Students feel suppressed after recent public comment changes [Video]

TO CALL CLOVIS POLICE. U-N-M STUDENTS AND FACULTY SAY THEY FEEL SUPPRESSED AFTER RECENT CHANGES TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING. REPORTER ALYSSA MUNOZ IS HERE WITH. WHY? WELL, SASHA, STUDENTS AND FACULTY SAY PUBLIC COMMENT IS BEING CHANGED TO AVOID THEIR OPINIONS. BUT THE BOARD OF REGENTS SAYS THIS IS JUST WITHIN THEIR RIGHTS. THE UNM BOARD OF CHOSEN BY THE GOVERNOR TO HAVE CONTROL OVER THE UNIVERSITY’S SPENDING WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. STUDENTS AND FACULTY TELL US THEY’VE GONE TO THESE MEETINGS TO QUESTION HOW THEY’RE SPENDING THE UNIVERSITY’S MONEY. DESIRE TO TELL THE REGENTS HOW WE WOULD LIKE THE UNIVERSITY TO REPRESENT US TO THE REST OF THE WORLD, BOTH FINANCIALLY AND IN TERMS OF RELATIONSHIPS. AND WHEN THOSE RELATIONSHIPS INVOLVE YOU KNOW, THE VIOLENCE IN PALESTINE OR FOSSIL FUELS, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO COMMENT ON THAT. FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR, THE …