Albuquerque Media Monitoring
News clips from Friday – Sunday, April 18 - 20

* Lobo Women Win Golf Tournament
* UNM Administrators Attend NCAA Hearing
* UNM Baseball Team Wins
* UNM College of Nursing Holds Immunization Clinic
* NMSU Alamogordo Has Problems With Accreditation in Nursing Program
* Enerpulse Success
* Motorcycle Ride for Children with Brain Tumors

FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2008

2 KASA 9:00 PM

THE LOBO WOMEN'S GOLF TEAM IS STILL RIDING SHOTGUN AT THE MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP. AND LOBO FOOTBALL GOES BEFORE THE NCAA INFRACTIONS COMMITTEE. VAN HAS THE DETAILS. NOW IT'S TIME TO PLAY THE WAITING GAME. THE LOBOS WENT BEFORE THE NCAA INFRACTIONS COMMITTEE TODAY TO DISCUSS RULES VIOLATIONS OF ACADEMIC FRAUD IN LOBO FOOTBALL. THE LOBOS BELIEVE IT WILL BE 8 TO 10 WEEKS BEFORE THEY HEAR BACK FROM THE NCAA. BACK IN JANUARY UNM HANDED OUT SELF IMPOSED SANCTIONS AGAINST THE FOOTBALL TEAM IN RESPONSE TO FOUR COUNTS OF ACADEMIC FRAUD. SINCE THAT TIME ONE OF THE COUNTS HAVE BEEN DROPPED. THE LOBOS HAD TO EXPLAIN THE OTHER THREE AND WHAT THEY WERE DOING ABOUT IT AT THE HEARING TODAY IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. NEW MEXICO JUNIOR MORGAN GRANTHAM HAD THE LOWEST ROUND OF HER CAREER SHE JUST MISSES THE BIRDIE PUTT ON 8 HERE, BUT DIDN'T MISS MUCH SHE FIRED A -2 UNDER 71, SHE'S +1 OVER, TIED FOR 2ND BUT THE LOBO THAT MADE THE BEST MOVE WAS BRITNEY CHOY HER 3RD ON THE PAR 5 10TH SETTLES NICELY NEXT TO THE PIN SHE'D TAP-IN FOR BIRDIE AND SHOOTS A -1 UNDER, 71 ON THE DAY SHE LEADS BY 2 MEANWHILE, THE LOBOS ARE +5 OVER AS A TEAM, THEY LEAD BY 14 STROKES AS A TEAM THE LOBOS HEAD TO THE FINAL ROUND WITH A 14 STROKE LEAD. BYU IS SECOND. FINAL ROUND PLAY STARTS IN THE MORNING ABOUT 8:30. THE LOBOS TEE OFF BETWEEN 10:10 AND 10:50.

4 KOB 6:00 PM

UNM IS THE SCHOOL TO CATCH ON THEIR HOME COURSE. THE TOP THREE GOLFERS ARE ALL FROM UNM. JODI EWART STARTED THE DAY WITH THE LEAD. SHE FIRED A 75. SHE'S TIED FOR SECOND. === HER TEAMMATE BRITNEY CHOY IS THE INDIVIDUAL LEADER. SHE FIRED A 71. SHE'S THE ONLY GOLFER IN THE RED AFTER TWO ROUNDS. SHE'S ONE UNDER PAR. THE LOBOS ARE RUNNING AWAY WITH THIS ONE. THEY'RE FIVE OVER AS A TEAM. EVERYONE ELSE IS IN DOUBLE DIGITS. THE FINAL ROUND IS TOMORROW. UNM QUARTERBACK DONOVAN PORTERIE IS LOOKING FOR A NEW FAVORITE TARGET. SENIORS MARCUS SMITH AND TRAVIS BROWN ARE GONE. THOSE TWO ACCOUNTED FOR OVER 70 PERCENT OF UNM'S RECEIVING YARDS LAST SEASON. WITH A NEW CORPS OF RECEIVERS WHO IS PORTERIE MOST COMFORTABLE WITH?

4 KOB 10:00 PM

THE UNM BASEBALL NEEDED EXTRA INNINGS BOBBY LAFROMBOISE ON THE MOUND FOR NEW MEXICO. TYLER RELF WITH A DRIVE TO RIGHT-CENTER BRIAN CAVOZOS GALVEZ GOING ALL OUT. SUPERMAN. OHHH. GREAT GRAB. ==== BOTTOM EIGHT. UTAH UP 4-3. BIG BRIAN CAN TAKE IT DEEP!. THAT SOLO SHOT TIED THE GAME. THIS ONE WENT 12 INNINGS. LOBOS WIN IT 5-4 IN 12 INNINGS.

SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2008

2 KASA 9:00 PM

IT'S SOMEWHAT OF A HOMECOMING FOR OUR NEWEST FACE HERE AT NEWS 13 ON FOX TWO. ADAM SHADOFF IS NO STRANGER TO NEW MEXICO, HE'S A SANDIA PREP GRAD. HAPPY TO BE BACK IN THE DUKE CITY. AND WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE HIM. HI ADAM! HEY ADDIE THE WINDY CONDITIONS RETURNED FOR THE FINAL ROUND OF THE MOUNTAIN WEST WOMENS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS AFTERNOON AT UNM SOUTH LOBO MIKAELA BACKSTEDT HAD A SOLID AFTERNOON SHE JUST MISSES THIS BIRDIE ON 8 SHOT A 75 TODAY, AND FINISHED +8 OVER, TIED FOR 6TH THE LEADER HEADING INTO THIS AFTERNOONS ROUND - UNM'S BRITANY CHOY HAD A TOUGH DAY LIPS-OUT THE PAR SAVE HERE SHE SHOT 78, FINISHED TIED FOR 4TH LOBO - MORGAN GRANTHAM HAD A CAREER- TOURNAMENT SHE NEARLY JARS THIS BIRDIE CHIP ON 6 WENT ON TO SHOOT A +2 OVER 74, FINISHED TIED FOR 2ND, BEST FINISH EVER FOR HER MEANWHILE, UNM'S JODI EWART HUNG- TOUGH THROUGH THE FINAL ROUND PRESSURE, MAKING BIRDIE ON 3 OF HER LAST 4 HOLES, TO FINISH EVEN PAR AND WIN! SHE'S THE FIRST BACK- TO-BACK MOUNTAIN WEST WINNER IN THE 9-YEAR HISTORY OF THE EVENT SO THE LOBOS CRUISE TO THE EASY TEAM WIN UNM SHOOTS JUST +12 OVER PAR FOR THE TOURNAMENT AS A TEAM LOBOS HAD 4 PLAYERS IN THE TOP 6 INDIVIDUALLY AND BEAT 2ND-PLACE BYU BY 19 STROKES CONGRATULATIONS

4 KOB 10:00 PM

THE LOBOS AND THE UTAH UTESWE OPEN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 7TH SCOTT GRACEY WITH A FLARE TO CENTER- FIELD RAFAEL NEDA WILL SCOREBUT BRETT FANNING DOESN'T AND THAT DOESN'T SET WELL WITH RAY BIRMINGHAMBUT THE LOBOS WIN ANYWAYTHE FINAL 13-TO-3 THE LOBOS WILL GO FOR THE SWEEP TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT LOBO FIELD AT NOON THE LOBOS TRYING TO GO WIRE TO WIRE IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST WOMEN'S GOLF TOURNAMENT PACED BY THE PLAY OF JODI EWART THE LOBOS WIN THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP BY 19-STROKES EWART WAS THE ONLY PLAYER UNDER PAR FOR THE TOURNAMENTSHE SHOT A 72 TODAY AND ENDED UP AT 1- UNDER PAR SO HERE IS A PEEK AT THE LEADERBOARD THE LOBOS WIN THE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT GOING AWAYBYU FINISHED SECOND WITH UNLV 3RD AND TCU 4TH THE TOP 4-TEAMS WILL GO ON TO REGIONALS

08:16:00 00:

THE U-N-M COLLEGE OF NURSING IS HOLDING AN IMMUNIZATION CLINIC FOR CHILDREN 2 MONTHS TO 18-YEARS-OLD AT THE LOS GRIEGOS COMMUNITY CENTER. THAT'S LOCATED AT 12-31 CANDELARIA JUST WEST OF 12TH THE CLINIC RUNS FROM 9A-M UNTIL ONE. PARENTS ARE ASKED TO BRING IMMUNIZATION RECORDS OR "REQUEST FOR VACCINE" FROM A SCHOOL NURSE. THE BEST PART ABOUT THIS CLINIC -- IT'S FREE. DON'T FORGET THAT YOU CAN FIND MORE HEALTH STORIES INCLUDING THOSE FEATURING DOCTOR RAMO ON OUR WEBSITE, K-O-A-T DOT COM.

7 KOAT 5:00 PM

COLLEGE FOR AN ENTIRE YEARTAKING A FULL LOAD OF CLASSES AND THEN BE TOLD THAT YOU HAVE TO START ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS COULD SOON BE A REALITY FOR MORE THAN SIXTY NURSING STUDENTS AT ONE SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO CAMPUS ACTION SEVEN NEWS REPORTER DREW RUDNICK EXPLAINS FROM OUR EXCLUSIVE ALAMOGORDO NEWSROOM. CASEY: 'THE THOUGHT OF STARTING OVER IS OVERWHELMING AND LIKE I SAID FOR A GREAT MANY OF US IMPOSSIBLE' CASEY HILLINS IS A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO WORKS A FULL-TIME JOB AND IS A NURSING STUDENT AT THE ALAMOGORDO BRANCH OF NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY. WITH TWO SEMESTERS ALREADY INVESTED INTO THE FOUR SEMESTER PROGRAMHILLINS IS HALF WAY THROUGH THE PROGRAM.BUT IS GETTING NERVOUS "WITHOUT ACCREDIDATION MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE WON'T BE ABLE TO WORK AT FACILITIES THAT HAVE FEDERAL FUNDING OR IN CERTAIN STATES. WE WON'T BE ABLE TO TO GO ON TO GET OUR BACHELORS DEGREEMASTERS DEGREE." THE FEARS STUDENTS ARE DEALING WITH COME AFTER THE DIRECTOR OF THE NURSING PROGRAM ANNOUNCED HE IS LEAVING THE PROGRAM IS ALSO CUTTING CLASSES FROM THE FALL SCHEDULE. THESE MOVES COULD COST THE SCHOOL ITS NATIONAL ACCREDITION. DREW: "THE STUDENTS HERE WANT TO SURE THEY GRADUATE FROM A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED NURSING PROGRAM AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY ALAMOGORDO GUARENTEES THAT." CHERI JIMENO PRESIDENT OF SCHOOL: "IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ABSOLUTELY. WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO FORWARD WITH NATIONAL ACCREDITATION." JIMENO SAYS THE SCHOOL HAS ASKED FOR AN EXTENSION TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AND AT WORST THE SCHOOL WOULD BE PUT ON A PROBATION PERIOD WITHOUT THE LOSING ACCREDIDATION. THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR A NEW DIRECTOR OF THE NURSING PROGRAM. A SEARCH THEY SAY COULD TAKE MONTHS.

SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 2008

2 KASA 9:00 PM

THE LOBOS WERE HOT ENOUGH COMING INTO THIS AFTERNOON'S GAME AGAINST UTAH, BUT THE SUN MADE THINGS EVEN WARMER THE PITCHING STAFF WAS THROWING HEAT TOO HERE'S STEPHEN SMITH GETTING 1 OF 3 STRIKEOUTS ON THE DAY. MEANWHILE, THE BATS PICKED UP WHERE THEY LEFT- OFF YESTERDAY BRIAN CAVASOS- GALVEZ SLAPS HIS BALL TO RIGHT TYLER RELF HAS TROUBLE WITH IT, SO IT'S GONNA BE AN EASY TRIPLE.THAT SCORES A PAIRLOBOS NOW UP 2- NOTHING NEXT BATTER IS KEVIN ATKINSON WHO SLASHES THE SINGLE DOWN THE LINE 1 RUN COMES IN HERE 3-0 AT THAT POINTLOBOS GO ON TO WIN, 15-8 THEY'RE NOW IN A TIE FOR 1ST PLACE IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS

13 KRQE 10:00 PM

WITH GAS PRICES CLIMBING - DRIVERS ARE LOOKING FOR RELIEF. A NEW MEXICO COMPANY SAYS IT HAS THE ANSWER. ENERPULSE IS A LOCAL COMPANY THAT HAS CREATED A CAR PART THEY CLAIM WILL NOT ONLY GIVE YOU BETTER FUEL ECONOMY – BUT MORE POWER TOO. NEWS 13'S SHAUNA CLARK JOINS US LIVE FROM THE NEWSPLEX WITH MORE. HERE IT IS PULSE PLUG . AND IT DOESN'T LOOK ANY DIFFERENT FROM THE SPARK PLUG YOU HAVE IN YOUR CAR - BUT A LOCAL COMPANY SAYS THIS CAN SAVE YOU BIG MONEY AT THE PUMP. THIS IS THE SOUND OF FUEL ECONOMY. "BY MAKING A BIGGER SPARK WE'RE ABLE TO WERE ABLE TO IMPROVE THE GAS EFFICIENCY BY ABOUT SIX PERCENT OVER WHAT HE HAS IN HIS CAR." THE DUKE CITY BASED COMPANY, ENERPULSE, STARTED UP JUST A DECADE AGO. LOU CAMILI HELPED INVENT AND BUILD THE COMPANY'S CORE PRODUCT - PULSTAR. "THE FIRST TIME WE WERE ABLE TO PUT IT ON A CAR AND SAW WHAT THE DRIVERS SAW, WE KNEW WE HAD SOMETHING PRETTY SPECIAL." SPECIAL ENOUGH THAT INVESTORS WERE WILLING TO HAND OVER MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO MAKE SURE THE PRODUCT MADE IT TO THE PUBLIC. ANDREW SALAZAR WORKS FOR AN ALBUQUERQUE COMPANY THAT TEAMS UP INVENTORS WITH INVESTORS. THE MAKERS OF PULSTAR WAS JUST ONE OF ITS PROJECTS. "TO HELP SPIN OUT TECHNOLOGY OUT OF THE LABORATORY INTO THE COMMUNITY AND INTO BUSINESSES." OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS, THE COMPANY HAS FOUND ALMOST A BILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDING FOR DOZENS OF OTHER LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS - MOST WITH TIES TO SANDIA LABS OR U-N-M. NEARLY A HUNDRED COMPANIES ARE IN BUSINESS BECAUSE OF THE FUNDING - AND THAT MEANS LOTS OF LOCAL, NEW MEXICO JOBS. NEW MEXICO NATIVE MIKE GARCIA IS ONE OF 22 WORKERS AT ENERPULSE. "PROVIDING ME A WAY TO EXPERIMENT TO GET IN TO THINGS." "THE COMPANY IS A NEW MEXICO BASED COMPANY, IT'S A FUTURE BASED COMPANY B/C I LIVE HERE." ENERPULSE ALSO SAYS THESE PULSE PLUGS WILL HELP REDUCE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS. RIGHT NOW YOU CAN GET THESE AT SEVERAL AUTO STORE RETAILERS - ENERPULSE IS TRYING TO GET CAR MANUFACTURERS TO INSTALL THEM ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE. BACK TO YOU. TECHNOLOGY VENTURES CORPORATION - THE ONE THAT MATCHES UP INVENTORS WITH INVESTORS HAS ALSO HELPED A LOCAL INVENTOR WITH A NON - INVASIVE BLOOD ALCOHOL TESTIT WORKS BY SHINING A LIGHT ON A PERSONS' SKIN.

22:14:26

100 KIDS IN NEW MEXICO SUFFER FROM BRAIN TUMORS TODAY 500 PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER TO HELP THEM. THEY RODE THEIR MOTORCYCLES THROUGH THE SOUTH VALLEY RAISING MONEY THEY HOPE WILL SAVE THESE KIDS LIVES. NEWS 13'S TAMI TREMBLAY HAS THE STORY. "NATS OF MOTORCYCLES" "IT'S AMAZING ALL THE PEOPLE THAT CARE, IT'S TRULY NEAT TO SEE." THE SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR THE PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION HIT HOME FOR MANY "THANK YOU!" TISH GLEASON VOLUNTEERED TO HELP IN MEMORY OF HER 12-YEAR-OLD SON, RANDY, WHO DIED FROM A BRAIN TUMOR. "IT'S ABOUT THE KIDS THE KIDS NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED, YA KNOW?" "MERCOHX HAS SOME GREAT SCARS, IT SUCKS, IT DOES SUCK." NINE-YEAR-OLD MAROCKX THROWER WAS ONE OF SEVERAL KIDS THAT TOOK PART. THREE YEARS AGO THE FARMINGTON BOY WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BRAIN TUMOR, AND AFTER SURGERY HAD TO RE-LEARN HOW TO SWALLOW, WALK, AND TALK. "SO EVERYTHING HE CAN DO TODAY, SCHOOL BOY SCOUTS, CAN DO BECAUSE OF UNM, PEOPLE LIKE THESE PEOPLE BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION. "IT'S EXCITING FOR THEM, THEY ENJOYED IT, IT WAS COOL TO SEE." RIDERS LIKE DARRELL SERNA SAY HEARING ABOUT THE STRUGGLES, AND TRIUMPS OF THESE KIDS IS WHAT MAKES THIS ALL WORTH ITHE AND MANY OTHERS SAY THEY'LL BE BACK NEXT YEAR. "DO IT ANYTIME AS LONG AS WE GET TO RIDE AND HELP SOMEBODY WE LOVE IT." TAMI TREMBLAY KRQE NEWS 13. 87 THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS RAISED TODAY. THE MONEY RAISED WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH GRANTS, AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS.