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A sign criticizing UNM's attempts at clearing the encampment and charging students with trespassing.

Gaza Campus Protests Come Home

Darin Eberhardt '25, Opinion, News, and Features Editor May 21, 2024

Campus protests have been a contentious topic over the past month, looming over the end of the year activities and driving a potent wedge between administrators and students. Beginning from Columbia–an...

AA Class of '24: A College Map

AA Class of ’24: A College Map

Elizabeth Hiller '25, Editor-In-Chief April 30, 2024

It's that time of year again! As seniors begin to make their college decisions, keep up to date with The Advocate's college map.  The numbered icons represent how many students are attending a school...

State Roundhouse in Santa Fe

Opportunity Scholarship Act Passed by State Legislature

Maysarah Javed '25, Writer May 4, 2022

On March 4, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the Opportunity Scholarship Act. It provides $75 million in funding to help up to 35,000 students per year across New Mexico. The scholarship covers tuition,...

AA Class of ’22: A College Map

AA Class of ’22: A College Map

May 4, 2022

As seniors begin making their college decisions this year, the Advocate will track where each student will be going! The numbered icons represent how many students have committed to a college in that state....

Movin' Out:The SAT Goes Digital

Movin’ Out:The SAT Goes Digital

Kaeli Kampschmidt '23, School and Local Editor February 4, 2022

No more #2 pencils or tedious scantrons—the SAT is moving online! On Tuesday, January 25th, the College Board announced their huge standardized testing overhaul. For international students, it begins...

College Confidential's Guide to Admissions

College Confidential’s Guide to Admissions

Academy Staff January 31, 2016

Dear College Confidential community, Well, the 2016 application season is upon us! I remember where I was last year—sitting in a ski chalet with Matt Damon and Al Gore, still so surprised at my early...

Trigger Warnings Should Be Issued Wisely

Trigger Warnings Should Be Issued Wisely

Academy Staff October 26, 2015

The term “trigger warning” has exploded on college campuses and the Internet. A trigger warning is meant to warn victims of trauma that descriptions of something “triggering” (such as violence...

How to deal with college rejection

How to deal with college rejection

Academy Staff March 31, 2015

Step one: destroy the letter. What better way to express your frustration and perhaps even (benign) violent rage than physically destroying the letter? Many opt to shred, but ripping, burning, flushing,...

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