Candidates for governor condemn University of New Mexico's cutting sports
Both of New Mexico’s gubernatorial candidates are blasting the University of New Mexico’s decision to cut four sports next school year, with one going so far as to pledge that those sports will be reinstated.
The UNM Board of Regents this summer voted to discontinue men’s soccer, women’s beach volleyball and the men’s and women’s ski programs – a move that sparked backlash among students, the local community and some lawmakers.
Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham said the sports will be reinstated if she’s elected.
“It’s outrageous,” Lujan Grisham said at Friday’s gubernatorial forum hosted by the NAACP. “I will work immediately with the Legislature to provide whatever oversight and investment we need to immediately restore those programs and to hold universities like the University of New Mexico accountable.”
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