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81.7% want campus bike-share program by Ardee Napolitano
He said the budget for a potential bikeshare program would depend on the student fee funding the committee would receive to be put toward the Green Fund. Students have signaled interest in start- The committee plans to file an appropriation request with the Student Fee Review ing a bike-share program on campus. According to the results of a recent Board, a body that recommends how to albike-share survey conducted by ASUNM’s locate student fees every spring semester, by the end of the month. Green Fund Committee earlier this Cynthia Sanchez, a UNM semester, 81.7 percent of refreshman studying Spanish, spondents said they would said she supports the idea like to see such a program of a campus bike-share on campus. 18.3 percent program. She 18.3% said the said they wouldn’t. 36.8 % program would provide A total of 651 students 63.2% more convenient transresponded to the survey. None portation to students. But Earl Shank, sus“I know a lot of my tainability coordinator $10 or more friends walk to class, and of the Office of Sustainit’s difficult for them to 28.7% ability, and who leads the 32.2% $7 manage their time around committee, said that despite how long it takes to get to the student interest expressed $5 Have you ever used or seen a in the survey, the committee is bike-share program in other their class from their dorms,” she said. “They could be usnot concretely pushing18.7% for the communities or$3 universities? ing their time better for, like, program. 14.4% He said the commitpreparing for their class or eating. I tee intends to study no 6% the feasibility of think it’s a good idea.” the program first. Sanchez said the program would The program would be part of the yes also be environmentally friendly Green Fund, a budget proposed last because it would reduce the numspring by the committee to fund sustainability initiatives Would you like to see a bike- ber of students who live near share program in Albuquerque the campus and drive to on campus, Shank said. or on UNM campus? school. She said she is willing “The bike share is someto pay extra student fees for thing that could fall under the program. the Green Fund,” he said. But linguistics and sign “However, the decision 18.3% language junior 32.2% Thomabout36.8 the%Green Fund — as Delgado said he has what to fund and how to a limit on how much he fund it — would be the 81.7% is willing to pay for the decision of the commitprogram. tee. Until we get into “If it’s 14.4% affordable the point of having our enough, I would do it,” he funds together, which we 6% said. “I would be willing to are getting more and more pay at most, maybe three or toward, I really can’t speak five dollars.” on whether it’s something that Delgado said that the program students would be interested in.” According to the survey, 36.8 percent would be a different approach to sustainof respondents said they had seen a bike- ability on campus. “It will definitely be a unique system to share program in other communities or universities, while 63.2 percent said they offer to UNM students,” he said. “It will definitely help a lot to get to classes on time.” hadn’t. Shank said that at the moment, the A total of 67.8 percent of respondents said they were willing to pay at least an ad- committee in the process of gathering more student input on the potential ditional $3 in student fees for the proprogram. He said that because gram, while 32.2 percent stated None the program might entail adthat they were not willing to ditional infrastructure in pay anything. $10 or more the University, such as Shank said the idea bike lanes, the program of a bike-share program 28.7% 32.2% $7 require furmight still was introduced during ther research that would the administration of take time.$5 former 81.7% ASUNM PresSo although the comident Jamie Roybal, $3 mittee expects the Green 18.7% two years ago before he 14.4% None Fund to be in place by joined ASUNM. He said next school no year, the bike6% that although the student $10 or more share program might not government was able to along with it, would you be willing to be approvedyes gather “substantial” funds How much None 28.7% 32.2% to support Shank said. $7in student fees None for the program, it ended contribute a bike-share program at UNM? But he said that he would up being scrubbed. $10 or more $5 $10 or more like to see the program in “At the time, bike None 28.7% popular place. shares weren’t 32.2% $7 None 28.7% $3 32.2% $7 18.7% “In my opinion, an idethat $10 or more 14.4% we failed to find a alistic bike-share program vendor that’s willing to $5 $10 or more no $5 6% 28.7% could very much benefit 32.2% work with us,” he said. $7 28.7% the University,” he said. “A “I don’t if that’s $3 32.2% $7 18.7%the case, yes $3share is great, but we have to have the 14.4% bike $5 has whether the 14.4% demand on a18.7% bike share to support it … I’m definiteincreased mon- infrastructure $5 6% … At the time, we had theno no 6% ly interested in a bike share, but I don’t $3 ey in place, but 18.7% we cannot find anyone 14.4% who had the time to put 18.7% together ayes bike- know $3 if we’re ready.” yes 14.4% no 6% share program.”
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Sergio Jiménez / @SXfoto / Daily Lobo 81.7% Defender Kyle Venter celebrates with his teammates after the game against Penn State at the UNM Soccer Complex on Sunday evening. The Lobos defeated the Nittany Lions 2-0, advancing to the NCAA tournament’s Elite Eight.
No. 7 seed Lobos head to Elite Eight By J.R. Oppenheim
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It’s not completely foreign territory, but the New Mexico men’s soccer team entered rarefied air on Sunday night. With their 2-0 victory over Penn State at the UNM Soccer Complex, the No. 7 seed Lobos reached the Elite Eight for the second time in school history. The only other time UNM made it to this stage of the NCAA tournament, the team competed in the national championship game. “It’s awesome,” midfielder Michael Calderon said after the game. “We know like we haven’t been there since 2005, and I feel happy to be a part of this group and to have the opportunity to make it there. Hopefully we can keep going.” When asked how this year’s team compares to that 2005 squad, Fishbein simply said, “Every team’s different.” “Year to year, everybody’s different,” he continued. “This is a great team. That was a great team.” 63.2% After playing their first two games at home, the Lobos will travel for the quarterfinals after No. 2 seed Washington beat unseeded Stanford 1-0 on a late goal. The Huskies, who will make their first-ever Elite Eight appearance, host UNM on Saturday for a 6 p.m. MST contest. The three other Elite Eight games will feature No. 4 California36.8hosting No. 5 % Maryland,63.2% No. 3 Notre Dame playing No. 11 Michigan State, and No. 8 Virginia battling unseeded Connecticut. 36.8 % 36.8 % On Sunday, 63.2% UNM played about as com63.2% plete a game as it has all season long. The goal against Penn State, Fishbein said, fo36.8 % 63.2% cused on limiting set pieces, not giving up 36.8 % the ball in transition,63.2% keeping the number of fouls down and pressing well. The Lobos accomplished that. The Nittany Lions fired only five shots all game, including one in the first half and
none on goal. The Lobos kept their fouls down to seven and attempted 15 total 63.2% shots and nine on goal. Penn State goalkeeper Andrew Wolverton stopped seven of those shots. With no shots on goal, UNM goalkeeper Michael Lisch could not make a save. “Their players were talented, motivated. They were skillful,” Penn State coach Bob Warming said. “They were everything you want a team that’s going to play in the Elite Eight, and we wish them the best of luck.” The teams played a scoreless 45 minutes before UNM broke through 10 minutes into the second half. Midfielder Oniel Fisher recorded his first goal of the season, taking a pass from Calderon and kicking it off his left foot from the middle of the box. Defender Riley McGovern added a second goal 3:20 later off a set piece. Calderon took a corner kick from the near side and sent it to forward James Rogers, whose one-touch pass found McGovern. 18.3% 36.8 % and Rogers received assists Both Calderon on the play. The Lobos, who have struggled on set pieces this year, scored for the second time off a corner kick in 20 games. “With the corner, the ball got bounced around a bit inside the 6, and really it was a bit of a lucky bounce,” McGovern said, who scored 18.3% his fourth goal of the year. “Not really a bounce, but it just rolled straight out to me. I saw a lane and it was an easy finish.” 81.7% 18.3% If anything, Fishbein said he hoped 18.3% to tack on a third goal but that’s “getting picky.” 18.3% 81.7% and better team “We’re playing a better 81.7% 18.3% each game, so it’ll be another test next week,” he said. “But we’ll enjoy this one 81.7% and keep doing what we do, maybe tighten up a few little things to not 81.7% give anybody any openings.”
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