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January 18, 2013

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Students defend organizations’ funding requests Fee board to allocate about $11M

by Megan Underwood news@dailylobo.com

Juan Labreche / @Labrechemode/ Daily Lobo English and Native American studies senior Matthew Skeets addresses the Student Fee Review Board (SFRB) Thursday afternoon about the relatively low retention rate of Native American males at UNM. The SFRB held community forums Tuesday and Thursday in the SUB to hear student opinions on the allocation of student fees.

UNM student and El Centro de la Raza employee Laura Ordonez said that without her employer, she wouldn’t have been able to continue with school after having a child. “Halfway through my freshman year, I found out I was pregnant. I went in and told them about my situation and they were willing to work with me,” she said. “I actually worked up until three days before I gave birth.” Ordonez was just one of the students who shared their personal experience with campus organizations Tuesday. The Student Fee Review Board held community forums Tuesday and Thursday where students, staff and members of the University community voiced their opinions about organizations that have requested funding. The board will allocate

approximately $11 million to $13 million in student fees to various campus organizations for the 2013-14 school year. Board member Richard Baca said that while the SFRB hearings are more focused on budgets, the forums give people a chance to say why certain groups are important and should receive funding. “Seeing the numbers is one thing, but actually hearing from people is completely different,” he said. Board member Matthew Rush said holding the forums also shows students where their fees are going and why the funded organizations are important. More than 100 people spoke at the forums, detailing their own experiences with on-campus groups, such as American Indian Student Services, Student Health and Counseling and the UNM Children’s Campus. UNM Chicano Studies

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No home is safe from the Lobos Men gather momentum by beating Boise’s Broncos by J.R. Oppenheim

assistantsports@dailylobo.com @JROppenheim Any team with an undefeated home record has cause to fear the New Mexico men’s basketball team. Four times this season, the No. 19-ranked Lobos have traveled to a venue where the home team hadn’t lost. Each time, UNM prevailed. On Wednesday night, Boise State became the latest victim to endure its first home loss at UNM’s hand. The Lobos captured a 79-74 overtime victory at the Taco Bell Arena in Boise, Idaho, where the Broncos were 7-0 this year. “It’s definitely good having a road win,” said UNM junior guard Tony Snell, who scored a teamhigh 22 points. “This conference is hard to play at their house. It’s a big-time win.” New Mexico also gave Indiana State, New Mexico State and Cincinnati their first home defeats. In fact, the Lobos’ Dec. 27 win in Cincinnati was the Bearcats’ first setback of any kind this year. “It’s the fourth time this year we’ve gone on the road to an undefeated place and won,” UNM head coach Steve Alford said, praising Boise State’s performance. “That tells you about the toughness and fight our guys have. This is a good win for us.” For the first time since becoming a Mountain West Conference

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charter member in 1999, UNM recorded three straight wins to open league play. The Lobos improved their overall mark to 16-2, a feat that hasn’t been witnessed since 1998-99. They also have five wins in six games against teams with a top-50 RPI. Boise State’s potent offense, which leads the Mountain West in several categories, did not disappoint. The Broncos (13-3, 1-1 MWC) had five players reach double-figure scoring, with sophomore guard Derrick Marks’ 27 points leading the charge. Junior forward Ryan Watkins posted a Boise State doubledouble with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman guard Mikey Thompson also scored 12 points, followed by junior guard Jeff Elorriaga with 11 and sophomore guard Anthony Drmic with 10. Led by Snell and his increasing aggressiveness, the Lobos countered with four doublefigure scorers. Snell’s 22 points is his highest single-game total against an MWC foe. He was just five points from matching a career high. Snell connected on seven of his 12 field goal attempts, including 3 of 5 from the 3-point line. UNM sophomore guard Hugh Greenwood added a spark despite dealing with flu-like symptoms. He finished with 15 points on 6 of 12 shooting, nailing three of his six attempts from the arc. With 55 seconds remaining, his

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driving layup tied the game at 63 apiece and forced overtime. “I should have dunked it — I should have had my first dunk of the year,” Greenwood joked. “I just laid it in. I kind of hesitated. I looked ahead of me and it was wide open.” Junior guard Kendall Williams

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Katherine Jones / The Idaho Statesman Junior guard Tony Snell takes possession of the ball in the final seconds of overtime to clinch UNM’s 79-74 win at Boise State. UNM is now 3-0 in MWC play for the first time in school history. returned from a one-game suspension and scored 11 points. He did not play Saturday against Fresno State after arriving late to a team meeting for the third time this season. Boise State managed to contain UNM’s strong post play. Lobo sophomore center Alex

Kirk had 10 points but just one field goal before fouling out in overtime. He was, however, 8-for-8 on foul shots. Bench post player Cameron Bairstow, who made every first-half shot he took against Fresno State, was held to

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