Albuquerque Media Monitoring
News clips from Wednesday, December 3, include stories about:

* Lobos Land Five on the All Mountain West Football Team
* President-Elect Barak Obama Names NM Governor as Commerce Secretary
* New Mexico Does Not Improve Affordability Ranking for College Students
* UNM Officials Say Job Prospects Look Good for December Graduates
* UNM Researchers Says Controversial Drug Rehabilitation Program May Not Be Effective
* Students Unhappy About Bike Removals

2 KASA 9:00 PM
THE LOBOS LAND FIVE ON THE ALL MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL TEAM. BUT, IT'S THE FEWEST NUMBER FOR THE LOBOS SINCE 2001. THE LOBOS HAVE AVERAGED NEARLY 9 ALL CONFERENCE SELECTIONS THE PAST SIX SEASONS. THE LOBOS ARE SHUTOUT ON FIRST TEAM FOR OFFENSE BUT IS REPRESENTED WITH ONE PLAYER ON DEFENSE. SENIOR CORNERBACK GLOVER QUIN IS THE FOURTH LOBO CORNERBACK IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS TO EARN ALL MOUNTAIN WEST FIRST TEAM HONORS. QUIN SHARED THE CONFERENCE LED IN INTERCEPTIONS WITH A CAREER HIGH FIVE-21ST NATIONALLY. HE ALSO HAD A MOUNTAIN WEST BEST 11 BREAK-UPS. LOBOS RUNNINGBACK RODNEY FERGUSON HAS BEEN A FIRST TEAMER THE PAST TWO SEASONS BUT HAS TO SETTLE FOR SECOND TEAM THIS TIME AROUND. FERGUSON ONLY PLAYED 7 AND A HALF GAMES AS HE BATTLED A SHOULDER INJURY. HE STILL LED THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN 100 YARD PERFORMANCES WITH SIX AND 13 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS. OTHER SECOND TEAMERS...COOK, CLARK AND WRIGHT. LOBOS LINEBACKER ZACH ARNETT DID EVERYTHING EXCEPT DRIVE THE TEAM BUS. HE GETS AN HONORABLE MENTION. UTAH QUARTERBACK BRIAN JOHNSON IS THE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR. HIS TEAMMATE LOUIS SAKODA IS THE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

THE LOBO WOMEN'S TEAM HAD THEIR DOMINATE 22 GAME WIN STREAK OVER RIVAL NEW MEXICO STATE SNAPPED IN LAS CRUCES LAST SEASON. MAYBE THAT HAS ADDED SOME SPICE TO A RIVALRY THAT IN THE PAST HAS BEEN SO ONE SIDED THAT IT BORDERED ON BEING BORING. BOTH TEAMS ARE CONFIDENT ABOUT THEIR CHANCES OF WINNING AT THE PIT TOMORROW NIGHT. THE LOBOS GO INTO THE GAME WITH A LOT OF MOMENTUM AFTER BEATING BIG 12 MEMBER NEBRASKA LAST WEEKEND. GAME TIME AT THE PIT TOMORROW IS 7:30 PM .....

4 KOB 5:00 AM
AS IF THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY WASN'T BAD ENOUGH, NOW COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY FIND OUT THEY'RE JUST MAKING IT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT FOR STUDENTS TO GET A HIGHER EDUCATION. KAYLA ANDERSON IS LIVE AT UNM WITH HOW OUR STATE STACKS UP. THERE'S GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS FOR NEW MEXICO ON THIS YEAR'S NATIONAL REPORT CARD ON HIGHER EDUCATION. THE GOOD NEWS IS ... THE STATE DOES WELL WHEN IT COMES TO PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. NEW MEXICO GETS A "B MINUS" IN THAT CATEGORY. ALSO, COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, NEW MEXICANS PAY LESS OF THEIR INCOME TO ATTEND SCHOOL. BUT THE BAD NEWS IS... WE'RE FAILING WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABLE EDUCATION. IN FACT THE STATE IMPROVED IN EVERY CATEGORY, EXCEPT FOR AFFORDABILITY. THE REPORT SHOWS POOR AND WORKING-CLASS FAMILIES HAVE TO DEVOTE MORE THAN A QUARTER OF THEIR INCOME AFTER FEDERAL HELP JUST TO ATTEND A TWO- YEAR COLLEGE. AND, THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL AID LOW-INCOME NEW MEXICANS GET IS PRETTY LOW. IN JUST A FEW HOURS, IT'S EXPECTED TO BE OFFICIAL... BARACK OBAMA IS SET TO NAME GOVERNOR BILL RICHARDSON AS COMMERCE SECRETARY. RICHARDSON WAS SAID TO BE IN THE RUNNING FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.. BUT EARLIER THIS WEEK -- OBAMA NAMED HILLARY CLINTON TO THAT POST. OBAMA  HAS A NEWS CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR AROUND 9-40 THIS MORNING. A CABINET NOMINATION DOESN'T MEAN GOVERNOR RICHARDSON WOULD NEED TO RESIGN IMMEDIATELY AS THE STATE'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE. IT'S UNKNOWN EXACTLY "WHEN" THE GOVERNOR WOULD RESIGN. IF AND WHEN THE GOVERNOR PUTS HIS NAME ON HIS RESIGNATION LETTER -- LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DIANE DENISH
WOULD BECOME THE STATE'S FIRST FEMALE GOVERNOR. GOVERNOR BILL RICHARDSON WILL NOT BE THE "ONLY" NEW MEXICAN WORKING UNDER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA. LOUIS CALDERA WILL SERVE AS DIRECTOR OF THE WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OFFICE. HE WAS THE ARMY SECRETARY FROM 19-98 TO 2001. CALDERA WILL COORDINATE ALL MILITARY SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS. HE WAS FORCED OUT AS UNM'S PRESIDENT IN 2006.... AND MORE RECENTLY.... WAS A BOARD MEMBER OF FAILED CALIFORNIA BANK INDYMAC.

IF THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY WASN'T BAD ENOUGH, NOW COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY FIND OUT THEY'RE FAILING WHEN IT COMES TO HELPING STUDENTS AFFORD COLLEGE. KAYLA ANDERSON IS LIVE AT UNM WITH HOW OUR STATE STACKS UP. IT'S A MIXED FINDING FOR NEW MEXICO COLLEGES... AND IT'S SURE TO RAISE A FEW EYEBROWS AS NEWS SPREADS. THE NATIONAL REPORT CARD ON HIGHER EDUCATION GIVES NEW MEXICO AN "F" WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABLE EDUCATION. THAT'S THE ONE CATEGORY OUR STATE SHOWED NO IMPROVEMENT IN. THE REPORT SHOWS POOR AND WORKING-CLASS FAMILIES HAVE TO DEVOTE MORE THAN A QUARTER OF THEIR INCOME AFTER FEDERAL HELP JUST TO ATTEND A TWO- YEAR COLLEGE. AND, AS SO MANY STUDENTS KNOW, THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL AID LOW- INCOME NEW MEXICANS GET IS PRETTY LOW. BUT, IT'S NOT ALL BAD NEWS. THE REPORT CARD SHOWS THE STATE DOES WELL WHEN IT COMES TO PROVIDING HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO PEOPLE. WE GET A "B MINUS" IN THAT CATEGORY. AND, FAMILIES HERE PAY LESS OF THEIR INCOME FOR COLLEGE THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

4 KOB 5:00 AM
WITH THE WAY THE ECONOMY IS... STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM UNM LATER THIS MONTH ARE WORRIED ABOUT FINDING A JOB. BUT UNM OFFICIALS SAY THE SITUATION IS NOT AS BAD AS IT LOOKS. THEY SAY ON- CAMPUS RECRUITING IS ACTUALLY UP FIVE PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR. HEWLETT- PACKARD IS LOOKING FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS.. AND FOR PEOPLE TO WORK AT A CALL CENTER PLANNED FOR RIO RANCHO. GENERAL MILLS IS TRYING TO FILL 60 POSITIONS AS PART OF ITS LOCAL EXPANSION. AND THE U-S FOREST SERVICE SAYS IT HAS PLENTY OF JOB OPENINGS IN ALBUQUERQUE.

THE COLLEGE OF SANTA FE WILL NO LONGER PARTNER WITH LAUREATE EDUCATION, BUT THE SCHOOL STILL OWES THEM MORE THAN 2- MILLION DOLLARS. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE PARTNERSHIP WOULD HAVE CONSOLIDATED THE DEBT, BUT INSTEAD THE DEAL FELL THROUGH. NOW THE COLLEGE OF SANTA FE IS LOOKING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO OR HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY FOR HELP. THE COLLEGE SAYS A STATE TAKE-OVER IS ITS LAST RESORT TO STAY IN OPERATION AND IF IT HAPPENS IT COULD COST TAXPAYRES AS MUCH AS 13-MILLION DOLLARS.
TODAY IS THE BIG DAY...PRESIDENT- ELECT BARACK OBAMA IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE BILL RICHARDSON AS HIS SECRETARY OF COMMERCE. THIS AS CONGRESS PREPARES FOR...A NEW ROUND OF HEARINGS ON A POSSIBLE BAILOUT FOR U-S CARMAKERS. N-B-C'S BROOKE HART IS LIVE IN WASHINGTON THIS MORNING WITH OUR TOP STORY. BARACK OBAMA TODAY TAPS ANOTHER FORMER RIVAL, AND THE FIRST LATINO FOR HIS CABINET NEW MEXICO'S BILL RICHARDSON BRINGS A BROAD RECORD TO THE COMMERCE POST. HE RAN THE ENERGY DEPARTMENT UNDER BILL CLINTON. ENERGY AND COMMERCE ARE DRIVING DEBATE OVER CARMAKERS' FUTURE THE BIG THREE HAVE RE- TOOLED THEIR CASE FOR NOW SOME 34 BILLION IN
LOANS. "WE NEED IT TO ADDRESS THE UNPRECEDENTED DROP IN VEHICLE SALES CAUSED BY THE FINANCIAL CRISIS." THE LATEST SALES NUMBERS ARE BLEAK. G-M PLUNGED 41 PERCENT IN NOVEMBER. CHRYSLER DOWN 47 PERCENT. THEY WARN OF COLLAPSE THIS MONTH. FORD SALES FELL 31 PERCENT. IT SAYS IT NEEDS LOANS ON STANDBY. BIG THREE C-E-O'S PROMISE TO GET HELP THEY'LL SLASH COSTS, CUTTING WORKERS, PLANTS, DEALERS. WHOLE BRANDS LIKE SATURN COULD GO. THEY ALSO VOWED TO SPEED THE ROLL-OUT OF SUPER GREEN CARS LIKE THE CHEVY VOLT, DUE OUT IN 20-10. MICHIGAN: "THESE ARE SIGNIFICANT PLANS, THEY'RE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS AND I BELIEVE THEY WILL SATISFY THE CONGRESS." THAT COULD HINGE ON DRAWING UP NEW CONTRACTS WITH UNITED AUTO WORKERS "LAST TIME WE KNEW WAS THAT THOSE CARS WEREN'T PUTTING THEMSELVES TOGETHER, AND IT STILL TAKES PEOPLE TO DO THAT." UNION LEADERS MEET IN DETROIT TODAY ON WHETHER TO BEND ON BENEFITS, LIKE PENSIONS AND HEALTH CARE "THEY WILL ONLY GET THE MONEY IF THE UAW IS WILLING TO MAKE ADDITIONAL CONCESSIONS AND IF MANAGEMENT SHARES THE PAIN. ALL THREE C-E-OS SAY TO GET TO WASHINGTON THIS WEEK THEY'RE TRADING CORPORATE JETS FOR A ROAD TRIP. OBVIOUSLY--IT'S A CRITICAL TIME FOR AUTOMAKERS.. WHAT SORT OF CHALLENGES COULD RICHARDSON FACE AS COMMERCE SECRETARY?? FORMER UNM PRESIDENT LOUIS CALDERA WILL ALSO BE HEADING TO WASHINGTON. CALDERA -- WHO WAS ARMY SECRETARY FROM 98 TO 2001 WILL SERVE AS DIRECTOR OF THE WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OFFICE. CALDERA WILL COORDINATE ALL MILITARY SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS. HE WAS FORCED OUT AS UNM'S PRESIDENT IN 2006.... AND MORE RECENTLY.... WAS A BOARD MEMBER OF FAILED CALIFORNIA BANK INDYMAC.

4 KOB 5:00 AM
IF THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY WASN'T BAD ENOUGH, NOW COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY FIND OUT THEY'RE FAILING WHEN IT COMES TO HELPING STUDENTS AFFORD COLLEGE. KAYLA ANDERSON IS LIVE AT UNM WITH HOW OUR STATE STACKS UP. IT'S A MIXED FINDING THIS MORNING FOR NEW MEXICO COLLEGES. AND THE NEWS HAS ESPECIALLY BAD TIMING AS FOLKS WORRY MORE AND MORE ABOUT THE ECONOMY. THE NATIONAL REPORT CARD ON HIGHER EDUCATION SHOWS POOR AND W ORKING-CLASS FAMILIES HAVE TO DEVOTE MORE THAN A QUARTER OF THEIR INCOME AFTER FEDERAL HELP JUST TO ATTEND A TWO- YEAR COLLEGE. AND, AS SO MANY STUDENTS KNOW, THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL AID LOW- INCOME NEW MEXICANS GET IS PRETTY LOW. ALSO, THE REPORT GIVES NEW MEXICO AN "F" WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABLE EDUCATION. THAT'S THE ONE CATEGORY OUR STATE SHOWED NO IMPROVEMENT IN. BUT, IT'S NOT ALL BAD NEWS. THE REPORT SHOWS THE STATE DOES WELL WHEN IT COMES TO PROVIDING HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO PEOPLE. WE GET A "B MINUS" IN THAT CATEGORY. AND, FAMILIES HERE PAY LESS OF THEIR INCOME FOR COLLEGE THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

4 KOB 7:00 AM
THIS YEAR'S NATIONAL REPORT CARD ON HIGHER EDUCATION GIVES GOOD AND BAD GRADES FOR NEW MEXICO. THE STATE GETS A "B MINUS" WHEN IT COMES TO PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. BUT, WE GET AN "F" WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABLE EDUCATION. THE REPORT SHOWS POOR AND WORKING-CLASS FAMILIES HERE HAVE TO DEVOTE MORE THAN A QUARTER OF THEIR INCOME AFTER FEDERAL HELP JUST TO ATTEND A TWO-YEAR COLLEGE.

4 KOB 12:00 PM
NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES GET A MIXED REPORT CARD WHEN IT COMES TO HELPING STUDENTS AFFORD A HIGHER EDUCATION. THE NATIONAL REPORT CARD ON HIGHER EDUCATION GIVES NEW MEXICO AN "F" WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABLE EDUCATION. THAT'S THE ONE CATEGORY OUR STATE SHOWED ZERO IMPROVEMENT IN. BUT THE REPORT GIVES THE STATE A "B MINUS" WHEN IT COMES TO PROVIDING HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO PEOPLE. AND FAMILIES HERE PAY LESS OF THEIR INCOME FOR COLLEGE THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

4 KOB 4:00 PM
NEW MEXICO-- AND NEARLY EVERY COUNTRY-- IS BEING BLAMED FOR NOT MAKING IT AFFORDABLE TO GO TO COLLEGE. A NEW STUDY BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY AND HIGHER EDUCATION FINDS THAT ONLY CALIFORNIA GETS A PASSING GRADE FOR CURTAILING COLLEGE COSTS. THE CENTER SAY THAT WHILE THE COST OF TUITION... BOOKS AND EVERYTHING ELSE HAS GONE UP -- INCOMES HAVEN'T. PUTTING HIGHER EDUCATION OUT OF THE REACH FOR MANY. "THERE'S A REAL CONSEQUENCE FOR THE ECONOMY AND AMERICAN STANDARD OF LIVING IF WE SLIP BEHIND THE REST OF THE WORLD." THE CENTER FINDS THAT IT ACTUALLY TAKES NEARLY 60-PERCENT OF THE AVERAGE FAMILIES INCOME TO PAY FOR THE COST OF FOUR YEARS AT A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY. TUITION RIGHT NOW FOR UNM UNDERGRADUATES IS ABOUT 46-HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR THAT'S UP MORE THAN 50 PERCENT SINCE THE YEAR 2- THOUSAND.

4 KOB 5:00 PM
A CONTROVERSIAL DRUG REHAB PROGRAM ON THE WEST SIDE MAY BE ON THE VERGE OF LOSING ITS STATE FUNDING. SECOND CHANCE HAS BEEN RIDICULED FOR ITS EXPENSIVE CARROT JUICE AND SAUNA APPROACH TO CLEANING UP ADDICTS... AND NOW SOME PEOPLE ARE QUESTION WHETHER IT'S A GOOD USE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS. CRIS ORNELAS IS LIVE FROM THE FACILITY TONIGHT. ITS NO SURPRISE THE HEART OF THE STATES DRUG PROBLEM IS THE METRO AREA... SO WE TALKED TO THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF ABOUT THE ISSUE... AND HE SAYS HE HAS GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROGRAM'S EFFECTIVENESS. ALBUQUERQUE BOXER JOHNNY TAPIA WENT THERE FOR REHAB... AND FORMER CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE JOHN BRENNAN USED TO WORK THERE... BUT THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SECOND CHANCE DRUG REHAB PROGRAM. 4:06-4:19 "UNM HAS DONE A STUDY AND THEY HAVE SOME GRAVE CONCERNS THAT THE PROGRAM IS NOT REACHING OR MEETING THE GOALS THAT THEY ESTABLISHED FOR THEMSELVES" NON-TRADITIONAL METHODS LIKE MASSAGE AND NATURAL DIET HAVE FUELED DOUBTS ABOUT THE PROGRAMS EFFECTIVENESS. 1:21-1:27 " THE BIG CONTROVERSY IS THEIR METHODS... SAUNAS AND HERBS" AND NOW THAT THE STATE BUDGET IS TIGHT ... SOME ARE WONDERING IF THIS IS THE BEST PLACE TO SPENDING TAXPAYER DOLLARS. 2:47-2:57 "LETS PUT THAT MONEY, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW, WHEN WERE ON REAL HARD ECONOMIC TIMES LETS PUT THAT MONEY WHERE WE KNOW HAS A PROVEN SUCCESSFUL TRACK RECORD" SHERIFF DARREN WHITE SAYS DRUG COURT HAS BEST TRACK RECORD FOR GETTING ADDICTS OFF DRUGS... AND HE HAS A PROBLEM WITH A AN UNPROVEN PROGRAM SHROUDED IN SECRECY WITH POTENTIAL TIES TO SCIENTOLOGY GETTING YOUR TAX DOLLARS. 5:15-5:27 "I'VE BEEN IN SANTA FE FIGHTING FOR MONEY FOR DRUG COURTS AND NOT BEEN AS SUCCESSFUL AS WE SHOULD BE AND HERE THEY COME INTO TOWN ONE DAY AND THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW THEY ARE GETTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS" SECOND CHANCE GOT ABOUT 600- THOUSAND DOLLARS IN STATE MONEY LAST YEAR... AND SOME STATE LAWMAKERS HAVE ALREADY VOWED TO FIGHT FOR MORE MONEY FOR THEM. WE MADE REPEATED CALLS TO SECOND CHANCE FOR THEIR SIDE OF THE STORY... SO FAR NO ONE HAS CALLED US BACK.

4 KOB 6:00 PM
SELECTIONS.. ONLY ONE LOBO MADE THE FIRST TEAM.. DEFENSIVE BACK GLOVER QUIN WAS THE ONLY FIRST TEAMER FROM NEW MEXICO.. THE SENIOR HAD A CAREER HIGH FIVE INTERCEPTIONS.. HE ALSO CHALKED UP 53 TACKLES.. RODNEY FERGUSON.. ERIK COOK.. IAN CLARK AND DEANDRE WRIGHT MADE THE ALL MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM .. LINEBACKERS ZACH ARNETT AND HERBERT FELDER WERE HONORABLE MENTION... TOMORROW NIGHT THE UNM WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM HOPES TO REMAIN PERFECT AT HOME THIS YEAR.. THE LOBOS HOST THE AGGIES.. UNM IS 6- AND-1 WITH THEIR ONLY LOSS BEING AT STANFORD.. NEW MEXICO STATE HAS NOT WON IN THE PIT SINCE 1995.. LAST SEASON THE AGGIES ENDED A 22-GAME LOSING STREAK TO THE LOBOS WITH A WIN IN LAS CRUCES.. THE LOBOS EXPECT ANOTHER FIGHT FROM THEIR IN-STATE RIVAL.. THE NEW MEXICO STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM HAS A TOUGH TASK TONIGHT.. FACING DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMP KANSAS.. JAYHAWKS UP EARLY 15-7 .. IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.. THE TOP RANKED BULLDAWGS GET READY FOR THE 5-A FOOTBALL STATE TITLE GAME THIS SATURDAY.. IT'S THE BATTLE OF UNBEATENS AS LAS CRUCES WILL FACE ELDORADO.. BOTH TEAMS CAN PUT UP A LOT OF POINTS.. THE QUESTION IS WHICH DEFENSE CAN STOP THE OTHER?.. TICKETS  FOR THE GAME WENT ON SALE IN LAS CRUCES TODAY.. ELDORADO STUDENTS CAN BUY THEIRS STARTING TOMORROW.. THE NMAA SOLD A LITTLE UNDER A THOUSAND ALREADY THIS WEEK.. THERE WAS SOME TALK BY FANS WANTING TO MOVE THE GAME TO UNIVERSITY STADIUM.. BUT THE NMAA SAYS THAT'S NOT AN OPTION.. SEVERAL MEDIA OUTLETS ARE REPORTING TOMMY TUBERVILLE WON'T RETURN AS THE AUBURN FOOTBALL COACH.. TUBERVILLE WON 85 GAMES AND ONE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP IN 10 SEASONS AT AUBURN.. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THE UNM AND NEW MEXICO STATE HEAD COACHING SEARCHES DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT MY BLOG.. GO TO KOB-DOT-COM-SLASH SPORTS.. FOR THE INSIDE TRACK ON WHO THE LOBOS AND AGGIES WANT TO LEAD THEIR FOOTBALL PROGRAMS..

4 KOB 10:00 PM
NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES GET A MIXED REPORT CARD WHEN IT COMES TO HELPING STUDENTS AFFORD A HIGHER EDUCATION. THE NATIONAL REPORT CARD ON HIGHER EDUCATION GIVES NEW MEXICO AN "F" WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABLE EDUCATION. THAT'S THE ONE CATEGORY OUR STATE SHOWED ZERO IMPROVEMENT IN. BUT THE REPORT GIVES THE STATE A "B MINUS" WHEN IT COMES TO PROVIDING HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO PEOPLE. FAMILIES HERE PAY A SMALLER PERCENTAGE OF THEIR INCOME FOR COLLEGE THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

THE NEW MEXICO STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL PROGRAM ISN'T AFRAID TO TAKE ON THE BIG BOYS.. LIKE DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMP KANSAS .. THE JAYHAWKS LOST SOME TOP TALENT FROM LAST YEAR'S TEAM.. BUT THEY'RE STILL PRETTY GOOD.. THE AGGIES HANGING TOUGH EARLY.. OFF THE BLOCK.. AGGIES ON THE MOVE.. THE BALL ENDS UP IN THE HANDS OF WENDELL MCKINES.. HE HAD 13 POINTS.. FOUR AGGIES IN DOUBLE FIGURES.. ===== WE ALL PRETTY MUCH KNEW HOW THIS STORY WOULD END THOUGH, RIGHT?.. K-U WITH SOME GOOD BALL MOVEMENT.. QUINTRELL THOMAS.. DUNK YOU VERY MUCH.. 100-79 K-U OVER
NEW MEXICO STATE..
THE UNM WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM TAKES ON NEW MEXICO STATE TOMORROW NIGHT.. THE LOBOS ARE 6- AND-1 WITH NO STANDOUT STAR ON THIS YEARS SQUAD.. AND HEAD COACH DON FLANAGAN SAYS THAT'S WORKED TO HIS ADVANTAGE BECAUSE THEY ALL SHARE THE BALL AND DON'T CARE WHO SCORES ..

THE MOUNTAIN WEST ANNOUNCED THEIR ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS.. ONLY ONE LOBO MADE THE FIRST TEAM.. DEFENSIVE BACK GLOVER QUIN WAS THE ONLY FIRST TEAMER FROM NEW MEXICO.. THE SENIOR HAD A CAREER HIGH FIVE INTERCEPTIONS.. HE ALSO CHALKED UP 53 TACKLES.. RODNEY FERGUSON.. ERIK COOK.. IAN CLARK AND DEANDRE WRIGHT MADE THE ALL MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM .. LINEBACKERS ZACH ARNETT AND HERBERT FELDER WERE HONORABLE MENTION...

7 KOAT 5:00 AM
GOVERNOR BILL RICHARDSON BEGINS HIS JOURNEY BACK TO WASHINGTON. HE'S LEAVING NEW MEXICO TO JOIN BARACK OBAMA'S ADMINISTRATION. IN JUST A FEW HOURS, THE PRESIDENT-ELECT WILL OFFICIALLY NAME HIM SECRETARY OF COMMERCE. ACTION SEVEN NEWS REPORTER DOMINIC GARCIA JOINS US NOW WITH MORE. THAT ANNOUNCEMENT WILL HAPPEN AT A NEWS CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO AT NINE-40 THIS MORNING... WHERE THE GOVERNOR WILL APPEAR WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA TO ACCEPT THE APPOINTMENT. RICHARDSON KEPT SILENT ABOUT THE JOB DURING HIS LAST PUBLIC APPEARANCE IN NEW MEXICO BEFORE LEAVING FOR THE WINDY CITY... BUT, HE DID JOKE RIGHT OFF THE BAT ABOUT HOW EDUCATION OFFICIALS WERE LAVISHING HIM WITH PRAISE ABOUT HIS SIX YEARS IN THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. "I WANT TO JUST TELL YOU... ALL THESE NICE THINGS BEING SAID ABOUT ME, YOU'D THINK I WAS GOING TO PASS AWAY OR SOMETHING " BEFORE JOINING OBAMA'S CABINET, RICHARDSON WOULD STILL NEED TO BE CONFIRMED BY THE U-S SENATE... AND THAT WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL AT LEAST LATE JANUARY. SO, K-O-A-T POLITICAL ANALYST BRIAN SANDEROFF SAYS DON'T EXPECT RICHARDSON TO RESIGN FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE UNTIL THEN. IF SOMETHING SHOULD GO WRONG, EVEN THOUGH THAT'S HIGHLY UNLIKELY, THEN YOU'D BE OUT OF A JOB SANDEROFF SAYS RICHARDSON WILL LIKELY STAY IN SANTA FE THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION... AND GRADUALLY PASS THE TORCH TO LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DIANE DENISH, WHO WILL BECOME NEW MEXICO'S FIRST EVER FEMALE CHIEF EXECUTIVE. DENISH HAS REMAINED TIGHT-LIPPED ABOUT IT ALL, BUT HAS SAID SHE'S READY FOR THE JOB. DOM AS COMMERCE SECRETARY, RICHARDSON WILL TAKE OVER A KEY ECONOMIC AGENCY... WITH AN 8-BILLION-DOLLAR BUDGET... AND HIS WORK PROMOTING U-S BUSINESS INTERESTS AROUND THE WORLD WILL PLAY A BIG ROLE IN TRYING TO SOLVE THE CURRENT FINANCIAL CRISIS. HE'LL ALSO BECOME THE FIRST HISPANIC NAMED TO OBAMA'S CABINET. GOVERNOR RICHARDSON WON'T BE THE ONLY NEW MEXICAN JOINING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION. LOUIS CALDERA WILL LEAD THE WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OFFICE. CALDERA WAS SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, AND PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FROM 2003 TO 2006. IN HIS NEW JOB, CALDERA WILL BE IN CHARGE OF AIR FORCE ONE, CAMP DAVID, AND ALL OF THE PRESIDENT'S TRAVEL. ITS AN IMPORTANT OFFICE WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING SURE THE PRESIDENT HAS WHAT HE NEEDS WHEN HE IS OUT IN A PLACE OTHER THAN THE WHITE HOUSE. CALDERA IS A WEST POINT GRADUATE. WHEN HE RESIGNED AS UNM'S PRESIDENT, HE BECAME A TENURED PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY'S LAW SCHOOL. AND HERE'S A LOOK AT HOW THE PRESIDENT-ELECT'S CABNET IS SHAPING UP SO FAR. HILLARY CLINTON, SECRETARY OF STATE. ROBERT GATES, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. ERIC HOLDER, ATTORNEY GENERAL. ONE TIME ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENT JANET NAPOLITANO, SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY. JAMES JONES, NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR. SUSAN RICE, AMBASSADOR TO THE U-N. AND TIMOTHY GEITHNER, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.

COLLEGE OF SANTA FE STUDENTS MEET WITH CAMPUS LEADERS AGAIN TODAY ABOUT THE SCHOOL'S UNCERTAIN FUTURE. YESTERDAY, THE PRESIDENT REVEALED FINANCIAL TROUBLES WILL ALLOW THE COLLEGE TO REMAIN OPEN FOR ONLY ONE MORE SEMESTER. THAT IS UNLESS THE STATE WILL ALLOW IT TO BECOME PART OF HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY OR THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. THEN, STUDENTS COULD CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION UNINTERRUPTED.

GOVERNOR BILL RICHARDSON BEGINS HIS JOURNEY BACK TO WASHINGTON. HE'S LEAVING NEW MEXICO TO JOIN BARACK OBAMA'S ADMINISTRATION. IN JUST A FEW HOURS, THE PRESIDENT-ELECT WILL OFFICIALLY NAME HIM SECRETARY OF COMMERCE. ACTION SEVEN NEWS REPORTER DOMINIC GARCIA JOINS US NOW WITH MORE. THAT ANNOUNCEMENT WILL HAPPEN AT A NEWS CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO AT NINE-40 THIS MORNING... WHERE THE GOVERNOR WILL APPEAR WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA TO ACCEPT THE APPOINTMENT. RICHARDSON KEPT SILENT ABOUT THE JOB DURING HIS LAST PUBLIC APPEARANCE IN NEW MEXICO BEFORE LEAVING FOR THE WINDY CITY... BUT, HE DID JOKE RIGHT OFF THE BAT ABOUT HOW EDUCATION OFFICIALS WERE LAVISHING HIM WITH PRAISE ABOUT HIS SIX YEARS IN THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. "I WANT TO JUST TELL YOU... ALL THESE NICE THINGS BEING SAID ABOUT ME, YOU'D THINK I WAS GOING TO PASS AWAY OR SOMETHING."  BEFORE JOINING OBAMA'S CABINET, RICHARDSON WOULD STILL NEED TO BE CONFIRMED BY THE U-S SENATE... AND THAT WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL AT LEAST LATE JANUARY. SO, K-O-A-T POLITICAL ANALYST BRIAN SANDEROFF SAYS DON'T EXPECT RICHARDSON TO RESIGN FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE UNTIL THEN. IF SOMETHING SHOULD GO WRONG, EVEN THOUGH THAT'S HIGHLY UNLIKELY, THEN YOU'D BE OUT OF A JOB SANDEROFF SAYS RICHARDSON WILL LIKELY STAY IN SANTA FE THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION... AND GRADUALLY PASS THE TORCH TO LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DIANE DENISH, WHO WILL BECOME NEW MEXICO'S FIRST EVER FEMALE CHIEF EXECUTIVE. DENISH HAS REMAINED TIGHT-LIPPED ABOUT IT ALL, BUT HAS SAID SHE'S READY FOR THE JOB. AS COMMERCE SECRETARY, RICHARDSON WILL TAKE OVER A KEY ECONOMIC AGENCY... WITH AN 8-BILLION-DOLLAR BUDGET... AND HIS WORK PROMOTING U-S BUSINESS INTERESTS AROUND THE WORLD WILL PLAY A BIG ROLE IN TRYING TO SOLVE THE CURRENT FINANCIAL CRISIS. HE'LL ALSO BECOME THE FIRST HISPANIC NAMED TO OBAMA'S CABINET. GOVERNOR RICHARDSON WON'T BE THE ONLY NEW MEXICAN JOINING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION. LOUIS CALDERA WILL LEAD THE WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OFFICE. CALDERA WAS SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, AND PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FROM 2003 TO 2006. IN HIS NEW JOB, CALDERA WILL BE IN CHARGE OF AIR FORCE ONE, CAMP DAVID, AND ALL OF THE PRESIDENT'S TRAVEL. ITS AN IMPORTANT OFFICE WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING SURE THE PRESIDENT HAS WHAT HE NEEDS WHEN HE IS OUT IN A PLACE OTHER THAN THE WHITE HOUSE. CALDERA IS A WEST POINT GRADUATE. WHEN HE RESIGNED AS UNM'S PRESIDENT, HE BECAME A TENURED PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY'S LAW SCHOOL. AND HERE'S A LOOK AT HOW THE PRESIDENT-ELECT'S CABNET IS SHAPING UP SO FAR. HILLARY CLINTON, SECRETARY OF STATE. ROBERT GATES, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. ERIC HOLDER, ATTORNEY GENERAL. ONE TIME ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENT JANET NAPOLITANO, SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY. JAMES JONES, NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR. SUSAN RICE, AMBASSADOR TO THE U-N. AND TIMOTHY GEITHNER, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.

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EARLIER THIS WEEK, WE REVEALED HOW BICYCLES WERE DISAPPEARING FROM THE U.N.M. CAMPUS; AND STUDENTS HAD NO IDEA WHERE TO TURN TO FIND THEIR BIKES. TONIGHT ACTION SEVEN NEWS REPORTER CHRIS RAMIREZ SPEAKS TO A UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ABOUT THAT PROBLEM AND GETS ANSWERS ABOUT WHERE THE BIKES ARE. STUDENTS ADMIT TO LOCKING BIKES TO TREES OR RAILINGS... WES DONALD EVEN GOT A WARNING...BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW WHO FROM. TAPE1, WES DONALD, 7:34-39 THERE SHOULD BE MORE BIKE RACKS AND MORE COMMUNICATION ABOUT BIKE RACKS AND WHERE YOU CAN PARK. DOZENS OF OTHER STUDENTS CAME FORWARD STATING THEIR BIKES DISSAPPEARED... TAPE2,19:42-51 CHRIS STANDUP. MOST STUDENTS DON'T KNOW THE BICYCLES ARE IMPOUNDED IN THE BASEMENT OF A UNIVERSITY BUILDING. RIGHT NOW IN THE IMPOUND CAGE THERE ARE ABOUT 20 BIKES. IT WASN'T UNM'S POLICE DEPARTMENT OR PARKING OFFICE CONFISCATING THE BIKES, IT WAS THE PHYSICAL PLANT DEPARTMENT...THE EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBLE FOR GROUNDSKEEPING AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE. MONDAY, AN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR TOLD US THIS... HARVEY CHACE, 15:12-16 WE ARE NOT IN THE HABIT OF REMOVING PEOPLE'S PERSONAL PROPERTY OR TAMPERING WITH IT. INSTEAD HARVEY CHACE SAID THE BIKE REMOVALS WERE DONE BY AN OVERZEALOUS EMPLOYEE ... HARVEY CHACE, 17:18-27 WE PUT A STOP TO THAT. WE'VE REMINDED EMPLOYEES THEY CAN'T TAKE THE AUTHORITY INTO THEIR OWN HANDS. TODAY---THE UNIVERSITY IS CHANGING IT'S STANCE....CITING THE STUDENT HANDBOOK. MARY VOSEVICH, 9:08-23 MARY: ITS NOT ABOUT IMPOUNDING BIKES. CHRIS: IS IT ABOUT OVERZELOUS EMPLOYEES? MARY: I DON'T THINK SO. NO. CHRIS: THAT'S WHAT YOUR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR SAID MONDAY. MARY: WELL I'M TELLING YOU NOW THIS ISN'T ABOUT OVERZEALOUS EMPLOYEES. THIS IS ABOUT EMPLOYEES TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING. DIRECTOR MARY VOSEVICH SAYS THE HANDBOOK GIVES HER EMPLOYEES AUTHORITY TO REMOVE A BIKE IF IT IS IN THE WAY OF A WHEELCHAIR ACCESS OR A PATHWAY, DESPITE WHAT HER ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR TOLD US. VOSEVICH ADMITS HER DEPARTMENT DOESN'T HAVE TO INFORM STUDENTS THEIR BIKES WERE TAKEN. SHE'S SAYS THE BURDEN IS ON THE STUDENTS TO CALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AT UNM, CHRIS RAMIREZ KOAT A7N. VOSEVICH ADMITS THERE AREN'T ENOUGH BIKE RACKS ON CAMPUS AND THEY ARE ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. IF YOU RIDE YOUR BIKE ON CAMPUS, THE UNM POLICE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS YOU REGISTER YOUR BIKE WITH THEM. IF YOU'RE MISSING A BICYCLE, YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK WITH UNM POLICE TO SEE IF IT'S IMPOUNDED.

ON THE ROAD AND GUNNING FOR WHAT WOULD DEFINITELY BE THEIR BIGGEST WIN ON THE EARLY SEASON, THE NEW MEXICO STATE AGGIES WERE IN KANSAS TO TAKE ON THE DEFENDING N-C-A-A CHAMPION KANSAS JAYHAWKS TONIGHT AND ON THE ROAD AND GUNNING FOR WHAT ON THE ROAD AND GUNNING FOR WHAT WOULD DEFINITELY BE THEIR BIGGEST WIN ON THE EARLY SEASON, THE NEW MEXICO STATE AGGIES WERE IN KANSAS TO TAKE ON THE DEFENDING N-C-A-A CHAMPION KANSAS JAYHAWKS TONIGHT AND THE JAYHAWKS DIDN'T WASTE ANYTIME JUMPING OUT TO A QUICK LEAD IN THIS ONE.. A LAY-UP FROM TYSHAWN TAYLOR FOLLOWED BY A 3-BALL FROM BRADY MORNINGSTAR AND THE JAYHAWKS WERE IN FRONT 11-TO-2.. TRYING TO KEEP IT CLOSE, JOHNATHON GIBSON KNOCKS ONE DOWN FROM BEHIND THE ARC AND THE LEAD WAS DOWN TO SIX.. BUT THAT WAS ABOUT AS CLOSE AS IT WOULD GET.. WITH FIVE PLAYERS IN DOUBLE FIGURES, KANSAS COMPLETELY DOMINATED THE 2ND HALF ... JAMING THEIR WAY TO THE 'CENTURY MARK' THE 25TH RANKED JAYHAWKS IMPROVE TO 6-AND-1 ON THE YEAR AS THEY SLAM THE 2-AND-3 AGGIES 100-TO-79...
WORKING ON A 3-GAME WINNING STREAK, THE LOBO WOMEN ARE HOME TOMORROW NIGHT FOR THEIR ANNUAL GET TOGETHER WITH THE AGGIES.. NOW UP UNTIL LAST YEARS MEETING DOWN IN LAS CRUCES THE LOBOS HAD WON 22 GAMES IN-A-ROW AGAINST THEIR IN-STATE RIVALS.. GAME TIME IN THE PIT TOMORROW NIGHT IS 7-30..
THE MOUNTAIN WEST HANDED OUT THEIR ALL-CONFERENCE FOOTBALL HONORS TODAY AND FOR THE LOBOS THE ONLY PLAYER TO EARN 1ST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS THIS YEAR WAS SENIOR CORNERBACK GLOVER QUIN ... QUIN HAD A CAREER HIGH 5 INTERCEPTIONS THIS PAST SEASON... ALSO RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR PLAY, DEANDRE WRIGHT, RODNEY FURGESON, ERIK COOK AND IAN CLARK WERE ALL NAMED TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE TODAY ... AND NOT TO BE LEFT OUT, ZACH ARNETT AND HERBERT FELDER WERE BOTH NAMED HONORABLE MENTION...

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OFFICIALS AT UNM SAY MANY BIKES THAT HAVE DISAPPEARED FROM CAMPUS MAY BE FOUND IN A UNIVERSITY IMPOUND. OFFICIALS SAY EMPLOYEES CAN REMOVE THE BIKES WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE OWNERS AND MOVE THEM TO THE IMPOUND. THEY SAY THE BIKES REMOVED WERE BLOCKING WHEELCHAIR ACCESS AREAS, OR PATHWAYS.

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SO WHAT EXACTLY WILL GOVERNOR RICHARDSON DO AS COMMERCE SECRETARY? NEWS 13'S MIKE PALUSKA FOUND OUT. HE JOINS US LIVE IN THE NEWSPLEX WITH MORE. KIM, THE LIST OF DUTIES IS LONG. THERE ARE TWELVE BUREAUS THE COMMERCE SECRETARY OVER- SEES. THEY ARE THE BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY, CENSUS, PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS, AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE, JUST TO NAME A FEW. ONE OF GOVERNOR BILL RICHARDSON'S MAJOR ROLES ACCORDING TO TWO UNM PROFESSORS WILL BE TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES. THE MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT IS TO FOSTER, PROMOTE, AND DEVELOP FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE. TRADITIONALLY SECRETARIES THAT ARE CHOSEN HAVE STRONG BUSINESS BACKGROUNDS ... RICHARDSON DOES NOT. WHAT HE DOES HAVE IS PLENTY OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE. ...." CERTAINLY DOING THE INITIAL DISCUSSIONS WITH COUNTRIES IN TERMS OF FACILITATING TRADE ENCOURAGING THEM TO HAVE LAWS THAT PERMIT US BUSINESSES TO OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY".... ...."ONE OF HIS TASKS WILL BE TO PROMOTE US EXPORT AND THATS GOING TO DEPEND NOT JUST ON THE STATE OF US ECONOMY BUT THE WORLD ECONOMY".... CARLOS GUTIERREZ IS THE CURRENT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE. UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP ...GUTIERREZ ESTABLISHED A RECONSTRUCTION TASK FORCE TO HELP REBUILD IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN WITH THE HELP OF BUSINESSES LIKE BOEING, PEPSI AND PROCTOR AND GAMBLE. THE DEPARTMENT HAS 38-THOUSAND EMPLOYEES AND AN ANNUAL BUDGET OF MORE THAN 7 BILLION DOLLARS. ...BACK TO YOU. OKAY MIKE... ONE OF THE AREAS GOVERNOR RICHARDSON IS EXPECTED TO FOCUS HIS ATTENTION ON ...IS MINORITY BUSINESSES.

BUT, IT'S THE FEWEST NUMBER FOR THE LOBOS SINCE 2001. THE LOBOS HAVE AVERAGED NEARLY 9 ALL CONFERENCE SELECTIONS THE PAST SIX SEASONS. THE LOBOS ARE SHUTOUT ON FIRST TEAM FOR OFFENSE BUT IS REPRESENTED WITH ONE PLAYER ON DEFENSE. SENIOR CORNERBACK GLOVER QUIN IS THE FOURTH LOBO CORNERBACK IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS TO EARN ALL MOUNTAIN WEST FIRST TEAM HONORS. QUIN SHARED THE CONFERENCE LED IN INTERCEPTIONS WITH A CAREER HIGH FIVE-21ST NATIONALLY. HE ALSO HAD A MOUNTAIN WEST BEST 11 BREAK-UPS. LOBOS RUNNINGBACK RODNEY FERGUSON HAS BEEN A FIRST TEAMER THE PAST TWO SEASONS BUT HAS TO SETTLE FOR SECOND TEAM THIS TIME AROUND. FERGUSON ONLY PLAYED 7 AND A HALF GAMES AS HE BATTLED A SHOULDER INJURY. HE STILL LED THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN 100 YARD PERFORMANCES WITH SIX AND 13 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS. OTHER SECOND TEAMERS...COOK, CLARK AND WRIGHT. LOBOS LINEBACKER ZACH ARNETT DID EVERYTHING EXCEPT DRIVE THE TEAM BUS. HE GETS AN HONORABLE MENTION. UTAH QUARTERBACK BRIAN JOHNSON IS THE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR. HIS TEAMMATE LOUIS SAKODA IS THE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR. UTAH COACH KYLE WHITTINGHAM IS THE COACH OF THE YEAR AFTER GUIDING HIS TEAM TO A 12 AND OH RECORD.
THE LOBO WOMEN'S TEAM HAD THEIR DOMINATE 22 GAME WIN STREAK OVER RIVAL NEW MEXICO STATE SNAPPED IN LAS CRUCES LAST SEASON. MAYBE THAT HAS ADDED SOME SPICE TO A RIVALRY THAT IN THE PAST HAS BEEN SO ONE SIDED THAT IT BORDERED ON BEING BORING. BOTH TEAMS ARE CONFIDENT ABOUT THEIR CHANCES OF WINNING AT THE PIT TOMORROW NIGHT. THE LOBOS GO INTO THE GAME WITH A LOT OF MOMENTUM AFTER BEATING BIG 12 MEMBER NEBRASKA LAST WEEKEND. GAME TIME AT THE PIT TOMORROW IS 7:30 PM .....
THE SECOND TEAM ON THE NEW MEXICO STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM THREE GAME ROAD TRIP IS A HEAVY BASKETBALL TEAM THREE GAME ROAD TRIP IS A HEAVY HITTER. THE AGGIES ARE AT 25TH RANKED KANSAS TONIGHT. THE AGGIES LOST TO LONG BEACH STATE IN THEIR FIRST GAME OF THIS PARTICULAR ROAD TRIP OVER THE WEEKEND. THE AGGIES ARE CURRENTLY FOUR AND TWO.

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NOTHING LIKE SCHEDULING THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL TO GET YOUR TEAM A LITTLE EXPERIENCE AWAY FROM HOME. NEW MEXICO STATE TAKING THAT CHALLENGE TONIGHT AGAINST 25TH RANKED KANSAS. ....TYSHAWN TAYLOR OPENING TIP TO SCORE TWO OF HIS 23 POINTS. ......JONATHAN GIBSON THREE POINTER...AGGIES ONLY DOWN 27 TO 20. ....GIBSON ANOTHER THREE 31 TO 25 AGGIES DOWN SIX. FRESHMAN HERNST LAROUCHE MAKES IT A FIVE POINT GAME. THE AGGIES TRAILED 42 TO 31 AT THE HALF. KANSAS PULLED AWAY IN THE SECOND HALF FOR A 100 TO 79 VICTORY. . .
STATE BRAGGING RIGHTS ARE ON THE LINE TOMORROW AS THE LOBO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM PLAYS IN STATE RIVAL NEW MEXICO STATE. COACH DON FLANANGAN BELIEVES HIS LOBO WOMEN WILL GET MORE OF A COMPETITIVE GAME FROM THE AGGIES. THE LOBOS WON 22 STRAIGHT AGAINST THE AGGIES BEFORE LOSING ONE LAST YEAR. THE GAME COMES AT A TIME WHEN THE LOBOS ARE PLAYING VERY WELL AND ANSWERING EVERY CHALLENGE. THE LOBOS AND AGGIES PLAY AT 7:30 TOMORROW NIGHT PLAY AT 7:30 TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE PIT.
THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE HANDS OUT POSTSEASON AWARDS. THE LOBOS ARE RECOGNIZED BUT, NOT LIKE IN THE PAST. FIVE LOBOS ARE ALL CONFERENCE. IT'S THE FEWEST FOR THE LOBOS SINCE 2001. THE LOBOS HAVE AVERAGED NEARLY 9 ALL CONFERENCE SELECTIONS THE PAST SIX SEASONS. THE LOBOS ARE LEFT OFF THE OFFENSIVE END FOR FIRST TEAMERS. SENIOR CORNERBACK GLOVER QUIN GIVES THE CHERRY AND SILVER REPRESENTATION ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL. QUIN SHARED THE CONFERENCE LED IN INTERCEPTIONS WITH A CAREER HIGH FIVE-21ST NATIONALLY. HE ALSO HAD A MOUNTAIN WEST BEST 11 BREAK-UPS. LOBOS RUNNINGBACK RODNEY FERGUSON HAS BEEN A FIRST TEAMER THE PAST TWO SEASONS BUT HAS TO SETTLE FOR SECOND TEAM THIS TIME AROUND. FERGUSON ONLY PLAYED 7 AND A HALF GAMES AS HE BATTLED A SHOULDER INJURY. HE STILL LED THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN 100 YARD PERFORMANCES WITH SIX AND 13 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS. OTHER SECOND TEAMERS...COOK, CLARK AND WRIGHT. LOBOS LINEBACKER ZACH ARNETT DID EVERYTHING EXCEPT DRIVE THE TEAM BUS. HE GETS AN HONORABLE MENTION. UTAH QUARTERBACK BRIAN JOHNSON IS THE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR. HIS TEAMMATE LOUIS SAKODA IS THE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR. UTAH COACH KYLE WHITTINGHAM IS THE COACH OF THE YEAR

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