Students shared their thoughts on the newly renovated Duck Pond with the Daily Lobo this week. Alex Joe is a freelance videographer for the Daily Lobo. He can be reached at sports@dailylobo.com or on X @dailylobo Edited by Paloma Chapa
On Friday, Aug. 29, local New Mexicans and people from all over the world gathered in Santa Fe to witness the burning of Zozobra, a 50-foot-tall marionette that has been stuffed with all the gloom from the last year. This year is the 101st celebration of Zozobra, and he was adorned with a Steampunk-inspired overcoat and hat. His right hand was decorated with gears and bright gold for a mechanical finish. People from all over came together to move on from the previous year's woes that Zozobra consumes and gains his power from. Eve Padilla-Salazar is a freelance videographer for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at culture@dailylobo.com or on X @DailyLobo
On Aug. 23, during a windy evening, the ABQ Food Park was overtaken by all kinds of Labubus, which are a form of plush doll. Vendors had booths with original Labubu dolls, others had artisan Labubu crafts made by local artists through mediums like crocheting and 3D printing. Labubu keychains, thermoses, purses, backpacks and other merchandise were everywhere on display. Leila Chapa is the social media editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at socialmedia@dailylobo.com or on X @lchapa06
On Friday, June 20, approximately 2000 people marched in Downtown Albuquerque to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and call for the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement The protest began at 5pm at Civic Plaza, during which mariachi performers sang and played songs, and organizers gave speeches to the crowd before the march. The protest concluded at Civic Plaza around 8:15 PM.
On Saturday, May 3, dozens of people gathered near Tingley Beach to take part in Ravenna grass removal and Bosque restoration. The event was organized by the Yerba Mansa Project in partnership with Albuquerque Open Space. Families, students and community members took part in the event. Ravenna grass, commonly used as an ornamental shrub and to feed elephants, is considered an invasive species that spreads quickly through its fluffy seeds. It crowds out less aggressive native plants and its long dry dry leaves cause it to be a major potential fire spreader, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Yerba Mansa is a paleo-herb that developed before the dinosaurs and bees, according to herbalist and Yerba Mansa Project founder, Dara Saville. Yerba Mansa evolved in wet boggy earth and acts to absorb and distribute water and add antimicrobial and purifying elements to the damp and slow-moving clay-rich soil of the Bosque, according to Saville’s book “The Ecology of Herbal Medicine.”
On April 24, 2025, dozens of vendors set up along Cornell Mall on the University of New Mexico main campus for the annual Sustainability Expo during the week of Earth Day.
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On Friday, Dec. 6, the Lobos lost 3-2 in a close game against Northern Arizona University. The next day, the Lobos managed to hold a 3-3 draw before ultimately losing 6-4 to NAU.
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