ALBUQUERQUE
(KRQE) - Citing a non-existent travel budget, the University of New Mexico Spirit Marching Band will not be making the 225 mile trip to Las Cruces for the annual Rio Grande rivalry game between UNM and New Mexico State University. "Are they disappointed they don't get to go? Yes! I think that's understandable," said Chad P. Simons, the Director of the Spirit Marching band. “"It's something we look forward to on the years that we know we're going to go down there and it's been upsetting for the whole band,” said Spirit Band Drum Major Kristina Austell. Austell got to go on the trip two years ago. Simons says there are several reasons the team can’t make the trip. $25,000 was taken out of the budget over the past few years and the University says it would rather keep the other money going toward scholarships as oppose to travel.
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Lobo band not making rivalry trip
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Citing a non-existent travel budget, the University of New Mexico Spirit Marching Band will not be making the 225 mile trip to Las Cruces for the annual Rio Grande rivalry game between UNM and New Mexico State University. "Are they disappointed they don't get to go? Yes! I think that's understandable," said Chad P. Simons, the Director of the Spirit Marching band. “"It's something we look forward to on the years that we know we're going to go down there and it's been upsetting for the whole band,” said Spirit Band Drum Major Kristina Austell. Austell got to go on the trip two years ago. Simons says there are several reasons the team can’t make the trip. $25,000 was taken out of the budget over the past few years and the University says it would rather keep the other money going toward scholarships as oppose to travel. Read more
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