{"id":13257,"date":"2018-07-26T16:36:28","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T23:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=13257"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:47:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:47:44","slug":"the-line-accountability-and-unm-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-accountability-and-unm-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: Accountability And UNM Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XSsnmXng3w8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">July 27, 2018 \u2013 The UNM Board of Regents voted last week to eliminate four sports to address financial issues in the Athletics Department. The cuts included men\u2019s soccer, men\u2019s and women\u2019s skiing and women\u2019s beach volleyball. The Athletics Department also plans to reduce the rosters of several additional sports.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Host Gene Grant and this week\u2019s Line panelists discuss reactions to the cuts and the ongoing financial troubles in the Athletics Department.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Watch our interview last week with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/unm-athletics-director-eddie-nunez-assesses-the-departments-past-potential-future\/\"><span class=\"s2\">Athletic Director Eddie Nu\u00f1ez<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Line Panelists:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Merritt Allen, owner and executive director, Vox Optima LLC<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Viki Harrison, director of state operations, Common Cause<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Andy Lyman, reporter, NM Political Report<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Dan McKay, reporter, Albuquerque Journal<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 27, 2018 \u2013 The UNM Board of Regents voted last week to eliminate four sports to address financial issues in the Athletics Department. 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