1999 UNAM strike council of the university, which includes faculty and students, modified the proposal to make the tuition increase voluntary. Barnés declared that the conscience of each student would dictate who would pay increased tuition and who would not. Strikers grew increasingly belligerent and had violent altercations with students who were still attempting to enter the campus to try to resume classes. Meanwhile, UNAM issued multiple warrants against strikers who were accused of stealing computers, vehicles and earthquake monitoring equipment. The strikers took advantage of the situation to resist additional graduation requirements such as tougher examinations and time limits for graduation. When
School of Engineering, UNAM the school changes its name to "Facultad de Ingeniería". The history of UNAM indicates that the School of Engineering has been a strong technology innovator, and today, student associations focus on creating technological innovations. UNAM's School of Engineering has made great strides to include more women in technology. It also organizes several tech events to help its students become innovators and entrepreneurs. The All Latina Hackathon was sponsored by Google and took place in the computer engineering department. The school of engineering is organized in "divisions" (somewhat the equivalent of departments), each under the direct supervision of a "Head of