January 29, 2009
Albuquerque Media Monitoring
News clips from Wednesday, January 27, include stories about:* Legislature May Cut Money for Free Bus Rides for UNM Students
* Mike Locksley Lands New Lobo Recruit
* Home Prices Falling in UNM Area
* Lobos Beat CSU 68 – 50
* Lobo Women Beat CSU 76-68
* Legislature Proposes Cuts in Ethnic Programs at UNM2 KASA 9:00 PM
THE STATE'S 454- MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT MAY HAVE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO STUDENTS PAYING FOR IT.... NEWS-THIRTEEN'S CRYSTAL GUTIERREZ REPORTS FREE RIDES FOR STUDENTS ON CITY BUSES COULD BE A CASUALTY OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS ... ...12.17.21 NATS OF ABQ BUS... ...12.19.01 HOW MANY OF YOUR FRIENDS RIDE THE BUS FOR FREE, I WOULD SAY ABOUT 2/3 A GOOD PERCENTAGE OF MY FRIENDS RIDE THE BUS 12.19.07... AROUND SEVEN THOUSAND UNM STUDENTS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FREE BUS SERVICE... MANY LIKE JORDAN COOPER...SAY IT'S THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION THEY CAN AFFORD. A LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL IN SANTA FE---MAY SOON PUT A CRUNCH ON HIS BUDGET. PROPOSING TO PUT THE BRAKES ON FUNDING THE FREE BUS RIDE PROGRAM. ...12.21.02 IN THESE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES THIS JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE SENSE 12.21.05 ... BUT THE POOR ECONOMY IS THE REASON FOR THE PROPOSAL. LEGISLATURES ARMED WITH AXES ARE NOW CHOPPING PROGRAMS THAT SOME CONSIDER TO BE WASTEFUL. STUDENTS SAY...NOT THIS PROGRAM. ...12.18.04 GAS,EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT AS EXPENSIVE AS IT WAS BEFORE, IT'S STILL PRICY AND I'M ON A BUDGET BEING A COLLEGE STUDENT 12.18.09... ...12.24.18 IF THE BUDGET CUT PROPOSAL GOES THROUGH, THAT MEANS HOPPING ONBOARD FOR FREE IS NO LONGER AN OPTION...BUT THE STATE THEY ONLY PROVIDE A SMALL PORTION OF THE FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM., ABQ RIDE AND UNM SAY THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR MUCH 12.24.30... ...12.20.39 UNM PUTS IN ABOUT 65- THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR...WE PUT IN ABOUT 240- THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR 12.20.47... THE STATE GIVES... 35-THOUSAND. NOW ABQ RIDE AND UNM ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THE REST OF THE TAB WILL BE PAID ... BUT PERHAPS NOBODY IS MORE CONCERNCED THAN THE STUDENTS WHO DEPEND ON THOSE FREE RIDES. ...12.18.32 HOW WOULD YOU PAY FOR RIDES TO SCHOOL, I WOULD PROBABLY CUT CORNERS WHEN IT COMES TO LIKE MY BUDGET WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD, HEATING MY APARTMENT THAT SORT OF THING 12.18.44... STUDENTS JUST WANT TO KNOW...WILL THE PROGRAM CONTINUE? ...12.21.51 IF THEY DO CUT THE BUDGET, WHAT HAPPENS AT THAT POINT---THAT'S A TOUGH CALL AND HOPEFULLY WE DON'T GET TO THAT POINT 12.21.58... CRYSTAL GUTIERREZ, KRQE NEWS 13. IF THE PROPOSAL PASSES... IT WILL TAKE AFFECT NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
UNM'S MIKE LOCKSLEY AND THE LOBOS LAND ANOTHER RECRUIT. THE TOP RATED DEEP SNAPPER IN ALLOF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HAS GIVEN A VERBAL TO THE CHERRY AND SILVER. SIX ONE AND 230 POUND EVAN JACOBSEN COMES TO THE LOBOS FROM SAN CLEMENTE HIGH SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA.
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AS MANY AS 200 MORE NEW MEXICANS WILL JOIN THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS. INTEL TELLS US IT WILL BE LAYING OFF BETWEEN 100 AND 200 WORKERS AT IT'S FAB-11-X PLANT WHICH SPECIALIZES IN MAKING SMALLER COMPUTER CHIPS. THE RIO RANCHO CUTS ARE PART OF INTEL'S 6-THOUSAND LAYOFFS WORLDWIDE. RIO RANCHO'S MAYOR SAYS WHILE IT LOOKS BAD RIGHT NOW - HE SAYS THE CITY OF VISION WILL SOON HAVE MORE JOB OPPORTUNITIES: WE ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER JOB OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE COMING TO RIO RANCHO - THERE IN THE WORKS RIGHT NOW - I HOPE THAT AS WE DEVELOP THOSE THAT SOME OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL BE ABLE TO FIND JOBS. MAYOR SWISSTACK SAYS THE CITY IS TRYING TO BRING MORE HIGH-PAYING JOBS TO THE CITY... BUT WOULDN'T SAY WHO THEY ARE TALKING TO. BUT WE DO KNOW CNM...UNM... A UNM MEDICAL CENTER... AND HEWLETT PACKARD ARE ALL PLANNING TO COME TO RIO RANCHO -- THAT WILL BRING IN ABOUT 5-THOUSAND JOBS OVER THE NEXT THREE AND A HALF YEARS.
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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ABOUT 20 YEARS---AVERAGE ALBUQUERQUE AREA HOME PRICES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE RED. THE METRO AREA HAD SEEN AVERAGE HOME PRICES INCREASE BY 50 PERCENT OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, BUT 2008 WAS DIFFERENT. JOE VIGIL BREAKS DOWN THE NUMBERS FOR US BY NEIGHBORHOODS: FROM 2007 TO 2008 THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOME IN THE METRO AREA FELL BY 4.3 PERCENT. THE FIRST REAL DROP SINCE 1988. THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ALSO BROKE DOWN NEIGHBORHOODS IN ITS RESEARCH. WE BROKE THE NEWS TO HOMEOWNER KERRY MCKINSTRY WHO LIVES IN THE U-N-M*AREA. THIS AREA--WHICH ALSO INCLUDES NOB HILL IN THE DATA -- HAS SIZZLED THE PAST 5 YEARS. BUT THE AVERAGE HOME PRICE HERE FELL NEARLY 11 AND A HALF PERCENT LAST YEAR. "IT'S HORRIBLE. I THINK IT JUST SHOW THE TIMES OF THE ECONOMY." SOME RITZY NEIGHBORHOODS FELL TOO. FOUR HILLS IS ALSO DOWN ELEVEN AND A HALF PERCENT. THE FOOTHILLS NORTH AREA IS DOWN NEARLY 11 PERCENT. SANDIA HEIGHTS DOWN MORE THAN 8 PERCENT. "IT'S BAD REALLY BAD." THE SOUTH VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD OF VALLEY FARMS OFF RIO BRAVO AND I-25 GOT HIT ESPECIALLY HARD--- DOWN MORE THAN 15 PERCENT. GREATER ALBUQUERQUE ASSOCIATION OF REALTOR OFFICIALS TELL US AREAS FLUCTUATE DEPENDING ON HOW MANY HOMES ARE BEING SOLD. HOME PRICES CAN DROP MORE IN AREAS WHERE MORE HOMES ARE UP FOR SALE--BECAUSE OF COMPETITION. DIFFERENT PARTS OF RIO RANCHO RANGED FROM MINUS 2 PERCENT TO MINUS 12. BUT IT'S NOT BAD ALL OVER THE METRO AREA. HOME VALUES IN THE BERNALILLO- ALGODONES AREA ROSE MORE THAN 3 PERCENT. AND MAUREEN COOK WAS NOT EXPECTING WHAT WE WERE ABOUT TO TELL HER ABOUT AVERAGE HOME PRICES IN CORRALES. "OKAY READY? I'M READY. + 7.2 PERCENT. WHOO. HA. HA. " "THAT'S GOOD NEWS. I WOULD NOT HAVE GUESSED THAT."
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INTEL WORKERS ARE WONDERING WHO WILL GET THE AXE-- AFTER LAYOFFS ARE ANNOUNCED THE RIO RANCHO PLANT. INTEL TELLS US IT WILL BE LAYING OFF BETWEEN 100 AND 200 WORKERS AT IT'S FAB-11-X PLANT. THE PLANT SPECIALIZES IN MAKING SMALLER COMPUTER CHIPS. THE RIO RANCHO CUTS ARE PART OF INTEL'S 6-THOUSAND WORLDWIDE LAYOFFS. RIO RANCHO'S MAYOR SAYS WHILE IT LOOKS BAD RIGHT NOW - HE SAYS THE CITY OF VISION WILL SOON HAVE MORE JOB OPPORTUNITIES. WE ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER JOB OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE COMING TO RIO RANCHO - THERE IN THE WORKS RIGHT NOW - I HOPE THAT AS WE DEVELOP THOSE THAT SOME OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL BE ABLE TO FIND JOBS. MAYOR TOM SWISSTACK SAYS THE CITY IS TRYING TO BRING MORE HIGH-PAYING JOBS TO THE CITY. HOWEVER HE WON'T SAY WHO THEY ARE TALKING TO. BUT WE DO KNOW CNM-- UNM-- A UNM MEDICAL CENTER--- AND HEWLETT PACKARD ARE ALL PLANNING TO COME TO RIO RANCHO -- THAT WILL BRING IN ABOUT 5-THOUSAND JOBS OVER THE NEXT THREE AND A HALF YEARS.
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A WIN TONIGHT WOULD MOVE THE LOBOS INTO A FIRST PLACE TIE IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE.. HOW DO THEY GET IT.. WE'VE GOT THE ANSWER FROM A FORMER COLLEGE PLAYER.. HERE'S LEE'S KEYS.. THE UNM WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM IS COLORADO STATE .. AMY BEGGIN LEADS THE LOBOS WITH OVER 15 POINTS A GAME.. BUT HEAD COACH DON FLANAGAN SAYS SOMEBODY ELSE BETTER STEP UP AND LEND A HAND IN THE SCORING COLUMN..
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AFTER A LOW GEAR AND MOVED INTO A TIE FOR FIRST PLACE WITH A WIN OVER COLORADO STATE TONIGHT.. THIS WAS AN UGLY ONE IN THE FIRST HALF.. LOBOS ON THE RUN.. DAIRESE GARY UP TO CHAD TOPPERT.. THE LOBOS ONLY SHOT 38 PERCENT IN THE FIRST HALF.. ONLY SCORED 24 POINTS IN THE FIRST 20 MINUTES.. LOBOS UP FIVE AT THE BREAK.. SECOND HALF THEY FEED THE BIG FELLA DANIEL FARIS.. NICE POINTS IN THE PAINT.. TOPPERT WAS ICE COLD IN THE FIRST HALF.. BUT KEPT FIRING AWAY.. ANOTHER THREE.. THE LOBOS WIN IT 68-50 .. THEY MOVE INTO A FIRST PLACE TIE IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST.. LET'S LOOK AT THE LOCALS.. TOPPERT WAS NEAR PERFECT FROM THE FREE THROW LINE AND FINISHED WITH 18 POINTS.. DANIEL FARIS HIT ALL BUT ONE OF HIS SHOTS FROM THE FIELD BUT FREE THROW SHOOTING STILL NEEDS A LITTLE WORK.. WITH THE POOR SHOOTING PERFORMANCE IN THE FIRST HALF IT LOOKED LIKE THE UTEP GAME ALL OVER AGAIN.. BUT OUR LOBO INSIDER LEE FARIA SHOWS US WHY UNM WAS ABLE TO AVOID A DISAPPOINTMENT AT HOME ... FRESHMAN PHILLIP MCDONALD DID NOT SICK WITH THE FLU.. HEAD COACH STEVE ALFORD SAYS MCDONALD SHOULD BE READY THIS WEEKEND AGAINST UTAH..
THE UNM WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM BEAT COLORADO STATE 76-68.. AMY BEGGIN LED THE WAY WITH 22 POINTS.. AMANDA ADAMSON HAD A DOUBLE- DOUBLE ANIMAL STYLE WITH 10 POINTS AND 10 REBOUNDS.. IT'S THE LOBOS 11TH STRAIGHT WIN OVER COLORADO STATE..
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THE PROPOSED STIMULUS PLAN IS EXPECTED TO BRING MORE THAN 700 MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL FUNDS TO THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO... WITH LAYOFFS LOOMING OVER THE RIO RANCHO INTEL BRANCH... MANY ARE BRACING FOR TOUGH TIMES. YESTERDAY THE CITY OF VISION'S LARGEST EMPLOYER ANNOUNCED IT WILL CUT BETWEEN 100 AND 200 JOBS IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. AN INTEL SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE COMPANY WILL ASSESS THE ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN'S IMPACT ON THE RIO RANCHO PLANT, BEFORE IT INFORMS ANYONE THEY'RE LOSING THEIR JOB. MARILYN SCULLY: "IT WORRIES ME BUT IT IS JUST ONE PIECE OF A LARGER PUZZLE. EVERY WEEK YOU WONDER HOW MANY MORE NAMES YOU ARE GOING TO HEAR." 15:39 THERE IS GOOD NEWS... MORE JOBS SHOULD MOVE INTO RIO RANCHO SOON... WITH BUSINESSES LIKE HEWLETT PACKARD, C-N-M, AND U-N-M SETTING UP SHOP IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO. THE PROPOSED STIMULUS PLAN IS EXPECTED TO BRING MORE THAN 700 MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL FUNDS TO THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO... WITH LAYOFFS LOOMING OVER THE RIO RANCHO INTEL BRANCH... MANY ARE BRACING FOR TOUGH TIMES. YESTERDAY THE CITY OF VISION'S LARGEST EMPLOYER ANNOUNCED IT WILL CUT BETWEEN 100 AND 200 JOBS IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. AN INTEL SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE COMPANY WILL ASSESS THE ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN'S IMPACT ON THE RIO RANCHO PLANT, BEFORE IT INFORMS ANYONE THEY'RE LOSING THEIR JOB. MARILYN SCULLY: "IT WORRIES ME BUT IT IS JUST ONE PIECE OF A LARGER PUZZLE. EVERY WEEK YOU WONDER HOW MANY MORE NAMES YOU ARE GOING TO HEAR." THERE IS GOOD NEWS... MORE JOBS SHOULD MOVE INTO RIO RANCHO SOON... WITH BUSINESSES LIKE HEWLETT PACKARD, C-N-M, AND U-N-M SETTING UP SHOP IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO.
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NEW MEXICO COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE ON EDGE, WORRIED PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS COULD SLASH SERVICES. 62-HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS COULD SEE FUNDING REDUCED OR WIPED OUT ALL TOGETHER. ACTION SEVEN NEWS ANCHOR NATALIE SWABY JOINS US WITH MORE PROJECT ECONOMY COVERAGE. FIRST OF ALL... THIS PROPOSAL IS IN THE VERY EARLY STAGES. THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS LOOKING TO MAKE CUTS TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION BUDGET... CUTS THAT IF PASSED WOULD NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. BUT WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED IS CREATING AN UPROAR. SOT: SUSANNA MARQUEZ, 08:17 "TO ME IT IS JUST BAFFLING WHY THEY ARE DOING THIS." 08:20 THEY'RE UPSET AND SPEAKING OUT. SOT: R.J. ALBRITTON, 19:53 "I DISAGREE, I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE." 19:57 WORD'S SPREADING THAT BUDGET CUTS MIGHT SLASH INTO SOME HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT HELP TUTOR AND MENTOR STUDENTS. SOT: THALIA CATANO, 03:52 "IF IT WASN'T FOR EL CENTRO I THINK I WOULDN'T BE AT UNM." 03:55 UNDER ONE PROPOSAL, EL CENTRO DE LA RAZA AT U-N-M WOULD SEE A NEARLY 40-PERCENT CUT IN FUNDING... ELIMINATING 3 OUT OF 7 STAFF MEMBERS. AS FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENT SERVICES... THE SAME PROPOSAL WOULD WIPE OUT THEIR BUDGET COMPLETELY. SOT: R.J. ALBRITTON, 19:28 "I REALLY DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR, IF YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE MONEY FROM EVERYBODY TAKE AN EQUAL AMOUNT." 19;33 SOT: TAMI WILLIAMS, 16:34 "AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENT SERVICES HELPS A LOT FOR THE FUTURE SO I AM NOT SURE WITHOUT THAT FUNDING WHAT I WOULD DO AND WHAT THE OTHER STUDENTS WOULD DO." 16:43 STANDUP: NATALIE SWABY, 30:15 "AND THE GROUPS RIGHT HERE, THESE ARE JUST SOME THAT ARE WORRIED, THERE'S ACTUALLY A LIST FULL OF SERVICES THAT COULD BE EFFECTED BY POSSIBLE CUTS, BUT HERE AT THE UNIVERSITY THEY WANT TO WARN EVERYONE THESE ARE JUST THE EARLY RECOMMENDATIONS." 30:28 U-N-M GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DIRECTOR, MARK SAAVEDRA, TOLD ACTION 7 NEWS THE UNIVERSITY'S PRESIDENT AND ADMINISTRATION WILL DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO PROTECT THE PROGRAMS. SOT: SCOTT CARREATHERS, 21:47 "I AM OPTIMISTIC THAT THE UNIVERSITY IS ACTUALLY GOING TO INSURE THAT WE ARE TAKEN CARE OF ONE WAY, SHAPE OR FORM. I'M CONVINCED OF THAT." 21:57 THAT'S WHAT THIS PROGRAM DIRECTOR HAS TO SAY... ...AND THESE STUDENTS HOPE HE'S RIGHT. STUDENT MASS TRANSIT IS ALSO MENTIONED IN THIS PROPOSAL... RECOMMENDING THE CITY CUT OUT FREE BUS RIDES FOR UNM STUDENTS. U-N-M'S GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DIRECTOR SAYS THE UNIVERSITY IS REPRESENTED AT THE ROUNDHOUSE DURING THE SESSION... AND THEY ARE WORKING INTERNALLY AND WITH LAWMAKERS TO KEEP THESE HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS. BACK TO YOU. THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED TO GO BEFORE THE HOUSE WITH THEIR PROPOSAL FEBRUARY 12TH. WE'LL CONTINUE TO TRACK THIS ISSUE AND BRING YOU ANY DEVELOPMENTS.
TONIGHT THE LOBO MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM IS LOOKING TO KEEP PACE WITH THE FRONTRUNNERS IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE. COLORADO STATE IS IN TOWN FOR WHAT SHOULD BE AN EASY LOBO VICTORY. JOHN SALAZAR NOW JOINS US WITH ALL THE HIGH FLYING ACTION. ON PAPER...NEW MEXICO CRUISES TO VICTORY. AFTER ALL COLORADO STATE IS JUST 7-13 OVERALL, THE RAMS BEST PLAYER MARCUS WASHINGTON IS SUSPENDED FOR ACADEMIC REASONS AND FORMER WALK-ONS GET SOLID MINUTES. NOT EXACTLY A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS MEANING THE RAMS SHOULD BE RIPE FOR THE PICKING. TO THE PIT...WHERE STEVE ALFORD IS GETTING CONFROTABLE IN HIS COURTSIDE SEAT. 1ST HALF...THE LOBOS HAVING SOME FUN ...NATE GARTH THROWS THE ALLY-OOP TO THE SKYWALKER TONY DANRIDGE...THE TIMINING A LITTLE OFF BUT DANRIDGE STILL CONVERTS...HE SCORES 16. LOBOS UP BY 5. OTHER END...THE RAMS NOT BACKING DOWN ..THEY GO INSIDE TO THE BIG FELLA DAN VANDERVIEREN WHO CAN'T BE STOPPED...CSU UP BY 2 WITH LESS THAN 5 MINUTES TO GO BEFORE THE BREAK. RIGHT BEFORE THE HALF...ROMAN MARTINEZ RESTORES SOME ORDER... THE SWEET TOUCH...AS UNM LEADS IT 24 TO 19 AT RECESS. 2ND HALF...THE LOBOS PICK UP RIGHT WHERE THEY LEFT OFF... MARTINEZ OH SO SMOOTH ...HE POURS IN 8. THEN UNM TURNS UP THE DEFENSIVE PRESSURE...CHAD TOPPERT A GAMEHIGH 18 ...IT WASN'T THEIR BEST PERFORMANCE BUT AS EXPECTED THE LOBOS WIN IT 68 TO 50. NEW MEXICO IMPROVES TO 4-2 IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST AND 13-8 OVERALL. THE LOBOS ARE TIED WITH UNLV, UTAH AND SAN DIEGO ST. AT THE TOP OF THE CONFERENCE STANDINGS. MAKE IT 11 VICTORIES IN A ROW. IN FORT COLLINS...
THE UNM WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM CONTIUES IT'S IN FORT COLLINS... THE UNM WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM CONTIUES IT'S DOMINANCE OVER COLORADO STATE AS THE LOBOS BEAT THE RAMS 76 TO 68. AMY BEGGIN LEADS THE WAY WITH A GAME-HIGH 22 POINTS. THE LOBOS ARE 5-1 IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST AND 16-3 OVERALL.
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UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO STUDENTS MAY END UP PAYING SOME OF THE STATE'S 454-MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT. NEWS-THIRTEEN'S CRYSTAL GUTIERREZ REPORTS FREE RIDES FOR STUDENTS ON CITY BUSES COULD BE A CASUALTY OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS: ...12.17.21 NATS OF ABQ BUS... ...12.19.01 HOW MANY OF YOUR FRIENDS RIDE THE BUS FOR FREE, I WOULD SAY ABOUT 2/3 A GOOD PERCENTAGE OF MY FRIENDS RIDE THE BUS 12.19.07... AROUND SEVEN THOUSAND UNM STUDENTS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FREE BUS SERVICE... MANY LIKE JORDAN COOPER...SAY IT'S THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION THEY CAN AFFORD. A LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL IN SANTA FE---MAY SOON PUT A CRUNCH ON HIS BUDGET. PROPOSING TO PUT THE BRAKES ON FUNDING THE FREE BUS RIDE PROGRAM. ...12.21.02 IN THESE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES THIS JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE SENSE 12.21.05 ... BUT THE POOR ECONOMY IS THE REASON FOR THE PROPOSAL. LEGISLATURES ARMED WITH AXES ARE NOW CHOPPING PROGRAMS THAT SOME CONSIDER TO BE WASTEFUL. STUDENTS SAY...NOT THIS PROGRAM. ...12.18.04 GAS,EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT AS EXPENSIVE AS IT WAS BEFORE, IT'S STILL PRICY AND I'M ON A BUDGET BEING A COLLEGE STUDENT 12.18.09... ...12.24.18 IF THE BUDGET CUT PROPOSAL GOES THROUGH, THAT MEANS HOPPING ONBOARD FOR FREE IS NO LONGER AN OPTION...BUT THE STATE THEY ONLY PROVIDE A SMALL PORTION OF THE FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM., ABQ RIDE AND UNM SAYS THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR MUCH 12.24.30... ...12.20.39 UNM PUTS IN ABOUT 65- THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR...WE PUT IN ABOUT 240- THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR 12.20.47... THE STATE GIVES... 35-THOUSAND. NOW ABQ RIDE AND UNM ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THE REST OF THE TAB WILL BE PAID ... BUT PERHAPS NOBODY IS MORE CONCERNCED THAN THE STUDENTS WHO DEPEND ON THOSE FREE RIDES. ...12.18.32 HOW WOULD YOU PAY FOR RIDES TO SCHOOL, I WOULD PROBABLY CUT CORNERS WHEN IT COMES TO LIKE MY BUDGET WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD, HEATING MY APARTMENT THAT SORT OF THING 12.18.44... STUDENTS JUST WANT TO KNOW...WILL THE PROGRAM CONTINUE? ...12.21.51 IF THEY DO CUT THE BUDGET, WHAT HAPPENS AT THAT POINT---THAT'S A TOUGH CALL AND HOPEFULLY WE DON'T GET TO THAT POINT 12.21.58... CRYSTAL GUTIERREZ, KRQE NEWS 13. IF THE PROPOSAL PASSES... IT WILL TAKE AFFECT NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
THE 3 AND 2 LOBOS ARE HOSTING THE 2 AND 4 COLORADO STATE RAMS. THE LOBOS KNOW OVERLOOKING THE RAMS AND THINKING ABOUT UTAH WOULD BE A MISTAKE. THE RAMS ARE AN IMPROVED TEAM BUT STILL STRUGGLING. THEY ALSO HAVE A DIFFERENT LOOK THAN LAST SEASON. TOSS TO SOT...
WHILE THE MEN ARE ON THE ROAD THE LOBO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM IS AT COLORADO STATE TONIGHT TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER CONSECUTIVE VICTORIES. THE LOBOS SPLIT IN MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE PLAY LAST WEEK. THAT COST THEM THEIR NATIONAL RANKING AT 23RD IN THE COUNTRY.
THE LOBOS AREN'T WORRIED ABOUT A RANKING, THEY JUST WANT TO FINISH STRONG IN CONFERENCE PLAY AND EXTEND THEIR WIN STREAK AGAINST THE RAMS TO 11 STRAIGHT.
MIKE LOCKSLEY AND THE LOBOS LAND ANOTHER RECRUIT. THE TOP RATED DEEP SNAPPER IN ALL OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HAS GIVEN A VERBAL TO THE CHERRY AND SILVER. SIX ONE AND 230 POUND EVAN JACOBSEN COMES TO THE LOBOS FROM SAN CLEMENTE HIGH SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA.
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STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO MAY END UP PAYING FOR SOME OF THE STATE'S $454-MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT. THE LEGISLATURE HAS PROPOSED A NEW MONEY SAVING MEASURE THAT COULD PUT THE BRAKES ON STATE FUNDING FOR THOSE FREE CITY BUS RIDES FOR UNM STUDENTS. RIGHT NOW, THE STATE PAYS $35- THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEARS INTO THE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FREE RIDES FOR ABOUT 7- THOUSAND STUDENTS. UNM AND ABQ RIDE PAY FOR MOST OF THE BUS TAB, SAY THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT WHO WOULD PICK UP THE REST, IF THE BILL PASSES.
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TONY DANRIDGE INSIDE....16 POINTS ....GARTH TO ROMAN MARTINEZ 8 POINTS ....CSU HANGING AROUND 24-19 LOBOS HALF... ...SECOND HALF CHAD TOPPERT STEAL AND TWO. POINTS. ....DANIEL FARIS 14 POINTS. THE LOBOS WIN 68 TO 50 TO IMPROVE TO 4 AND 2 IN THEMOUTAIN WEST AND 13 AND 8 OVERALL. . .
IT'S MORE OF THE SAME FOR THE LOBO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM AT COLORADO STATE. IN THIS CASE THE SAME MEANS ANOTHER VICTORY OVER COLORADO STATE. MWC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL UNM CSU THE LOBOS HAVE NOW BEAT THE RAMS 11 STRAIGHT GAMES AS THEY IMPROVE TO 16-3 OVERALL AND 5 AND 1 IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST. THEY WILL HOST UTAH SUNDAY