April 15, 2008
Albuquerque Media Monitoring
News clips from Monday, April 14 include stories about:* NCAA Dismisses One of Four Charges Against Lobo Football Program
* Lobo First Baseman is Mountain West Player of the Week
* UNM Golf Course Development Plan is Viewed by Neighborhood
* Campus Police Officers in Joint Training Session in Oklahoma2 KASA 9:00 PM
THE LOBO FOOTBALL PROGRAM GETS A BREAK. HERE'S VAN. THERE'S GOOD NEWS FOR THE LOBOS FOOTBALL PROGRAM. THE NCAA HAS DISMISSED ONE OF FOUR CHARGES AGAINST THE LOBOS IN AN ACADEMIC FRAUD INVESTIGATION. THE SCHOOL STILL FACES THREE CHARGES INVOLVING RULES VIOLATIONS BY TWO FORMER ASSISTANTS. THE LOBOS CASE IS ON THE AGENDA FOR FRIDAY'S MEETING OF THE NCAA INFRACTIONS COMMITTEE. LOBOS FIRST BASEMAN KEVIN ATKINSON DID A LOT OF WORK WITH HIS STICK OVER THE WEEKEND. THAT HAS BROUGHT HIM THE MOUNTAIN WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD. ATKINSON BATTED .550 WITH FOUR HOMERS, TWO DOUBLES, 11 RBI AND TEN RUNS SCORED TO HELP THE LOBOS GO FOUR AND ONE OVER THE WEEKEND. THE VICTORIES INCLUDE A THREE GAME SWEEP OF AIR FORCE. COURT MAY 14TH.
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PEOPLE WHO FOUGHT TO SAVE THE UNM NORTH GOLF COURSE CELEBRATED THEIR VICTORY YESTERDAY: THIS PARK RIGHT HERE AFFECTS SO MANY PEOPLE AND SO MANY STUDENTS AND IT'S BEEN AROUND FOREVER ITS REALLY A HISTORIC LANDMARK, ITS PART OF WHAT ALBUQUERQUE IS. THE GROUP -- "NEIGHBORS FOR GREEN SPACE" HAS FOUGHT TO KEEP THE GOLF COURSE.... EVER SINCE UNM ANNOUNCED PLANS TO BUILD A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY HERE. UNM HAS SINCE SCRAPPED THE PLANS. COMMUNITY MEMBERS ENJOYED ICE CREAM CONES AT YESTERDAY'S EVENT. AND... THEY GOT A FIRST LOOK AT GOLF COURSE PRESERVATION PLANS TO BE UNVEILED LATER THIS MONTH.
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POLICE OFFICERS FROM COLLEGE CAMPUSES - INCLUDING UNM AND NAVAJO TECHNICAL COLLEGE -- MEET IN OKLAHOMA TO LEARN NEW SAFETY TACTICS. A TWO DAY SUMMIT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA IS WRAPPING UP TODAY. ATTENDEES WENT THROUGH VARIOUS DRILLS. ONE OF THEM HAD THEM PRETENDING TO SAVE A WOUNDED VICTIM WHILE LOOKING FOR A SHOOTER. THE SUMMIT COMES JUST DAYS BEFORE THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE VIRGINIA TECH MASSACRE.
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THE BATTLE OVER POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ON UNM'S NORTH GOLF COURSE MAY BE CLOSE TO AN END.. PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR THE GOLF COURSE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PRESERVE IT AS RECREATION SPACE FOR YEARS.. NOW AN ADVISORY BOARD MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE UNIVERSITY AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS COME UP WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE LAND, AND A POSSIBLE COMPROMISE. THIS IS A LOOK AT WHAT THE ADVISORY BOARD IS RECOMMENDING. THE PINK SPACE IS THE NINE-HOLE GOLF COURSE, THAT AREA WOULD REMAIN OPEN SPACE.. THE GREEN SHADED AREAS TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF THE GOLF COURSE COULD BE USED FOR DEVELOPMENT OR OPEN CLASSROOMS. MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY BOARD PRESENTED THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT AN ICE-CREAM SOCIAL. SARA KOPLIK-- PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH CAMPUS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION-- AND CHAIR OF THE ADVISORY BOARD-- HAS LED THE CHARGE THE LAST FEW MONTHS TO KEEP THE GOLF COURSE DEVELOPMENT-FREE. SHE SAYS BOTH SIDES WORKING ON COMING UP WITH A COMPROMISE WASN'T EASY. ... WE ARGUED ABOUT IT AND DISAGREED AND IT WENT ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT IN THE END WE CAME UP WITH A UNANIMOUS PROPOSAL... LAST NOVEMBER, UNM PRESIDENT, DAVID SCHMIDLY, TOLD RESIDENTS THE UNIVERSITY PLANNED ON BUILDING A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY ON THE GOLF COURSE. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNM BOARD OF REGENTS TELLS US THE UNIVERSITY HAS POSTPONED THOSE PLANS, BUT MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY BOARD SAY IF THE UNIVERSITY DECIDES TO BUILD IN THE FUTURE, THERE'S ROOM FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THEIR PROPOSAL. THE ADVISORY BOARD WILL PROPOSE THE PLAN TO THE UNM BOARD OF REGENTS LATER THIS MONTH.