Daily Lobo new mexico
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friday April 10, 2015 | Volume 119 | Issue 137
Senate passes SSN resolution Legislation aims to help undocumented students, passes on its second attempt By David Lynch
The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico unanimously passed Resolution 9S at Wednesday’s meeting, lending support to undocumented students by urging the University to make Social Security numbers optional on UNM student applications. Sen. Jorge Guerrero reintroduced the resolution, which seeks to make submitting a Social Security number no longer a requirement for prospective students, after it failed at the Senate’s last meeting due to inadequate information. He said asking undocumented students to submit a Social Security number that they don’t have is meaningless. “The Social Security number (requirement) is basically for financial aid, and undocumented students can’t get financial aid legally in the United States,” he said. According to the resolution, which cites the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, “Education is a fundamental right.” It also states that online applications are the primary method by which prospective
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Appropriations presented at Wednesday’s ASUNM meeting: 48S - passed $503 to the vice president’s office to help fund the handing out of 2,000 blue books during finals week. 49S - passed $754 to the Asian Student Association to help fund the hosting of Dumbfounded, a Korean-American entertainer also known as Jonathan Park.
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ASUNM Sen. Jorge Guerrero expresses his opinion about a resolution to remove Social Security numbers from UNM’s entrance application on Wednesday at the SUB Meeting rooms. The resolution passed the Senate.
50S - passed $763 to Club Tennis to help fund travel to Tucson for a tournament. 51S - passed $473 to UNM Trailblazers to help fund travel to a conference in Washington, D.C. 52S - passed $1,407 to Lobo hockey to help pay for new jerseys as well as team decal stickers. 53S - passed $196 to the Chinese
Language and Culture Club to pay for a tablecloth and three calligraphy books. 54S - passed $480 to CAPS Student Advisory Council to host an end-of-the-semester certification event. 55S - passed $1,008 to the Running Club to help fund travel to a competition in Tucson, as well as team equipment. 56S - passed $855 to the National Society
of Leadership and Success to help fund facility rental and refreshments for a membership induction ceremony. 57S - passed $915 to Voices of Inspiration to help fund facility rental for workshops in anticipation of an annual Spring concert. 58S - passed $3,386 to women’s rugby to help fund the hosting of the Sweet 16 for the national tournament of Division I women’s rugby.
Burque-born bandmates can’t be classified Repel the Robot among lineup for Fiestas Saturday By Moriah Carty
Former Albuquerque residents will pay UNM a special visit on Saturday to perform at Fiestas 2015. Repel the Robot, a band comprised of Jarrett Shaffer and UNM music alum Sean Trauth, will bring its unique sound to Johnson Field after having recently played at the South by Southwest music fest in Austin, Texas. Out of more than 1,000 entrants, the band won its spot at SXSW through Jansport’s sixth annual Battle of the Bands.
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Band members Jarrett Shaffer, left, and Sean Trauth of Repel the Robot.
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Students honored by major awards By Sayyed Shah
Three students have received renowned scholarships and fellowships for their academic performances. Gregory Ottino, a sophomore physics and mathematics double major, has been awarded the Goldwater Scholarship, the leading national scholarship for undergraduate science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) students, according to a UNM press release. The scholarship program was established by Congress in 1986 to honor Sen. Barry Goldwater. Ottino will receive up to $15,000 as part of the scholarship, according to the statement. “I feel a great sense of accomplishment and gratitude toward everyone who has supported me,” he said. “It’s also great to see UNM winning national awards because I feel like it reflects the quality of the education I’ve received here, especially in physics and math.”
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