April 9, 2008
Albuquerque Media Monitoring
News clips from Tuesday, April 8 include stories about* Spring Football Begins on Thursday
* Lobo Champions Weightlifting Exhibition
* CNM Lowers Tuition2 KASA 9:00 PM
SPRING FOOTBALL STARTS FOR THE LOBOS THURSDAY. COACH ROCKY LONG SAYS HIS TEAM WILL BE YOUNG ESPECIALLY ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE. COACH LONG SAYS THAT SHOULD ALSO CREATE GREAT COMPETITION AT THE POSITION. THE LOBOS ARE ALSO UNTESTED AT THE RECEIVER POSITION WHERE TRAVIS BROWN AND MARCUS SMITH HAD THE BULK OF THE REPS LAST SEASON. THE LOBO DEFENSE FINISHED 13TH IN THE COUNTRY LAST SEASON BUT IT TOO HAS SOME HOLES TO FILL. COACH LONG SAYS HE HAS SEEN TREMENDOUS IMPROVEMENT IN HIS TEAM IN THE WEIGHT ROOM. FANS CAN GET A CLOSER LOOK TONIGHT. WE WILL SHOW ON KRQE AT TEN.
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TOMORROW, THE MAN CONVICTED OF RAPING A UNM STUDENT IS EXPECTED TO GO BEFORE ON OREGON JUDGE FOR MURDER CHARGES. JOEL PATRICK COURTNEY IS BACK IN OREGON TONIGHT. HE'S ACCUSED OF MURDERING COLLEGE STUDENT BROOK WILBERGER BACK IN 2004. HER BODY HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND. THE F-B-I SAYS COURTNEY, WHO LIVED IN NEW MEXICO -- COULD BE A SERIAL KILLER.
4 KOB 10:00 PM
TONIGHT WAS THE ANNUAL NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS WEIGHTLIFTING EXHIBITION. THE EVENT MARKED THE END OF SPRING CONDITIONING FOR THE LOBO FOOTBALL TEAM AND THE START OF PRACTICE THIS WEEK. THIS IS ZACH ARNETT WITH A 515 POUND SQUAT! ==== THE LOBOS HAVE 44 GUYS WHO CAN POWER CLEAN OVER 300 POUNDS. THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT CAME FROM JEREMIAH LOVATO. HE BECAME THE FIRST LOBO FOOTBALL PLAYER "EVER" TO POWER CLEAN 400 POUNDS. TEXAS TECH BLANKED THE LOBO BASEBALL TEAM TODAY 10-NOTHING.
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STUDENTS AT CENTRAL NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY COLLEGE WILL BE PAYING LESS FOR TUITION. THAT'S DESPITE WARNINGS FROM THE LEGISLATURE THAT STATE COLLEGES NEED TO RAISE RATES. CNM SAYS IT WILL LOWER TUITION BY ROUNDING THE COST DOWN - BY JUST THE CHANGE. SO IF A STUDENT PAYS $41.50 FOR A SEMESTER HOUR, THEY'LL NOW PAY JUST 41-DOLLARS. IT'S MORE SYMBOLIC THAN ANYTHING. BUT IT'S UNIQUE BECAUSE BOTH UNM AND N-M-S-U HAVE CHOSEN TO RAISE TUITION. TO DEAL WITH THE COST, CNM PLANS ON TRIMMING DEPARTMENT BUDGETS.