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City Council abolishes & significantly alters Air Quality Control Board By Nate Bernard @DailyLobo
The Albuquerque City Council approved two ordinances Nov. 8 to abolish the current Albuquerque-Bernalillo Air Quality Control Board and recreate it with substantial changes. The Board’s purpose is to maintain air quality standards put forth by the Air Quality Control Act by adopting, amending or repealing regulations with City Council approval, the Ordinance sponsored by Councilor Dan
Lewis, states. The ordinance changed the Board to now be made up of seven Mayor-appointed members that consist of: – A registered professional licensed engineer with experience in air pollution control. – A physician licensed in New Mexico with experience in the health effects of air contaminants. – A person from a higher learning institution with experience training in air pollution evaluation and control. – A person from a private industry
with training and experience in compliance with air pollution reduction. “The criteria that we put in place for the different board members to have has to do with diversity,” Lewis said. Joseph Galewsky, a University of New Mexico professor and current Board member, spoke about the former build-up of the Board where four members were appointed by the City and three by the county. “The Board does have significant expertise. I am an atmospheric scientist with more than 20 years of experience. Other members are ex-
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perts in public health,” Galewsky said. “We also have several attorneys on the Board with expertise in this area.” Public comment prior to the vote on the ordinances brought up concerns about a lack of accountability with the new Board the odience creates. In total, 108 people spoke before the council. Maslyn Locke, the Senior Environmental Justice Law Attorney for the New Mexico Environmental Law Center, said it goes against the Board’s mission as a regulating entity to have industry-affiliated members questio-
ning the legality of the ordience. The Air Quality Control Act states that no members of the board can receive a significant portion of their income from issues related to the Act or the Federal Clean Air Act. “Regulated industry really doesn’t do well regulating themself,” Locke said. If a Board member has a conflict of interest with a vote, Board can vote to disqualify them from participating, according to the Ordinance.
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Students walk-out for Palestine
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tabled Bill 19F By Jaymes Boe @DailyLobo The Associated Students at the University of New Mexico passed the previously tabled Bill 19F during the Nov. 8 full Senate meeting. Bill 19F will place restrictions on senators when submitting appropriations and was originally tabled at the end of the Oct. 25 full Senate meeting. After the initial tabling and further discussion at the most recent meeting, the bill passed with a final vote of 12-2-4-2 (yes-no-abstain-absent). The Bill itself will prohibit senators from having their names listed on appropriations for non-ASUNM organizations that are submitted to the student government. Appropriations – sometimes called budget bills – are formal requests for funding that student organizations may submit to ASUNM, which the Senate later votes on. Many organizations that submit such requests seek funding for things such as events and supplies. “ASUNM officers are prohibited from being the submitter, having their name listed on, or presenting appropriation bills for student organizations that are not ASUNM government organizations,” reads Bill 19F.
Senator Bailey Rutherford voiced concern on the bill during the meeting. Sen. Rutherford was not an author on Bill 19F, but spoke about the lack of revisions made after the initial tabling. “Nothing was added to this bill after it was tabled … There were people that came forward who voiced their opinions and sat down and did have a discussion. At the end of the day, we were discouraged from adding anything to this bill,” Sen. Rutherford said. The bill was originally written as a means of preventing a conflict of interest from arising as senators vote on whether to grant funding requested through submitted appropriations, Senator Sydney Moore – one of the authors of the Bill – said. Further clarifications were made during the Senate’s Nov. 8 meeting. “This does not change how you are affiliated with a student activity center, or any of that chartering ... Only when you are submitting appropriations,” Ria Schultz, said – one of the senator authors of Bill 19F. Senator Julian Angel said one of their main concerns surrounding the discussion of Bill 19F was that it may discourage involvement for both senators and the student organizations
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Protesters march through Central Avenue, shutting down the road on Thursday, Nov. 9. (see pg. 3)
Women’s Basketball: Lobos win 65-55 at home By Thomas Bulger
@thomasbulger10 The women’s basketball team beat the Tarleton State Texans 64-55 on Sunday, Nov. 12. It was their third game of the season and they remain undefeated with a 3-0 record. The Texans fell to a 1-2 record. University of New Mexico led for 39:21 and survived a disastrous fourth quarter where they saw a 20-point
Inside this Lobo Chino: Continuing to demand for ceasefire and a facilitation of discourse (pg. 3) Pukite, Curtis & Fisher: Two N.M. prison guards named three times in civil rights complaints (pg. 4) Hopkins: OPINION: The Guild has plenty to offer (pg. 5)
lead shrink to eight, however they executed late to protect the lead and earn the win. Nyah Wilson and Paula Reus lead the team in scoring with 16 points each. Wilson also added nine rebounds and two assists. She went 8-9 from the free throw line. Aniyah Augmon had a good game defensively but some early foul trouble kept her from her usual offensive performance. Wilson took over that point guard spot and said
she was ready for the opportunity. “I was running it a lot at practice so I just had to get my mind right for it, just for this game scenario and this particular situation as well,” Wilson said. Reus’ 16 points came from efficient shooting going, seven for 12. She made two of her five three-pointers and grabbed two rebounds and two steals. She was matched up against six feet and five inches Andjela Bi-
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Cicconetti: Vollyball: Lobos fall in four to Fresno but win senior day against Nevada (pg. 6) LETTER: An open letter from UNM law students in support of Palestine (pg. 8) Daniel: ‘Otro mundo es posible’, vigil for Palestine (pg. 9) Davidson: Mens Basketball: Lobos split games in opening week (pg. 10)