Albuquerque Media Monitoring
News clips from Monday, August 25, include stories about:

* Back to Class for Nearly 25thousand Students at UNM
* Freshman James Aho and Drew Zamora Are New Lobo Football Kickers
* UNM Foundation Sets Record for Fundraising
* Ralph Nader Coming to UNM on Tuesday

2 KASA 9:00 PM

IT WAS BACK TO CLASS TODAY, FOR THOUSANDS OF UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO STUDENTS.... BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A TIGHT SQUEEZE FOR SOME. NEARLY 26 THOUSAND STUDENTS ENROLLED AT UNM THIS SEMESTER. THREETHOUSAND OF THEM ARE FRESHMAN.. AND UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAYS DORM ASSIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE.. THEY SAY BECAUSE OF HIGHER DEMAND AND FEWER CANCELLATIONS MOST DORM ROOMS WILL HOUSE TWO PEOPLE.

FOOTBALL NOW... AND THE LOBOS HAVE SOLVED THE BATTLE FOR KICKING DUTIES. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN JAMES AHO OF ROSWELL WILL TAKE OVER FOR GRADUATING ALL AMERICAN JOHN

SULLIVAN. AHO WILL HANDLE FIELD GOAL AND EXTRA POINT DUTIES. ANOTHER REDSHIRT FRESHMAN, DREW ZAMORA, WILL DO KICKOFFS. THE LOBOS START THE SEASON WITH A CONFERENCE GAME SATURDAY AGAINST TCUA TEAM THAT BEAT THE CHERRY AND SILVER 37 TO NOTHING LAST SEASON.

4 KOB 5:00 AM

TODAY ABOUT 25 THOUSAND STUDENTS WILL BE HEADING BACK TO CLASS. THIS MORNING IS THE FIRST DAY OF CLASSES FOR UNM AND UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAY STUDENTS CAN EXPECT MANY CHANGES. KAYLA ANDERSON IS LIVE AT UNM WITH OUR TOP STORY. ONE THING YOU CAN EXPECT THIS SEMESTER IS A LARGER FRESHMAN CLASS. WE TALKED WITH UNM OFFICIALS WHO SAY THE NUMBERS ARE UP AND SO IS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE CHOOSING TO LIVE RIGHT HERE ON CAMPUS. THE ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT LIFE WALTER MILLER SAYS ABOUT 23 HUNDRED STUDENTS WILL BE LIVING ON CAMPUS THIS SEMESTER. AND IN ABOUT A YEAR THAT NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY ABOUT A THOUSAND. MILLER SAYS ONE REASON FOR THE INCREASE IS ALL THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED ON CAMPUS. FROM A 24 HOUR LIBRARY TO DOZENS OF COMPUTER LABS IN RESIDENCE HALLS MANY STUDENTS ARE CHOSING TO SAVE ON GAS AND LIVE ON CAMPUS. ANOTHER THING STUDENTS WILL NOTICE IS A SHIFT IN SHEDULING. NOW MORE THINGS WILL BE OFFERED LATER. EVERYTHING IS LATE AT NIGHT THEY DO NOT EAT DINNER AT 5 THEY ARE NOT IN BED BY 10 SO WE AREA REALLY MAKING SERVICES FIT THEIR NEEDS. STUDENTS WILL ALSO SEE ORGANIC AND HEALTHY FOODS... AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT CAMPUS. PLUS STUDENTS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO GET SOME PIZZA FROM SAGGIO'S... AND DOS HERMANOS WILL BE OFFERED ON CAMPUS TOO. AND FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN WORKING ON CAMPUS. ON FRIDAY UNM WILL HAVE A STUDENT JOB FAIR... STARTING AT 10 AT THE DUCK POND.

THE UNM FOUNDATION HAS SET YET ANOTHER FUNDRAISING RECORD ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, THEY RAISED 85 POINT 5 MILLION DOLLARS IN PRIVATE MONEY. THE JOURNAL SAYS THAT'S 13 MILLION DOLLARS MORE THAN LAST YEAR. AND TOMORROW 3RD PARTY INDEPENDANT CANDIDATE RALPH NADER WILL BE COMING TO UNM. NADER WILL BE AT THE UNM STUDENT UNION BUILDING AT 1:30 IN THE AFTERNOON. STUDENTS ARE BEING ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE 5 DOLLARSEVERYONE ELSE IS ASKED TO GIVE 10.

IN JUST A FEW HOURS THE FALL SEMESTER AT UNM WILL BEGIN. AND THIS YEAR IS EXPECTED TO BE BIGGER AND BETTER. KAYLA ANDERSON IS LIVE AT UNM WITH OUR TOP STORY ABOUT 25 THOUSAND STUDENTS WILL BE HEADING BACK TO CLASS TODAY. AND STUDENTS CAN EXPECT A LOT OF CHANGES ESPECIALLY ON THE MENU. WE ARE GOING TO SERVE DINNERS LATER AND MAKE DIFFERENT FOOD OFFERINGS. SCHOOL OFFICIALS KNOW STUDENTS ARE UP LATER. SO THEY'RE KEEPING THE CAFETERIAS OPEN LATE... AND THEY'RE OFFERING MORE ORGANIC AND OTHER HEALTHIER FOOD OPTIONS. UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAY THESE ARE SOME OF THE REASONS WHY MORE STUDENTS ARE CHOSING TO LIVE ON CAMPUS. ABOUT 23 HUNDRED WILL BE LIVING IN THE RESIDENCE HALLS. BUT WETHER THEY LIVE ON CAMPUS OR SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE DUKE CITY CO EDS WHO MOVED FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO BE HERE ARE EXCITED TO CALL ALBUQUERQUE AND UNM HOME. ITS PRETTY BIG AND ITS KINDA DIFFERENT THE WEATHER HERE IS HOT ... ITS COOL. I'M ALREADY EXCITED AND EVERYTHING CANNOT WAIT TO BE THERE. AND STUDENTS CAN EXPECT A LOT OF FESTIVITIES ON CAMPUS AS WELCOME BACK ACTIVITIES GO ON ALL WEEK.

4 KOB 5:00 AM

SOME 25THOUSAND STUDENTS WILL HEAD BACK TO CLASS TODAY AT UNM. AND THEY CAN EXPECT SOME CHANGES. KAYLA ANDERSON IS LIVE AT UNM WITH OUR TOP STORY. UNM OFFICIALS WHO SAY THE NUMBER OF INCOMING FRESHMAN IS UP... AND SO IS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE CHOOSING TO LIVE RIGHT HERE ON CAMPUS. THE ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT LIFE WALTER MILLER SAYS THE ABOUT 23 HUNDRED STUDENTS WILL BE LIVING ON CAMPUS THIS SEMESTER. AND IN ABOUT A YEAR THAT NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY ABOUT A THOUSAND. MILLER SAYS ONE REASON FOR THE INCREASE IS ALL THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED ON CAMPUS. FROM A 24 HOUR LIBRARY TO DOZENS OF COMPUTER LABS IN RESIDENCE HALLS... MANY STUDENTS ARE CHOSING TO SAVE ON GAS AND LIVE ON CAMPUS. ANOTHER THING STUDENTS WILL NOTICE IS A SHIFT IN SHEDULING. NOW MORE THINGS WILL BE OFFERED LATER. EVERYTHING IS LATE AT NIGHT THEY DO NOT EAT DINNER AT 5 THEY ARE NOT IN BED BY 10 SO WE AREA REALLY MAKING SERVICES FIT THEIR NEEDS. STUDENTS WILL ALSO SEE HEALTHIER OPTIONS ON THE MENU. THEY'LL FIND MORE ORGANIC AND HEALTHY FOODS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT CAMPUS. PLUS STUDENTS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO GET SOME PIZZA FROM SAGGIO'S... AND DOS HERMANOS WILL BE OFFERED ON CAMPUS TOO. AND FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN WORKING ON CAMPUS. ON FRIDAY UNM WILL HAVE A STUDENT JOB FAIR STARTING AT 10 AT THE DUCK POND.

TOMORROW 3RD PARTY INDEPENDANT CANDIDATE RALPH NADER WILL BE COMING TO UNM. NADER WILL BE AT THE UNM STUDENT UNION BUILDING AT 1:30 IN THE AFTERNOON. STUDENTS ARE BEING ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE 5 DOLLARS. EVERYONE ELSE IS ASKED TO GIVE 10.

IN JUST A FEW HOURS THE FALL SEMESTER AT UNM WILL BEGIN. AND THIS YEAR IS EXPECTED TO BE BIGGER AND BETTER. KAYLA ANDERSON IS LIVE AT UNM WITH OUR TOP STORY TODAY ABOUT 25 THOUSAND STUDENTS WILL BE HEADING BACK TO CLASS. AND STUDENTS CAN EXPECT A LOT OF CHANGES ESPECIALLY ON THE MENU. WE ARE GOING TO SERVE DINNERS LATER AND MAKE DIFFERENT FOOD OFFERINGS. SCHOOL OFFICIALS KNOW STUDENTS ARE UP LATER. SO CAFETERIAS WILL BE OPEN LATER... AND STUDENTS WILL FIND MORE ORGANIC AND OTHER HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS. UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAY THESE ARE SOME OF THE REASONS WHY MORE STUDENTS ARE CHOSING TO LIVE ON CAMPUS. ABOUT 23 HUNDRED WILL BE LIVING IN RESIDENCE HALLS. BUT WETHER THEY LIVE ON CAMPUS OR SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE DUKE CITY CO EDS WHO MOVED FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO BE HERE ARE EXCITED. ITS PRETTY BIG AND ITS KINDA DIFFERENT THE WEATHER HERE IS HOT ... ITS COOL. I'M ALREADY EXCITED AND EVERYTHING CANNOT WAIT TO BE THERE. AND TO CELEBRATE COMING BACK TO UNM... STUDENTS CAN EXPECT A LOT OF FESTIVITIES ON CAMPUS ALL WEEK.

THE UNM FOUNDATION HAS SET YET ANOTHER FUNDRAISING RECORD. ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL THEY RAISED 85 POINT 5 MILLION DOLLARS IN PRIVATE MONEY. THE JOURNAL SAYS THAT'S 13 MILLION DOLLARS MORE THAN LAST YEAR.

THE FALL SEMESTER AT UNM KICKS OFF TODAY. AND THIS YEAR IS EXPECTED TO BE BIGGER AND BETTER. KAYLA ANDERSON HAS OUR TOP STORY FROM UNM: UNM OFFICIALS SAY THE NUMBERS ARE UP ALL ACROSS THE BOARD. ABOUT 23 HUNDRED STUDENTS WILL BE LIVING ON CAMPUS THIS SEMESTER. AND IN ABOUT A YEAR THAT NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY ABOUT A THOUSAND. SOME PERKS OF LIVING ON CAMPUS INCLUDE A 24 HOUR LIBRARY... COMPUTER LABS IN RESIDENCE HALLS... AND MORE CLASSES THAT WILL BE OFFERED LATER. AND IF STUDENTS WANT A GOOD BREAKFAST TO START THE DAY OFF RIGHT... THEY'LL ALSO SEE ORGANIC AND HEALTHY FOODS... AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT CAMPUS.

4 KOB 7:00 AM

IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS AT UNM ... AND STUDENTS CAN EXPECT SOME CHANGES. UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAY MORE FRESHMAN ARE ENROLLED THIS SEMESTER AND MORE STUDENTS ARE LIVING ON CAMPUS... 23 HUNDRED TO BE EXACT. THIS YEAR STUDENTS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO ENJOY HEALTHIER OODS ONCAMPUS INCLUDING ORGANIC OPTIONS. THEY WILL ALSO BE SERVED LATER TO ACCOMMODATE THE LATE NIGHT SCHEDULE MOST STUDENTS HAVE.

IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS AT UNM ... AND STUDENTS CAN EXPECT SOME CHANGES. UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAY MORE FRESHMAN ARE ENROLLED THIS SEMESTER AND MORE STUDENTS ARE LIVING ON CAMPUS... 23 HUNDRED TO BE EXACT. THIS YEAR STUDENTS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO ENJOY HEALTHIER FOODS ONCAMPUS INCLUDING ORGANIC OPTIONS. THEY WILL ALSO BE SERVED MEALS LATER TO ACCOMMODATE THE LATE NIGHT SCHEDULE MOST STUDENTS HAVE.

IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS AT UNM ... AND STUDENTS CAN EXPECT SOME CHANGES. UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAY MORE FRESHMAN ARE ENROLLED THIS SEMESTER AND MORE STUDENTS ARE LIVING ON CAMPUS... 23 HUNDRED TO BE EXACT. THIS YEAR STUDENTS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO ENJOY HEALTHIER FOODS ONCAMPUS INCLUDING ORGANIC OPTIONS. THEY WILL ALSO BE SERVED MEALS LATER TO ACCOMMODATE THE LATE NIGHT SCHEDULE MOST STUDENTS HAVE.

4 KOB 12:00 PM

BIG CHANGES FOR THE 25THOUSAND UNM STUDENTS AS THEY HEAD BACK TO CLASS TODAY. THIS YEAR MORE THAN EVER MORE STUDENTS WILL BE LIVING ON CAMPUS. THAT'S THANKS TO THE RISING COST OF GAS PRICES AND OTHER ESSENTIALS. BY NEXT SEMESTER ... 24 HUNDRED STUDENTS WILL BE LIVING AT UNM AND CAMPUS LIFE WILL BE MORE ACCOMODATING FOR THEM. 3:25 EVERYTHING IS LATE AT NIGHT THEY DO NOT EAT DINNER AT 5 THEY ARE NOT IN BED BY 10 SO WE AREA REALLY MAKING SERVICES FIT THEIR NEEDS. 3:31 STUDENTS WILL FIND A 24 HOUR LIBRARY AND DOZENS OF COMPUTER LABS IN RESIDENCE HALLS. THEY'LL ALSO SEE HEALTHIER FOOD OPTIONS ON CAMPUS MENUS.

PERENNIAL PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL RALPH NADER WILL BE IN TOWN TOMORROW. INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE RALPH NADER WILL BE AT THE UNM STUDENT UNION BUILDING TOMORROW AFTERNOON. STUDENTS ARE BEING ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE 5 DOLLARS. EVERYONE ELSE IS ASKED TO GIVE 10.

BIG CHANGES FOR THE 25THOUSAND UNM STUDENTS AS THEY HEAD BACK TO CLASS TODAY. THIS YEAR MORE THAN EVER MORE STUDENTS WILL BE LIVING ON CAMPUS. THAT'S THANKS TO THE RISING COST OF GAS PRICES AND OTHER ESSENTIALS. BY NEXT SEMESTER ... 24 HUNDRED STUDENTS WILL BE LIVING AT UNM AND CAMPUS LIFE WILL BE MORE ACCOMODATING FOR THEM. EVERYTHING IS LATE AT NIGHT THEY DO NOT EAT DINNER AT 5 THEY ARE NOT IN BED BY 10 SO WE AREA REALLY MAKING SERVICES FIT THEIR NEEDS. STUDENTS WILL FIND A 24 HOUR LIBRARY AND DOZENS OF COMPUTER LABS IN RESIDENCE HALLS. THEY'LL ALSO SEE HEALTHIER FOOD OPTIONS ON CAMPUS MENUS.

4 KOB 5:00 PM

UNM'S FALL SEMESTER BEGAN TODAY. THE UNIVERSITY SAYS THIS YEAR A RECORD NUMBER OF STUDENTS WILL BE LIVING ON CAMPUS. BY NEXT SEMESTER 24 HUNDRED STUDENTS WILL LIVE IN CAMPUS HOUSING. UNM SAYS RISING PRICES FOR GAS AND OTHER ESSENTIALS HAVE STUDENTS LOOKING TO SAVE MONEY BY CUTTING OUT A COMMUTE.

4 KOB 6:00 PM

SATURDAY AT HOME AGAINST TCU.. AS KICKOFF APPRAOCHES WE CONTINUE TO GET YOU UP TO SPEED ON THE LOBOS ..

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL JOHN MCCAIN IS BUSY GEARING UP FOR NEXT WEEK'S REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IN MINNESOTA. MCCAIN SPENT MOST OF THE DAY IN HIS HOME STATE OF ARIZONA WHERE HE VISITED A PHOENIX AREA HIGH SCHOOL WITH REGGAETON SINGER " DADDY YANKEE." MCCAIN ALSO MADE A STOP IN CALIFORNIA WHERE HE STOPPED BY FOR TODAY'S TAPING OF "THE TONIGHT SHOW" WITH JAY LENO. INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE RALPH NADER WILL MAKE A COUPLE CAMPAIGN STOPS IN NEW MEXICO TOMORROW. NADER BE AT THE UNM STUDENT UNION BUILDING TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT ONE30. AFTER THAT HE WILL HEAD TO SANTA FE WHERE HE HAS A 530 EVENT AT THE COLLEGE OF SANTA FE.

TODAY MORE THAN 25THOUSAND UNM STUDENTS HEADED BACK TO CLASS... THIS YEAR MORE THAN EVER MORE STUDENTS WILL BE LIVING "ON" CAMPUS. OFFICIALS SAY ITS BECAUSE OF THE RISING COST OF GAS AND OTHER ESSENTIALS. BY NEXT SEMESTER ... 24 HUNDRED STUDENTS NEARLY ONETENTH OF ALL STUDENTS WILL BE LIVING ON THE UNM CAMPUS... OTHER CHANGES THE UNIVERSITY IS NOW KEEPING A LIBRARY OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY FOR STUDENTS.... AND THERE ARE DOZENS OF COMPUTER LABS IN RESIDENCE HALLS.

4 KOB 10:00 PM

KICKOFF OF THE LOBO FOOTBALL SEASON.. THE LOBOS OPEN THE YEAR AT HOME ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AGAINST TCU.. STARTING THE SEASON AGAINST A CONFERENCE OPPONENT ISN'T THE IDEAL SITUATION.. HEAD COACH ROCKY LONG DOESN'T BELIEVE THIS IS A MAKE OR BREAK GAME BECAUSE HE DOESN'T THINK A TEAM WILL GO THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE UNDEFEATED ..

7 KOAT 5:00 AM

IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL FOR UNM STUDENTS THIS MORNING AND FOR SOME INCOMING FRESHMAN IT'S THE BEGINNING OF A WHOLE NEW WORLD. SUNDAY WAS A DAY FOR CHECKING SCHEDULES, LEARNING THEIR WAY AROUND CAMPUS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY BUYING BOOKS AND MUCH NEEDED SUPPLIES. AFTER ALL THAT, MANY WANTED TO SPEND ANOTHER FEW MINUTES WITH THEIR LOVED ONES BEFORE THEY STARTED 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.

UNM HAS SET A FUNDRAISING RECORD. THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION CRUSHED LAST YEAR'S MILESTONE OF 72 POINT 5 MILLION DOLLARS BY PUTTING 85 POINT 5 MILLION IN THE BANK THIS YEAR. THIS NUMBER EXCEEDS THE INITIAL 80MILLIONDOLLAR GOAL SET BY REGENTS. ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL UNM PRESIDENT DAVID SCHMIDLY CREDITS THE SUCCESFUL YEAR TO A FOCUS ON STUDENT SUCCESS AND A STEADY INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DONORS.

IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL FOR UNM STUDENTS THIS MORNING AND FOR SOME INCOMING FRESHMAN IT'S THE BEGINNING OF A WHOLE NEW WORLD. SUNDAY WAS A DAY FOR CHECKING SCHEDULES, LEARNING THEIR WAY AROUND CAMPUS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY BUYING BOOKS AND MUCH NEEDED SUPPLIES. AFTER ALL THAT, MANY WANTED TO SPEND ANOTHER FEW MINUTES WITH THEIR LOVED ONES BEFORE THEY STARTED 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.

UNM HAS SET A FUNDRAISING RECORD.. THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION CRUSHED LAST YEAR'S MILESTONE OF 72 POINT 5 MILLION DOLLARS BY PUTTING 85 POINT 5 MILLION IN THE BANK THIS YEAR.. THIS NUMBER EXCEEDS THE INITIAL 80MILLIONDOLLAR GOAL SET BY REGENTS. ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL UNM PRESIDENT DAVID SCHMIDLY CREDITS THE SUCCESFUL YEAR TO A FOCUS ON STUDENT SUCCESS AND A STEADY INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DONORS.

TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THOSE HEADED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO CAMPUS.... PRESIDENT DAVID SHMIDLEY BEGINS HIS SECOND YEAR AT THE HELM AND WITH A LITTLE MORE MONEY IN THE SCHOOL'S COFFER.. ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL THE UNM FOUNDATION SET A FUNDRAISING RECORD THIS PAST YEAR.

7 KOAT 7:00 AM

TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THOSE HEADED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO CAMPUS.... PRESIDENT DAVID SHMIDLEY BEGINS HIS SECOND YEAR AT THE HELM AND WITH A LITTLE MORE MONEY IN THE SCHOOL'S COFFER.. ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL THE UNM FOUNDATION SET A FUNDRAISING RECORD THIS PAST YEAR.

7 KOAT 5:00 PM

IT'S A BIG NIGHT TO THE NORTH. THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IS IN FULLSWING AND ACTION 7 NEWS HAS THE ONLY NEW MEXICO REPORTER IN DENVER. AND MICHELLE OBAMA AND TED KENNEDY ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FIRST NIGHT. CJO ACTION 7 NEWS ANCHOR DOUG FERNADEZ HAS BEEN COVERING THE CONVENTION SINCE SUNDAY. HE JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM THE MILE HIGH CITY... SHELLY AND CHRISTINE, WHAT'S 20 YEARS OLD AND CAN EAT PLATE AFTER PLATE OF FOOD, WITHOUT GAINING A POUND? WELL IT'S NEW MEXICO'S NEWEST, TALLEST, THINNEST, AND YOUNGEST DELEGATE. NATS OF 11.4011.41 FILLING UP HIS PLATE! WHEN YOU'RE 20 YEARS OLD, YOU CAN FILL UP YOUR PLATE A LOT, AND NOW LOS ALAMOS NATIVE SEAN STIMIMEL IS TRYING TO FILL UP HIS POLITICAL PLATE. SEAN SAYS: 8.468.51 I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO JUST GROWING MY POLITICAL EXPERIENCE AND BACKGROUND I'M DEFINITELY CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE SEAN IS THE YOUNGEST DELEGATE, REPRESENTATING THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT IN DENVER..AND HIS NICKNAME SEAN SAYS: 10.22 10.23 THE YOUNG GUY DOUG SAYS: WHEN THE YOUNG GUY TOLD HIS MOM HE WANTED TO BE A DELEGATE.SHE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANT.WELL SHE DOES NOW, AND SHE COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED AND MORE PROUD..AND SO IS OUR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. DENISH SAYS: 5.465.52 HE WORKED HARD TO BE A DELEGATE AND HE'S HERE TODAY AND HE'S GOING TO HAVE THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME. SEAN'S BEEN WORKING FOR THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN FOR ALMOST A YEAR, AND CAMPAIGNED FOR HIM IN TEXAS AND SOUTH DAKOTA ..BUT HAS HE EVER MET HIS PARTY'S PRESUMPTIVE NOMINEE? SEAN SAYS: 8.59903 SHOOK HIS HAND IN ALBUQUERQUE, SANTA FE, THAT'S AS CLOSE AS I GOT. TODAY, SEAN GOT A LOT CLOSER TO THE BUFFET TABLE, BUT MAYBE THIS WEEK, HE'LL GET CLOSER TO BARACK OBAMA. SEAN SAYS: 8.28830 I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. SEAN SAYS: 10.1510.17 ITS THINK IT'S GOING TO BE SO POWERFUL AND MOVING AFTER THE CONVENTION, SEAN WILL BE OFF TO SOCORRO TO STUDY BIOLOGY AT NEW MEXICO TECH. HE WANTS TO BE A VETERANARIAN....AND MAYBE A POLITICIAN AS WELL. REPORTING LIVE FROM THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN DENVER, DOUG FERNANDEZ, K.O.A.T. ACTION 7 NEWS. DOUG, A LOT OF THE CABLE NEWS CHANNELS SAY, THE DELEGATES ARE NERVOUS ABOUT THE NARROW LEAD OBAMA HAS OVER MCCAIN IN THE POLLS. HAVE YOU TALKED TO ANY DELEGATES WHO'VE EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THAT; OR, ARE THEY MOSTLY TALKING ABOUT PARTY UNITY ? DOUG CJO GOVERNOR RICHARDSON IS ALSO HEADED TO DENVER. WHILE HE WON'T BE STANDING ALONGSIDE BARACK OBAMA AS HIS VICE PRESIDENTIAL PICK ...HE SAYS HE'S HIGHLY COMMITTED TO UNITY WITHIN THE DEOMCRATIC PARTY. WE STILL NEED TO CONTINUE BRINING THE PARTY TOGETHER...SEN CLINTON CAME AND DID A RALLY TO HELP OBAMA AND WE DID A FUNDRAISER TO HELP HER WITH HER DEBT THAT WAS VERY SUCCESFULL. CJO GOVERNOR RICHARDSON SAYS IF THERE'S EVER A TIME FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY TO COME TOGETHER, IT'S RIGHT NOW AT THE CONVENTION. TONIGHT MICHELLE OBAMA IS SET TO GIVE THE BIGGEST SPEECH OF HER LIFE AS SHE HEADLINES THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. THE POTENTIAL FIRST LADY GREW UP IN CHICAGO, WENT TO HARVARD LAW, AND ENDED UP MEETING BARACK OBAMA AT A LAWFIRM. MICHELLE SAYS THE ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE ISN'T ALWAYS A SMOOTH ONE, BUT THEY'RE DOING ALRIGHT. YOU KNOW, I JUST THINK IT'S PART OF POLITICS, YOU KNOW. THERE ARE GOING TO BE THE UPS AND THE DOWNS, AND, YOU KNOW, YOU ENTER THIS BUSINESS, YOU GOT TO HAVE A THICK SKIN. AND WE'VE GOT THICK SKINS OVER THE COURSE OF THIS. EVEN THOUGH THE TWO ARE BUSY WITH HECTIC CAMPAIGN SCHEDULES...MICHELLE SAYS FAMILY IS A PRIORITY. TONIGHT SHE'S EXPECTED TO FOCUS ON HER HUSBAND AS A FAMILY MAN AND SOMEONE CONCERNED WITH HELPING OTHER FAMILIES. JOHN MCCAIN IS TRYING TO GAIN THE SUPPORT OF HILLARY CLINTON SUPPORTERS, WHO ARE STILL UNSURE ABOUT BARACK OBAMA. HIS LATEST TV AD SHOWS A WOMAN IDENTIFIED AS A FORMER CLINTON DELEGATE. SHE SAYS "MCCAIN IS NOW THE CANDIDATE WITH THE EXPERIENCE AND JUDGMENT TO BE PRESIDENT, AND THAT "A LOT OF DEMOCRATS WILL VOTE MCCAIN." BUT TODAY, SENATOR CLINTON REAFFIRMED HER SUPPORT FOR BARACK OBAMA. "LET ME STATE WHAT I THINK ABOUT THEIR TACTICS AND THESE ADS I'M HILLARY CLINTON AND I DO NOT APPROVE OF THAT MESSAGE." EVEN AS CLINTON CALLED FOR UNITY SHE SUBTLY REMINDED PEOPLE OF THE 18 MILLION VOTES SHE HAD. AND REMEMBER.... ACTION SEVEN NEWS ANCHOR DOUG FERNANDEZ WILL PROVIDE LIVE REPORTS THROUGH THE NEXT TWO WEEKS FROM DENVER; THEN MINNESOTA'S TWIN CITIES FOR THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. WE'LL ALSO HAVE LIVE REPORTS FROM OUR EXCLUSIVE HEARSTARGYLE BUREAU EVERYDAY ON ACTION 7 NEWS LIVE THIS MORNING, STARTING AT 5 AM.

7 KOAT 10:00 PM

"THIS IS GAME WEEK FOR THE LOBOS AS THEY HOST TCU ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN THEIR SEASON OPENER AND NOW THAT THE LOBOS HAVE WORKED OUT A NEW CONTRACT FOR COACH ROCKY LONG AND PENALTIES FOR THOSE NCAA RULES VIOLATIONS HAVE BEEN HANDED DOWN, THEIR FOCUS NOW IS ON 'YOU' .... NO VERBATEM AT 29THOUSAND 673, ATTENDANCE WAS UP BY ABOUT AH THOUSAND FANS PER GAME LAST YEAR.. BUT WHEN YOUR COACH, WHO AFTER GETTING A 300THOUSAND DOLLAR RAISE NOW MAKES 3QUARTERS OF MILLION DOLLARS AH YEAR, HEY SOMEBODY HAS TO PAY FOR THAT CONTRACT..

13 KRQE 12:00 PM

COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE GEARING UP FOR ANOTHER SEMESTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. IT'S THE FIRST DAY BACK TO SCHOOL. NEWS 13'S CRYSTAL GUTIERREZ IS LIVE AT UNM WITH MORE... SUMMER IS OFFICIALLY OVER. WELL...AT LEAST SUMMER BREAK FOR UNM STUDENTS. ALONG WITH CROWDED SIDEWALKS...STUDEN TS WERE WELCOMED BACK WITH BOOTH AFTER BOOTH OF FREE GOODIES. NEARLY 26 THOUSAND STUDENTS ENROLLED AT UNM THIS SEMESTER. THEY'VE BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS DAY FOR WEEKS...IF NOT MONTHS. BUT ALONG WITH FIRST DAY CONFUSION... COMES FIRST DAY JITTERS FOR THE MORE THAN 3THOUSAND NEW FRESHMEN ON CAMPUS. THEY ARE DEALING WITH BOTH...BUT UPPER CLASSMAN SAY NOT TO WORRY...AND OFFERED SOME ADVICE. REPORTER: IS THIS YOUR FIRST YEAR? ALLIE: YES...IT'S PRETTY FUN. I'M GETTING LOST A LOT, BUT IT'S FUN" REPORTER: WHAT'S YOUR ADVICE FOR FRESHMAN. JONATHON; GET TO CLASS ON TIME AND DON'T GET IN UPPER CLASSMAN'S WAY AND FOCUS ON SCHOOL" THIS SEMESTER DIDN'T START OFF AS SMOOTHLY AS IT SEEMS. ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES BREWING FOR THE PAST MONTH...DORM ASSIGNMENTS. UNM SAYS ALL DORMS DESIGNED AS DOUBLE DORMS WILL NOW HAVE TO HOUSE TWO PEOPLE WHICH HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE IN THE PAST. UNM SAYS THERE HAS BEEN A HIGHER DEMAND FOR STUDENT HOUSING THIS SEMESTER AND FEWER CANCELLATIONS. UNM OFFICIALS TELL US THAT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED THIS SEMESTER IS ABOUT THE SAME AS LAST YEAR.

13 KRQE 4:00 PM

THE INDEPENDENT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT ...RALPH NADER...WILL BE IN NEW MEXICO TOMORROW. NADER IS SCHEDULED TO ATTEND A RALLY AT UNM'S STUDENT UNION BUILDING AT 1:30. THEN AT 5:30 HE'LL ATTEND A FORUM AT THE COLLEGE OF SANTA FE. NADER WILL THEN MOVE ON TO DENVER FOR A "SUPER RALLY." ACCORDING TO HIS WEBSITE...HE'LL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VAL KILMER, AND PEACE ACTIVIST CINDY SHEEHAN.

IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL FOR UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO STUDENTS. NEARLY 26 THOUSAND STUDENTS ENROLLED AT UNM THIS SEMESTER. THREETHOUSAND OF THEM ARE FRESHMAN. THEY WERE WELCOMED WITH FREE GOODIES. STUDENTS ARE STILL TRYING TO GET ADJUSTED. REPORTER: WHAT'S YOUR ADVICE FOR FRESHMAN. JONATHON; GET TO CLASS ON TIME AND DON'T GET IN UPPER CLASSMAN'S WAY AND FOCUS ON SCHOOL" UNM SAYS DORM ASSIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE.. UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAY ALL DORMS DESIGNED AS DOUBLE DORMS WILL NOW HAVE TO HOUSE TWO PEOPLE WHICH HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE IN THE PAST. PART OF THE PROBLEM IS.. A HIGHER DEMAND FOR STUDENT HOUSING THIS SEMESTER AND FEWER CANCELLATIONS.

13 KRQE 5:30 PM

AND THE LOBOS HAVE SOLVED THE BATTLE FOR KICKING DUTIES. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN JAMES AHO OF ROSWELL WILL TAKE OVER FOR GRADUATING ALL AMERICAN JOHN SULLIVAN. AHO WILL HANDLE FIELD GOAL AND EXTRA POINT DUTIES. ANOTHER REDSHIRT FRESHMAN, DREW ZAMORA, WILL DO KICKOFFS. THE LOBOS START THE SEASON WITH A CONFERENCE GAME SATURDAY AGAINST TCUA TEAM THAT BEAT THE CHERRY AND SILVER 37 TO NOTHING LAST SEASON.

13 KRQE 10:00 PM

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO CAMPUS TODAY FOR THE START OF THE FALL 2008 SEMESTER. THERE ARE NEARLY 26 THOUSAND OF THEM INCLUDING ABOUT 3THOUSAND FRESHMEN. UNM SAYS THAT'S ABOUT THE SAME AS LAST YEAR, BUT THE DEMAND FOR STUDENT HOUSING IS UP.

13 KRQE 10:00 PM

JAMES AHO WILL GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO FILL THE SHOES OF LOBOS ALL AMERICAN KICKER JOHN SULLIVAN. AHO, A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN FROM ROSWELL, WILL HANDLE FIELD GOAL AND EXTRA POINT DUTIES. ANOTHER REDSHIRT FRESHMAN, DREW ZAMORA, WILL DO KICKOFFS. THE LOBOS FIRST KICK OFF IS ONLY DAYS AWAY AS THE LOBOS PREPARE FOR THEIR FIRST MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE GAME AGAINST TCU. THE HORNED FROGS SHUT THE LOBOS OUT LAST SEASON.

41 KLUZ 5:00 PM

POR SU PARTE EL CANDIDATO INDEPENDIENTE A LA PRESIDENCIA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS ESTARA DE VISITA EN LA CIUDAD DE ALBUQUERQUE..."RALPH NADER" LLEGARA MAQANA MARTES A NUESTRA CIUDAD Y SE PRESENTARA EN LA UNIVERSIDAD DE NUEVO MEXICO JUNTO A "MATT GONZALES" QUIEN ES SU COMPAQERO DE FORMULA...YA POR LA TARDE, AMBOS CANDIDATOS VIAJARAN A LA CAPITAL DE NUEVO MEXICO Y DONDE LLEVARAN A CABO UNA REUNION PUBLICA EN EL COLEGIO DE SANTA FE Y RECUERDE QUE SI USTED ES CIUDADANO, PODRA VOTAR EN LAS PROXIMAS ELECCIONES PRESIDENCIALES ...SI NECESITA INFORMACION, PUEDE ACUDIR A LA PAGINA DE INTERNET QUE PARECE EN PANTALLA EN DONDE ENCONTRARA INFORMACION COMPLETA Y EN ESPAQOL SOBRE EL PROCESO ELECTORAL QUE SE REALIZARA EL PROXIMO MES DE NOVIEMBRE .. RECUERDE QUE SU VOZ ES SU VOTO..

41 KLUZ :00 PM

FELICIDADES A LOS NUEVOS CAMPEONES.ESTA MAANA EN LA CIUDAD DE RIO RANCHO SE LE DIO LA BIENVENIDA JOEY HAGERTY INTEGRANTE DEL EQUIPO DE GIMNASIA QUE GANO LA MEDALLA DE BRONCE EL LAS OLIMPIADAS DE BEIJING, LAS CEREMONIAS DE BIENVENIDA SE REALIZARON EN LA ALCALDIA MUNICIPALIDAD.EL ALCALDE MARTIN CHAVEZ Y EL PRESIDENTE DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE NUEVO MEXICO DR DAVID J SCHMIDLY LLEGARON A UN ACURDO MEDIANTE EL CUAL, LA CIUDAD PROPORCIONARA SERVICIO DE AUTOBUSE A LOS FANATICOS QUE QUIERA ACUDIR A LOS JUEGOS LOCALES DE LOS LOBOS EN TODOS LOS DEPORTES...EL LUGAR DE REUNION SERA EL ESTACIONAMIENTO "T" UBICADO EN LOMAS Y UNIVERSITY A UN PRECIO DE 3 DOLARES POR JUEGO 12 POR TEMPORADA LOS AUTOBUSES DE ABQ RIDE SALDRAN 2 HORAS ANTES DE LOS PARTIDOS. ESTO SE HACE CON EL PROPOSITO DE EVITAR EL CONGESTIONAMIENTO, EL PROBLEMA CON EL ESTACIONAMIENTO Y CONBATIR EL PRECIO DE LA GASOLINA....PARA MAS INFORMACION VISITE LA PAGINA DE LA INTERNET. WWW.GO LOBO*S.COM O WWW.CABQ.GOV/ABQRIDE HAY QUE RECORDAR QUE EL EQUIPO DE FOOTBALL AMERICANO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE NM, INICIA SU ACTIVIDAD DE TEMPORADA ESTE SABADO A LAS 4 DE LA TARDE EN CONTRA DE TCU EN EL UNIVERSITY STADIUM DE UNM.PARA LO CUAL YA SE HAN VENDIDO 15.771 ENTRADAS DE TEMPORADA, RECORDEMOS QUE EL PARTIDO QUE LOS LOBOS SOSTUBIERON EN CONTRA DE TCU EL AQO PASADO, LOS LOBOS PERDIERON CON APALEADA DE 370 EN FORT WORTH TEXAS...ESPERAMOS QUE ESTO NO SE REPITA ESTE AQO.POR SU PARTE EL EQUIPO DE FUTBOL SOCCER QUE DIRIGE KIT VELA ARRANCO LA TEMPORADA EN CASA EMPATANDO 11 CON LA UNIVERSIDAD DE NORTHERN ARIZONA PARTIDO REALIZADO EN EL SOCCER COMPLEX DE UNM LA TARDE DEL DOMINGO ESTO DEJA A LAS LOBAS CON MARCA 011 EN LO QUE VA DE LA RECIEN INAUGURADA TEMPORADA REGULAR. LA JUGADA DEL DIA DEL BASEBALL DE GRANDES LIGAS...PARTIDO CERVECEROS VS PIRATAS.MIKE CAMERON CONN ESTE BATAZO QUE SE VA BUSCANDO EL TERRITORIO DE FOUL PERO ADAM LAROCHE SE APOYA EN LA CERCA Y ENTRE LAS MANOS DE LOS AFICIONADOS CONSIGUE LA PELOTA Y SE LLEVA NUESTRA JUGADA DEL DIA.