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FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2014, file photo, University of New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs speaks during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M. Krebs is announcing his retirement, a move that comes amid criticism over spending by the athletics department. A statement released Friday, June 2, 2017, by the university says Krebs will retire June 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

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FILE--In this May 3, 2017, file photo, University of New Mexico athletics director Paul Krebs answers questions during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M. Krebs is announcing his retirement, a move that comes amid criticism over spending by the athletics department. A statement released Friday, June 2, 2017, by the university says Krebs will retire June 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

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In this Tuesday, May 9, 2017, photo University of New Mexico associate professor of sculpture Ellen Babcock examines one of the neon design sketches she found among old business files belonging to Zeon Signs in Albuquerque, N.M. The sketches include designs for some of the most memorable neon signs along historic Route 66 in Albuquerque and elsewhere. They are now preserved at the university's Center for Southwest Research. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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In this Tuesday, May 9, 2017, photo University of New Mexico associate professor of sculpture Ellen Babcock holds one of the neon design sketches she found among old business files belonging to Zeon Signs in Albuquerque, N.M. The sketches include designs for some of the most memorable neon signs along historic Route 66 in Albuquerque and elsewhere. They are now preserved at the university's Center for Southwest Research. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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University of New Mexico athletics director Paul Krebs, left, accepts a check from Dreamstyle Remodeling, Inc. owner Larry Chavez during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. The university has reached a 10-year $10 million deal with Dreamstyle Remodeling for the naming right to the school's famed basketball arena and its football stadium. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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University of New Mexico athletics director Paul Krebs answers questions during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. The university has reached a $10 million deal with Dreamstyle Remodeling, Inc. for the naming right to the school's famed basketball arena and its football stadium. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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University of New Mexico acting president Chaouki Abdallah, left, and athletics director Paul Krebs listen to reporters' questions during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. The university has reached a $10 million deal with Dreamstyle Remodeling, Inc. for the naming right to the school's famed basketball arena and its football stadium. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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Dreamstyle Remodeling, Inc., owner Larry Chavez talks about the reasons he wanted to contribute to University of New Mexico athletics during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Chavez's company is paying $10 million over 10 years for the naming rights to the university's famed basketball arena and its football stadium. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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Dreamstyle Remodeling, Inc., owner Larry Chavez talks about the reasons he wanted to contribute to University of New Mexico athletics during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Chavez's company is paying $10 million over 10 years for the naming rights to the university's famed basketball arena and its football stadium. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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FILE - This July 22, 2013 file photo shows curanderos, or traditional healers, conducting a ceremony on the campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico is going to offer a free online class on curanderismo, the art of traditional healing. The school announced in May 2014 it will host the Massive Open Online Course as an offshoot of its popular curanderismo class offered on campus every summer.(AP Photo/Russell Contreras, file)

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** FILE ** University of New Mexico students exit the "Voting Trolly" at a stop on campus in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2013. ABQ Trolley Co. partnered up with the nonprofit Progress Now New Mexico to provide University of New Mexico students transportation to voting sites due to a prior vote by the Albuquerque City Council that excluded the university as a voting site for a special ballot. Albuquerque voters will decide whether to ban abortions after 20 weeks following an emotional and graphic campaign that has included protests and hundreds of thousands of dollars on television and radio ads that have brought out more than twice as many early voters as the recent mayoral elections. (AP Photo/Juan Antonio Labreche)