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Athletic scholarships to be expanded By Thomas Romero-Salas Last week, New Mexico became one of the first Mountain West schools to announce that it has decided to fund the full cost of attendance for its student athletes. In an interview with LoboTV Thursday, Vice President for Athletics Paul Krebs said UNM will fund the full cost of attendance, which will add almost $1 million to the athletic budget. Athletic scholarships will increase by approximately $2,700, Krebs said. In the past, athletic scholarships only covered tuition and fees, room and board and books. The full cost of attendance now includes those needs plus course fees, academic-related supplies and other basic necessities. “The language encompasses all sports and it’s up to each institution if they’re going to implement and how they’re going implement cost of attendance,” Krebs said. “I think it’s important enough from a competitive standpoint that we’re going to phase it in over a period of time.” The most likely sports to receive the benefit of full cost of attendance first are football, the men’s and women’s basketball programs
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New Mexico football player Devonta Tabannah shakes hands with UNM athletic director Paul Krebs after a defensive stop in the Nov. 29 home finale against Wyoming. Krebs announced Thursday the Athletic Department will provide full cost of attendance as part of student athletes’ scholarships. The scholarships will now include course fees, academic-related supplies and other necessities in addition to the tuition and fees, room and board and books awarded under the current scholarships.
GPSA presidential candidates debate issues By David Lynch
Online voting for Graduate and Professional Student Association leadership starts next week, and on March 28 the two presidential candidates discussed rising student fees, increased outreach and cooperation with student and University groups in their platform speeches.
Current GPSA President Texanna Martin and challenger Diego Urbina spoke about their accomplishments so far and their visions for the graduate student population in the coming year. Urbina is a second-year graduate student at the UNM School of Law and a first-generation college student. He said he is driven
by the desire to give other UNM students that same success. “I’d like to take those opportunities that have been given to me here in the University and try to give them to as many students as I can,” Urbina said. “That is my number one goal as GPSA president.” Urbina said one thing he would focus on is fee increases resulting
in tangible benefits for all graduate students. If elected, he said he would partner with UNM policymakers to ensure that everyone is on an even playing field, and make any increase in fees would benefit students directly. “I believe there is a difference between working with the administration and working under the ad-
ministration. And I refuse to do that – I won’t work under them,” he said. Urbina said he will work to adjust how much of that fee money certain areas of UNM receive. He emphasized one University facet in particular. “Graduate and professional students don’t come to school simply to
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Most popular dictionary searches on campus revealed By Marielle Dent
Suffrage. It was a surprisingly popular word at UNM last year, according to a recent report from dictionary. com. Searches on the word occur more frequently from campus than any other, according to a list released by the website that named the most searched words at 25 universities across the country. The data was determined through zip code matches. While some students may be looking up exact definitions, the list shows that campuses are affected by a diverse range of issues. “While many searches from college students look at words you’d expect to see for homework or research, such as ‘effect’ and ‘affect,’ we saw vastly different searches from students once we drilled down on specific areas of the country,” said Michele Turner, CEO of dictionary.com, in a press release. “This shows that the issues affecting each campus are very different.” The words ranged from
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dictionary.com’s list of most searched words at colleges include:
“Suffrage” is the most searched word at UNM. Dictionary.com released the list of the most searched words at 25 universities across the country.
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University of Alabama – maelstrom University of Arkansas – equivocation United States Military Academy – ethics Boise State University – cauliflower University of California, Los Angeles – egregious Duke University – deacons Harvard University – sustainability Howard University – impeccable University of Kentucky – academia University of Minnesota – elucidate University of New Mexico – suffrage New York University – courtesy University of North Dakota – cubism University of Northern Iowa – benefactor Northwestern University – widower University of Notre Dame – judeo-christian Ohio State University – bold University of South Carolina – sociopath Stanford University – blithe Texas Southern University – beneficiary Wichita State University – serendipity University of Wisconsin, Madison – evidence University of Wyoming – gag Villanova University – autonomy source: dictionary.com