The board of regents of New Mexico's largest university has opted not to overhaul its half-century old seal amid concerns by Native American students.
The University of New Mexico board of regents voted last week to keep a Spanish conquistador and a frontiersman on the seal after months of forums and public input.
Native American student groups wanted the University of New Mexico to scrap the seal that depicts a rifle-toting frontiersman and a sword-carrying Spanish conquistador. They say it represents the frontier's violent era.
But some Hispanic activists oppose removing the conquistador since they say it represents the state's Hispanic heritage.
The board did approve a measure to determine how much it could cost in the future to replace the seal.
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