Thursday morning briefing: Think pink, clunkers, fall musicals

Good morning. Welcome to Freedom New Mexico’s Thursday morning briefing.

Think pink

University of New Mexico Lobos football players will wear pink ribbons on their helmets when they host Colorado State University on Nov. 21.

The idea is to promote breast-cancer awareness.

A news release from the UNM Cancer Center reports hundreds of breast-cancer survivors and their families plan to attend the game, dressed in pink.

Something to do:

Fifth- and sixth-graders at Lockwood and Sandia elementary schools are scheduled to perform their fall musical programs at 6:30 tonight at their schools in Clovis. Admission is free.

Play time:

Jenna Zamie, a copy editor for the Clovis News Journal and Portales News-Tribune, spends much of her free time playing video games.

Here are summaries of two recent releases that interest her:

Game: Torchlight

Genre: Action

System: PC

What is it? A dungeon-crawler with classy graphics and enjoyable combat that makes good use of the formula it follows.

ESRB rating: Rating pending

Web site: http://www.torchlightgame.com

Game: DJ Hero

Genre: Rhythm

System: 360, PS2, PS3, Wii

What is it? Featuring a diverse tracklist and a well-crafted peripheral to match its theme, this rhythm game captures the thrill of creating a mix.

ESRB rating: Teen

Web site: http://www.djhero.com

Web site of the day:

These cross-country cyclers were in Clovis this week:

http://www.fromthebenchesoftheworld.com/

Question of the day:

The government’s $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program mostly replaced old Ford or Chevrolet pickups with new ones that got only marginally better gas mileage, according to The Associated Press. Was it still a good idea?

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