Albuquerque Media Monitoring
News clips from Friday – Sunday, April 4 – 6 include stories about

* KKOB Gives Away American Flags and Info on Flag Etiquette
* UNM Tuition Going Up
* UNM Co-sponsors Martin Luther King Memorial
* Students Come to UNM to Participate in “Geography Bee”
* Lobo Baseball Team Wins at San Diego
* UNM Considers Smoking Ban
* Allegations Filed Against UNM Police

FRIDAY, APRIL 04, 2008

2 KASA 9:00 PM

A LOCAL RADIO STATION IS TRYING TO TURN A NEGATIVE INTO A POSITIVE. THE STAFF AT RADIO STATION..KKOB HANDED OUT 500 AMERICAN FLAGS TODAY.. AND INFORMATION ON FLAG ETIQUETTE. THIS... IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT CASE INVOLVING THE UNM STUDENT WHO WAS FOUND GUILTY FOR RIPPING DOWN A MEXICAN FLAG ON UNM'S CAMPUS. THE STUDENT, PETER LYNCH WAS ALSO AT THE EVENT ON THE WESTSIDE TODAY.. HELPING PASS OUT THE FLAGS. HE SAYS HE TAKES REPSONIBILITY FOR HIS ACTIONS... BUT ISN'T SORRY FOR WHAT HE DID. "IT WAS A MATTER OF NOT ALLOWING THAT BANNER TO FLY, ALLOWING THAT FOREIGN NATIONS FLAG TO FLY IN PLACE OF THE U-S FLAG THAT WAS WHAT IT WAS ABOUT. " LYNCH SAYS HE'S GOTTEN AN OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT AFTER HIS GUILTY VERDICT CAME DOWN THIS WEEK. HE SAYS.. MANY PEOPLE HE'S SPOKEN WITH.. AGREED WITH HIS DECISION AND HAS EVEN HELPED PAY HIS LEGAL FEES.

4 KOB 5:00 AM

STARTING IN THE FALL -- UNM STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO PAY MORE TO GO TO SCHOOL. YESTERDAY THE BOARD OF REGENTS APPROVED AN INCREASE OF 5.7 PERCENT. RIGHT NOW UNDERGRADS PAY A LITTLE MORE THAN 45-HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR. BUT WITH THE INCREASE... FULL TIME - IN STATE STUDENTS WILL BE PAYING ABOUT 260 DOLLARS MORE A YEAR.  

4 KOB 4:00 PM

FROM COAST TO COAST PEOPLE ARE MARKING THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ASSASSINATION OF DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR. THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER WAS GUNNED DOWN ON THE BALCONY OF A MOTEL IN MEMPHIS IN 19-68 WHILE HELPING ORGANIZE A STRIKE AMONG SANITATION WORKERS. EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY INCLUDE A MARCH STARTING AT THE MOTEL. :17 - :23 "HE WAS THAT SYMBOL, MARTIN WAS, THAT DREW US TOGETHER AND TAUGHT US HOW TO DREAM." IN MEMPHIS HE'S BEING REMEMBERED AS A MAN WHO HELPED LEAD THE CITY'S POOR TO A BETTER LIFE. BACK IN NEW MEXICO....UNM AND THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR STATE COMMISSION ARE HOLDING A 40TH ANNIVERSARY REMEMBRANCE EVENT. THE EVENT IS SCHEDULED FOR 6:45 TONIGHT AT THE EXPO NEW MEXICO FAIR GROUNDS. THERE WILL BE SPECIAL LIVE PERFORMANCES, SPEECHES AND POETRY TO COMMEMMORATE THE LEGACY OF DOCTOR KING.

16:08:37 00:

A STATE COMPETITION HAD STUDENTS BUZZING ABOUT GEOGRAPHY TODAY. STUDENTS FROM AROUND NEW MEXICO COMPETED IN THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEE AT UNM TODAY. FOURTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADERS BATTLED FOR A SPOT IN THE NATIONAL COMPETITION ...AND A CHANCE TO GO TO WASHINGTON D.C. THE WINNER SAYS IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO USE HIS FAVORITE SUBJECT. 2:04 THAT'S JUST AMAZING I NEVER EXPECTED TO GET THIS CLOSE, LET ALONE FIRST AND IM VERY EXCITED TO GO TO WASHINGTON THE WINNER IS AN 8TH GRADER FROM OUR LADY OF ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN ALBUQUERQUE. BASICALLY HE WON BY KNOWING THAT THE TUSCANY REGION IS IN ITALY ... IN ADDITION TO A LOT OF OTHER FACTS. 96 STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE STATE PARTICIPATED.

22:23:54 02:

THE LOBO BASEBALL TEAM PICKED UP A BIG WIN AT SAN DIEGO STATE TONIGHT 5-2.. BOBBY LAFROMBOISE WAS THE WINNING PITCHER.. HE THREW A COMPLETE GAME .. THE FINAL FOUR GETS UNDERWAY TOMORROW.

05:50:57 00:

MUSICAL THEATER LOVERS CAN TAKE IN A CLASSIC THIS WEEKEND AT POPEJOY HALL. THE SMASH HIT "ANNIE" IS COMING TO UNM FOR ONE WEEKEND ONLY. SHOWTIMES ANNIE ARE 2 P-M AND 8 P-M SATURDAY... AND 2 AND 7-30 ON SUNDAY. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS AT UNM TICKETS DOT-COM.

05:51:12 00:

YOU CAN FIND RARE BOOKS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD IN THE DUKE CITY THIS WEEKEND... THE ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR AT THE UNM CONFERENCE CENTER WILL FEATURE PRINTS, PHOTOS AND OTHER COLLECTIBLES AS WELL. IT RUNS SATURDAY FROM 10 A-M TO 4 P-M. AND ADMISSION IS ONLY 2-DOLLARS.

06:44:16 00:

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO IS CONSIDERING BANNING SMOKING ON ITS MAIN CAMPUS. YESTERDAY A FORUM WAS HELD TO BRING STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT THE ISSUE. RIGHT NOW YOU CAN'T SMOKE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CAMPUS.. AND CAMPUS LEADERS ARE TRYING TO DECIDE BETWEEN PROVIDING SMOKING AREAS ON THE MAIN CAMPUS OR BANNING IT ALTOGETHER.

13 KRQE 5:00 AM

PARENTS GET READY TO OPEN UP YOUR WALLETS A LITTLE BIT MORE... THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO BOARD OF REGENTS HAVE APPROVED A TUITION HIKE. NEWS 13'S MIKE PALUSKA IS LIVE ON CAMPUS WITH MORE. THIS IS ABOUT A FIVE PERCENT INCREASE IN TUITION FOR THE 2008-2009 ACADEMIC YEAR. UNDERGRADUATES WILL NOW PAY 4834 DOLLARS ANNUALLY AND NON RESIDENTS WILL PAY 15708 DOLLARS ANNUAL. WITH FEES AND TUITION INCLUDED RESIDENTS FOR UNDERGRAD WILL SEE FEES GO UP BY 5.7 PERCENT. MEANING THEY'LL BE PAYING ABOUT 263 DOLLARS MORE A YEAR.  UNM PRESIDENT DAVID SCHMIDLY PROPOSED THE INCREASE. STATING THAT THE TUITION INCREASE WILL ADD TO THE SUCCESS OF STUDENTS. SCHMIDLY SAYS THE INCREASE WILL LOWER FACULTY TURNOVER BY RAISING THEIR SALARIES NOT TO MENTION HELP FUND INITIATIVES IMPORTANT TO A STUDENTS LEARNING. BRANCH CAMPUSES ARE ALSO GOING UP. GALLUP HAS A 1.7 PERCENT INCREASE FOR RESIDENTS. LOS ALAMOS, 4 PERCENT. VALENCIA 5.8 PERCENT AND TAOS 1.8 PERCENT. THIS TUITION HIKE COULD HAVE BEEN HIGHER. THE INITIAL PROPOSAL WAS CLOSE TO 7 PERCENT. SCHMIDLY IS ALSO PROPOSING A FIVE YEAR TUITION PLAN FOR STUDENTS SO THAT INCREASES AREN'T FLUCTUATING AS MUCH.

13 KRQE 12:00 PM

FORMER LOBO BASKETBALL STANDOUT J-R GIDDENS GRABBED SOME NATIONAL ATTENTION FOR HIMSELF AND THE UNIVERSITY LAST NIGHT. GIDDENS TOOK PART IN THE SLAM DUNK CONTEST THAT WAS PART OF THE FINAL FOUR FESTIVITIES IN INDIANAPOLIS. GIDDENS STARTED OUT WITH A TYPICAL J-R JAM, AND THEN FOLLOWED IT WITH A LITTLE SHOWMANSHIP, WITH SOME HELP FROM HIS FELLOW COMPETITORS. GIDDENS ENDED UP FINISHING THIRD.

SATURDAY, APRIL 05, 2008

4 KOB 6:00 PM

THE NEW MEXICO LOBOS COACHING STAFF IS IN SAN ANTONIO FOR THE FINAL-4...FOR COACHES WHO DON'T HAVE A TEAM IN THE FINAL-4 THE END OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT IS LIKE A CONVENTION... WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES...LAST SEASON ALFORD HAD JUST TAKEN THE NEW MEXICO HEAD COACHING JOB... THIS SEASON HE SAYS IT'S A CHANCE TO SPEND TIME WITH HIS ASSISTANTS AND TALK ABOUT THE PAST AND THE PRESENT...

THE NEW MEXICO LOBOS LOOKING TO MAKE IT TWO FOR TWO OVER SAN DIEGO STATE...AND THEY HAD TO COME FROM BEHIND TO DO IT...THE LOBOS SCORED 3-RUNS IN THE 9TH TO PULL OUT A 5-TO-4 WIN ...  

7 KOAT 6:00 AM

TWO MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO POLICE FORCE HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE STATE ALLEGING THEY HAVE BEEN DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BECAUSE THEY ARE MALE AND STRAIGHT. THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL. THE TWO OFFICERS ARE LT. MICHAEL YOUNG AND THIS MAN SEEN HERE --COMMANDER JAMES DANIELS. DANIELS ALLEGES THAT THE CHIEF HAS CONSISTENTLY REDUCED HIS AUTHORITY IN FAVOR OF A LESBIAN EMPLOYEE. YOUNG ALLEGES HE HAS BEEN TREATED UNFAIRLY BY GAY SUPERIORS BECAUSE HE IS HETEROSEXUAL. BOTH ALLEGE THAT GAY MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT HAVE FARED BETTER ON PAY RAISES AND PROMOTIONS. THE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS' HUMAN RIGHTS DIVISION DETERMINED LAST MONTH THERE IS SOME BASIS FOR BELIEVING DISCRIMINATION OCCURRED. UNM SAYS THERE HAS BEEN NO FINDING THAT ANY DISCRIMINATION OCCURRED.