God help us if CNN reports on CNM — no one will be able to follow the discussion. That is, until we all start calling it CeNeMeCoCo, or maybe CeNeMe for short. Those without pride will call it CeNeMeCaCa. mjh

ABQjournal: Goodbye, TVI; Name Change Is Effective June 2 By Olivier Uyttebrouck

Central New Mexico Community College.

Like it or not, that will be the Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute’s new name come June 2.

Board members voted 4-3 at a special meeting Wednesday to abandon the school’s 40-year-old moniker.

Faculty member Alan Pope said he has warmed up to the new name quickly.

“CNMCC. Say it a few times and it’s not so bad,” Pope said.