August 27, 2008
Albuquerque Media Monitoring
News clips from for Tuesday, August 26, 2008* Coach Rocky Long Concerned About TCU's Speed
* Presidential Candiate Ralph Nader Speaks at UNM
* Schmidly Interview on Long Term Goals at UNM
* UNM - City of Albuquerque Announce Bus Parking Shuttle to Football Games2 KASA 9:00 PM .
FIRST POLL OF THE SEASON? AND WHY IS LOBOS COACH ROCKY LONG TALKING ABOUT SPEED? VAN IS HERE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. WHEN ASKED WHAT CONCERNS HIM MOST ABOUT TCU LOBOS FOOTBALL COACH ROCKY LONG QUICKLY SAID SPEED. IT HAS BEEN THE DIFFERENCE IN LOBO SUCCESS OR FAILURE AGAINST TCU. THE HORNED FROGS HAVE JUMPED ON THE LOBOS QUICKLY IN THE LAST THREE GAMES BETWEEN THE TWO- WINNING ALL THREE. LOBOS OFFENSIVE LINEMAN ERIK COOK IS ON THE ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD WATCH LIST. THE AWARD HONORS THE NATION'S TOP LINEMAN. A WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN HOUSTON TEXAS DECEMBER 10TH. IT'S BACK....
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LATER THIS AFTERNOON 3RD PARTY INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE RALPH NADER WILL BE SPEAKING AT UNM. STARTING AT 1:30 YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AT THE STUDENT UNION CENTER - STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE 5 DOLLARS AND EVERYONE ELSE IS ASKED TO GIVE 10. IF YOU CANNOT MAKE IT TO THAT EVENT YOU CAN GO TO NADER'S DINNER PARTY AT THE TAOS PEACE HOUSE AT 6:30 TONIGHT. THERE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO TALK WITH NADER ABOUT HIS CAMPAIGN. THE TAOS PEACE HOUSE IS LOCATED AT 801 PASEO DEL PUEBLO NORTE IN TAOS. THAT EVENT IS FREE AND EVERYONE IS WELCOME.
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JUST TWO DAYS INTO THE NEW SEMESTER AT UNM... AND THE SCHOOL'S PRESIDENT HAS SOME BIG GOALS FOR STUDENTS THIS YEAR. HE SPOKE EXCLUSIVELY WITH OUR KAYLA ANDERSON THIS MORNING ABOUT HIS PLANS FOR FUNDRAISING AND ATTRACTING MORE STUDENTS TO NEW MEXICO. UNM RESIDENT DAVID SCHMIDLY HAS A LOT OF PLANS IN STORE FOR STUDENTS HERE THIS YEAR. FROM MAKING UNM MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT--- TO KEEPING FACULTY FROM BEING WOOED AWAY BY OTHER SCHOOLS. HE SAYS ALL OF HIS IDEAS COMBINED SHOULD MAKE UNM AN EVEN BETTER PLACE-- BUT HE'S GOING TO NEED YOUR HELP GETTING THERE. UNM PRESIDENT DAVID SCHMIDLY IS AIMING HIGHER THIS YEAR THAN EVER BEFORE. AND JUDGING BY HIS SUCCESS SO FAR-- SCHMIDLY IS PROOF THAT IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME. SCHMIDLY'S ALSO GOT HIGH HOPES FOR MASS TRANSIT. HE GAVE US A FIRST LOOK AT PLANS FOR A NEW REDUCED RIDE SYSTEM FOR FACULTY. AND, STARTING ON SATURDAY, LOBO FANS WILL BE ABLE TO CATCH A CHEAP RIDE ON CITY BUSSES TO FOOTBALL GAMES. IT'S ALL PART OF HIS PLAN TO REDUCE UNM'S CARBON FOOTPRINT. THE SCHOOL HAS HIRED A DALLAS COMPANY TO REDUCE ENERGY USE. FROM TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF TO USING LESS WATER... THE SEVEN YEAR PLAN COULD SAVE UNM AS MUCH AS 50 MILLION DOLLARS. SCHMIDLY SAYS HE'S ALSO THROWING MORE SUPPORT BEHIND TEACHERS. THIS SEMESTER UNM WILL DO A NEW COMPENSATION STUDY ON HOW THE SCHOOL CAN GET MORE QUALITY EDUCATORS--- AND KEEP THE ONES ALREADY HERE. AND IT DOESN'T STOP THERE... LATER THIS YEAR SCHMIDLY PLANS TO ANNOUNCE A MAJOR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN. IT COULD BRING IN A HALF A BILLION DOLLARS FOR UNM. HE ALSO HOPES TO EXPAND THE COLLEGE'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM... SO THEY CAN CONTINUE BRINGING MORE LOBOS TO NEW MEXICO. THIRD PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE RALPH NADER MAKES A COUPLE OF CAMPAIGN STOPS IN NEW MEXICO TODAY. THE INDEPENDENT WILL BE AT THE U-N-M STUDENT UNION BUILDING THIS AFTERNOON AT 1:30. AFTER THAT -- HE WILL HEAD TO SANTA FE -- WHERE HE HAS A 5-30 EVENT AT THE COLLEGE OF SANTA FE.
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JUST TWO DAYS INTO THE NEW SEMESTER AT UNM... AND THE SCHOOL'S PRESIDENT HAS SOME BIG GOALS FOR STUDENTS THIS YEAR. HE SPOKE EXCLUSIVELY WITH OUR KAYLA ANDERSON THIS MORNING ABOUT HIS PLANS FOR FUNDRAISING AND ATTRACTING MORE STUDENTS. SHE JOINS US LIVE FROM U-N-M. UNM PRESIDENT DAVID SCHMIDLY HAS A LOT OF PLANS IN STORE FOR STUDENTS HERE THIS YEAR. FROM MAKING UNM MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT--- TO KEEPING FACULTY FROM BEING WOOED AWAY BY OTHER SCHOOLS. HE SAYS ALL OF HIS IDEAS COMBINED SHOULD MAKE UNM AN EVEN BETTER PLACE-- BUT HE'S GOING TO NEED YOUR HELP GETTING THERE. UNM PRESIDENT DAVID SCHMIDLY IS AIMING HIGHER THIS YEAR THAN EVER BEFORE. AND JUDGING BY HIS SUCCESS SO FAR-- SCHMIDLY IS PROOF THAT IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME. SCHMIDLY'S ALSO GOT HIGH HOPES FOR MASS TRANSIT. TODAY HE GAVE US A FIRST LOOK AT PLANS FOR A NEW REDUCED RIDE SYSTEM FOR FACULTY. AND, STARTING ON SATURDAY, LOBO FANS WILL BE ABLE TO CATCH A CHEAP RIDE ON CITY BUSSES TO FOOTBALL GAMES. IT'S ALL PART OF HIS PLAN TO REDUCE UNM'S CARBON FOOTPRINT. THE SCHOOL HAS HIRED A DALLAS COMPANY TO REDUCE ENERGY USE. FROM TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF TO USING LESS WATER... THE SEVEN YEAR PLAN COULD SAVE UNM AS MUCH AS 50 MILLION DOLLARS. SCHMIDLY SAYS HE'S ALSO THROWING MORE SUPPORT BEHIND TEACHERS. THIS SEMESTER UNM WILL DO A NEW COMPENSATION STUDY ON HOW THE SCHOOL CAN GET MORE QUALITY EDUCATORS--- AND KEEP THE ONES ALREADY HERE. AND IT DOESN'T STOP THERE... LATER THIS YEAR SCHMIDLY PLANS TO ANNOUNCE A MAJOR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN. IT COULD BRING IN A HALF A BILLION DOLLARS FOR UNM. HE ALSO HOPES TO EXPAND THE COLLEGE'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM... SO THEY CAN CONTINUE BRINGING MORE LOBOS TO NEW MEXICO. STARTING THIS WEEKEND , LOBO FANS WILL BE ABLE TO CATCH A CHEAP RIDE ON CITY BUSSES TO FOOTBALL GAMES. UNDER AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY-- ABQ RIDE WILL PROVIDE SHUTTLE SERVICE TO THE GAMES. TICKETS FOR THE SHUTTLE WILL COST THREE DOLLARS PER GAME ..AND SEASON PASSES GO FOR 12. MAYOR MARTY CHAVEZ SAYS THE SERVICE WILL FREE UP PARKING AND CUT DOWN ON CONGESTION ON BUSY STREETS.
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NEW MEXICO WELCOMES ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. THIS TIME IT'S RALPH NADER - WHO WILL SHOW UP ON THE BALLOT HERE AS AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE. NADER SPOKE AT UNM THIS AFTERNOON. STUART DYSON WAS THERE - AND IS IN THE NEWSROOM WITH A LOOK AT NADER'S TRIP TO NEW MEXICO. NADER RUNS AGAIN - SOUND FAMILIAR? - IT'S HIS FIFTH CAMPAIGN FOR THE WHITE HOUSE - PUTTING HIM IN WITH GUYS LIKE HAROLD STASSEN - EUGENE DEBS - AND EARL F. DODGE FOR SHEER PERSISTENCY. OUT Q NADER STILL PULLS IN A LOT OF COLLEGE KIDS - AND SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO TEACH THEM. HE DID GET 21 THOUSAND VOTES IN NEW MEXICO BACK IN 2000 - WHEN HE WAS WIDELY ACCUSED OF SWINGING THE ELECTION FROM GORE TO BUSH. BUT LAST TIME OUT - IN 04 - HE GOT ONLY FOUR THOUSAND VOTES HERE - BARELY A BLIP ON THE RADAR SCREEN - OR WAS IT A NADER SCREEN? " THE LATEST CNN POLL HAS US AT 6% - EXTRAPOLATED FOR ELIGIBLE VOTERS THAT'S 10 MILLION VOTERS - WITHOUT ANY NATIONAL NEWS COVERAGE - SO SOMETHING'S GOING ON OUT THERE " NADER SLASHED OUT AT THE DEMOCRATS AND THE REPUBLICANS - ACCUSING OBAMA AND MCCAIN OF SELLING OUT TO GIANT CORPORATIONS SCREWING UP THE COUNTRY! " ONLY LIVING HUMAN BEINGS WHO VOTE - WHO HAVE CHILDREN - WHO DIE IN IRAQ - SHOULD HAVE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS - AND CORPORATIONS SHOULD BE STRIPPED OF THOSE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS - BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT HUMAN BEINGS - THEY'RE ARTIFICIAL LEGAL ENTITIES AND CORPORATIONS SHOULD BE OUR SERVANTS AND NOT OUR MASTERS." NADER CALLS FOR VOLUNTEER CONGRESSIONAL WATCHDOG GROUPS IN EACH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - MAKING SURE REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENT THE PEOPLE. NADER THE CRUSADER - RALLYING RIGHT NOW AND INTO THE EVENING AT THE COLLEGE OF SANTA FE - RALPH PREDICTS HE'LL BE ON THE BALLOT IN 45 STATES THIS FALL.. IN THE NEWSROOM STUART DYSON EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR.
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U-N-M IS MAKING IT EASIER FOR LOBOS FANS TO AVOID TRAFFIC AND PARKING AT FOOTBALL GAMES. THE UNIVERSITY HAS TEAMED UP WITH A-B-Q RIDE TO OFFER SHUTTLES TO THE STADIUM. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PARK AT "LOT- T" -- AS IN TOM -- AT LOMAS AND UNIVERSITY. THE COST--- THREE BUCKS. A SEASONAL PASS IS TWELVE DOLLARS. UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAY THEY WANT TO GO BEYOND USING SHUTTLE BUSES .... THEY'RE TRYING TO BRING IN THE RAIL RUNNER... SHELTON DODSON IS LIVE AT UNIVERSITY STADIUM TO SHOW US THE BIG PLANS U-N-M HAS FOR A NEW TRAIN STOP. GAME DAY TRAFFIC CAN BE A BIGGER BATTLE OUT HERE THAN THE BATTLE THE LOBOS FACE IN THE STADIUM. AND THAT'S WHY THE UNIVERSITY IS WORKING ON A SPECIAL RAILRUNNER STOP JUST DOWN AVENIDA CESAR CHAVEZ TO BE KNOWN AS "THE LOBO STATION": : "EVERYONE'S A LOBO, WOOF, WOOF, WOOF." YOU'D BE BARKING TOO IF -- BEFORE THIS TAILGATE PARTY -- YOU HAD THE FIGHT THE TRAFFIC INTO A LOBO FOOTBALL GAME. : "IT'S JUST TERRIBLE. I JUST USUALLY TAKE A ROUNDABOUT WAY AND GET DROPPED OFF OR STAY AT MY FRIEND'S HOUSE, HE LIVES PRETTY CLOSE. YEAH, THE TRAFFIC IS BAD." BUT U-N-M BELIEVES EASING THE TRAFFIC BEGINS WITH USING THE RAILRUNNER. A YEAR FROM NOW U-N-M PLANS TO HAVE A RAILRUNNER STOP AT AVENIDA CESAR CHAVEZ. THE PLAN RIGHT NOW IS TO USE IT JUST FOR BIG EVENTS -- LIKE FOOTBALL GAMES -- BUT U-N-M'S PRESIDENT HOPES IT'S ONLY THE START OF A WHAT HE SAYS COULD BE THE BEST MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM OF ANY UNIVERSITY IN THE SOUTHWEST. : "WE THINK IT WILL HELP US ATTRACT STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF...WE THINK IT SAVE ON OUR BUDGETS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY IT WILL SAVE ON OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT." MEANWHILE PARKING ON U-N-M'S MAIN CAMPUS IS A BRUTAL ENDEAVOR. THAT'S WHY THERE'S TALK OF EVENTUALLY MAKING THE LOBO STATION A PERMANENT STOP TO SERVE STUDENTS AND STAFF -- NOT JUST FOR BIG EVENTS -- BUT, ON A WEEKDAY BASIS. : "I THINK THAT IS A PRETTY GOOD IDEA...RIDING THE RAIL. IT'S CHEAPER ON GAS OBVIOUSLY, NO TRAFFIC AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A PARKING SPOT." IT'S GOING TO COST ABOUT A MILLION-AN-A-HALF TO MAKE THIS A "SPECIALTY STOP" ... OBVIOUSLY MORE IF THIS BECOMES A PERMANENT STOP FOR THE RAIL RUNNER. PRESIDENT SCHMIDLY SAYS IT SHOULD BE READY FOR THE FIRSTSTADIUM..., SHELTON DODSON, EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR. THOUSAND TICKETS FOR SATURDAY'S FOOTBALL SEASON OPENER AGAINST TCU.. THE SEASON TICKET NUMBER IS UP TO 16 THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED.. THE SECOND HIGHEST EVER FOR UNM.. NOW THEY JUST HAVE TO GET ROCKY LONG AS EXCITED ABOUT THE "ON" THE FIELD PRODUCT.. WE'RE ABOUT THREE DAYS .. 21 HOURS AND 39 MINUTES AWAY FROM KICKOFF WITH TCU.. WE ASKED ROCKY LONG IF HE THOUGHT HIS TEAM WAS READY FOR SATURDAY.. HIS RESPONSE WAS LESS THAN CONFIDENT.. ROCKY LONG SAYS HE'S NOT SURE IF PHILLIP HARRISON WILL PLAY ON SATURDAY OR NOT..THE DEFENSIVE LINEMAN IS STILL WORKING OUT LEGAL ISSUES AFTER BEING ARRESTED FOR SERVING ALCOHOL TO MINORS AT A COLLEGE PARTY.. LONG SAYS IT'S UNLIKELY HARRISON PLAY IF THE LEGAL PROCESS ISN'T RESOLVED..
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ITS ABOUT TO GET MUCH EASIER FOR LOBO FANS TO AVOID TRAFFIC JAMS AND PARKING PROBLEMS AT FOOTBALL GAMES. U-N-M AND THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE HAVE TEAMED UP TO OFFER SHUTTLE RIDES TO THE FOOTBALL STADIUM. STARTING THIS SATURDAY -- YOU CAN PARK IN LOT T -- AT LOMAS AND UNIVERSITY -- AND JUMP ON AN A-B-Q RIDE BUS. DAILY SHUTTLE PASSES ARE THREE BUCKS -- AND SEASON PASSES ARE 12. THIS SATURDAY'S SEASON OPENER IS AGAINST T-C-U. KICK-OFF IS AT 4- P-M. AND THAT COULD JUST BE THE START OF FIXING U-N-M'S TRAFFIC AND PARKING ISSUES AT BIG EVENTS. BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE THE RAILRUNNER TO LOBO FOOTBALL GAMES. SHELTON DODSON HAS THAT PART OF THE STORY. HE'S LIVE AT UNIVERSITY STADIUM... SHELTON: JUST DOWN AVENIDA CESAR CHAVEZ THERE ARE PLANS TO BUILD A SPECIALTY STOP FOR THE RAIL RUNNER -- MEANING IT'S NOT AN EVERYDAY STOP... RATHER ONE THAT WOULD BE UTILIZED ON GAME DAY. AND IF THAT GOES WELL THERE'S TALK OF UPGRADING THE LOBO STATION" TO SOMETHING STUDENTS CAN RIDE EVERY WEEKDAY: : "EVERYONE'S A LOBO, WOOF, WOOF, WOOF." YOU'D BE BARKING TOO IF -- BEFORE THIS TAILGATE PARTY -- YOU HAD THE FIGHT THE TRAFFIC INTO A LOBO FOOTBALL GAME. : "IT'S JUST TERRIBLE. I JUST USUALLY TAKE A ROUNDABOUT WAY AND GET DROPPED OFF OR STAY AT MY FRIEND'S HOUSE, HE LIVES PRETTY CLOSE. YEAH, THE TRAFFIC IS BAD." BUT U-N-M BELIEVES EASING THE TRAFFIC BEGINS WITH USING THE RAILRUNNER. A YEAR FROM NOW U-N-M PLANS TO HAVE A RAILRUNNER STOP AT AVENIDA CESAR CHAVEZ. THE PLAN RIGHT NOW IS TO USE IT JUST FOR BIG EVENTS -- LIKE FOOTBALL GAMES -- BUT U-N-M'S PRESIDENT HOPES IT'S ONLY THE START OF A WHAT HE SAYS COULD BE THE BEST MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM OF ANY UNIVERSITY IN THE SOUTHWEST. : "WE THINK IT WILL HELP US ATTRACT STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF...WE THINK IT SAVE ON OUR BUDGETS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY IT WILL SAVE ON OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT." MEANWHILE PARKING ON U-N-M'S MAIN CAMPUS IS A BRUTAL ENDEAVOR. THAT'S WHY THERE'S TALK OF EVENTUALLY MAKING THE LOBO STATION A PERMANENT STOP TO SERVE STUDENTS AND STAFF -- NOT JUST FOR BIG EVENTS -- BUT, ON A WEEKDAY BASIS. : "I THINK THAT IS A PRETTY GOOD IDEA...RIDING THE RAIL. IT'S CHEAPER ON GAS OBVIOUSLY, NO TRAFFIC AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A PARKING SPOT." IT'S GOING TO TAKE ABOUT 1-POINT-5 MILLION TO BUILD THE LOBO STATION AND THEY PLAN TO HAVE IT READY FOR FOOTBALL FANS BY THE LOBOS' FIRST GAME OF NEXT YEAR. FOUR.LIVE AT UNIVERSITY STADIUM, SHELTON DODSON, EYEWITNESS STATION FOUR.
TODAY INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE RALPH NADER MADE A QUICK RUN THROUGH NEW MEXICO. THIS AFTERNOON HE SPOKE AT UNM TO A GROUP OF STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS. NADER LASHED OUT AT BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS -- ACCUSING OBAMA AND MCCAIN OF SELLING OUT TO GIANT CORPORATIONS. " ONLY LIVING HUMAN BEINGS WHO VOTE - WHO CORPORATIONS SHOULD BE STRIPPED OF THOSE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS - BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT HUMAN BEINGS - THEY'RE ARTIFICIAL LEGAL ENTITIES AND CORPORATIONS SHOULD BE OUR SERVANTS AND NOT OUR MASTERS." THIS IS NADER'S 5-TH RUN FOR THE WHITE HOUSE. THE INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE FIGURES HE'LL MAKE IT ONTO BALLOTS IN 45 STATES -- INCLUDING NEW MEXICO. AFTER WRAPPING UP AT U-N-M -- NADER HEADED OFF TO THE COLLEGE OF SANTA FE -- THEN TO A SUPER RALLY IN DENVER.
JUST TWO DAYS INTO THE NEW SEMESTER AT U-N- M... AND THE SCHOOL'S PRESIDENT IS ALREADY TALKING ABOUT HIS BIG GOALS FOR STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY THIS YEAR. PRESIDENT DAVID SCHMIDLY SAYS ONE ITEM ON HIS LONG LIST OF THINGS TO DO IS A HUGE FUNDRAISING PROJECT. LATER THIS YEAR, HE'LL ANNOUNCE MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE PLAN WHICH COULD BRING IN AS MUCH AS A HALF BILLION DOLLARS TO U-N-M OVER A SIX YEAR PERIOD. THE SCHOOL HAS ALSO HIRED AN OUT-OF-STATE COMPANY TO HELP MAKE THE CAMPUS MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT. IT'S A PLAN THAT COULD SAVE U-N-M UP TO 50-MILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS. IF YOU WANT TO RECRUIT STUDENTS THIS DAY AND AGE, THEN YOU'D BETTER BE PROACTIVE WHEN IT COMES YOU ARE.TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND HOW YOU APA NEW STUDY THIS SEMESTER TO SEE HOW TO MAKE UNM TEACHING SALARIES MORE COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER SCHOOLS. SCHMIDLY SAYS HE HOPES TO USE THAT INFORMATION TO KEEP EXISTING EDUCATORS FROM BEING WOOED AWAY FROM U-N-M. SCHMIDLY IS ALSO LOOKING AT EXPANDING THE COLLEGE'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
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U-N-M IS WORKING ON GETTING ITS OWN RAIL RUNNER STATION... AND WE'VE LEARNED IT MIGHT NOT JUST BE FOR FOOTBALL. THE STOP WOULD BE AT AVENIDA CESAR CHAVEZ.. AND WOULD BE CALLED THE LOBO STATION. THE PLAN RIGHT NOW IS TO USE IT FOR BIG EVENTS LIKE FOOTBALL GAMES TO HELP EASE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. BUT THERE'S TALK OF EVENTUALLY MAKING THE LOBO STATION A PERMANENT STOP TO SERVE STUDENTS AND STAFF DURING THE WEEK: : "I THINK THAT IS A PRETTY GOOD IDEA...RIDING THE RAIL. IT'S CHEAPER ON GAS WE'RE TOLD IT'LL COST ABOUT A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS TO MAKE THE SPECIALTY STOP.. AND IT WOULD COST EVEN MORE IF IT BECOMES A PERMANENT STOP. MEANWHILE CREWS HAVE FINALLY STARTED WORKING ON ANOTHER RAIL RUNNER STATION.. THIS ONE ON THE ISLETA PUEBLO. CREWS HOPE TO HAVE THE STATION READY IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS.
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THE LOBO FOOTBALL TEAM WILL OPEN THE SEASON AT HOME SATURDAY AGAINST TCU.. HEAD COACH ROCKY LONG SAYS IT HURTS THE REST OF HIS TEAM TO HAVE TO PLAY A CONFERENCE GAME IN WEEK ONE.. HE SAYS IT AFFECTS THE DEPTH OF HIS TEAM HAVING TO PREPARE FOR A MOUNTAIN WEST TEAM ON OPENING DAY.. YOU MIGHT NOT SEE DEFENSIVE LINEMAN PHILLIP HARRISON IN THE LINEUP ON SATURDAY .THE DEFENSIVE LINEMAN IS STILL WORKING OUT LEGAL ISSUES AFTER BEING ARRESTED FOR SERVING ALCOHOL TO MINORS AT A COLLEGE PARTY.. LONG SAYS IT'S UNLIKELY HARRISON PLAY IF THE LEGAL PROCESS ISN'T RESOLVED..
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INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE RALPH NADAR WILL HOLD RALLIES IN ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE TODAY.. THE 74-YEAR-OLD OFTEN TIMES KNOWN AS THE SPOILER SAYS HE'S NOT BACKING DOWN OR TAKING HIS CANDIDACY LIGHTLY. NADAR WHO HAS RUN IN THE LAST 4 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS HAS RECEIVED NEARLY 3 MILLION VOTES AS A MEMBER OF THE GREEN PARTY.. NADAR WILL HOLD A RALLY TODAY AT THE UNM STUDENT UNION BUILDING AT 1:30 AND AT THE COLLEGE OF SANTA FE AT 5:30.
THERE MAY BE MORE FANS AT LOBO FOOTBALL GAMES THIS YEAR.... THANKS TO RECORD SETTING ENROLLMENT IN THIS YEAR'S FRESHMAN CLASS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE CLASS IS SO LARGE... THE DORMS ARE COMPLETELY FULL. ALL SINGLE DORMS ARE NOW DOUBLES...AND SOME DOUBLES ARE NOW TRIPLES.
IMAGINE WALKING INTO YOUR FIRST DAY OF COLLEGE WITH HALF OF YOUR CLASSES ALREADY OUT OF THE WAY AND NEVER HAVING PAID A CENT. ACTION SEVEN NEWS REPORTER DOMINIC GARCIA INTRODUCES US TO A GIRL WHO DID JUST THAT... AND EXPLAINS HOW ALBUQUERQUE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN DO IT TOO... NEW THIS MORNING CAITLIN O GRADY LOVES SCIENCE. CAITLIN O'GRADY: "IT SHOWS A WAVE, OUR PROFESSOR USED IT TO SHOW CERTAIN EFFECTS OF THE WAVE." SHE'S ABOUT TO ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING VERY IMPRESSIVE. CAITLIN O'GRADY: "I'M ALMOST TO THE POINT WHERE I'VE EARNED MY ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN ENGINEERING." DID WE MENTION SHE'S IN HIGH SCHOOL. CAITLIN O'GRADY: "EVERY NOW AND THEN SOMEONE WOULD BE LIKE OH YOU'RE A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT... WOW." A SENIOR AT SANDIA, CAITLIN SPLITS TIME BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND HIGHER EDUCATION. SHE TAKES CLASSES AT CNM AS PART OF THEIR DUEL CREDIT PROGRAM. A CHANCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO KNOCK OUT COLLEGE CLASSES EARLY. SIONNA GRASSBAUGH: THEY'RE GOING TO EARN COLLEGE CREDIT WITH US AND AND H.S. ELECTIVE CREDIT." AND IT'S FREE. BUT SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY MORE HIGH SCHOOLERS COULD BE BENIFITING FROM THE PROGRAM. THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF EMPTY SEATS THAT COULD BE FILLED BY STUDENTS LIKE CAITLIN. CAITLIN O'GRADY: "IT'S JUST A REALLY GOOD PROGRAM, I THINK MORE PEOPLE SHOULD GET INVOLVED." DOMINIC: "WHEN YOU DO THE DUEL CREDIT PROGRAM IS IS A BALANCING ACT BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE, BUT IF YOU DO IT RIGHT IT IS A HUGE PAYOFF." SIONNA GRASSBAUGH: "STUDIES SHOW NATIONWIDE THAT STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN SOME SORT OF EARLY COLLEGE OR DUEL CREDIT PROGRAM FAIR MUCH BETTER AS A BEGINNING FRESHMAN IN COLLEGE THAN THEIR COHORDT OF STUDENTS WHO HAD NOT PARTICIPATED IN SUCH A PROGRAM." CAITLIN IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED. CAITLIN O'GRADY: "I'M VERY PROUD OF MYSELF, I'VE EXCEEDED ALL OF MY EXPECTATIONS." AND WITH A CHANCE FOR STUDENTS TO GET AHEAD IN COLLEGGE FOR FREE ...YOU DON'T NEED TO BE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO SEE THAT IT'S A NO BRAINER.
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INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE RALPH NADAR WILL HOLD RALLIES IN ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE TODAY.. THE 74-YEAR-OLD OFTEN TIMES KNOWN AS THE SPOILER SAYS HE'S NOT BACKING DOWN OR TAKING HIS CANDIDACY LIGHTLY. NADAR WHO HAS RUN IN THE LAST 4 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS HAS RECEIVED NEARLY 3 MILLION VOTES AS A MEMBER OF THE GREEN PARTY.. NADAR WILL HOLD A RALLY TODAY AT THE UNM STUDENT UNION BUILDING AT 1:30 AND AT THE COLLEGE OF SANTA FE AT 5:30.
IMAGINE WALKING INTO YOUR FIRST DAY OF COLLEGE WITH HALF OF YOUR CLASSES ALREADY OUT OF THE WAY AND NEVER HAVING PAID A CENT. MEL ACTION SEVEN NEWS REPORTER DOMINIC GARCIA INTRODUCES US TO A GIRL WHO DID JUST THAT... AND EXPLAINS HOW ALBUQUERQUE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN DO IT TOO... NEW THIS MORNING CAITLIN O GRADY LOVES SCIENCE. CAITLIN O'GRADY: "IT SHOWS A WAVE, OUR PROFESSOR USED IT TO SHOW CERTAIN EFFECTS OF THE WAVE." SHE'S ABOUT TO ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING VERY IMPRESSIVE. CAITLIN O'GRADY: "I'M ALMOST TO THE POINT WHERE I'VE EARNED MY ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN ENGINEERING." DID WE MENTION SHE'S IN HIGH SCHOOL. CAITLIN O'GRADY: "EVERY NOW AND THEN SOMEONE WOULD BE LIKE OH YOU'RE A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT... WOW." A SENIOR AT SANDIA, CAITLIN SPLITS TIME BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND HIGHER EDUCATION. SHE TAKES CLASSES AT CNM AS PART OF THEIR DUEL CREDIT PROGRAM. A CHANCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO KNOCK OUT COLLEGE CLASSES EARLY. SIONNA GRASSBAUGH: THEY'RE GOING TO EARN COLLEGE CREDIT WITH US AND AND H.S. ELECTIVE CREDIT." AND IT'S FREE. BUT SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY MORE HIGH SCHOOLERS COULD BE BENIFITING FROM THE PROGRAM. THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF EMPTY SEATS THAT COULD BE FILLED BY STUDENTS LIKE CAITLIN. CAITLIN O'GRADY: "IT'S JUST A REALLY GOOD PROGRAM, I THINK MORE PEOPLE SHOULD GET INVOLVED." DOMINIC: "WHEN YOU DO THE DUEL CREDIT PROGRAM IS IS A BALANCING ACT BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE, BUT IF YOU DO IT RIGHT IT IS A HUGE PAYOFF." SIONNA GRASSBAUGH: "STUDIES SHOW NATIONWIDE THAT STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN SOME SORT OF EARLY COLLEGE OR DUEL CREDIT PROGRAM FAIR MUCH BETTER AS A BEGINNING FRESHMAN IN COLLEGE THAN THEIR COHORDT OF STUDENTS WHO HAD NOT PARTICIPATED IN SUCH A PROGRAM." CAITLIN IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED. CAITLIN O'GRADY: "I'M VERY PROUD OF MYSELF, I'VE EXCEEDED ALL OF MY EXPECTATIONS." AND WITH A CHANCE FOR STUDENTS TO GET AHEAD IN COLLEGGE FOR FREE ...YOU DON'T NEED TO BE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO SEE THAT IT'S A NO BRAINER.
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A THIRD PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MADE TWO STOPS TODAY IN NEW MEXICO. INDEPENDENT RALPH NADER APPEARED IN ALBUQUERQUE ON THE U-N-M CAMPUS OUTLINING HIS MESSAGE FOR THE ELECTION. NADER SAYS HE'S UPSET WITH THE WAY THE OTHER CAMPAIGNS ARE SHAPING UP. "DAY AFTER DAY YOU WILL SEE THE CONVENTION AND THEIR SPEAKERS AVOIDING THE CENTRAL ISSUE OF POLITICS IN AMERICA WHICH IS THE DOMINATION OF CENTRALIZED CORPORATE POWER OVER OUR GOVERNMENT AND OUR ECONOMY." RALPH NADER IS RUNNING WITH MATT GONZALES, A FORMER SAN FRANSISCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PRESIDENT. NADER ALSO HAD A CAMPAIGN STOP IN SANTA FE TODAY.
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THE COUNT DOWN IS ON AS THE LOBOS PREPARE FOR THEIR SEASON OPENER WITH T-C-U THIS SATURDAY AND IF STARTING WITH A CONFERENCE GAME ISN'T MOTIVATION ENOUGH, THE LOBOS HAVE LOST 3 GAMES IN-A-ROW TO THE HORNED FROGS AND IN LAST YEARS MEETING THEY WERE THRASHED BY T-C-U 37-TO-NOTHING...NO VERBATEM GAME TIME OUT AT UNIVERSITY STADIUM ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON IS 4 O'CLOCK..
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THE INDEPENDENT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT ...RALPH NADER... IS IN NEW MEXICO TODAY. 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.
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INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE RALPH NADER MADE A CAMPAIGN STOP IN ALBUQUERQUE TODAY. HE AND HIS RUNNINGMATE....MAT T GONZALEZ VISITED UNM WHERE THEY TALKED ABOUT ISSUES SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO NEW MEXICO. HE SAID HE WANTS TO END THE CORPORATE WELFARE AND CRIME THAT HAS RESULTED IN MILLIONS OF LOST PENSIONS, SAVINGS AND JOBS. IT'S QUITE CLEAR THAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS A THIRD POLITICAL FORCE MADE UP OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WHO ARE COMMITTED TO THE PROPOSITION THAT CORPORATIONS AND THEIR GOVERNMENTS MUST BECOME OUR SERVANTS AND NOT OUR MASTERS AS THEY ARE AT THE PRESENT TIME. NADER SAID HE'S AGAINST THE PROPOSED DESERT ROCK COAL PLANT SET TO BE BUILT NEXT YEAR NEAR FARMINGTON. HE SAID WHAT'S NEEDED IS A SOLAR-BASED ENERGY POLICY SUPPORTED BY RENEWABLE, SUSTAINABLE, AND ENERGY-EFFICIENT SOURCES.
13 KRQE 5:30 PM
INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE RALPH NADER WAS CAMPAIGNING IN ALBUQUERQUE THIS AFTERNOON... HE SPOKE TO A GROUP AT U-N-M'S STUDENT UNION. NADER... ALONG WITH RUNNING MATE... MATT GONZALEZ SPOKE ABOUT THE WAR IN IRAQ... FREE-FOR-ALL HEALTH INSURANCE AND A CARBON TAX TO CONTROL GLOBAL WARMING. NADER EVEN TALKED ABOUT THE PROPOSED DESERT ROCK COAL PLANT IN THE FOUR CORNERS AREA... AND HOW HE OPPOSED IT. RALPH NADER HAS RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN FIVE ELECTIONS... INCLUDING THE UPCOMING 2008 ELECTION.
13 KRQE 5:30 PM
WHEN ASKED WHAT CONCERNS HIM MOST ABOUT TCU LOBOS FOOTBALL COACH ROCKY LONG QUICKLY SAID SPEED. IT HAS BEEN THE DIFFERENCE IN LOBO SUCCESS OR FAILURE AGAINST TCU. THE HORNED FROGS HAVE JUMPED ON THE LOBOS QUICKLY IN THE LAST THREE GAMES BETWEEN THE TWO- WINNING ALL THREE. LOBOS OFFENSIVE LINEMAN ERIK COOK IS ON THE ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD WATCH LIST. THE AWARD HONORS THE NATION'S TOP LINEMAN. A WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN HOUSTON TEXAS DECEMBER 10TH. LOBO SEASON TICKETS ARE AT THEIR SECOND HIGHEST SINCE 2005 WITH 16 THOUSAND 400 SOLD. TWENTY THREE THOUSAND TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD FOR THE LOBOS TCU GAME. KICKOFF SATURDAY IS 4:06.
13 KRQE 10:00 PM
WHEN THE LOBOS PLAY TCU SATURDAY IT WILL BE THE CHERRY AND SILVER'S EARLIEST MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE GAME EVER. THAT'S A POINT NOT LOST ON COACH ROCKY LONG. IF COACH LONG HAD HIS PREFERENCE CONFERENCE PLAY WOULD START A LITTLE LATER IN THE SEASON. LONG SAYS BECAUSE OF PREPARATION AN EARLY CONFERENCE GAME CAN HURT A TEAM'S DEPTH. LINEMAN ERIK COOK IS ON THE ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD WATCH LIST. THE AWARD HONORS THE NATION'S TOP LINEMAN. A WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN HOUSTON TEXAS DECEMBER 10TH.
41 KLUZ 5PM
LA NOCHE EN EL SOCCER COMPLEX DE UNM DONDE ESTARAN RECIBIENDO A LAS OSAS DE BAYLOR ESTE SERA EL PRIMER ENCUENTRO ENTRE OSAS Y LOBAS. ESTA REPRESENTARA LA SEGUNDA APARICION DE LAS LOBAS FRENTE A SU AFICION DE UNA CANTIDA DE 6 ENCUENTROS PROGRAMADOS A LO LARGO DE LA CAMPAQA.Y YA QUE HABLAMOS DEL LOBOS HABLEMOS ENTONCES DE J.R GIDDENS QUIEN HOY SE CONVIRTIO OFICIALMENTE EN JUGADOR DE LOS CELTICS DE BOSTON, EL JUGADOR DE 23 AQOS QUIEN PROMEDIO 16.3 PUNTOS Y 8.8 REBOTES POR PARTIDO DURANTE LA ULTIMA TEMPORADA CON LOS LOBOS, MANIFESTO QUE HA SUPERADO SUS PROBLEMES DE CARACTER HACIENDO ALUCION A LAS DOS SUSPENCIONES SUFRIDA MIENTRAS JUGABA CON LOS LOBOS.