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Long-running magazine loses funding By Denicia Aragon
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Scribendi Editor in Chief Caitlin Carcerano discusses ASUNM’s accusations against Scribendi on Monday afternoon. The staff, along with the students who work there, shared their opinions concerning the issue of Scribendi having its funding cut.
UNM, Fresno battle for top spot
Scribendi, a nonprofit, annual magazine of creative works developed by undergraduate honors students has been officially defunded by Associated Students of the UNM after it requested money from this spring’s ASUNM budget. The amount of funding requested by UNM student organizations amounted to more than $1 million. However, less than seven hundred thousand was actually available, resulting in funding reductions for nearly every organization applying. Scribendi’s funding took the biggest hit with a budget cut of $1,500, leaving the magazine with $500 to fund printing costs. According to UNM policy, two of the four ways to be eligible for funding from ASUNM are for the group applying for funding to be a chartered organization or a service entity. ASUNM Senator Hannah Williams, who sits on the finance committee, said that, as of now, Scribendi is not a chartered student organization. “So the next thing [the finance committee] looked at was what are they,” she said. “It is up to us to determine if they are a service entity and that is what will determine if
the group will receive funding.” Williams made the motion to reduce Scribendi’s funding balance from $2,000 to $500. Scribendi members were not aware that their publication was no longer considered to be an organization in the eyes of the University before proposing to be funded by the spring budget. Scribendi Editor in Chief Caitlin Carcerano said Scribendi is not a student organization anymore because their charter was taken away without due process. “We were just reclassified as a student service entity without any explanation as to why or how that process was going about,” she said. “One day we’re a student organization and the next we were a service entity so there might be some discrepancy there. I think we’ve been abundantly clear that...ASUNM is not funding a class; it is funding a printed product that is free to UNM students.” Senator Tyler Wafer said that the definition of a service entity is a group with the primary purpose of providing services to UNM students. “Other examples of a service entity are Hanging of the Greens and Welcome Back Days. Those are examples we as a Senate have
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CAMPUS CAPTURE
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Senior Dalton Bowers lays down a bunt against UNLV on Saturday at Santa Ana Star Field. The Lobos will play Fresno State this weekend in Albuquerque in a three game series.
By Liam Cary-Eaves There is plenty at stake this weekend as New Mexico and Fresno State prepare to do battle for the top spot in the Mountain West. Head coach Ray Birmingham is not shying away from the major implications of this weekend’s three game home-stand against the Bulldogs. “We haven’t played our best baseball yet,” Birmingham said. “We’re waiting for that to click.” Birmingham said the Lobos are battling injuries, but the squad has shown it can work through adversity. The head coach said UNM is ready to go
for what is its biggest series yet. In anticipation of the Bulldogs, Birmingham said he has created a student section in order to get more people out to Santa Ana Star Field to create an electric atmosphere. “It’s a big weekend. I want all of the student body from the campus to be here,” Birmingham said. New Mexico will install seating for fans behind the right field wall in order to create a rowdier environment, according to the head coach. New Mexico’s usually home park only has bleachers behind home plate with select viewing opportunities along each of the foul lines. Birmingham hopes the new
seating can help in more ways than one. “I’m planning on making a special area behind the right field wall. I need to show them that I’m making the effort,” Birmingham said. “I’m spending some money to make a student section behind the right field wall where they can party in the parking lot and stand behind the right field wall so they can hassle the other team from here on out.” After Tuesday night’s 3-2 victory over NMSU, the Lobos and Bulldogs have identical records as they both sit at 20-9 and 9-3 against conference opponents. UNM beat the Aggies (17-12)
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Mike Winer, a medical student at UNM does craft work at ASUNM Craft Studio on Tuesday evening. To him crafting is some kind of escape from school. He said, “It’s a nice way to leave science stuff from the medical school behind and focus your brain to some creative work.” The studio at the SUB also has a showcase of his creative work.