I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
A judge ruled Wednesday that attorney Carlos Fierro must stand trial on charges of vehicular homicide, the Santa Fe New Mexican is reporting. The decision came at the end of a two-day hearing. Fierro’s attorney, meanwhile, has said he will file a change-of-venue motion to move the trial out of Santa Fe.
The state Senate, meanwhile, passed a bill that would outlaw smoking in vehicles when children 12 and under are passengers, according to the Associated Press.
Faculty at the University of New Mexico have taken a no-confidence vote targeting three top officials and results are expected today, the Albuquerque Journal is reporting.
For those of you who do not subscribe and can’t see the story, here’s an excerpt of the Journal story:
University of New Mexico faculty members sounded the alarm Wednesday, taking no-confidence votes aimed at top officials after warning that the school’s academic mission is eroding.
Results will be available sometime today.
The three no-confidence votes targeted President David Schmidly, regents President Jamie Koch and Executive Vice President David Harris.
Faculty leaders said 872 people turned out for the meeting, including nearly 500 voting faculty members. A fourth motion considered by faculty asked for an independent audit to determine how the university spent increased state funding and other revenue since 2003.
The other asks for a change in UNM’s executive structure, including a demotion for the office of the executive vice president for administration, which now reports directly to the president. Harris now holds that position.
