August 28, 2008
Albuquerque Media Monitoring
News clips from Wednesday August 27, include stories about:* Lobos Prepare for First Football Game on Saturday
* UNM Women's Basketball Guard Geronika Jackson Must Abide by Contract With Coach Don Flanagan
* UNM Working on Getting Railrunner Station.
* Ralph Nader Makes Stop at UNM
* Lobo Women's Soccor Team Plays Baylor on Friday2 KASA 9:00 PM
COMING TO UNIVERSITY STADIUM IS ALWAYS STRANGE FOR TCU COACH GARY PATTERSON. THE FORMER NEW MEXICO ASSISTANT AND FRIEND OF LOBO COACH ROCKY LONG SAYS HE EXPECTS A VERY PHYSICAL BATTLE SATURDAY. TCU IS ALSO EXPECTING TO GET A STEADY DIET OF LOBO ALL CONFERENCE RUNNINGBACK RODNEY FERGUSON WHO NEEDS ONLY 62 YARDS TO MOVE TO 6TH PLACE ON THE UNM CAREER RUSHING LIST. IF SHE WANTS TO STAY IN CHERRY AND SILVER LOBO WOMEN'S GUARD GERONIKA JACKSON WILL HAVE TO ABIDE BY A CONTRACT REACHED WITH COACH DON FLANAGAN. JACKSON WAS ONE OF A GROUP OF UNM ATHLETES CITED FOR UNDERAGE DRINKING AT A PARTY IN LATE JULY. FLANAGAN WOULD NOT GIVE DETAILS OF THE CONTRACT GIVING JACKSON AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REINSTATEMENT BUT HE DID SAY SHE IS REMORSEFUL ABOUT THE INCIDENT.
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BEING FORCED TO HAVE EXTRA ROOMATES. ACCORDING TO THE NEW MEXICO DAILY LOBO SOME ROOMS DESIGNED FOR 2 STUDENTS ARE NOW HOLDING 3 PEOPLE. WE TOLD YOU EARLIER THIS WEEK UNM HAS SEEN A RISE IN ONCAMPUS LIVING THIS SEMESTER THEY PLAN ON MAKING NEW DORMS THAT WILL HOUSE 500 TO 1 THOUSAND MORE STUDENTS.
UNM 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.
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AND JUNIOR GERONIKA JACKSON WILL JOIN THEM .. JACKSON WAS ONE OF SEVERAL UNM STUDENTS CITED FOR UNDERAGE DRINKING AT A PARTY THIS SUMMER.. HEAD COACH DON FLANAGAN SAYS HE WILL ALLOW JACKSON BACK ON THE TEAM BUT SHE MUST ADHERE TO TERMS OF A CONTRACT.. FLANAGAN DID NOT GIVE OUT THE DETAILS THE CONTRACT.. JACKSON SAW ACTION IN 26 GAMES LAST YEAR..
LOBO FANS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY TO COME FOR MONTHS NOW .. IT'S THE FIRST DAY THE MOUNTAIN SPORTS NETWORK CAN BE SEEN ON DIRECT TV.. THE MOUNTAIN IS AVAILABLE ON CHANNEL 616.. IT'S ONLY ON THE BASIC PLAN ON 9 ZIP CODES IN THE STATE.. OTHERWISE YOU HAVE TO ORDER IT WITH THE SPORTSPACK.. NOW UNM FANS AND RECRUITS FROM SEVEN DIFFERENT STATES CAN SEE THE LOBOS PLAY ON SATELLITE TV..
4 KOB 10:00 PM
UNM WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH DON FLANAGAN ALLOWED SUSPENDED GUARD GERONIKA JACKSON BACK ON THE TEAM.. JACKSON WAS ONE OF SEVERAL UNM STUDENTS CITED FOR UNDERAGE DRINKING AT A PARTY THIS SUMMER.. FLANAGAN SAYS JACKSON CAN REMAIN ON THE TEAM IF SHE ADHERES TO THE TERMS OF A CONTRACT..
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A THIRD PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MADE TWO STOPS ON WEDNESDAY IN NEW MEXICO. INDEPENDENT RALPH NADER APPEARED IN ALBUQUERQUE ON THE UNM 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 TUESDAY.
A NEW TECHNOLOGY TO HELP WITH THE PRODUCTION OF ONE OF THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT'S FAVORITE FOODS COULD BE AVAILABLE SOON. WEATHER, CROP DISEASE, AND COMPETITION, HAVE CREATED A SHORTAGE OF NEW MEXICO CHILES IN RECENT YEARS. BUT HELP IS ON THE WAY. RESEARCHERS ARE DEVELOPING A HARVESTING MACHINE TO HELP GATHER THE CROP AND TODAY THAT MACHINE WILL BE PUT TO THE TEST AT NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY.. IF THE MACHINE IS SUCCESFUL NEW MEXICO GROWERS WILL BE ABLE TO STAY COMPETITVE WITH OTHER GROWERS AROUND THE WORLD AND CONTROL THE FOOD'S COST.
7 KOAT 10:00 PM
READY OR NOT THE LOBOS KICK OFF THE 2THOUSAND8 CAMPAIGN WITH A CONFERENCE GAME AGAINST TCU THIS SATURDAY... INCLUDING LAST YEARS 37TONOTHING SHUTOUT, THE LOBOS HAVE LOST 3INAROW TO THE HORNED FROGS.. COACH ROCKY LONG SAYS ONE OF THE KEYS TO WINNING THIS GAME COULD BE DETERMINED BY HOW QUICK THE LOBOS CAN ADJUST TO TCU'S SPEED... GAME TIME OUT AT UNIVERSITY STADIUM ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON IS 4 O'CLOCK..
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IT WAS ONE YEAR AGO TODAY THAT RIO RANCHO OFFICER GERMAINE CASEY DIED WHILE PROTECTING THE PRESIDENT. TODAY HE WAS REMEMBERED. NEWS 13'S KIM VALLEZ IS HERE WITH MORE OFFICER CASEY WAS RIDING IN THE PRESIDENTIAL MOTORCADE WHEN HE CRASHED. ON THIS ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY A HUGE PIECE OF GRANITE WITH A PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED NEAR THE SPOT WHERE HE DIED.. THE PLAGUE CARRIES AN INSCRIPTION OF A VERSE FROM THE BIBLE...JOHN 15:13. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. THAT PLAQUE AND THE STONE SIT IN A MEDIAN AT THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT. IT WAS ON AUGUST 27TH, 2007 THAT OFFICER CASEY LOST CONTROL OF HIS MOTORCYCLE AROUND A CURVE AND HIT THIS TREE. HE DIED A SHORT TIME LATER. TODAY FELLOW RIO RANCHO OFFICERS AND OFFICERS FROM ALL OVER THE AREA CAME TO REMEMBER THEIR FALLEN COMRADE. OFFICERS FROM ALBUQUERQUE, SANDOVAL AND SANTA FE COUNTIES, THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT AND EVEN THE SECRET SERVICE SHOWED UP FOR TODAY'S MEMORIAL SERVICE. CASEY'S WIFE LISA AND HIS MANY FRIENDS WERE ALSO THERE. WE ARE NOT HERE TO GRIEVE LOSS OF GERMANE CASEY WE DID THAT LAST YEAR AND HAVE BEEN DOING THAT SINCE WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE A PERMANANET MARKER AT THIS SITE FOR GERMANIE AND HI SFAILY SO PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND AND APPREICATE SACRIFICES MADE BY LAW ENFORCMENT OFFICERS CASEY LEFT BEHIND A WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN KIDS. HE HAD BEEN WITH THE RIO RANCHO D.P.S. FOR 2 YEARS YEARS. BEFORE THAT HE WORKED FOR TWO YEARS WITH ***UNM ***POLICE. CASEY WAS ALSO WELL KNOWN IN THE BASEBALL COMMUNITY. HE WAS A PLAYER FOR THE NEW MEXICO METS, A FRANCHISE OF THE NATIONAL MEN'S SENIOR BASEBALL LEAGUE.
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THE FORMER NEW MEXICO ASSISTANT AND FRIEND OF LOBO COACH ROCKY LONG SAYS HE EXPECTS A VERY PHYSICAL BATTLE SATURDAY. TCU IS ALSO EXPECTING TO GET A STEADY DIET OF LOBO ALL CONFERENCE RUNNINGBACK RODNEY FERGUSON WHO NEEDS ONLY 62 YARDS TO MOVE TO 6TH PLACE ON THE UNM CAREER RUSHING LIST. SEND US YOUR SPORTS QUESTIONS. WE WILL ANSWER THE TOP THREE MONDAYS AND FRIDAYS. GO TO KRQE.COM AND CLICK ON SPORTS TO FIND OUT MORE.
LOBO WOMEN'S SOCCER COACH KIT VELA IS WORKING WITH THIS SEASON. VELA HAS SIXTEEN VETERANS AND 15 FRESHMAN. THAT'S A BIG CROP OF YOUNG TALENT BUT, VELA IS HOPING THE MIX TRANSLATES TO VICTORIES. SO FAR THE LOBOS HAVE ONE LOSS AND A TIE ON THE SEASON. THEY WILL HOST BAYLOR FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER FRIDAY. IF SHE WANTS TO STAY IN CHERRY AND SILVER LOBO WOMEN'S GUARD GERONIKA JACKSON WILL HAVE TO ABIDE BY A CONTRACT REACHED WITH COACH DON FLANAGAN. JACKSON WAS ONE OF A GROUP OF UNM ATHLETES CITED FOR UNDERAGE DRINKING AT A PARTY IN LATE JULY. FLANAGAN WOULD NOT GIVE DETAILS OF THE CONTRACT GIVING JACKSON AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REINSTATEMENT BUT HE DID SAY SHE IS REMORSEFUL ABOUT THE INCIDENT.
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TCU COACH GARY PATTERSON SAYS NEW MEXICO IS JUST LIKE HIS TEAM. THEY PLAY HARD AND DO NOT GIVE UP. MATCHING INTENSITY WILL BE IMPORTANT WHEN THE LOBOS AND HORNED FROGS GET TOGETHER SATURDAY. THE LOBOS HAVE A FOUR GAME WIN STREAK WORKING AT HOME DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON. IT HAS BEEN 24 Y EARS SINCE UNM WON FIVE CONSECUTIVE GAMES AT UNIVERSITY STADIUM. TIME OUT IS CALLED. THERE WILL BE A LOT MORE TASTY TREATS AT THE LOBOS FOOTBALL GAME. . WHEN YOU ARE AT THE FOOTBALL GAME S SATURDAY AT UNIVERSITY STADIUM YOU WILL NOTICE AN UPGRADE IN FOOD AVAILABLE FOR CONSUMPTION. THE LOBO DOG HAS COMPANY... THANK GOD.
WELCOME BACK.... LOBO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GUARD WELCOME BACK...LOBO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GUARD GERONIKA JACKSON HAS A WAY TO GET REINSTATED TO THE TEAM. JACKSON AND COACH DON FLANAGAN HAVE WORKED OUT A CONTRACT THAT JACKSON MUST FOLLOW TO RETURN TO GOOD STANDING. JACKSON WAS ONE OF A GROUP OF UNM ATHLETES CITED FOR UNDERAGE DRINKING AT A PARTY IN LATE JULY. FLANAGAN WOULD NOT GIVE DETAILS OF THE CONTRACT GIVING JACKSON AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REINSTATEMENT BUT HE DID SAY SHE IS REMORSEFUL ABOUT THE INCIDENT.
THE LOBO WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM HAS A DATE WITH BAYLOR FRIDAY. COACH KIT VELA IS IN HER 8TH YEAR AS THE LOBOS LEADER. SHE STARTS THE 2008 SEASON BELIEVING HER TEAM HAS TURNED THE CORNER ON BEING SUCCESSFUL. THIS YEAR'S TEAM HAS A WHOPPING 15 FRESHMAN BUT, THEY ARE VERY SKILLED PLAYERS WHO ARE HAVING AN IMPACT ON THE ENTIRE TEAM.VELA HAS SIXTEEN VETERANS AND 15 FRESHMAN.
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NUESTRA SECCION DEPORTIVA DE HOY MIERCOLES...YA TODO ESTA LISTO PARA EL INICIO DE TEMPORADA DEL EQUIPO DE FUTBOL AMERICANO DE LA UNIVERCIDAD DE NM, LOS LOBOS ABREN INFRENTANDOSE ESTE SABADO A LA UNIVERSIDAD DE TCU ENCUNTRO QUE COMENZARA A LA 4 DE LA TARDE, SE RUEGA A LOS AFICIONADOS LLEGAR TEMPRANO PORQUE COMO SIEMPRE HABRA FUERTES MEDIDAS DE SEGURIDAD Y SE RECOMIENDA ADEMAS NO LLEVAR PAQUETES GRANDES, RECUERDE QUE ALBUQUERQUE RIDE ESTARA PRESTANDO SERVISIO DE TRANSPORTE DOS HORAS ANTES DEL PARTIDO Y EL PUNTO DE REUNION SERA LA ESQUINA DE LA CALLE UNIVERSITY Y LOMAS A UN COSTO DE 3 DOLARES.