1999 UNAM strike In January 1999, Francisco Barnés de Castro, then rector of the UNAM, announced his intention to raise tuition. Attempts to raise tuition since 1948 had failed twice before, most recently in the late 1980s under Rector Jorge Carpizo MacGregor. Barnés proposed a number of reforms, including a tuition raise from about 0.02 dollars to about 150 dollars per academic year. Barnés promised the additional 48 million dollars the university would receive from the tuition increase would be used to fund more research and increase the quality of its facilities; the proposal also included a plan for tuition remission for students
Josecarlos Van Rankin Josecarlos Van Rankin Josecarlos Van Rankin Galland (born May 14, 1993 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Guadalajara of the Liga MX as a right back, on loan from Pumas UNAM. Van Rankin joined the youth academy of UNAM in 2010. After continuing through Pumas UNAM Youth Academy successfully going through UNAM Premier, Pumas Morelos, U-17, and U-20. He finally reached the first team, Juan Antonio Torres being the coach promoting Van Rankin to first team. Van Rankin made his Liga MX debut as a second half substitute for Érik Vera in a 2–1