Mexico City university is free with right number.

From: The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune NewsService) | Date: October 30, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Laurence Iliff

MEXICO CITY _ There are no entrance exams at the Autonomous University of Mexico City. No checking of school records. No interviews. No financial aid forms, since attendance is free.

Prospective students need only a high school diploma, proof of residency and a little luck. Applicants are assigned a number that is fed into a computer, which randomly selects the new freshman class. The fall term began in mid-October.

The unive...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

Popular leftist Lopez Obrador is the man to beat for president.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) ; Byline: Hugh Dellios TUCTA, Mexico _ The leftist who could become Mexico's next president attracted his first loyal following in a mosquito-infested swamp. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the former Mexico City mayor hoping to replace President Vicente Fox, was a 24-year-old activist when he arrived
Mexico's next president? Lopez Obrador is running hard.
Commonweal ; With Mexican President Vicente Fox's single term due to expire in late 2006, a front-runner has emerged to succeed him: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. While it's too early to predict the winner, Lopez Obrador enjoys a 5 point lead in the polls over other contenders. The self-described little ray of
Lopez Obrador is pushing Mexico to the edge.
Knight Ridder/Tribune ; ... a columnist for MexiData.info. Readers may send him e-mail at ilcmex@yahoo.com. This essay is available to McClatchy-Tribune News Service subscribers. McClatchy-Tribune did not subsidize the writing of this column; the opinions are those of the writer and ...
Left-leaning Lopez Obrador barely leads Mexican presidential race.
Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) ; ... complex has been bolstered by his assertion that any negative news about him is part of un complot, or a conspiracy, against him ... media and declined interview requests from The Dallas Morning News. Both his main rivals and Fox have granted such requests in recent ...
A warning to Lopez Obrador.(EDITORIALS)
The Washington Times ; Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Mexican Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) announced on Thursday that National Action Party leader Felipe Calderon had won the presidential election by 243,000 votes. Mr. Calderon's margin of victory over his populist opponent, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, amounted
Lopez Obrador's continued protests hurt Mexico's democratic gains.
Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL) ; The following editorial appeared in the Orlando Sentinel on Friday, Sept. 8: X X X Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is acting like a petulant child whining until his mommy gives him what he wants. In this case it would be Mexico. Lopez Obrador is advocating chaos instead of compromise after Mexico's top
Mexico's Lopez Obrador dealt a setback: Failed presidential candidate nose-diving after key party defeat.
Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) ; ... not give a date for the recount. Email liliff@dallasnews.com Copyright (c) 2006, The Dallas Morning News Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News. For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a ...
Lopez Obrador isn't fading away quietly.
Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) ; ... minus 5 percentage points. The poll had some good news for Lopez Obrador in that 24 percent of voters believe ... terminal phase. ___ (c) 2006, The Dallas Morning News. Visit The Dallas Morning News on the World Wide Web at http://www.dallasnews.com ...
Lopez Obrador Urges Civil Resistance; Mexican Runner-Up Summons Support for Vote-by-Vote Recount at Massive Rally
The Washington Post ; -- Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the runner-up in Mexico's presidential election, called on a massive crowd Sunday to commit acts of "peaceful civil resistance" to force a vote-by-vote recount. Lopez Obrador's exhortation significantly intensified his efforts to use public pressure to reverse his
No-show in Mexico: political gaffe? Leftist presidential candidate Lopez Obrador skipped Tuesday night's debate.(WORLD)
The Christian Science Monitor ; Byline: Danna Harman Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor MEXICO CITY -- There was ruling National Action Party (PAN) candidate Felipe Calderon Hinojosa looking dapper, smiling at the camera and holding up a picture of a luxury Miami apartment. He claims his rival, former governor of