August 12, 2008
Albuquerque Media Monitoring
News clips from Monday, August 11 include stories about:* Lobo quarterback Donovan Porterie
* Michael McGuffin, accused of having sex with underage girls at UNM frat house is scheduled to appear in court today.
* UNM giving students and staff more option to have eco-friendly commute to campus
* UNM grad Ellis Dawson, team manager for US Men's Olympic basketball
* UNM awarded $2.5 million grant to create new research center to study fetal alcohol syndrome disorders
* UNM mechanical engineering class finished 24th in recent competition2 KASA 9:00 PM
HE WAS ONCE THE YOUNG FRESHMAN PUT INTO THE POSITION OF STARTING QUARTERBACK. DONOVAN PORTERIE IS NOW THE OLD GUY WITH PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE AND READY TO LEAD. THE LOBOS JUNIOR QUARTERBACK HAS ENJOYED GREAT SUCCESS AS A LOBO AND HAD A BREAKTHROUGH SEASON LAST YEAR THROWING FOR 3,006 YARDS. THIS YEAR COULD BE EVEN BETTER FOR PORTERIE BECAUSE HE WILL BE RUNNING THE SAME OFFENSE IN CONSECUTIVE YEARS. THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED IN HIS LOBO CAREER UNTIL NOW.
4 KOB 5:00 AM, 4 PM, 6 PM
A MAN ACCUSED OF HAVING SEX WITH UNDERAGE GIRLS AT A U-N-M FRAT HOUSE IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN COURT TODAY. MICHAEL MCGUFFIN IS ACCUSED OF HAVING SEX WITH AT LEAST 3 UNDERAGE GIRLS AT THE SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON FRATERNITY HOUSE. POLICE SAY MCGUFFIN EVEN RECORDED SOME OF THEM ON HIS CELL PHONE CAMERA. HE WAS ARRESTED ON STATUTORY RAPE CHARGES NEARLY A YEAR AGO. TODAY HE IS SCHEDULED TO BE ARRAIGNED.
4 KOB 5:00 PM, 6 PM
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO IS GIVING STUDENTS AND STAFF MORE OPTIONS TO HAVE AN ECO-FRIENDLY COMMUTE TO CAMPUS THIS FALL. U-N-M ANNOUNCED FACULTY AND STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO JOIN STUDENTS IN GETTING FREE BUS PASSES FROM THE CITY. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SECURE BIKE PARK FOR PEOPLE WHO RIDE TO WORK. AND THE UNIVERSITY SAYS IT WANTS THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE TO PUT TWO OF ITS PLANNED "BIKE RENTAL" KIOSKS ON CAMPUS. THE CITY IS HOPING TO SET UP THE RENTAL KIOSKS BY NEXT SUMMER.
4 KOB 6 PM
ROCKY LONG PLANS ON DONOVAN PORTERIE LEADING THE LOBOS TO A LOT OF VICTORIES.. THE JUNIOR IS UNM'S STARTING QUARTERBACK.. HE THREW FOR OVER THREE THOUSAND YARDS LAST YEAR.. PORTERIE SAYS THE HONEYMOON IS OVER AS AN UNDERCLASSMAN.. HE NEEDS TO STEP IT UP.
ONE NEW MEXICAN IS TRYING TO HELP THE U-S MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM WIN A GOLD MEDAL IN BEIJING.. ELLIS DAWSON IS ONE OF THE TEAM MANAGERS.. THE UNM GRAD ALSO WORKED FOR THE ORLANDO MAGIC AND SPENT SEVEN YEARS AS A STUDENT MANAGER FOR THE LOBO BASKETBALL TEAM.
7 KOAT 5:00 AM, 5 PM
A UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO RESEARCH FACILITY WILL LEAD THE WAY WHEN IT COMES TO THE STUDY OF FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME DISORDERS. A FEDERAL AGENCY AWARDED UNM A 2 POINT 5 MILLION DOLLAR GRANT LAST MONTH TO CREATE THE NEW RESEARCH CENTER.. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS-- THE THINK TANK WILL FOCUS ON CHILDREN AFFECTED BY MATERNAL DRINKING AND SIGNS OF FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME. THE CENTERS' DIRECTOR SAYS ONE PERCENT OF KIDS BORN IN THIS COUNTRY WILL HAVE THE DISEASE.
7 KOAT 10:00 PM
IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT A MAJOR IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING...YOU MAY WANT TO PUT A UNIQUE RACING CLASS ON YOUR SCHEDULE. EACH YEAR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN DESIGNING, BUILDING AND DRIVING A RACE CAR CAN ENROLL IN A SPECIAL ENGINEERING CLASS. THE RESULT...A WORKING RACE CAR THE STUDENTS BUILD AS THEIR SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT. THE STUDENTS THEN RACE THE CAR AGAINST OTHER UNIVERSITIES. THEY RECENTLY RETURNED FROM CALIFORNIA WHERE THEY FINISHED IN 24TH PLACE THE HIGHEST UNM HAS EVER FINISHED IN THIS COMPETITION... 14TH PLACE. HE'S BEEN RACING GO-CARTS SINCE HE WAS 5 YEARS OLD. NOW, 6 YEARS LATER, HE'S ACCELORATING PAST THE COMPETITION. IN A STATE WHERE THE UNSER FAMILY HAS SET THE STANDARD... WATCH OUT FOR UP AND COMING CODY DONS. HE SURE CAN PUT THE PEDAL TO THE METAL. "EVERYBODY SAYING IT'S THE HARDEST CLASS TO BEAT AND I'M JUST THRILLED I WON." RIO RANCHO'S CODY DONS IS A NATIONAL CHAMPION. HE RECENTLY WON HIS CLASS AT THE KARTING GRAND NATIONALS IN IOWA....A FEAT MADE POSSIBLE BY HIS INTENSE DRIVE. "WHEN I'M RACING I DON'T THINK ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE EXCEPT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME AND I WANT TO PASS THEM I WANT TO GET PAST THEM AND JUST GO. IT'S REALLY FUN." EACH SUMMER THIS 11 YEAR OLD TRAVELS AND RACES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WITH HIS FATHER WIM WHO PROVIDES ADVICE WHILE SERVING AS THE TEAM CREW CHIEF. "CODY MADE HISTORY BY BECOMING THE FIRST NEW MEXICAN TO WIN THE IKF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AT AN OUT OF STATE TRACK AND NOW THIS DRIVER HAS BIG ASPIRATIONS." "I WANT TO GO FROM MINI SPRINT, SPRINT CAR TO NASCAR, FORMULA 1 OR INDY. IT JUST DEPENDS WHO PICKS ME FIRST." UNTIL THEN...CODY WILL DREAM BIG WHILE FOLLOWING HIS FAVORITE DRIVER. "TONY STEWART BECAUSE HE HAS THE PERSONALITY. HE'S ALWAYS HAPPY AND HAS A SMILE ON HIS FACE." IT'S EASY TO SEE WHY CODY WILL BE HANGING AROUND THE TRACK IN THE YEARS TO COME. "YOUR FANS CHEER YOU ON AND YOU WANT TO DO GOOD FOR THE AND I WANT TO DO GOOD FOR MY SPONSERS AND PARENTS AND EVERYBODY." HE'S ON HIS WAY... AFTER ALL CODY HAS ALREADY LEARNED THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE OF BEING A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER...NEVER FORGET YOUR SPONSERS.
13 KRQE 5:30 PM
HE WAS ONCE THE YOUNG FRESHMAN PUT INTO THE POSITION OF STARTING QUARTERBACK. DONOVAN PORTERIE IS NOW THE OLD GUY WITH PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE AND READY TO LEAD. THE LOBOS JUNIOR QUARTERBACK HAS ENJOYED GREAT SUCCESS AS A LOBO AND HAD A BREAKTHROUGH SEASON LAST YEAR THROWING FOR 3,006 YARDS. THIS YEAR COULD BE EVEN BETTER FOR PORTERIE BECAUSE HE WILL BE RUNNING THE SAME OFFENSE IN CONSECUTIVE YEARS. THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED IN HIS LOBO CAREER UNTIL NOW.
13 KRQE 10:00 PM
WHENEVER THERE'S A SPOT ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE THAT NEEDS A GUY TO BRING THE INTENSITY THE LOBOS PLUG IN ERIK COOK. THE OFFENSIVE UTILITY MAN IS SO KNOWLEDGEABLE AND TALENTED HE CAN START ANYWHERE ON THE LINE. RIGHT NOW HE'S THE STARTING CENTER. JUCO ALL AMERICAN BEN CONTREAS IS THE BACK-UP BUT IS MAY PLAY WELL ENOUGH FOR COOK TO MOVE TO LEFT GUARD WHERE HE IS ALSO NEEDED.