1. ABQ Journal - "Debate over the origins of the Grand Canyon"
The recent data of the origins and age of the Grand Canyon, determined by a team of geologists led by UNM Karl Karlstrom, are published in the academic journal, Nature Geoscience.

2. ABQ Journal - "Getting right to the bottom of underwear"
The story highlights a Lobo Living Room lecture at UNM Rodey Theatre, on the "History of Underwear" with UNM professor, Dorothy Baca.

3. ABQ Journal - "Samaritan Counseling Center taps honorees for ethics in business"
Samaritan partners with UNM Anderson School of Management for the annual selection of New Mexico Ethics in Business Award winners.

4. Free News Pos - "Indigenous diets can help fight modern illnesses, say health experts"
Traditional food consumed by rural communities contain nutrients that are lacking in high- and middle-income countries
Martin Reinhardt, assistant professor of Native American studies at Northern Michigan U, who coordinated a UNM project called decolonize your diet, thinks that much of the current state of the environmental is a consequence of modern society's detachment from its food source.

5. Free News Pos - "Chimayo has a vision of the future"
UNM students engage in conversation about old plazas around Chimayo with the local community to set in motion a template for how residents would like to see the area develop over the next twenty five years.

6. Free News Pos- "NM Hispanic students top nation on AP tests"
Gov. Susana Martinez attends a Robotics Competition at the UNM School of Engineering Centennial Center and shares her excitement about the latest results on Advanced Placement course outcomes in New Mexico.

7. Media monitoring from Friday-Sunday, Jan. 31- Feb. 2

Friday, Jan. 31

13 KRQE        4:00 PM

MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS AT UNM'S NORTH GOLF COURSE ARE EXPECTED TO START SOON. THE GOLF COURSE WILL CLOSE MONDAY FEBRUARY 10TH SO CREWS CAN WORK ON THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM, LANDSCAPING, AND REMODEL THE WALKING TRAIL. IT'S ESTIMATED THAT THE IRRIGATION PROJECT OVERHAUL COULD SAVE UP TO 25 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER A YEAR. WORK IS SCHEDULED TO WRAP UP IN APRIL OR MAY. THE PROJECT IS MADE POSSIBLE BY AN AGREEMENT TO USE THE NORTH GOLF COURSE AS OPEN SPACE FOR 15 YEARS. UNM MAINTAINED OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY BUT BERNALILLO COUNTY CONTRIBUTED ONE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS TOWARD THE PROJECT.

Saturday, Feb. 1

4 KOB 6:00 PM, 18:31 PM, 10:00 PM

NOT ENOUGH DISABLED PARKING SPACES AT THE PIT! TONIGHT WE ARE SEEING SOLUTIONS TO A PARKING PROBLEM AT THE PIT FOUR ON YOUR SIDE EXPOSED LAST WEEK. ACCESSIBLE PARKING NEAR THE PIT FILLED QUICKLY, LEAVING SOME PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION. ERICA ZUCCO IS LIVE AT THE PIT NOW, WITH A FIX BY THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT. WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TONIGHT? UNM HAS OPENED UP AN EXTRA LOT- YOU CAN SEE THE SIGN HERE, HANDICAP OVERFLOW... THE LOT IS FARTHER FROM THE PIT THAN NORMAL HANDICAP PARKING, SO THEY'VE SET UP SHUTTLES TO PICK PEOPLE UP. EACH SEATS AROUND 8 PEOPLE AND THEY'VE BEEN COMING BACK AND FORTH NONSTOP TO AND FROM THE LOT...FROM AROUND 5:00 TONIGHT UNTIL NOW. WE TALKED TO PEOPLE USING THE SERVICE-- THEY SAID IT’S SOMETHING NEW TO GET USED TO, BUT THEY WERE GRATEFUL FOR HOW SIMPLE AND QUICK IT IS. VERY MUCH SO- WE'RE WAITING FOR A SHUTTLE NOW... JUST MISSED ONE... I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT BUT I'M GLAD WE GOT A PLACE TO PARK... THAT'S HALFWAY THERE THE PIT ALREADY HAD 137 HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES BEFORE. THIS OVERFLOW LOT ADDS AROUND 80 MORE, JUST BY COUNTING HERE. IF YOU USE HANDICAP PARKING AND YOU'RE ATTENDING THE NEXT GAME. GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE FIRST LOT-- IT IT'S ALL FILLED UP, THEY'LL MOVE YOU HERE.

18:40:21

NEW MEXICO'S HISPANIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE GETTING SOME NATIONAL ATTENTION. A NEW REPORT SHOWS NEARLY HALF OF HISPANIC GRADUATES LAST YEAR TOOK ADVANCE PLACEMENT COURSES. MANY DID BETTER DURING TESTING THAN STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ WAS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO TODAY TO DELIVER THE GOOD NEWS. "FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR, NEW MEXICO'S HISPANIC CHILDREN, HIGH SCHOOLS STUDENTS, RANKED NUMBER ONE FOR THEIR SUCCESS IN ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS. AND FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER OUR LOW -INCOME STUDENTS SCORED HIGHER THAN ALMOST ALL OF THEIR PEERS IN ANY OTHER STATE, COMING IN AT SECOND OVERALL." THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE RANKINGS ARE SIGNIFICANT. THEY SHOW MORE KIDS THAN EVER ARE HEADING INTO COLLEGE PREPARED.

7 KOAT 5:00 PM, 10:00 PM

A HUGE TIP OF THE HAT FROM GOVERNOR MARTINEZ, TO NEW MEXICO'S HISPANIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TODAY. SHE ANNOUNCED AT UNM THAT FOR THE SECOND, STRAIGHT YEAR, THEY'RE THE BEST IN THE NATION AT SHOWING THEY'RE READY FOR COLLEGE. "THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND I'M SO EXCITED. AND IT'S PROOF THAT WE'RE DOING, THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH ADVANCED PLACEMENT IS ACTUALLY WORKING. WE ARE PUTTING AN EMPHASIS ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TAKING THESE COURSES AND TAKING THESE EXAMS, AND PASSING THEM." ADDITIONALLY, THE GOVERNOR SAYS, NEARLY HALF OF NEW MEXICO'S LOW-INCOME STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED IN 2013 TOOK AN ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSE. ALMOST 40 PERCENT WERE SUCCESSFUL - THE SECOND HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY.

13 KRQE 7:00 AM

THE MAJOR MAKEOVER OF UNM'S NORTH GOLF COURSE IS GETTING UNDERWAY. IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE AN OVERHAUL OF THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND NEW LANDSCAPING. THE WALKING TRAIL WILL ALSO BE REMODELED. BERNALILLO COUNTY CONTRIBUTED ONE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS TOWARD THE PROJCT IN AN EXCHANGE FOR AN AGREEMENT WITH UNM TO USE THE NORTH GOLF COURSE AS OPEN SPACE FOR 15 YEARS. THE GOLF COURSE WILL CLOSE MONDAY FEBRUARY 10TH TO START THE RENOVATIONS. IT'S EXPECTED TO WRAP UP IN APRIL OR MAY.

Sunday, Feb. 2

2 KASA 9:00 PM

IT WAS A CONTROVERSIAL IDEA, PUTTING A CORPORATE NAME ON THE PIT TO MAKE SOME CASH. THE IDEA IS WORKING AT OTHER COLLEGE ARENAS, IN FACT FRESNO STATE IS GETTING TWO- MILLION BUCKS A YEAR. BUT UNM IS HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING A COMPANY THAT WILL PAY BIG BUCKS TO PUT ITS NAME ON "THE PIT." HERE'S NEWS 13'S LYSEE MITRI. CROWD NATS... IT'S ONE OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL'S MOST FAMOUS AND RECOGNIZABLE BUILDINGS -- THE PIT, KNOWN BY THAT NAME FOR MORE THAN 47 YEARS. TRUMPET NATS. IT'S A PLACE FANS ARE PROUD OF, ESPECIALLY AFTER IT WAS RE-DONE INSIDE AND OUT FOUR YEARS AGO -- A PROJECT THAT CAME WITH A COST-- $60 MILLION DOLLARS, THAT THE UNIVERSITY IS HOPING TO HELP PAY OFF BY SELLING THE ARENA'S NAMING RIGHTS. "THESE ARE COMPLICATED VENTURES. THIS ISN'T A SIMPLE BUSINESS DEAL." DEPUTY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR TIM CASS SAYS THE UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN SHOPPING THE NAMING RIGHTS FOR THE PIT TO CORPORATIONS AND WEALTHY ALUMNI FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. IT ALL HINGES ON THE RIGHT PARTNER, THE RIGHT OFFER AND THE RIGHT TIME. "WE'VE BEEN AT THE TABLE WITH SEVERAL POTENTIAL PARTNERS AND THE CONVERSATIONS HAVE GOTTEN VERY SERIOUS AND TO DATE WE HAVEN'T FORMED A MARRIAGE" UNM WAS HOPING TO LAND A NAMING RIGHTS DEAL FOR AT LEAST TEN MILLION DOLLARS OVER TWENTY YEARS -- AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN HALF A MILLION A YEAR. CASS SAYS,THE PRICETAG HAS MADE THE SALE A CHALLENGE. ."THAT'S NEGOTIABLE AND THE LENGTH OF THE TERM IS NEGOTIABLE" AS FOR THE NAME POSSIBILITIES... WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. "SO WE'RE NOT REALLY TARGETING A SPECIFIC NAME. I MEAN, I'VE HEARD BARBECUE PIT. THAT'S... UH SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOT TARGETING"... LYSEE MITRI, KRQE NEWS 13. UNM WILL NOT REVEAL THE NAMES OF ANY OF THE COMPANIES IT HAS NEGOTIATED WITH. UNM IS ALSO LOOKING TO SELL THE NAMING RIGHTS TO THE FOOTBALL STADIUM, LIKE THEY'VE ALREADY DONE WITH THE FIELD ITSELF ...WHICH IS NOW CALLED BRANCH FIELD AT UNIVERSITY STADIUM. THE SCHOOL COLLECTED ONE- AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE FIFTEEN YEAR DEAL.

4 KOB 10:00 PM

I DON'T THINK THAT COMPLIES WITH THE LAW ... NEW CONCERNS TONIGHT ABOUT HOW THE PIT MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE SEATING... ANOTHER FAMILY COMES FORWARD TONIGHT CLAIMING UNEQUAL ACCESS FOR DISABLED LOBO FANS AT THE PIT ON UNM'S CAMPUS. LAST WEEK, KOB REPORTED A SHORTAGE OF HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE PARKING AT THE BASKETBALL VENUE... TONIGHT, A FAMILY TELLS OUR CALEB JAMES THE PROBLEM DOESN'T STOP OUTSIDE THE BUILDING... IT'S A STORY YOU'LL SEE ONLY ON 4. LL INTRO: YEAH THE FAMILY WE SPOKE TO TONIGHT CELEBRATES GENERATIONS OF LOBO FANS... THEY COME HERE TO THE PIT EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE. THEY SAY IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME, BUT AT LAST NIGHT'S GAME THEY SAY THEY FELT LOCKED OUT BECAUSE ONE OF THE FANS IN THEIR FAMILY IS DISABLED. THREE GENERATIONS OF FANS... HOUSE FULL OF LOBOS! TODAY, JENNIFER FOOTE AND HER 92-YEAR-OLD GRANDPA WALTER ROWE CHEERED THE BRONCOS IN THE SUPERBOWL... BUT LAST NIGHT AT THE PIT, THESE FANS SAY THEY HAD A BIG REASON NOT TO CHEER. IT WAS A DISAPPOINTMENT. JENNIFER SAYS SHE TOOK HER GRANDPA TO A LOBO BASKETBALL GAME LAST NIGHT. I CALLED THE SPECIAL NUMBER ON THE WEBSITE FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE SEATING. WALTER NEEDED HANDICAP- ACCESSIBLE SEATING, JENNIFER SAYS THAT'S WHAT WAS PROMISED FROM THE PIT BOX OFFICE... BUT IT'S NOT WHAT THEY GOT. THE SEATS WERE A ROW OF 4 SEATS AT THE VERY TOP OF A SECTION. BUT THEY WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROW. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET WALTER TO THE MIDDLE OF THAT ROW... I DON'T THINK THAT COMPLIES WITH THE LAW ... HE HAD TO SIT IN HIS WHEELCHAIR UP AGAINST A CONCRETE POLE, FAR FROM THE REST OF THE FAMILY. THEY PUT UP AGAINST A CONCRETE PILLAR AND THE WIND WAS BLOWING DOWN MY BACK AND EVERYTHING ELSE. JENNIFER TALKED TO THE PIT TICKET OFFICE... SHE SAYS A WOMAN THERE SAID THE SEATS SHE'D BEEN SOLD ARE NOT WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE. SHE DIDN'T OFFER ANY OTHER OPTIONS SHE DIDN'T OFFER TO EXCHANGE OUR TICKETS. JENNIFER SAYS PIT MANAGEMENT TOLD HER WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE SEATS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SEASON TICKET HOLDERS... MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT UNDER THE ADA, THEY HAVE TO OFFER TICKETS TO EVERYONE ON AN EQUAL BASIS. WE CONTACTED PIT TICKET MANAGEMENT... THEY SAY WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE SEATING IS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE BUT IT SELLS OUT VERY QUICKLY... THEY SAY WALTER WAS GIVEN A HANDICAP OVERFLOW SEAT LAST NIGHT... JENNIFER SAYS THAT'S NOT QUITE GOOD ENOUGH. ESPECIALLY FOR SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN SUCH A BIG LOBOS FAN AND A SUPPORTER OVER THE YEARS... IN ALBUQUERQUE I'M CALEB JAMES. IT WAS A BIT OF A SLAP IN THE FACE... KOB EYEWITNESS NEWS 4. THIS ACCUSATION ISN'T THE FIRST TARGETING THE PIT FOR BEING LESS-THAN-FRIENDLY FOR DISABLED FANS. 4 ON YOUR SIDE EXPOSED A HANDICAP PARKING SHORTAGE AT THE PIT LAST WEEK. BECAUSE OF OUR STORY, UNM CREATED ADDITIONAL OVERFLOW PARKING FOR DISABLED FANS.

Sunday, Feb. 2

7 KOAT 6:00 AM, 7:03 AM, 8:05 AM

GOVERNOR MARTINEZ HAD HIGH PRAISE FOR NEW MEXICO'S HISPANIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ... ENROLLED IN ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAMS. MARTINEZ WAS AT UNM YESTERDAY TO ANNOUNCE THAT FOR THE SECOND, STRAIGHT YEAR ... HISPANIC STUDENTS IN NEW MEXICO SCHOOLS RANK NUMBER ONE IN THE NATION FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION AND SUCCESS ON A-P TESTS, WHICH HELP PREPARE STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE. THE BENEFITS OF TAKING AN AP COURSE ARE CLEAR THEY PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE AND NEW MEXICO FAMILIES ARE ACTUALLY SAVING MONEY. I WANT TO EXPRESS HOW PROUD I AM OF OUR STUDENTS. THE GOVERNOR ALSO SAYS NEARLY HALF OF NEW MEXICO'S LOW-INCOME 2013 GRADUATES TOOK AN ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSE. ALMOST 40 PERCENT WERE SUCCESSFUL, THE SECOND HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY. THIS COMES JUST A DAY AFTER ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ANNOUNCED THEY HAD MET THEIR GRADUATION GOAL OF OVER 70 PERCENT.