1.  ABQ Journal - "Mexican consul presents checks to UNM, SFCC"
The Mexican consul in ABQ presents $50,000. check to UNM aimed at helping Mexican students studying in this country.
Read more at: 
http://www.abqjournal.com/295904/news/abq-news/mexican-consul-presents-checks-to-unm-sfcc.html

2.  ABQ Business First - "ABQ one of the best places to be younger than 35"
UNM President Bob Frank agrees.  Read more at:
ttp://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2013/11/07/abq-one-of-the-best-places-to-be-young.html

3.  e! Science News - "Researchers study chimpanzee community isotopes to learn "about ancient food sources (w/ Video)
Asst. Professor of Anthropology Sherry V. Nelson has a new research paper that examines carbon and oxygen stable isotopes in the tooth enamel of animals from a chimpanzee community to understand the environment of fossil apes and early humans. Read more at:
http://esciencenews.com

4.  Navajo Times - "Students air their thoughts on language preservation"
Ten students voice their concerns for Navajo youth as part of a panel discussion during a Native Studies Symposium. Andy Nez, a Diné student at UNM, saw the panel as a good way for the kids to express their "concerns, good and bad for the community." Read more at: 
http://www.navajotimes.com/education/2013/1113/110713dilkon.php

5.  Scientific American - "Republicans Put 'National Interest' Requirement on National Science Foundation"
Former NSF program director Scott Collins, a biologist at UNM, questions whether the national-interest provision is an appropriate use of NSF staff time. Read more at: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=republicans-put-national-interest-nsf

6.  FindLaw - "A New Dimension"
Proven Products & Services, an 18-year-old Albuquerque company claims to be New Mexico's first commercial three-dimensional print shop, and invites interns from the UNM and local high schools to come up with their own designs. Read more at:
http://legalpronews.findlaw.com/article/bff5062f667aa4668fc688769f3f035d

7.  FindLaw - "AG King to promote crime-fighting partnership between New Mexico, Chihuahua"
Molly Molloy, a UNM researcher who has studied Mexico's drug war, weighs in. Read more at: 
http://legalpronews.findlaw.com/article/2f4b88a7e26888536948f32b50731c98

8.  Alibi.com - "Hour of the Lobo”
Check out this beautiful video created by Kamiomedia that highlights UNM at night. http://alibi.com/blog/s/film/w3177/Hour-of-the-Lobo.html

9.  Med Page Today - "Civilians Meet Military's Psych Epidemic"
According to Mario Cruz, UNM, M.D., health issues such as suicide, substance use disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury have emerged as a major public health epidemic. Read more at:
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/APHA/42767

10.  UNM Media Watch from Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013

2 KASA                9:00 PM               News     

THE FORMER UNM PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF RUNNING AN ONLINE BROTHEL IS GETTING HIS STUFF BACK FROM APD. "IF THERE'S NO REASON FOR IT TO BE RETAINED BECAUSE THE STATE'S NOT PURSUING ADDITIONAL CHARGES OR ANYTHING STEMMING FROM THE INVESTIGATION THEN THERE IS NO REASON FOR APD TO HAVE IT." IN 2011 ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SEIZED COMPUTERS, A CELL PHONE AND CASH FROM GARCIA'S HOME AND UNM OFFICE AFTER HIS ARREST FOR PROMOTING PROSTITUTION.TODAY A JUDGE AGREED TO RETURN THAT STUFF TO GARCIA. HE WAS ACCUSED OF BEING ONE OF THE RINGLEADERS BEHIND THE "SOUTHWEST COMPANIONS" WEBSITE THAT LINKED JOHNS WITH PROSTITUTES. BUT THE CHARGES WERE LATER DROPPED AFTER A JUDGE RULED THAT "A WEBSITE ISN'T A PHYSICAL HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION" UNDER STATE LAW. THIS CASE ACTUALLY SPURRED A STATE BILL THIS YEAR THAT WOULD HAVE MADE THE OPERATION OF A WEBSITE OR FORUM TO PROMOTE PROSTITUTION A FELONY. IT DIED IN THE SENATE.

IF YOU BOUGHT INDIAN JEWELRY FROM A SANTA FE STORE.YOU'D LIKELY EXPECT IT TO BE THE REAL DEAL... AND WHAT ABOUT FROM THE MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO .. OR FROM THE FAMOUS SMITHSONIAN? IT'S ABSOLUTELY AUTHENTIC.. RIGHT? WRONG! AND NEWS THIRTEEN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER LARRY BARKER GOES UNDER COVER TO SHOW YOU. THEY ARE FAKES AND FRAUDS, COUNTERFEITS DESIGNED TO DECEIVE. .SPILDE: "Q. AS FAKES GO, HOW GOOD WERE THEY? A. I WOULD SAY THEY ARE PRETTY GOOD FAKES." IT'S NOT JUST DECEPTION. IT'S A CRIME. IN SOME CASES A FELONY. A TEXAS TOURIST PAID $480 FOR THIS SQUASH BLOSSOM NECKLACE PURCHASED FROM A NOW DEFUNCT SANTA FE GIFT SHOP. HOWEVER, TESTS SHOW THESE STONES, REPRESENTED AS LAPIS, ARE ACTUALLY PLASTIC IMITATIONS. AND THEN THERES TURQUOISE. IT MAY NOT SPARKLE LIKE DIAMONDS OR GLITTER LIKE GOLD, BUT THIS GEM STONE IS THE BASIS FOR AN INDUSTRY THAT PUMPS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO THE NEW MEXICO ECONOMY. IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH AT THE MINE, BUT ONCE ITS CUT AND POLISHED, TURQUOISE IS RECOGNIZED WORLDWIDE FOR ITS BEAUTY IN INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS. JOE DAN LOWRY, LITERALLY, WROTE THE BOOK ON TURQUOISE. .LOWRY: "TURQUOISE IS THE PEOPLE'S GEMSTONE. THEY'RE BUYING THE COLOR, THEY'RE BUYING THE BEAUTY, THEY'RE BUYING THE MYSTIQUE OF WHAT TURQUOISE REPRESENTS." NATURAL TURQUOISE CAN BE PRICEY. BUT NOT ALL PRICEY TURQUOISE IS THE REAL DEAL. FOR EXAMPLE THE GEM ON THE LEFT IS A RARITY WORTH $20,000. THE ONE OF THE RIGHT IS A CHEAP IMITATION WORTH LESS THAN TEN BUCKS. THE ILLEGAL MISREPRESENTATI ON OF INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS IS A HUGE UNDERGROUND BUSINESS IN NEW MEXICO. THIS CABOCHON LOOKS LIKE DIFFERENT SEMI PRECIOUS STONES. IN FACT, ITS A $2.00 PIECE OF PLASTIC MADE IN CHINA. .LOWRY: "THE CONSUMER THINKS THAT THIS ARTIST OR THIS STORE IS SELLING THEM A PRETTY RARITY INSTEAD THEY ARE GETTING PURE PLASTIC." OTHER COUNTERFEITS ARE MADE OUT OF LOW GRADE TURQUOISE WHICH RESEMBLES CHALK. IF YOU PUMP IN PLASTIC RESINS, EPOXY AND ARTIFICALLY ALTER THE COLOR AND HARDNESS, YOU GET STABILIZED TURQUISE THAT CAN BE CUT AND POLISHED. .LOWRY: "AN IMITATION LOOKS MORE AND MORE LIKE THE ORIGINAL AND WITH TODAY'S SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY YOU CAN MAKE SOME INCREDIBLE STUFF THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND." DESPITE THE LAW REQUIRING WRITTEN DISCLOSURE IF AN ITEM IS NOT AUTHENTIC, SOME MERCHANTS RESORT TO BLATANT DECEPTION ANYWAY. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS TURQUOISE NECKLACE IS PEDDLED BY KOKOCHILE, A SANTA FE GIFT SHOP JUST OFF THE PLAZA. .KOKOCHILE U/C: "Q. IS THIS TURQUOISE? A. STABLILIZED YES. TURQUOISE YES." WE CAME BACK FOR A SECOND VISIT. .KOKOCHILE: "THIS IS STABLILIZED. Q. STABILIZED TURQUOISE? A YEAH. IT'S CALLED TURQUOISE." SANTA FE'S LONG JOHN SILVER IS DOWN THE STREET. THESE EAR RINGS CAUGHT OUR ATTENTION. .LJS: "THOSE ARE ZUNI INLAY. THEY'RE 180. YOU ARE GOING TO BE HALF OFF, 90 BUCKS. ... THEY ARE SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. THEY'RE STERLING AND THE STONES ARE NATURAL. TURQUOISE OF COURSE, LAPIS, CORAL, MOTHER OF PEARL, BLACK ONYX, MALACHITE." UP THE BLOCK IS WIND RIVER TRADING COMPANY. THESE EAR RINGS WERE REPRESENTED AS INDIAN HANDCRAFTED WITH NATURAL STONES. .WIND RIVER TRADING: "OPAL, SPINY OYSTER SHELL AND TURQUOISE." THE MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO'S GIFT SHOP SELLS THIS TURQUOISE NECKLACE FOR $27. .PALACE OF THE GOVERNORS: "THIS IS ACTUALLY TURQUOISE THAT HAS BEEN COMPRESSED AND I THINK THE GUY IS FROM SAN FELIPE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HIS PROCESS IS, ITS A SECRET. Q. WHAT IS THIS THEN? A. IT'S TURQUOISE." AND THEN THERE'S THE SMITHSONIAN'S ONLINE GIFT SHOP. THE NATIONAL MUSEUM CLAIMS THESE EAR RINGS ARE ADORNED WITH ARIZONA TURQUOISE. WE TOOK OUR PURCHASES TO PROFESSOR CARL AGEE AT UNM'S DEPARTMENT OF EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES FOR TESTING. THE MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO NECKLACE WAS EASY. AGEE: "THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT NOT TURQUOISE. IT'S SOME OTHER MINERAL OR SOME OTHER SUBSTANCE. Q. BUT TURQUOISE? A. ANYTHING BUT TURQUOISE. IT IS NOT TURQUOISE." HOW ABOUT WIND RIVER'S $55 TURQUOISE AND OPAL EAR RINGS? .AGEE: "THE TURQUOISE COLORED MATERIAL IN THIS SAMPLE IS NOT GENUINE. IT'S SOME OTHER MATERIAL, NOT TURQUOISE. I'M TAKING A LOOK AT THE OPAL NOW AND THIS SCRATCHES AS IF IT WERE PLASTIC. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AN IMITATION. NO QUESTION ABOUT IT." AT LONG JOHN SILVER THEY CLAIMED THESE $81 EAR RINGS CONTAINED SEMI PRECIOUS STONES. .AGEE: "I THINK THE WHOLE THING IS PLASTIC .ITS AS IF THEY ARE ALL THE SAME MATERIAL EXCEPT THEY ARE DIFFERENT COLORS." A MICROSCOPIC EXAM OF THE KOKOCHILE NECKLACE WAS INCONCLUSIVE SO PROFESSOR AGEE CUT ONE OF THE BEADS IN HALF WITH A DIAMOND SAW. .AGEE: "OH LOOK AT THAT, THAT'S INTERESTING. THE MATRIX IS ONLY ON THE OUTSIDE. Q. DOES TURQUOISE ACT LIKE THIS IN THE NATURAL WORLD? A. NO." UNM RESEARCH SCIENTIST MICHAEL SPILDE PERFOMRED THE FINAL TEST BY PUTTING THE BEAD UNDER A SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE. .SPILDE: "Q. IS THIS A TURQUOISE BEAD? A. NO IT'S NOT. I HAVEN'T FOUND ANY TURQUOISE IN THERE. IT LOOKS TO BE MOSTLY SILICATE MINERALS CEMENTED TOGETHER WITH EPOXY." AND THE ELECTRON MICROSCOPE SHOWED THE SMITHSONIAN'S 'ARIZONA TURQUOISE' CLAIM WAS BOGUS.SPILDE: "Q. IS THIS TURQUOISE? A. IT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT TURQUOISE. Q. HOW MUCH TURQUOISE IS IN THIS PIECE? A. ABSOLUTELY NONE." A SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE SMITHSONIAN TOLD US THEY MADE A MISTAKE. THE JEWELRY HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ONLINE CATALOG AND ALL PURCHASERS WILL GET AN APOLOGY AND A REFUND. AND HOW DID THE PALACE OF THE GOVERNORS END UP SELLING A FAKE? JAMIE CLEMENTS APOLOGIZED ON BEHALF OF THE MUSUEUM OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION, WHICH OPERATES THE GIFT SHOP. .CLEMENTS: "THIS WAS AN ARTIST THAT REPRESENTED THE PIECE TO US WHICH WE THEN LABELED AS SUCH WHEN WE SOLD IT IN OUR SHOP AND AS YOU POINTED OUT TO ME, THAT ENDED UP BEING INCORRECT. OUR IMMEDIATE ACTION WAS TO RE-EVALUATE OUR BUYING POLICIES TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS WON'T HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE." ANYONE WHO FEELS MISLED WILL BE OFFERED A FULL REFUND. BUT DON'T LOOK FOR REFUNDS AT KOKOCHILE. THIS NECKLACE IS A FAKE. .KOKOCHILE: "Q. IT IS A CRIME TO MISREPRESENT INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS. A. OK. Q. THATS WHAT YOU DID. A. OK. Q. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT? WHO'S THE OWNER OF THE STORE? A. HE'S NOT HERE. Q. WHERE IS HE? A. I DON'T KNOW. Q. WHEN WILL HE BE BACK? A. I DON'T KNOW." THE MANAGER AT WIND RIVER TRADING REFERRED US TO THE STORE OWNER. ON THE PHONE JEAN DEANGELES WOULD NOT COMMENT ON THE EARRINGS WE BOUGHT UNLESS SHE COULD DO HER OWN TEST. SHE SAID, WIND RIVER STANDS BEHIND THE MERCHANDISE IT SELLS. AT LONG JOHN SILVER THEY DIDN'T JUST MISREPRESENT JEWELRY. .LONG JOHN SILVER: "THESE HERE ARE NAVAJO RUGS, THEY ARE NEWER MADE WITHIN THE LAST TEN YEARS. THEY'RE MADE BY THE NEZ FAMILY UP IN THE FOUR CORNERS. THEY USE NATURAL VEGETABLE DYES AND REAL WOOL OF COURSE, NATURAL WOOL. THEY'RE $400 A PIECE." AUTHENTIC NAVAJO WEAVINGS ARE PAINSTAKINGLY HAND MADE BY NATIVE WEAVERS USING HAND SPUN WOOL AND NATURAL DYES. THIS ONE AT LONG JOHN SILVER HOWEVER, IS A FAKE. IN FACT, THE EXACT SAME WEAVING WHICH IS MASS PRODUCED IN INDIA IS SOLD ONLINE FOR $66. KIM ULIBARRI AND HER MOM OWN THE SHOP. .LONG JOHN SILVER: "IN INDIA? REALLY?" KIM ULIBARRI ADMITS SHE'S NOT AN EXPERT. .ULIBARRI: "WHEN THE RUGS WERE PURCHASED, THEY WERE PURCHASED FROM A NATIVE AMERICAN WHO REPRESENTED HIMSELF AS SOMEONE FROM THE NEZ FAMILY FROM THE NAVAJO RESERVATION. SO I TOOK HIS WORD IN GOOD FAITH THAT THEY WERE AUTHENTIC NAVAJO RUGS." AND THE EARRINGS. ULIBARRI: "I PERSONALLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO DECIPHER WHETHER A STONE IS OR ISN'T NATURAL SO I NORMALLY JUST TAKE IT AT THEIR WORD THAT IT IS A NATURAL STONE MADE BY A NATIVE AMERICAN. Q. YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT THOSE EARRINGS WERE ACTUALLY PLASTIC? A. NO I DID NOT KNOW." ULIBARRI HAS NOW TAKEN STEPS TO HAVE AN EXPERT AUTHENTICATE ALL THE MERCHANDISE IN THE SHOP. ACCORDING TO STATE LAW, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MERCHANTS WHO SELL INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS TO ACCURATELY REPRESENT THEIR MERCHANDISE. LARRY BARKER, KRQE NEWS 13. KOKOCHILE -- THE SANTA FE GIFT SHOP THAT PEDDLED FAKE TURQUOISE NECKLACES -- IS NOW OUT OF BUSINESS. MEANWHILE... REAL NATURAL TURQUOISE DOES NOT CATCH ON FIRE. SO WE PUT PUT SOME OF THE JEWELERY WE FOUND TO THE FLAME TEST. SEE HOW IT REACTS AT KRQE.COM 

IT'S UNM FOR THE WIN... ONCE AGAIN THE UNIVERSITY REMAINS AS A TOP PICK FOR ONE OF THE BEST ARENAS TO WATCH COLLEGE BASKETBALL. THAT'S ACCORDING TO "USA TODAY SPORTS" WHICH RANKS THE PIT AT NUMBER FOUR ON ITS LIST OF 8 BEST ARENAS IN THE COUNTRY. THE PIT GOT ITS NAME BECAUSE IT LIES 37 FEET BELOW GROUND IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE REPORT SAYS FANS FLOCK THERE FOR THE HISTORY AND ECHOING SOUND DURING LOBO GAMES. CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM AT DUKE RANKED NUMBER ONE ON THE LIST, FOLLOWED BY THE CARRIER DOME.

KOB-4                 5:00 AM               News

THERE'S A HEARING FOR A FORMER UNM PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF RUNNING A WEBSITE THAT CONNECTED PROSTITUTES TO CUSTOMERS. WE'VE FOLLOWED THE CASE OF F- CHRIS GARCIA FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. TODAY'S MOTION HEARING IS LOOKING TO RELEASE THE PROPERTY FROM THE CUSTODY OF THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, THE STATE SUPREME COURT DETERMINED NOTHING IN STATE LAW MADE THE WEBSITE ILLEGAL.

THE NEWEST POLICTICAL POWER COUPLE IS CREATING A LOT OF BUZZ--- AND PART OF THE DUO IS GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ. SHE MADE EIGHT CAMPAIGN STOPS WITH NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE ON MONDAY. THE POLITICAL PRESS IS CALLING IT A PREVIEW OF THE 20-16 TICKET... WITH MARTINEZ AS VICE PRESIDENT MARTINEZ SAYS SHE'S FOCUSING ON NEW MEXICO, AND HER RUN FOR RE- ELECTION IN 20-14. A UNM POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR SAYS MARTINEZ HAS WHAT IT TAKES. SHE HAS I THINK TREAD THAT SORT OF MODERATE CONSERVATIVE TRAIL VERY CAREFULLY. SHE SHOULD BE A VIABLE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AS WELL, NOT JUST A VIABLE VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. ATKESON SAYS 20-16 IS FAR OFF. WE WILL LIKELY SEE MARTINEZ FOCUS ON NEW MEXICO ISSUES EXCLUSIVELY UNTIL AFTER HER RE- ELECTION RUN IN 2014.

KOB-4                 5:00 PM               News

A YOUNG CARTOONIST-- WHO GOT HIS START DRAWING FOR UNM'S DAILY LOBO-- IS NOW TRYING TO SELF-PUBLISH. HE'S WORKING ON A MOTIVIATIONAL COMIC BOOK DESIGNED TO HELP ASPIRING ARTISTS. BUT TO DO THAT--- HE NEEDED HELP. TURNS OUT.... PEOPLE HAVE STEPPED UP IN A BIG WAY. MEET CARTOONIST-- STEPHEN MCCRANIE. HE SAYS HE LEARNED TO DRAW BEFORE HE LEARNED TO WRITE. "CAN ART MAKE YOU HAPPY? DOES BEAUTY EXIST?" HE TOOK THE SUCCESS FROM HIS MAL AND CHAD SERIES STARTED AT THE DAILY LOBO-- AND GOT A DEAL WITH PENGUIN BOOKS. HE CREATED A CHILDREN'S COMIC BOOK SERIES... THAT HAS GOTTEN HIM BY AND PAID THE BILLS FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS-- BUT THEN PENGUIN BOOKS DECIDED NOT TO RENEW HIS CONTRACT. "HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH FAILURE?" THAT SETBACK INSPIRED MCCRANIE'S LATEST PROJECT-- CALLED BRICK BY BRICK. IT'S A COMIC BOOK DESIGNED TO MOTIVATE ASPIRING ARTISTS TO KEEP FOLLOWING THEIR DREAMS. HE SENT IT TO EVERY PUBLISHER HE KNEW-- THEY ALL PASSED OR DIDN'T RESPOND. SO MCCRANIE DECIDED TO "SELF-PUBLISH" THE BOOK-- BUT THAT CAN TAKE A LOT OF MONEY. SO MCCRANIE WENT WHERE A LOT OF "HOPE NOT TO BE-STARVING ARTISTS" GO THESE DAYS FOR HELP. "KICKSTARTER IS A REALLY NEAT RESOURCE FOR ANY BASICALLY INDIE ARTIST OUT THERE THAT WANTS TO GET THAT EXTRA LITTLE OOMPH TO LIFT THEIR PROJECT OFF THE GROUND." HE STARTED IN HOPES TO RAISE EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS TO GET "BRICK BY BRICK" PUBLISHED. HE HASN'T JUST MET THAT GOAL-- HE'S TRIPLED IT-- ON HIS WAY TO QUADRUPLING IT- "LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO RAISE ENOUGH FUNDS TO HIRE MYSELF TO MAKE MORE BOOKS. AT LAST CHECK-- STEPHEN MCCREANIE HAD RAISED MORE THAN 28-THOUSAND DOLLARS. IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HIS PROJECT... YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT AT KOB.COM.

KOB-4                 6:00 PM               News

DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON I-25 AND I-40 CAN GIVE YOU A HEADACHE. BUT COULD LIVING NEAR THAT TRAFFIC IMPACT OTHER APSECTS OF YOUR HEALTH? ONE UNM PROFESSOR SAYS IF YOU LIVE NEAR THOSE INTERSTATES--- YOU COULD BE IN TROUBLE. JORGE TORRES IS LIVE DOWNTOWN WITH THAT PROFESSOR'S RESEARCH. WE KNOW THAT VEHICLES EMIT HIGH LEVELS OF POLLUTANTS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE--AFFECTING YOUR HEALTH-- AND THE UNM PROFESSOR I SPOKE TO SAYS THE CLOSER YOU ARE TO THAT-- COULD BE A CONCERN. IT'S THE MOST ACTIVE PART OF THE DUKE CITY WHEN IT COMES TO TRAFFIC---INTERSTATE 25 AND 40...IT IS ALSO HERE WHERE NUMEROUS AIR POLLUTANTS ARE EMITTED ALMOST NON-STOP. NOT ONLY IS IT HEAVILY CONGESTED-- A QUARTER OF A MILLION PEOPLE IN ALBUQUERQUE LIVE IN THE AREA. UNM PROFESSOR DOCTOR GREG ROWENGOULD JUST FINISHED UP A STUDY THAT FOUND PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE LIVING NEAR MAJOR HIGHWAYS. "NATIONALLY, WE FOUND 60 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE WITHIN THAT PROXIMITY TO THESE ROADWAYS SO THAT'S AN AREA YOU MIGHT BE AT RISK TO EXPOSURE OF THESE HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS OF AIR POLLUTANTS." THAT HAS ROWENGOULD CONCERNED. ANOTHER CONCERN---THE INSTRUMENTS USED TO MEASURE AIR QUALITY AREN'T THAT CLOSE TO THE HIGHWAYS. "WE FOUND MOST PLACES--THE MONITORS ARE LOCATED PRETTY FAR AWAY FROM THE ROAD." "HERE'S JUST ONE OF THE AIR QUALITY MONITORING SITES HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE--WHICH IS LOCATED NEAR SAN PEDRO & GIBSON--WELL AWAY FROM BOTH INTERSTATE 25 AND 40." WITH THREE OTHER SITES LOCATED WITHIN SIMILAR DISTANCES FROM THE HIGHWAYS-- SO PROFESSOR ROWENGOULD SAYS WE'RE NOT GETTING AN ACCURATE PICTURE OF HOW BAD THE AIR QUALITY THERE IS.. BUT HE SAYS IF YOU LIVE CLOSE TO THE INTERSTATE--- YOU MIGHT BE PUTTING YOUR HEALTH AT RISK. ROWENGOULD IS NOW HELPING TRANSPORTATION PLANNERS AND ENGINEERS PREDICT AIR QUALITY IMPACT. HE'S ALSO RECOMMENDING THAT THOSE AIR QUALITY MONOTIRING SITES BE MOVED CLOSER TO INTERSTATES TO GET A BETTER READING.

KOB-4                 10:00 PM              News

A UNION REPRESENTING UNM HOSPITAL WORKERS IS FIGHTING MANDATORY EMPLOYEE FLU SHOTS. THE HOSPITAL SAYS THE REQUIREMENT ABOUT PROTECTING PATIENTS, VISITORS, AND WORKERS. LAST MONTH WE TOLD YOU ABOUT A LETTER SENT TO EMPLOYEES THAT SAID IF THEY DIDN'T GET THE SHOT BY DECEMBER THEY'D FACE DISCIPLINARY ACTION - AND COULD EVEN LOSE THEIR JOBS. NOW THE NATIONAL UNION OF NURSES AND HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES HAS FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE HOSPITAL'S LABOR RELATIONS BOARD. IT ALSO WANTS UNM HOSPITAL TO COVER TREATMENT FOR ANY EMPLOYEE WHO HAS A BAD REACTION TO THE FLU SHOT. THE HOSPITAL SAYS IT OES OFFER MEDICAL AND RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS.

THE COMMUNITY IS GETTING BEHIND A YOUNG ALBUQUERQUE CARTOONIST, WHOSE LATEST MISSION IS TO INSPIRE OTHER ARTISTS. STEPHEN MCCRANIE DID A COMIC FOR THE DAILY LOBO CALLED MAL AND CHAD. THAT LED TO A DEAL WITH PENGUIN BOOKS FOR A CHILDREN'S SERIES. BUT AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS, PENGUIN DECIDED NOT TO RENEW HIS CONTRACT. NOW, HE'S WORKING ON A PROJECT CALLED "BRICK BY BRICK"., IT'S A COMIC BOOK DESIGNED TO MOTIVATE ASPIRING ARTISTS TO KEEP FOLLOWING THEIR DREAMS. NO PUBLISHERS WERE INTERESTED, SOHE DECIDED TO PUBLISH IT HIMSELF, AND RAISE MONEY ON THE WEBSITE "KICKSTARTER." "KICKSTARTER IS A REALLY NEAT RESOURCE FOR ANY BASICALLY INDIE ARTIST OUT THERE THAT WANTS TO GET THAT EXTRA LITTLE OOMPH to lift their project off the ground." STEPHEN MCCREANIE HAS RAISED MORE THAN 28-THOUSAND DOLLARS -- MORE THAN THREE TIMES HIS ORIGINAL GOAL. YOU CAN LEARN MORE

KOAT-7                5:00 AM               News

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO STUDENTS COME TOGETHER TO TRY AND SAVE THE STATE'S LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP. STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT ISAAC ROMERO SAYS THE LOTTERY BROUGHT IN 40-MILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE LAST YEAR -- BUT PAID OUT 60-MILLION DOLLARS IN SCHOLARSHIPS. ALMOST 40-PERCENT OF THE STATE'S COLLEGE STUDENTS, RELY ON THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP; WHICH PAYS FULL TUITION FOR STUDENTS WHO ATTEND A STATE SCHOOL, AND MAINTAIN A 2-POINT-5 G-P-A. 2:10 OTHER OPTIONS MENTIONED ARE INCREASING CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED, INCREASING THE G.P.A., REDUCING SEMESTERS OF ELIGIBILITY 2:17 THE STUDENTS HOPE TO TAKE THEIR PROPOSALS TO SANTA FE, DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

KOAT-7                6:00 PM               News

THE PIT HAS MADE U-S-A TODAY'S LIST, OF THE TOP BASKETBALL ARENAS. THE NEWSPAPER RATED THE ARENAS FOR THEIR ATMOSPHERE, TRADITION AND ECCENTRIC STUDENTS. THE PIT AT UNM RANKED NUMBER 4. USA TODAY SAYS FANS HAVE FLOCKED THERE FOR THE HISTORY AND THE ECHOING SOUND .. AS WELL AS LOBOS BASKETBALL. WHICH ARENAS BEAT THE PIT? HERE ARE THE TOP THREE. NUMBER ONE IS DUKE'S CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM. NUMBER 2 - THE CARRIER DOME AT SYRACUSE. AND NUMBER 3 IS THE PALESTRA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.

KRQE-13              5:30 AM                    and           10:00 PM                    News   

THE FORMER UNM PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF RUNNING AN ONLINE BROTHEL.ASKED A JUDGE TODAY TO RECOVER ITEMS SEIZED BY A-P-D DURING THEIR INVESTIGATION. F. CHRIS GARCIA WAS ARRESTED IN 2011 FOR BEING ONE OF THE LEADERS OF "SOUTHWEST COMPANIONS"... A WEBSITE THAT LINKED JOHNS TO PROSTITUTES. HE WAS CHARGED WITH PROMOTING PROSTITUTION ... BUT THE CHARGE WAS LATER DROPPED AFTER A JUDGE RULED THAT UNDER STATE LAW A WEBSITE ISN'T A PHYSICAL HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SEIZED COMPUTERS, A CELL PHONE, AND CASH FROM GARCIA'S U-N-M OFFICE AND HIS HOME. TODAY GARCIA'S ATTORNEYS ASKED A JUDGE TO ALLOW HIM HIS BELONGINGS. THE JUDGE AGREED. "IF THERE'S NO REASON FOR IT TO BE RETAINED BECAUSE THE STATE'S NOT PURSUING ADDITIONAL CHARGES OR ANYTHING STEMMING FROM THE INVESTIGATION THEN THERE IS NO REASON FOR APD TO HAVE IT." BECAUSE OF THIS CASE, A BILL WAS INTRODUCED AT THE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR MAKING THE OPERATION OF A WEBSITE OR FORUM TO PROMOTE PROSTITUTION A FELONY. IT DIED IN THE STATE SENATE.

IT'S NO SURPRISE THE UNM PIT HAS BEEN RANKED AGAIN AS ONE OF THE BEST ARENAS TO WATCH COLLEGE BASKETBALL. "USA TODAY SPORTS" RANKS IT NUMBER FOUR ON ITS LIST OF 8 BEST ARENAS IN THE COUNTRY. THE PIT GOT ITS NAME BECAUSE IT'S SUNKEN 37 FEET DEEP IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE REPORT SAYS FANS FLOCK THERE FOR THE HISTORY AND ECHOING SOUND DURING LOBO GAMES. CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM AT DUKE RANKED NUMBER ONE ON THE LIST, FOLLOWED BY THE CARRIER DOME IN SYRACUSE.

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ES HORA DE ES HORA DE PASAR CON MIGUEL GOMEZ CON TODA LA INFORMACION DEPORTIVA UNIVERSITARIAAQUI ESTA EL MINUTO LOBO HOY LES TRAIGO TODA LA INFORMACION DE LA SEMANA PASADA DE LOS UNM LOBOS,  Y LES QUIERO ADVERTIR QUE FUE UNA SEMANA BASTANTE INTENSA EN NUEVO MEXICOLOS LOBOS VIAJARON HASTA SAN DIEGO DONDE SE ENFRENTARON A LOS AZTECAS. LOS LOBOS ENTRARON A ESTE PARTIDO HERIDOS Y BUSCABAN UNA VICTORIA PARA MANTENER SUS ESPERANSAS A UN TAZON VIVAS. LOS AZTECAS DE SAN DIEGO DIERON LOS PRIMEROS GOLPES TRAS EMPEZAR EL PARTIDO CON UN PAR DE ANOTACIONES A LAS CUALES LA DEFENSA NUEVO MEXICANA NO TENIA RESPUESTAS. LOS LOBOS LOGRARARIAN EMPATAR EN LA PRIMERA ETAPA PERO DESAFORTUNADAMENTE LOS AZTECAS LOGRARON OBTENER UNA ANOTACION MAS QUE LOS LOBOS SEDIENDOLES SU SEXTA DERROTA DE LA TEMPORADA CON UN MARCADOR FINAL DE 35-30. EL EQUIPO DE BASKETBALL JUGO SU PRIMER PARTIDO DE LA TEMPORADA ANTE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE EASTERN NEW MEXICO EN UN AMISTOSO EN EL CUAL LOS LOBOS GANARIAN 87 A 68 EN UN PARTIDO EN EL CUAL ALEX KIRK TERMINO COMO EL JUGADOR DEL PARTIDO CON 6 GOLES DE CAMPO Y 16 REBOTES 3, OFENSIVOS Y 13 DEFENSIVOS. TERMINAMOS CON EL EQUIPO DE FUTBOL SOCCER QUE JUGO DOS PARTIDOS LA SEMANA PASADA ANTE UAB Y  OLD DOMINION ESTA RACHA DE DOS PARTIDOS SERIAN LOS MAS DIFICILES SIENDO QUE LOS DOS EQUIPOS ESTABAN CLASIFICADOS NACIONALMENTE. AFORTUNADA MENTE LOS LOBOS GANARIAN 4-3 Y 3-0 RESPECTIVAMENTE, DOS VICTORIAS QUE LOS LOBOS NECESITABAN PARA MANTER SUS ESPERANZAS VIVAS HACIA A LA POST TEMPORADA. Y EL ENTRENADOR JERMY FISHBEIN DEL EQUIPO DE FUTBOL SOCCER DIJO AYER QUE HABIA VIAJADO A DALLAS TEXAS DONDE TUVO UNA ENTREVISTA CON UNO DE LOS EQUIPOS PROFESIONALES DE LA MLS. POR EL MOMENTO DICE QUE NO HA RECIVIDO UNA OFERTA DEL CLUB Y QUE TOMARA BASTANTE PARA SACARLO DE ALBUQUERQUE, ESTO ES TODO POR MI, YO SOY MIGUEL GOMEZ Y ESTO FUE EL MINUTO LOBO. GRACIAS MIGUEL - ANTES DE DESPEDIRNOS - ANTES DE GRACIAS MIGUEL.