Grad student paying to keep her job

Since the issue of unionization of all UA staff is being bandied about, I'd like to comment on it a little. Actually, what I would like to do is share a conversation that I had with an administrator in the Graduate College today.

Some friends had told me that in order to be considered a full-time graduate student, I only needed to be registered for three units. Three dissertation units - the kind that don't come with any classes. So, I went to the Graduate College to investigate.