Special election boasts record graduate turnout
GPSA’s special election about the UNM Athletics Administration saw a record turnout, and all four questions on the ballot passed by margins of at least 30 percent.
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GPSA’s special election about the UNM Athletics Administration saw a record turnout, and all four questions on the ballot passed by margins of at least 30 percent.
GPSA’s special election about the UNM Athletics Administration saw a record turnout, and all four questions on the ballot passed by margins of at least 30 percent. “This is an unprecedented number,” said GPSA President Lissa Knudsen. “It is our belief that GPSA has never had this turnout.” As for the results, 1,163 students voted in the online election, which is more than twice the turnout of the April GPSA presidential election. Students could select “no opinion” on each question. More than 1,000 students voted to urge the Board of Regents to divert student fees from Athletics. This was the highest turnout of all the questions. Of those who had an opinion, more than 85 percent of students voted to urge the administration to divert student fees away from the Athletics Department to academic programs. Also, 81 percent of students who voted said they have no confidence in Athletic Director Paul Krebs’ handing of the Sept. 20 Locksley/Gerald Incident. Roughly two-thirds of graduate and professional students voted no confidence in Krebs’ overall performance as Athletic Director. However, roughly half of the total number of voters chose to answer the question. Athletics spokesman Greg Remington said Krebs had no comment on the results of the two votes. Finally, 65 percent of students voted to ask the Board of Regents to launch an independent investigation into the Locksley/Gerald incident. In addition to sharing the results with legislators, Knudsen said she would distribute them to the Board of Regents. GPSA Council Chair Danny Hernandez said he hopes undergraduate student government will pose similar questions to its constituents. “It’s about time for the undergrads to chime in as well,” Hernandez said. “I’ve heard from about as many undergrads as graduates, and I think it’s time for ASUNM to chime in.” ASUNM Vice President Mike Westervelt said there’s no talk among the undergraduate governing body about holding a similar special election. Knudsen and Hernandez announced the results early this morning to allow Knudsen to present the election results in Santa Fe at a 9 a.m. hearing of the Senate Rules Committee. The hearing is regarding a joint memorial sponsored by State Sen. Eric Griego that asks the Board of Regents to cut UNM administrative salaries. “One of the things that’s critical is that the state legislature is in session,” Knudsen said. “This is one more piece that shows that… the University’s governance does not reflect its constituents,” she said.
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Daily Lobo: How many classes are you taking? Robert Moya: I’m only taking two right now. DL: What are they? RM: I’m taking an art studio class and an art history class. DL: Why are you taking them? RM: I was planning on pursuing an undergraduate degree in architecture, but I decided to go with undergraduate art and pursue a master’s in architecture later on. DL: So have you just started? RM: No, I’ve been sort of going to UNM on and off for three years or so. I work full-time. DL: Where do you work? RM: I work for a window and door manufacturer. DL: How long have you worked there? RM: Three years. DL: How did you get into that? RM: I was taking some classes at CNM for drafting, and I got hooked up with a company doing windows and doors and sort of climbed the ladder, if you will, to a consultant position. DL: Have you read any good books lately? RM: I just read Still Life With Woodpecker for the tenth or twelfth time. DL: Who wrote that? RM: Robbins. Tom Robbins. DL: What did you like about it? RM: It’s sort of a whimsical book about pretty crazy intense stuff. It takes place in a pack of Camel cigarettes. DL: Do you read often? RM: I do. I read about a book every month, so maybe not too often. I like to read nonfiction most of the time, but I’ll read a nice fiction-based book once in a while. DL: How are your classes going? RM: I’m liking it so far. I really like art studio classes. I’ve had art classes for many years. I really enjoy it at the university level. DL: What type of art do you do? RM: I like pen and paper art, but I dabble in painting and sculpting as well — maybe some furniture making. DL: What about architecture attracts you? RM: I think it’s just about the interaction between humans and the space that they live in, work in and just everyday life.
Graduate and professional students have the next four days to share their opinions about the UNM Athletics administration.
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Daily Lobo: How long have you worked at the SUB welcome desk? Shonnetta Henry: Around a month and a half. DL: What’s the most you’ve had to help someone? SH: You get a lot of different questions here. A lot of them kind of pertain to what’s inside of here, but some times a lot of people ask where different offices are on campus, so I help them find, for example, Student Services or things like that. DL: Is there anything you can’t answer? SH: There are some things I can’t answer, but I know how to find out who can answer the questions, so that’s always good. DL: Do you do homework as you sit here all day? SH: During the week, I get a lot of questions, especially when we have a lot of events going on. There’s usually a lot of questions, but during the weekend I mostly do homework. DL: How many hours a week do you work here? SH: Between 20 and 30. DL: How’d you get this job? SH: Work study. DL: What kind of hobbies do you have? SH: I’m a minor in dance, so I do a lot of dancing. DL: Do you have a favorite type of dance? SH: Flamenco. We have a really, really good flamenco program. DL: How long have you been dancing? SH: I’ve been dancing for about 14 years. I just started flamenco dancing last semester. I’m in my second semester and it’s pretty hard. DL: What do you like about dance? SH: It’s just a different kind of art form. A lot of different dances are focused on being really graceful, and, kind of, being more vertical and light, whereas flamenco is a lot more rounded, which is really interesting. DL: What other kinds of dance have you done? SH: Oh everything. I’ve done Baile Folklorico, which is kind of similar to flamenco except for it’s a Mexican folk dance. It’s based out of Mexico rather than Spain. I’ve done Irish Stamp Dance, ballroom dance, jazz — all that good stuff. DL: Did you get all of your piercings at the same time? SH: Oh, no (laughs). It’s accumulated over the past two years. DL: How many total do you have? SH: Thirteen.
The Graduate and Professional Students Association will meet next week to discuss a no-confidence vote in Vice President of Athletics Paul Krebs.