We’re judging tacos by some very scientific criteria. We crunched the numbers and the five factors that create the perfect taco are as follows: Price - How cheap per taco, and are you getting any bang for your buck?
Tortilla Factor - Tortillas make or break a taco experience. We rate the tortillas based on taste, consistency and sturdiness. Friendships have been ruined over the legitimacy of the crunchy shell. There was serious debate as to whether they would be counted in this competition. While both of us have a preference for soft corn or flour shells, it was decided that crunchy would be evaluated, as they are part of the New Mexican taco experience. Filling Factor - Boring tacos have no place existing. Them’s the facts. Veggies, pork, fish, shrimp, beef — the options are endless, it just has to taste good. Sexy Factor - Does the taco look nice? Does it have a texture that screams good stuff? Speed - How fast does the taco appear in our grubby little hands? All of our lobo scores are out of 10. Perico’s Our first stop on our taco journey began at Perico’s located on Yale Boulevard, just across the street from the University of New Mexico’s main campus. We ordered one shredded chicken taco, and one shredded beef taco to share. Although we both hold disdain for crunchy tacos, Perico’s did not completely disappoint. There are only four options for tacos: chicken, beef, fish and potatoes. Shayla: The crunchy shell became saturated into a softer, oil-
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printing credit By Justin Garcia @just516garc Starting Fall 2018, printing pods at the University of New Mexico Main Campus, School of Law and Health Sciences Center will be replaced by WÈPA printing kiosks, bringing with them the end of the student printing credit. UNM Information Technologies, along with University Libraries, Graduate and Professional Student Association and Associated Students of UNM, made the decision to cut and replace the service. “Nobody ever wants to discontinue a student service,” said Elisha Allen, director of Academic Technologies. He said a lack of students using the $10 credit was not the reason behind the decision, but instead a much more overarching issue — the decline in funding for classroom technologies. Allen said money that comes from student fees has shrunk over past years as a result of lower enrollment rates. Students can pay for WÈPA prints using a credit or debit card, or by purchasing a guest card from the library. Allen intends to have LOBOCA$H payment available by
the fall. Cash cannot be used directly at the kiosks. WÈPA, an acronym for wireless everywhere print anywhere, is an Alabama-based company growing in popularity with universities around the country. WÈPA operates on a cost recovery model, meaning UNM won’t have to pay for the installation or upkeep of WÈPA kiosks, but the University won’t collect money from the service either, Allen said. Students wishing to print can walk up to the kiosk, plug in a USB drive, pay and then print. Otherwise, students and members of the public can print from the kiosks by downloading drivers for their computers from WÈPA’s website. The kiosks can also be used by accessing websites such as Google Drive or Dropbox directly at the kiosks. UNM IT printing pods account for about 1 million pages a year, while printing stations under University Libraries handle about 2 million, according to Allen. Justin Garcia is a freelance news reporter at the Daily Lobo. He can be contacted at news@dailylobo. com or on Twitter @just516garc.
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