July 20, 2018 \u2013 The University of New Mexico Board of Regents voted this week to kill four sports programs in order to plug a roughly 2 million dollar a year budget hole. The affected programs include men\u2019s soccer, women\u2019s beach volleyball, and the men\u2019s and women\u2019s ski teams. New Athletic Director Eddie Nu\u00f1ez was tasked with coming up with a plan to bring the department\u2019s budget in line, and he sat down with correspondent Khalil\u00a0Ekulona\u00a0days before making his recommendation and the ensuing Regents\u2019 vote. They discussed all the factors that play into the university\u2019s dilemma, from rising travel costs that weren\u2019t matched with additional funding to the need to also address noncompliance with the federal civil rights law Title IX.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the broadcast interview that aired this week on NMiF:<\/p>\n
And the full interview recorded in the studios of New Mexico PBS<\/p>\n