April 4, 2008
Albuquerque Media Monitoring
News clips from Thursday, April 3 include stories about* Blog Reaction to UNM Professor Resigning From Creative Writing Program
* Tuition Increase for UNM
* J.R. Giddens in Slam Dunk Contest2 KASA 9:00 PM
JESSICA IS IN THE DOT-COM CENTER WITH MORE ON WHAT NEW MEXICANS ARE BLOGGING ON THE INTERNET. A STORY WE AIRED LAST NIGHT ON NEWS 13 AT TEN...IS ATTRACTING NATIONAL ATTENTION ON-LINE. AND, READERS HAD PLENTY TO SAY ABOUT A UNM PROFESSOR. THE STORY ON KRQE DOT COM IS CALLED... "FACULTY FALLOUT CONTINUES FROM ONLINE SEX PHOTOS." TIM MAESTAS REPORTED A UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO DIRECTOR, SHARON WARNER IS RESIGNING TO PROTEST WHAT SHE CALLS A LACK OF SANCTIONS AGAINST A COLLEAGUE WHO APPEARED WITH AT LEAST ONE STUDENT IN SIMULATED SEX SCENES ON THE INTERNET. CNN DOT COM HAS POSTED A LINK TO THE STORY ON OUR WEBSITE AND PLENTY OF READERS HAD SOMEHTING TO SAY ABOUT THE STORY... ONE WOMAN FROM DENVER WRITES I COMMEND SHARON WARNER AND ALL WHO ARE TAKING A STAND AGAINST PORN. BUT, MIKE FROM MEXICO SAYS...GET OVER IT. JERMAINE FROM TEXAS WRITES... HELLO! THESE PEOPLE ARE ADULTS. THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY PLEASE! ON READER FROM NEW YORK WRITES..THERE'S NOTHING ILLEGAL OR UNETHICAL ABOUT WATCHING PORN OR HAVING WILD INTERCOURSE AMONG CONSENTING ADULTS. IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, DON'T LOOK. AND...BEV FROM NORTH CAROLINA SAYS THE PROBLEM HERE IS THAT THIS PROFESSOR IS ENGAGING IN A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HER STUDENTS. THIS IS THE UNETHICAL PART AND SHE SHOULD BE DISMISSED FROM HER POSITION.
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THE VETERAN WHO TORE DOWN A MEXICAN FLAG WILL NOT BE SEEING ANYTIME IN JAIL. BUT AFTER JUST 15 MINUTES A JURY FOUND PETER LYNCH GUILTY OF PROPERTY DAMAGE. LAST FALL, LYNCH SAW THE MEXICAN FLAG FLYING ALONE AT UNM. HE GOT ANGRY BECAUSETHE AMERICAN FLAG WAS NOT FLYING ABOVE IT SO HE PULLED IT DOWN AND RIPPED IT. LYNCH SAYS HE DIDN'T DO IT OUT OF RACISM, HE DID IT TO SHOW HIS PATRIOTISM. "I WAS A CUB SCOUT. I LEARNED WHEN I WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD HOW TO RAISE AND LOWER THE AMERICAN FLAG AND HOW TO FOLD IT. IF A SEVEN YEAR OLD CAN LEARN IT I THINK IT IS KIND OF EMBEDDED IN OUR SOCIETY AS AMERICANS AND I JUST FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT THE COLORS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THAT'S WHAT IS ALL ABOUT." LYNCH WILL BE ON PROBATION FOR SIX MONTHS. HE WAS ALSO ORDERED TO DO 48 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND HE MUST ATTEND ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASSES. LYNCH'S SENTENCE IS OBVIOUSLY CONTROVERSIAL. MORE THAN 600 COMMENTS FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. ONE PERSON WHO READ OUR STORY FROM PENNSYLVANIA SAYS LYNCH IS A HERO...AND DESERVES A MEDAL. OTHERS DISAGREE. ONE COMMENT SAYS. "WHEN ARE PEOPLE GOING TO WAKE UP? IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT HE IS ON TRIAL FOR DESTROYING PROPERTY THAT WAS NOT HIS. BOTTOM LINE. IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER IF IT WAS A MEXICAN FLAG OR AN AMERICAN FLAG, OR A TRASH CAN. HE COMMITTED AN ACT OF VANDALISM." AND SOME SAY THE TRIAL WAS A WASTE OF TIME. THEY SAY. "THE D-A COULDN'T BROKER A DEAL FOR 29-95 TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED PROPERTY. THIS WHOLE THING IS A WASTE OF TAX PAYER TIME AND MONEY. WHAT A JOKE!"
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ANOTHER TUITION INCREASE FOR UNM STUDENTS. TODAY REGENTS DECIDED TO HIKE TUITION BY 5-POINT- 7-5 PERCENT. THAT'S AN EXTRA 260 EXTRA DOLLARS A SEMESTER FOR IN STATE STUDENTS. TUITION RIGHT NOW FOR UNDERGRADUATES IS ALMOST 46-HUNDRED DOLLARS PER SEMESTER. SINCE 2000-- TUITION HAS GONE UP MORE THAN 50 PERCENT AT UNM.
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COLLEGE SLAM DUNK COMPETITION ... GIDDENS LED THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE IN BOTH POINTS PER GAME AND REBOUND PER GAME... WILL BE THE ONLY MOUNTAIN WEST PLAYER IN THE CONTEST... UNDER STEVE ALFORD'S GUIDANCE GIDDENS DID A COMPLETE 180 FROM HIS JUNIOR YEAR UNDER RICHIE MC KAY...AND THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT FROM HERE ON OUT ALFORD IS GIDDENS BIGGEST FAN...
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THE NORTH CAMPUS OF UNM IS ALREADY SMOKE-FREE; AND SOME STUDENTS WANT THE SMOKING BAN EXTENDED TO THE MAIN CAMPUS AS WELL. NEW AT FIVE, ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER A-J SMITH JOINS US LIVE FROM CAMPUS WITH THE DETAILS. A-J? AJ UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS TELL US ABOUT TWENTY PERCENT OF UNM STUDENTS SMOKE. BUT SOME OF THE NON-SMOKING STUDENTS WANT THEM TO TAKE THEIR BUTTS OFF CAMPUS. 3:35-3:39 ADAM RUIZ/UNM TUDENT & SMOKER "I'M AN OCCASIONAL SMOKER. I SMOKE CIGARS IN BETWEEN CLASSES AND STUFF." ADAM RUIZ IS A SENIOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. HE PASSES TIME BETWEEN CLASSES CHATTING WITH FRIENDS AND SMOKING. 3:49-4:04 ADAM RUIZ/UNM STUDENT & SMOKER "I DON'T REALLY THINK THAT THE WHOLE CAMPUS SHOULD BE A SMOKE-FREE ZONE BECAUSE SOME OF MY PROFESSORS SMOKE, A LOT OF OTHERS SMOKE AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE IF THE SMOKE BOTHERS YOU, YOU SHOULD KIND OF GO AWAY FROM THOSE AREAS THEY SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE A DESIGNATED AREA THAT'S NOT TOO FAR FROM EVERY SINGLE BUILDING SO EVERY SINGLE BUILDING SHOULD GET ONE." RUIZ SAYS DESIGNATED AREAS WOULD ALLOW HIM TO ENJOY A SMOKE WITHOUT BOTHERING OTHERS. DANIELLE JACKSON SAYS IT'S A GOOD IDEA ... TO START WITH. 10:29-10:36 DANIELLE JACKSON/UNM STUDENT "I THINK THEY SHOULD START OFF FIRST WITH DESIGNATED AREAS, AND THEN EVENTUALLY AND GO TO COMPLETELY SMOKE-FREE." JACKSON IS PART OF A CAMPUS GROUP THAT PROMOTES AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ABOUT TOBACCO. SHE HELPED RUN A FORUM TODAYTO GET STUDENTS, STAFF AND FACULTY TALKING ABOUT SMOKING ON CAMPUS. SHE SAYS SHE WOULD ENJOY TIME AT THE UNIVERSITY MORE IF SMOKING WAS BANNED. 10:44-10:50 DANIELLE JACKSON/UNM STUDENT "JUST NOT INHALING ANYONE ELSE'S SECOND HAND SMOKE AND THE TRASH. HEALTHIER WITHOUT TOBACCO." RUIZ IS O-K WITH STICKING TO A SMOKING AREA BUT THINKS HE SHOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO SMOKE IF HE WANTS TO... EVEN ON CAMPUS 4:40-4:45 ADAM RUIZ/UNM STUDENT & SMOKER "WE'RE ALL GROWN INDIVIDUALS, I CAN MAKE THE CHOICE OF WHETHER I ATTEND CLASS OR NOT, AND I CAN MAKE THE CHOICE OF WHETHER I SMOKE OR NOT." AJ THE FORUM TODAY WAS JUST STARTING DIALOGUE AND RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO OFFICIAL PROPOSAL TO MAKE UNM'S MAIN CAMPUS SMOKE-FREE. LIVE AT UNM, A-J SMITH, ACTION 7 NEWS. A POLL TAKEN BY 'THE DAILY LOBO' BACK IN NOVEMBER SHOWS 51 PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS SUPPORTED A SMOKING BAN.
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STARTING NEXT YEAR IT'LL COST A LITTLE MORE TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. THE REGENTS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED AN ALMOST FIVE PERCENT TUITION INCREASE. UNM PRESIDENT DAVID SCHMIDLY SAYS THE INCREASE LAYS THE FOUNDATION FOR A FRUGAL, YET TARGETED BUDGET.
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SOME UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO STUDENTS WANT SMOKING BANNED ON THE MAIN CAMPUS. A FORUM HELD TODAY GOT STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUE. THOSE WE SPOKE TO, WERE SPLIT ON WHETHER TO GO COMPLETELY SMOKE-FREE OR JUST SET ASIDE DESIGNATED SMOKING AREAS. 4:28-437"IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE STUDENTS IF I DID HAVE AN AREA LIKE IF I WAS TO SMOKE OVER HERE AND PEOPLE COULD AVOID THAT SECTION COMPLETELY." 10:29-10:36 DANIELLE JACKSON/UNM STUDENT "I THINK THEY SHOULD START OFF FIRST WITH DESIGNATED AREAS, AND THEN EVENTUALLY AND GO TO COMPLETELY SMOKE-FREE." RIGHT NOW, ONLY THE UNIVERSITY'S NORTH CAMPUS IS SMOKE-FREE. A NOVEMBER POLL BY THE 'DAILY LOBO' SHOWED 51 PERCENT OF PEOPLE WHO RESPONDED, SUPPORTED DOING THE SAME ON THE MAIN CAMPUS. WITH 49 PERCENT OPPOSING.
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AS PART OF THE FINAL FOUR FESTIVITIES IN SAN ANTONIO, FORMER LOBO J-R GIDDENS DID A LIITTLE SHOW'IN OFF IN THE SLAM DUNK COMPETITION TONIGHT.. A PERFECT SCORE IS WORTH 50 POINTS AND THIS WAS J-R'S FIRST RIM ROCKER.. OFF THE BACKBOARD WITH THE BIG TIME ELEVATION AND J-R WOULD GET 43 AND-AH HALF POINTS FOR THIS ONE.. J-R'S WOULD GET 45 POINTS WITH HIS 2ND DUNK, BUT HE MISSED HIS 3RD JAM OF THE NIGHT AND THAT WOULD MEAN A 3RD PLACE FINISH.. WINNING TONIGHT'S SLAM DUNK CONTEST?? THE HIGH FLYING SONNY WEEMS OF ARKANSAS....
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A MAN FOUND GUILTY OF CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY FOR RIPPING UP A MEXICAN FLAG ON THE UNM CAMPUS LAST YEAR SAYS HE WILL APPEAL. 30 YEAR OLD PETER LYNCH SAID HE FELT COMPELLED TO TAKE DOWN THE FLAG BECAUSE IT WAS FLYING UNACCOMPANIED, WITHOUT THE AMERICAN FLAG. THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY STEMMED FROM A MISCOMMUNICATION AMONG R-O-T-C CADETS RESPONSIBLE FOR RAISING THE AMERICAN FLAG. THE JUDGE SENTENCED LYNCH YESTERDAY AFTERNOON TO A SIX MONTH DEFERRED SENTENCE ALONG WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASSES. HE MUST ALSO REPLACE THE RUINED FLAG. OUR KRQE DOT COM QUESTION ASKS HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT PETER LYNCH'S ACT OF DESTROYING THE MEXICAN FLAG? 83 PERCENT SAID IT WAS RIGHT THING TO DO. 17 PERCENT DISAGREED.
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RACY PICTURES OF A UNM PROFESSOR IN SIMULATED SEX ACTS WITH SOME OF HER STUDENTS... HAVE ANGERED FELLOW FACULTY MEMBERS. NOW - THE DIRECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY'S CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM IS RESIGNING. "... WE THINK A MESSAGE HAS TO BE SENT OUT - NOT ONLY TO HER, BUT TO OTHER FACULTY MEMBERS - BECAUSE IF THIS IS NOT UNETHICAL, WHAT IS UNETHICAL?..." PROFESSOR SHARON WARNER SAYS... PROFESSOR LISA CHAVEZ HAS CROSSED THE LINE WITH STUDENTS, BY POSING WITH SOME OF THEM ON A DOMINATRIX WEBSITE. UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAY - THEY'VE INVESTIGATED - BUT CHAVEZ IS STILL FIT FOR HER DUTIES AT UNM AS A PROFESSOR. SHE'S PART OF MORE THAN A DOZEN FACULTY MEMBERS NOW APPEALING THE CASE AGAINST CHAVEZ, TO UNM'S INTERIM PROVOST. PROFESSOR CHAVEZ IS NOW ON SABBATICAL. WE WERE UNABLE TO REACH HER FOR COMMENT.