These are some of the gems of wisdom that have come from the Faculty Senate. Of 625 surveyed UNM dropouts almost 200 said they dropped out because they couldn't afford to continue their education. UNM is a bargain. I doubt it.
Lets get real about financial aid and call it what it is - students loans.
The way I see it, if they send out honest information about financial aid, it's either going to cause enrollment to fall even more, or they're going to send the information to a bunch of rich folks who are happy to take out loans because they can more than cover the interest with the returns from their mutual funds. I'm glad though that Peck has his Enrollment '97 committee to talk about - I was getting real tired of hearing about falling enrollment being the result of a booming economy. Newly appointed Regent Richard Toliver has asked if students have a legitimate argument against raising tuition. We're tired of all the money being spent to turn the University into a research and training facility for Intel while the corporation pays next to nothing in taxes and uses up all our water. Get some of these wonderful high-tech firms to start paying some taxes before squeezing students again.