Editor,
Martin Gutierrez said he was able to raise money to get his message out, and that this demonstrates he will be able to bring money into GPSA. His biggest donor was his mother. Is she independently wealthy? Is she the CEO of a Fortune 500 corporation? Will she kick in a few hundred thousand to GPSA?
Even if he could find businesses to contribute to GPSA, the UNM administration would forbid the practice because it will not allow GPSA to compete with the administration’s efforts to secure corporate dollars.
This country is in a severe economic downturn. Businesses are closing their doors. Albuquerque Public Schools are talking about laying off teachers.
Where will he find the money? I guess he can tell everyone to send a “GPSA” text to 505505505 to donate $10 to the cause.
If that does not work, he can tell everyone to bring their ShamWows to UNM University Stadium for an old-fashioned car wash. The guys can stand out on the street in their Speedos with signs that say, “I do windows for $20.”
We can also start selling GradPro Student Cookies. I think chocolate mint cookies would be a hit. We could also have a few “keggers” with a beer pong tournament. It will cost $10 to get in the door and $20 to be in the tournament. I think Marble might donate a few barrels of IPA or Red.
We need to focus on money that is possible to obtain. This is funding at UNM that is being spent on entertainment instead of invested in academics and research. This is a challenge we can tackle if we work with faculty and staff and if we have the right leadership.
A regent puppet with unrealistic expectations is not the right leadership.
Susan Johnson
Daily Lobo reader
