UNM’s athletic director, Eddie Nunez, also sat in on Tuesday’s meeting.

And just to know that we have an extra level of protection, to me, and for the person next to me, it’s just really nice to know that,” said Amanda Torres, another UNM student. ‘”I do think that’s a good idea just because you know, we’re living through a tough time. “One of the bad things is like forcing people who don’t have the same beliefs to abide with the rules of the school.” “There’s good and bad to it - for a lot of the people there in The Pit as well it’s a good idea because it keeps them safe,” said UNM student, Abed Jean Charles. “We’re concerned about the spread, we’re concerned about finances, and this is truly a balancing act,” said Jack Fortner, a UNM regent. Regents brought up concerns of a vaccine or testing requirement like the financial impact, hiring trained staff to enforce it, and the decision is seen as ‘political.’ UNM vaccine requirement extends to spring semester “We have been strict and we’ve had people removed from The Pit who were not following the mask mandate,” said Stokes. While Stokes says they haven’t gone as far as requiring medical-quality masks only, she defended The Pit’s mask mandate. For example, Pope Joy Hall decided to require vaccines. UNM President, Garnett Stokes, said leadership has been having this discussion for months and ultimately left it up to individual venues to decide on policy. “We ought to ask those people, who don’t have to be vaccinated, but if you aren’t then in fact show us a test so we know you are not positive now. “If you decide against being vaccinated for any reason - you still should be able to come and watch the Lobos, and there is a way to do that and that would be to require either a vaccination or a COVID testing for admission for the pit for those basketball games,” Schwartz said. He brought up the idea of a COVID-19 vaccine or negative COVID-19 test requirement for the thousands of spectators going to The Pit to watch a game. New Mexico: The future of Jeffrey Epstein’s $27.5M New Mexico ranchĭuring a UNM Health and Sciences Committee Meeting on Tuesday, UNM Regent Robert Schwartz said people in the community are asking him why more safety protocols aren’t in place as cases continue to climb.Data Reporting: New Mexico Investigative Crime Series 2021.Weather: Snow and arctic temperatures to kick off 2022.Crime: Repeat offender arrested again in Albuquerque.

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