From the better-late-than-never files, this news from The University of New Mexico: The board of regents voted Monday to raise admissions standards.
Lest this shock the sensibilities of educators more concerned about students' sense of self-worth than about actual learning, they should be glad they got a reprieve: Then-president Louis Caldera proposed back in 2005 that UNM defer entrance to freshmen flunking entrance exams in English, math and writing skills. Those would-be university students would have to take remedial courses at a branch campus or at one of New Mexico's many community colleges.
At the time the prexy floated that notion, one out of six frosh couldn't pass any of those three prerequisites for the presumably tougher courses to come. This wasn't necessarily the end of their academic careers: Most campuses, including the Albuquerque one, offer noncredit courses such as that once known as "dumbbell English" before political correctness eliminated the pejorative ... Read more >>
Editorial: Lawmakers abdicate spending power
Give leaders of the 49th New Mexico Legislature credit for something: They advanced the art of passing the buck. During last week's four-day flurry of their special budget session, called because they couldn't agree on one during their regular budget ... Read more >>
Editorial: City leaders winners — but in too few eyes
Today at City Hall, Mayor David Coss and City Councilors Chris Calvert, Rebeccca Wurzburger, Carmichael Domínguez and Ron Trujillo are being sworn to new terms.
Legally, they were popularly re-elected — including the unopposed Domínguez and Truj ... Read more >>
Editorial: For federal prosecutor, Bingaman picks winner
To no one's surprise, the new U.S. Attorney for New Mexico is a Democrat — yet among the quickest to commend Sens. Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall's choice was his Republican predecessor:
David Iglesias, fired by the Bush administration three years ... Read more >>
Editorial: Growing interest in attending Tech
Folks from around the state often marvel at "New Mexico Tech," that tidy and competent campus down in Socorro — and at the same time wonder why it isn't a bigger school.
Founded in 1889 as New Mexico School of Mines, it educated generations of m ... Read more >>
Editorial: Salman served our state well
There are, and have been, some very bright members of the New Mexico Legislature, this year's budget sessions notwithstanding. High on just about everyone's list of truly intelligent legislators was David Salman, who served in the House of Representa ... Read more >>
Editorial: Legislators leave with work undone
It'd be nice to dismiss them as blithe spirits, those 112 state legislators who adjourned their special session leaving lots of unresolved budget questions. And since a budget was the one thing they were supposed to achieve during the January-Februar ... Read more >>
Letters to the editor
Everhart avoided 'conflict'
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The March 5 headline, "A potential conflict of interest," regarding our Long-Term Care ombudsman Sondra Everhart was a dramatic eyecatcher. I went on to read the article to find that what was being attacked was actually the first example of something ... Read more>>
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