August 24, 2008
Albuquerque Media Monitoring
News clips from Friday, August 22 Sunday, August 24, include stories about:* UNM Football Opening at End of Week
*UNM Baseball Schedule Begins with Texas Tech
* Fall Classes at UNM Start Tomorrow
* UNM Police Urge Students to be on Alert
* UNMH Has Baby Baby With Lowest Birth Weight EverSUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 2008
2 KASA 9:00 PM
WE ARE LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY FROM THE 2008 SEASON OPENER FOR UNM FOOTBALL... AND DEPENDING ON WHO YOU TALK TO, THIS IS THE TOUGHEST SCHEDULE IN LOBO FOOTBALL HISTORY.. UNM OPENS WITH MOUNTAIN WEST RIVAL T.C.U. SATURDAY, BEFORE HOSTING TEXAS A&M, THEN ARIZONA, AND HITTING THE ROAD TO PLAY AT TULSA AND THE AGGIES... BUT THIS TOUGH OPENING SCHEDULE WILL BE GOOD FOR THE PROGRAM IN YEARS TO COME...
4 KOB 5:00 PM
LET'S TAKE A PEAK AT THE UNM BASEBALL SCHEDULE FOR NEXT SEASON... THE LOBOS ARE MOVING ON UP AND WILL PLAY TEXAS TECH BOTH IN LUBBOCK AND AT ISOTOPES PARK...THEY WILL GO ON THE ROAD TO BATTLE TEXAS A&M AND RIGHT BEFORE THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT THEY WILL GO TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO PLAY STANFORD IN A 3 GAME SET...
4 KOB 10:00 PM
FALL CLASSES BEGIN TOMORROW FOR UNM STUDENTS. TODAY THE UNIVERSITY ROLLED OUT THE WELCOME MAT FOR FRESHMAN. "I'M ALREADY EXCITED AND EVERYTHING AND CAN'T WAIT TO BE HERE." UNM HELD ITS ANNUAL CONVOCATION CEREMONY FOR INCOMING FRESHMAN STUDENTS. THE EVENT IS PART CEREMONY, PART INTRODUCTION TO LIFE AT THE UNIVERSITY. FRESHMAN AND THEIR FAMILIES WERE THEN INVITED TO TOUR THE CAMPUS AND CATCH A MOVIE THIS EVENING.
4 KOB 10:00 PM
THE LOBO BASEBALL TEAM IS MOVING ON UP AND WILL PLAY A KILLER SCHEDULE IN 2009...THE LOBOS GET TEXAS TECH BOTH IN LUBBOCK AND AT ISOTOPES PARK...THEY WILL GO ON THE ROAD TO BATTLE TEXAS A&M... === THEY GET ARIZONA AND RIGHT BEFORE THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT THEY WILL GO TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO PLAY STANFORD IN A 3 GAME SET...HEAD COACH RAY BIRMINGHAM SAYS THEY HAVE TO PLAY THOSE TEAM TO COMPETE FOR THE BEST PLAYERS ...
7 KOAT 6:00 AM
IT'S ALMOST THE END OF AUGUST... WHICH MEANS IT'S ALMOST THE BEGINNING OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON. AND IF YOU ATTEND LOBO FOOTBALL GAMES... YOU HAVE A NEW WAY TO GET THERE. THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HAS MADE AN AGREEMENT WITH ALBUQUERQUE'S ABQ RIDE TO TRANSPORT PEOPLE TO HOME FOOTBALL GAMES DURING THIS SEASON. CITY AND UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAY THEY HOPE THE AGREEMENT WILL HELP RELIEVE TRAFFIC AND PARKING PROBLEMS. ROUTES AND SCHEDULES ARE STILL IN THE WORKS. TODAY'S A BIG DAY FOR NEW STUDENTS AT UNM. IT'S FRESHMAN FAMILY DAY. FRESHMAN FAMILY DAY IS A TRADITION TO WELCOME NEW STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO CAMPUS BEFORE SCHOOL BEGINS. THE EVENT KICKS OFF AROUND 4 PM AND INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM A CLASS CRAWL TO A MOVIE AT SUNSET ON JOHNSON FIELD.
7 KOAT 6:00 AM
UNM POLICE ARE URGING STUDENTS TO BE ON HIGH ALERT AS SCHOOL IS STARTING UP AGAIN. THEY SAY NOW IS THE TIME WHEN STUDENTS LET THEIR GUARD DOWN. AND THEIR BELONGINGS COULD END UP IN THE WRONG HANDS ... ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER ILANA GOLD SHOWS US WHAT THEIVES COULD BE TARGETING THIS SCHOOL YEAR. THE UNM CAMPUS IS PACKED WITH STUDENTS WHO WILL START CLASS IN JUST A FEW DAYS. I'M PRETTY EXCITED... THIS IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE FOR ME. THE PROBLEM IS.. MORE PEOPLE COULD MEAN MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CRIME... I BOUGHT A LOCK BOX JUST IN CASE I HAVE A LOT OF VALUABLES IN THERE. I LOCK MY DOOR EVERY TIME I LEAVE THE ROOM BUT IT'S WHAT STUDENTS HAVE TO LEAVE OUTSIDE THAT'S AT RISK.. IT'S A PRETTY SERIOUS THING HERE... THERE'S ALWAYS THE CONSTANT THREAT OF THEFT. 43:16 UNM POLICE SAY MORE THAN 250 BIKES WERE STOLEN FROM CAMPUS LAST SCHOOL YEAR...B/C PEOPLE WEREN'T LOCKING UP THEIR BIKES OR THEY WEREN'T SECURING THEM THE RIGHT WAY. 23 37:20 THAT'S HOW A LOT OF BIKES GET STOLEN THEY JUST LOCK IT RIGHT ON THE WHEEL ...24 33:57 RIGHT OUTSIDE THERE WAS A BIKE... JUST A TIRE AND A LOCK LEFT THERE. 02 UNM POLICE JUST ARRESTED A MAN ACCUSED OF STEALING A HANDFUL OF BIKES AROUND HERE ... BUT WANT TO EMPHASIZE STUDENTS STILL NEED TO TAKE EXTRA STEPS TO SECURE THEIR BIKES. 37:12 I HAVE AN EXPENSIVE LOCK I'M AWARE OF WHERE I LOCK IT AND HOW LONG I LOCK IT FOR...20 AND FOR EXTRA SECURITY...THE CAMPUS IS BUIDING A NEW AREA FOR BIKE STORAGE BY CARLISLE GYM... WHEN IT'S COMPLETE....STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO REGISTER THEIR BIKES...AND HAVE A CODE TO GET INSIDE ... IT'S A MEASURE THAT COULD DRASTICALLY ELIMINATE BIKE THEFTS AT UNM. IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE ILANA GOLD KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS.
IT'S ALMOST THE END OF AUGUST... WHICH MEANS IT'S ALMOST THE BEGINNING OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON. AND IF YOU ATTEND LOBO FOOTBALL GAMES... YOU HAVE A NEW WAY TO GET THERE. THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HAS MADE AN AGREEMENT WITH ALBUQUERQUE'S ABQ RIDE TO TRANSPORT PEOPLE TO HOME FOOTBALL GAMES DURING THIS SEASON. CITY AND UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAY THEY HOPE THE AGREEMENT WILL HELP RELIEVE TRAFFIC AND PARKING PROBLEMS. ROUTES AND SCHEDULES ARE STILL IN THE WORKS.
TODAY'S A BIG DAY FOR NEW STUDENTS AT UNM. IT'S FRESHMAN FAMILY DAY. FRESHMAN FAMILY DAY IS A TRADITION TO WELCOME NEW STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO CAMPUS BEFORE SCHOOL BEGINS. THE EVENT KICKS OFF AROUND 4 PM AND INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM A CLASS CRAWL TO A MOVIE AT SUNSET ON JOHNSON FIELD.
7 KOAT 6:00 AM
REPORTER ILANA GOLD SHOWS US WHAT THEIVES COULD BE TARGETING THIS SCHOOL YEAR. THE UNMCAMPUS IS PACKED WITH STUDENTS WHO WILL START CLASS IN JUST A FEW DAYS. I'M PRETTY EXCITED... THIS IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE FOR ME. THE PROBLEM IS.. MORE PEOPLE COULD MEAN MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CRIME... I BOUGHT A LOCK BOX JUST IN CASE I HAVE A LOT OF VALUABLES IN THERE. I LOCK MY DOOR EVERY TIME I LEAVE THE ROOM BUT IT'S WHAT STUDENTS HAVE TO LEAVE OUTSIDE THAT'S AT RISK.. IT'S A PRETTY SERIOUS THING HERE... THERE'S ALWAYS THE CONSTANT THREAT OF THEFT. 43:16 UNM POLICE SAY MORE THAN 250 BIKES WERE STOLEN FROM CAMPUS LAST SCHOOL YEAR...B/C PEOPLE WEREN'T LOCKING UP THEIR BIKES OR THEY WEREN'T SECURING THEM THE RIGHT WAY. 23 37:20 THAT'S HOW A LOT OF BIKES GET STOLEN THEY JUST LOCK IT RIGHT ON THE WHEEL ...24 33:57 RIGHT OUTSIDE THERE WAS A BIKE... JUST A TIRE AND A LOCK LEFT THERE. 02 UNM POLICE JUST ARRESTED A MAN ACCUSED OF STEALING A HANDFUL OF BIKES AROUND HERE ... BUT WANT TO EMPHASIZE STUDENTS STILL NEED TO TAKE EXTRA STEPS TO SECURE THEIR BIKES. 37:12 I HAVE AN EXPENSIVE LOCK I'M AWARE OF WHERE I LOCK IT AND HOW LONG I LOCK IT FOR...20 AND FOR EXTRA SECURITY...THE CAMPUS IS BUIDING A NEW AREA FOR BIKE STORAGE BY CARLISLE GYM... WHEN IT'S COMPLETE....STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO REGISTER THEIR BIKES...AND HAVE A CODE TO GET INSIDE ... IT'S A MEASURE THAT COULD DRASTICALLY ELIMINATE BIKE THEFTS AT UNM. IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE ILANA GOLD KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS.
7 KOAT 5:00 PM
CLASSES AT UNM START IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS; AND A LOT OF FRESHMAN SAY, THEY DON'T QUITE KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. TODAY THEY'RE TRYING TO LEARN THEIR WAY AROUND CAMPUS, SO THEY CAN GET TO CLASS IN THE MORNING. MANY STOPPED AT THE BOOKSTORE...BUYING SUPPLIES. THEY'RE ALSO SPENDING TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES, BEFORE THEY START LIVING ON THEIR OWN FOR THE FIRST TIME. I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO FREEDOM AND BEING ON MY OWN...AND HAVING INDEPENDENCE... IT'S GREAT SOME FRESHMAN TOLD US THEIR BIGGEST CONCERNS ARE STAYING ORGANIZED...AND MAKING IT TO CLASS ON TIME.
7 KOAT 10:00 PM
CLASSES AT UNM START IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS; AND A LOT OF FRESHMAN DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT... TODAY THEY DOUBLE CHECKED THEIR SCHEDULES.. AND LEARNED THEIR WAY AROUND CAMPUS...SO THEY KNOW HOW TO GET TO CLASS IN THE MORNING.. A LOT OF THEM STOPPED AT THE BOOKSTORE...BUYING THEIR SUPPLIES; AND SPENT TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES, BEFORE THEY START LIVING ON THEIR OWN FOR THE FIRST TIME. I'VE LIVED WITH THEM FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS... I'LL MISS THEM. ITS ALWAYS TOUGH... ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU SAY GOODBYE IN MY CASE ..GETTING ON A PLANE TO GO AWAY. SOME FRESHMAN TOLD US THEIR BIGGEST CONCERNS ARE STAYING ORGANIZED...AND MAKING IT TO CLASS ON TIME.
7 KOAT 10:00 PM
THE AVERAGE BIRTH WEIGHT OF A FULL TERM NEWBORN IS TYPICALLY SEVEN AND A HALF POUNDS. THOSE BABIES ARE GENERALLY BETWEEN 14 AND 20 INCHES LONG. BUT ONE BABY BORN 12 WEEKS BEFORE HER DUE DATE, IS FAR FROM AVERAGE. IN TONIGHT'S HEALTHBEAT REPORT, MARISA MAEZ INTRODUCES US TO ONE OF NEW MEXICO'S SMALLEST BABIES EVER BORN. BEEP NATS SHE NEVER REQUIRED US INSERTING A BREATHING TUBE. BEEP NATS SHE'S TOLERATED HER FEEDINGS LIKE A CHAMP. BEEP NATS AND SHE'S GROWING LIKE A WEED. ARA PATRICE CRANE WEIGHED ONLY 14 OUNCES AND MEASURED 11 INCHES LONG WHEN SHE WAS BORN IN JUNE. BUT JUST TWO MONTHS LATER... SHE'S ALMOST TRIPLED FROM HER BIRTH WEIGHT. ARA'S BIRTH WEIGHT IS VERY RARE IN NEW MEXICO... UNMH TREATS ONLY TWO BABIES A YEAR WITH BIRTH WEIGHT UNDER A POUND. SHE'S ONE OF THE VERY TINIEST BABIES WE HAVE EVER TAKEN CARE OF HERE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HOSPITAL. ARA WAS BORN NEARLY 12 WEEKS PREMATURE WHEN DOCTORS DISCOVERED SHE WAS GROWING TOO SLOWLY IN THE WOMB. BY THE TIME THEY DECIDED WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH HER, IT WAS MAY 22 AND SHE WAS FIVE WEEKS BEHIND BY THEN. ARA'S BONES WERE NOT GROWING AS QUICKLYAS THE REST OF HER BODY...SO DOCTORS RAN GENETIC TESTS...ASKING HUNDREDS OF QUESTIONS ... WAS MY HUSBAND AND I RELATED IN ANY WAY, AND I WAS LIKE, NO, I DON'T THINK SO. BEFORE PRESCRIBING BED REST FOR DEANNA. SHE JUST TOLD US THAT THERE WASN'T A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF HER MAKING IT THROUGH THE WEEK. AT THE END OF THE WEEK, DEANNA WAS MOVED FROM ALAMOGORDO TO UNMH...WHERE SHE SOON WENT INTO LABOR. SINCE THEN, DEANNA HAS SPENT THE PAST TWO MONTHS AT THE HOSPITAL BY ARA'S SIDE ...WAITING FOR THE DAY SHE CAN TAKE HER LITTLE GIRL HOME. I JUST THINK OF THE MEMORIES WE ARE GOING TO BUILD BOTH WHILE WE ARE HERE AND WHEN WE GET HER HOME. BUT BEFORE ARA CAN GO HOME... SHE HAS TO GAIN MORE WEIGHT, SHE HAS TO GET OUT OF HER LITTLE BOX, SHE HAS TO KEEP HER TEMPERATURE UP. HER CHANCES AT THIS POINT ARE QUITE GOOD. TINY HANDS TRYING TO MAKE IT IN THE BIG WORLD... CRYING NATS...MOTHER SH SH SH SH SH. IT'S THE ONLY WORLD ARA PATRICE CRANE KNOWS. FOR HEALTHBEAT... I'M MARISA MAEZ. ALL RIGHT PUNKY POO. SAY BYE.
13 KRQE5:30 PM
WE ARE LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY FROM THE 2008 SEASON OPENER FOR UNM FOOTBALL... AND DEPENDING ON WHO YOU TALK TO, THIS IS THE TOUGHEST SCHEDULE IN LOBO FOOTBALL HISTORY...UNM OPENS WITH MOUNTAIN WEST RIVAL T.C.U. SATURDAY, BEFORE HOSTING TEXAS A&M, THEN ARIZONA, AND HITTING THE ROAD TO PLAY AT TULSA AND THE AGGIES... BUT THIS TOUGH OPENING SCHEDULE WILL BE GOOD FOR THE PROGRAM IN YEARS TO COME...
13 KRQE 10:00 PM
FOR THE SERIOUS COLLEGE FOOTBALL FAN, SATURDAY CAN'T COME FAST ENOUGH... THAT'S THE SEASONOPENER FOR THE UNM FOOTBALL TEAM... AND A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT 2008 MIGHT BRING THE HARDEST SCHEDULE EVER ..LOBOS OPEN WITH MOUNTAIN WEST RIVAL T.C.U., BEFORE HAVING TEXAS A&M AND ARIZONA AT HOME, THEN PLAYING TULSA AND THE AGGIES ON THE ROAD... ROCKY LONG SAYS THESE KIND OF GAMES WILL BENEFIT THE TEAM IN SEASONS TO COME...
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2008
2 KASA 9:00 PM .
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO AND ABQ RIDE ARE TEAMING UP TO OFFER RIDES TO HOME FOOTBALL GAMES. THE CITY SAYS THIS WILL HELP FREE UP PARKING AND WILL REDUCE CONGESTION ON BUSY STREETS. SPECIAL PARKING LOTS WILL BE SET UP FOR BUS PASSENGERS.. WHO WILL BE DROPPED OFF AT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE STADIUM. THE PARKING SHUTTLE WILL BE AT LOT T... AT LOMAS AND UNIVERSITY. BUS TICKETS COST THREE DOLLARS FOR EACH GAME OR 12 DOLLARS FOR A SEASON PASS. BUS SERVICE WILL BEGIN TWO HOURS BEFORE KICKOFF AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ALL THE FANS ARE GONE.
4 KOB 6:00 AM
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND UNM STRIKE A DEAL SO YOU WON'T GET STUCK IN TRAFFIC BEFORE AND AFTER LOBO GAMES. ITS A SPECIAL SHUTTLE SERVICE. TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT LOT "T" AT UNIVERSITY AND LOMAS.. AND THEN THE SHUTTLE WILL DROP FANS OFF IN FRONT OF THE STADIUM. IT WILL COST 3 DOLLARS PER PERSON, OR 12 DOLLARS FOR A SEASON PASS.
4 KOB 6:00 PM
THE NEW MEXICO LOBO BASEBALL TEAM PUT DOWN THE BATS AND PICKED UP A GOLF CLUB AT CHAMISA HILLS GOLF CLUB TODAY ... NOT ONLY ARE THE LOBOS PLAYING GOLF BUT THEY HAVE GREAT ITEMS THAT THEY ARE AUCTIONING OFF... AUTOGRAPH BASEBALLS ....A HELMET WITH BRIAN URLACHER'S SIGNATURE AND BASKETBALL WITH STEVE ALFORD AND JR GIDDENS SIGNATURE....ALL THE PROCEEDS GO TO SPRUCE UP LOBO FIELD...
4 KOB 10:00 PM
THE NEW MEXICO LOBO BASEBALL TEAM GATHERED A CHAMISA HILLS GOLF CLUB TO PLAY SOME GOLF AND RAISE MONEY... IN ADDITION TO THE GOLF THE LOBOS AUCTIONED OFF AUTOGRAPHED BASEBALLS ....A HELMET WITH BRIAN URLACHER'S SIGNATURE AND BASKETBALL WITH STEVE ALFORD AND JR GIDDENS SIGNATURE....ALL THE PROCEEDS WENT TO THE BASEBALL PROGRAM...
7 KOAT 6:00 AM
LAS CRUCES IS IN DONA ANA COUNTY AND IS HOME TO A LARGE UNIVERSITY AND IS CLOSE TO A MAJOR RESEARCH LAB. HOME TO A LARGE UNIVERSITY AND IS CLOSE TO A MAJOR RESEARCH LAB. I TOOK TO THE SKIES ABOVE LAS CRUCES WITH MAYOR KENNETH MIYAGISHIMA TO SHOW YOU ALL LAS CRUCES HAS TO OFFER. OUR AERIAL TOUR OF LAS CRUCES.... ABOUT 8 MILES OUTSIDE THE "HEART" OF THE CITY... AT THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.... AS WE MAKE OUR WAY INTO TOWN.... MAYOR KEN MIYAGISHIMA GIVES US A HISTORY LESSON. THE CITY OF LAS CRUCES WAS FOUNDED IN 150 160 YEARS AGO. THAT'S WHEN THE US ARMY LAID OUT THE TOWN AFTER THE U.S. GOT THE LAND THROUGH THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO. TODAY...LAS CRUCES HAS ALMOST 90THOUSAND PEOPLE. WERE THE SECOND LARGEST
CITY IN THE STATE. THE FASTEST GROWING CITY IN THE UNITED STATES. OUR GROWTH IS ABOUT 4 PERCENT PER YEAR. LAS CRUCES IS HOME TO THE DONA ANA COUNTY GOVERNMENT BUILDING THIS WAS THE CATALYST. IT STARTED A LOT OF THE GROWTH FOR THIS PART OF THE CITY. THE CITY ALSO HAS A NEW CITY HALL AND IS BUILDING THE "PETE DOMENICI FEDERAL COURT HOUSE." THAT'S GOING REALLY WELL. IN FACT I THINK THEY'RE SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY IS HERE. THE SCHOOL WAS FOUNDED IN 1888 UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME....BUT GOT IT'S PRESENT TITLE IN 1960. ABOUT 26THOUSAND STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED HERE. WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP AND WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY. WERE ABLE TO DRAW ON A LOT OF THE EXPERTISE THERE AT THE UNIVERSITY. THE UNIVERSITY IS A BIG EMPLOYER HERE.... SO IS THE WHITE SANDS MISSLE RANGE. IT'S ABOUT 20 MILES EAST OF LAS CRUCES... JUST OVER THE OREGON MOUNTAINS. MANY FAMILIES LIVE HERE... BUT WORK AT THE RANGE. MIYAGISHIMA SAYS LAS CRUCES IS ALSO GAINING A LARGER SENIOR POPULATION. WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RETIREES WHO FELL IN LOVE WITH LAS CURC AND THE CHARM OF THE CITY THE CULTURE AND THE CHARACTER OF IT. IT'S LAS CRUCES' CHARACTER...THAT MIYAGISHIMA PREDICTS WILL KEEP IT ON TRACK TO BECOMING A MAJOR STRONGHOLD IN NEW MEXICO POLITICS, RESEARCH AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
7 KOAT 6:00 PM
IT'S ALMOST THE END OF AUGUST...WHICH MEANS IT'S ALMOST THE BEGINNING OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON. AND IT YOU ATTEND LOBO FOOTBALL GAMES... YOU HAVE A NEW WAY TO GET THERE. THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HAS MADE AN AGREEMENT WITH ALBUQUERQUE'S ABQ RIDE TO TRANSPORT PEOPLE TO HOME FOOTBALL GAMES DURING THIS SEASON. CITY AND UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAY THEY HOPE THE AGREEMENT WILL HELP RELIEVE TRAFFIC AND PARKING PROBLEMS. ROUTES AND SCHEDULES ARE STILL IN THE WORKS.
LOBO FOOTBALL COACH ROCKY LONG RECEIVED A BRAND NEW CONTRACT THIS WEEK AND IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, THE LONG TIME LOBO WAS REWARDED WITH A BIGTIME DEAL THAT'LL PAY HIM 750THOUSAND DOLLARS PER SEASON FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.. THAT'S AN INCREASE OF OVER 300THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM HIS PREVIOUS CONTRACT THAT WAS SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF NEXT SEASON. ALTHOUGH ROCKY'S OVERALL RECORD AT UNM IS 61AND61, THE LOBOS ARE THE ONLY TEAM IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST THAT HAVE POSTED 7STRAIGHT NONLOSING SEASONS.
7 KOAT 10:00 PM
FOR BIKE STORAGE BY CARLISLE GYM... WHEN IT'S COMPLETE....STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO REGISTER THEIR BIKES...AND HAVE A CODE TO GET INSIDE ... IT'S A MEASURE THAT COULD DRASTICALLY ELIMINATE BIKE THEFTS AT UNM. IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE ILANA GOLD KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. IF YOU WANT TO REPORT A THEFT OR ANY OTHER CRIME ON CAMPUS CALL UNM POLICE AT 2772241.
13 KRQE 5:30 PM
IT'S A WINWIN FOR GETTING LOBO FANS TO UNM FOOTBALL GAMES. THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ARE JOINING FORCES TO GET LOBO FANS TO HOME GAMES THIS SEASON.
BUS SERVICE WILL BEGIN TWO HOURS BEFORE KICK OFF AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ALL THE FANS ARE GONE. THE SERVICE BUILDS ON POSITIVE RESULTS THAT CAME WHEN THE CITY AND UNIVERSITY PARTNERED ON THE STUDENT BUS PASS ON CITY BUSES. BOTH SIDES EXPECT THE BUS SERVICE WILL ALLOW BETTER ACCESS TO GAMES, FREEUP PARKING AND HELP REDUCE CONGESTION ON BUSY STREETS. YOU CAN CATCH THE SHUTTLE AT THE PARKING LOT AT LOMAS AND UNIVERSITY. TICKETS WILL BE SOLD THERE FOR THREE DOLLARS PER GAME, OR YOU CAN BY A SEASON PASS FOR 12 BUCKS.
13 KRQE 10:00 PM
UNM VOLLEYBALL OPENS UP ITS SEASON AUGUST 29TH, BUT TONIGHT A LITTLE TUNEUP AGAINST THE ALUMNI... AND THE CURRENT LOBOS GAVE THE FORMER LOBOS A LITTLE SPANKING... LOOK AT ANNA LEHNE SPIKE ONE HARD IN THE 1ST... POWERFUL... ON THE NEXT SERVE, IT'S LEHNE TEAMING UP WITH JADE MICHAELSEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE FOR THE IMPOSING WALL... THAT'S A BLOCK AND ANOTHER POINT FOR THE CURRENT LOBOS... LATER ON, IT'S TAYLOR HADFIELD WITH THE KILL... LOBOS BEAT ALUMNI 30...
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2008
4 KOB 5:00 AM
UNM CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS A LITTLE MORE COLORFUL NOW. TODAY AT 3 THERE WILL BE A DEDICATION FOR THE HOSPITAL'S NEW VIBRANT, INDOOR MURALS. SEVERAL ARTISTS WITH THE GROUP "SPLASHES OF HOPE" HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THEM FOR DAYS THE THEME OF THE MURALS IS "SEASONS OF NEW MEXICO.
4 KOB 5:00 PM
UNM POLICE ARREST A MAN THEY SAY TRIED TO RAPE A WOMAN OUT IN THE OPEN ON CAMPUS. A UNM OFFICER ARRESTED 42YEAR OLD BOBBY WILLIAMS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. POLICE SAY A MAN FLAGGED OFFICER DOWN AND SAID HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS BEING RAPED. OFFICERS SAY THEY FOUND WILLIAMS WITH HIS PANTS UNDONE ON TOP OF A WOMAN HOLDING A KNIFE.
4 KOB 6:00 PM
A NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR AND HIS LIBRARIAN WIFE MAY BE FACING ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES AFTER MORE THAN 100 ANIMALS ARE FOUND AT THEIR HOUSE. DONA ANA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES WENT TO THE HOME AFTER NEIGHBORS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SMELL OF DEAD ANIMALS. DEPUTIES SAY THEY FOUND 2 DEAD HORSES... AND THREE OTHERS IN REALLY BAD SHAPE ON LARRY AND CAROL BOYCE'S PROPERTY IN MESILLA. THEY ALSO FOUND MORE THAN 100 CATS ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER ANIMALS IN PENS INSIDE DIFFERENT ROOMS OF THE HOUSE.
4 KOB 10:00 PM
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND UNM STRIKE A DEAL SO YOU WON'T GET STUCK IN TRAFFIC BEFORE AND AFTER LOBO GAMES. TODAY THE CITY AND UNM ANNOUNCED A SPECIAL SHUTTLE SERVICE WILL TAKE FANS TO THE GAMES. TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT LOT "T" AT UNIVERSITY AND LOMAS.. AND THEN THE SHUTTLE WILL DROP FANS OFF IN FRONT OF THE STADIUM. IT WILL COST 3 DOLLARS PER PERSON, OR 12 DOLLARS FOR A SEASON PASS.
DEPUTIES ARREST A NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR AND LIBRARIAN FOR ANIMAL HOARDING AFTER DISCOVERING MORE THAN 100 CATS IN THEIR HOME. NEIGHBORS CALLED DONA ANA COUNTY DEPUTIES COMPLAINING OF A HORRIBLE SMELL COMING FROM THE PROPERTY. DEPUTIES SAY THEY FOUND 2 DEAD HORSES AND 3 OTHERS IN BAD SHAPE ON LARRY AND CAROL BOYCE'S PROPERTY IN MESILLA. THEY ALSO FOUND A PIG, A GOAT AND SOME BIRDS IN THE HOME.
4 KOB 10:00 PM
FORMER LOBO LINEBACKER NICK SPEEGLE HAS SOME NFL EXPERIENCE ON HIS RESUME.. BUT THE ALBUQUERQUE PRODUCT LEFT THE LEAGUE BECAUSE OF BACK ISSUES. SPEEGLE PLAYED TWO SEASONS WITH THE CLEVELAND BROWNS.. NOW HE'S A UNM GRAD ASSISTANT WORKING WITH THE LINEBACKERS.. SPEEGLE SAYS COACHING WAS SOMETHING HE THOUGHT ABOUT EVEN WHEN HE WAS PLAYING..
7 KOAT 5:00 AM
SENATOR PETE DOMENICI SAYS HIS PAPERS AND MEMORABILIA ARE GOING TO NMSU. DOMENICI, WHO GRADUATED FROM UNM IN 1954 ORGINALLY SAID HE WOULD EQUALLY DIVIDE HIS COLLECTION BETWEEN THE TWO SCHOOLS. BUT SINCE NMSU WAS MORE COMMITTED TO THE ARCHIVES THE LAS CRUCES SCHOOL WON OUT. THE REPUBLICAN SENATOR IS STEPPING DOWN IN JANUARY BECAUSE OF A BRAIN ILLNESS.
AN ATTEMPTED RAPE ON UNM CAMPUS...IS RAISING SAFETY CONCERNS JUST DAYS BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN. UNM POLICE SAY A DRUNK HOMELESS MAN DRAGGED A WOMAN INTO THE BUSHES AND TRIED TO FORCE HIMSELF ON HER. BOBBY WILLIAMS IS BEING HELD AT THE METROPOLITAN DETENTION CENTER.
7 KOAT 10:00 PM
TAKING A LOOK AT TOMORROWS HEADLINES TONIGHT... UNM HAS TAPPED AN LOCAL CONSULTING FIRM TO HELP MEND THE RIFT THAT DEVELOPED IN ITS ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AFTER A FACULTY MEMBER WAS CAUGHT POSING IN SEXUALLY SUGGESTIVE PHOTOGRAPHS WITH A GRADUATE STUDENT. SO FAR, THE FIRM HAS CHARGED UNM ALMOST 8THOUSAND DOLLARS. TO DATE...THE COMPANY HAS MET WITH ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY TO HELP FIND MIDDLE GROUND BETWEEN THE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND THOSE WHO FIND HER ACTIONS UNPARDONABLE. TO READ MORE PICK UP A COPY OF TOMORROWS ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL.