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A model walks down the runway during Saturdays Albuquerque Fashion Week Show in Albuquerque Convention Center. The second annual New Mexico Fashion Week Runway Show sought to promote local designers, businesses, manufacturers and other aspects of the fashion industry.
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Fashion Week show boost NM designers

Khadijah Jacobs | March 31

The second annual New Mexico Fashion Week Runway Show, held Saturday at the Albuquerque Convention Center, sought to recognize and promote local designers, businesses, manufacturers and other aspects of the fashion industry. Melissa Beasley, founder and executive director of Albuquerque Apparel Center, said she recognizes that there are a lot of creative people throughout New Mexico and wants to play a role in promoting those in the fashion industry.

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UNM poets take home kudos in slam

Nayla Degreff | March 31

After months of preparation and an intense competition, three UNM students and one UNM professor earned four of the five top positions on the 2015 Grand Slam team. After pouring their hearts and souls out for the audience, the new team members were selected: Matthew Brown, Mercedez Holtry, Damien Flores, Kalid Binsunni and Aaron Cuffee.

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Dance night to benefit children's hospital

Lauren Marvin | March 26

Bruce Wayne may not be the only superhero into philanthropy. For a second consecutive year, LoboTHON is raising money for the UNM Children’s Hospital, only this time with masked crusaders. The theme of this year’s marathon is superheroes, and the goal is $62,000.

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Column: Eight things to know before going to college

Sophie Earle | March 26

After high school, students usually feel fully prepared for college life. Countless people talk about the importance of engaging in school activities to make friends, how there might be a change in career paths more than once and how to learn to love and regret the classic “red cup beer pong” parties. College is a chapter in life where students become adults. To an extent, these comments became true. However, there are a few things I wish I had been told when I was a freshman.

UNM Professor Lee Montgomery shows off his tattoo of a soundbite during an interview on Jan. 27.
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Prof.'s with visible ink part of growing trend

Skylar Griego | March 26

Two figures square off. Wile E. Coyote eternally faces his nemesis: the Road Runner. This image is on the ankle of Michael Ryan, an associate professor of history, who is one of many people who sport visible tattoos in the workplace. Ryan said he has been getting inked since he was 18 years old. Each of his tattoos, even Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, have a deep and symbolic connection to him that he enjoys displaying, he said.

Ballet instructor Bianca Juganaru leads a local ballet program that helps victims of traumas through a six-week course at the Maple Street Dance Space on Sunday afternoon. Juganaru is the owner of Bianca Lily Ballet and B Studio.
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Ballet course offered for healthier lifestyle

Khadijah Jacobs | March 25

Recovering from traumatic illnesses and injuries is not always an easy process, and one local ballet program is helping those who have survived such traumas through a six-week course in the artistry. Bianca Juganaru, dance instructor and owner of Bianca Lily Ballet & Studio B,said she teaches Intro to Ballet for Absolute Beginner Adults at Maple Street Dance Studio.

James Breslin works on making music at his house on March 12. Breslin is a local DJ who performs at various music events.
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DJ Sunuvphun is a former 'jazz elitist'

Skylar Griego | March 25

What he saw when he glanced at the clock surprised him. It was 2 a.m. As the loops continued to play in his head, James Breslin worked furiously at his Digital Audio Workstation to form his latest creation. He looked up again, it was four in the morning. DJ Sunuvphun would have to get up soon to work his day job as a roofer, as his wife Sarah had reminded him the night before. Another night was lost in creating music.

Webster Matjaka teaches the Hip Hop Music Culture class at UNM on Thursday night. This class teaches students about the political and artistic foundations of hip hop.
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Pop culture courses add substance to material

David Lynch | March 24

The word “academics” usually conjures up images of math classes, chemistry labs, and literary analysis courses in the English Department. But UNM also offers several courses based on popular cultures that don’t seem to have educational value, at first glance. Yet instructors in these courses – like those focusing on hip hop, Harry Potter and fashion – do feature typical academic approaches and concepts that serve higher educational goals.

Rick Keeney grabs a free meal on Thursday at the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice. The center aims to provide individuals with resources for peace and justice projects as well as meeting needs for Albuquerques homeless population.
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Café hosts meals for people of all walks of life

Kevin Haaf | March 19

Every Thursday between noon and 3 p.m., the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice is alive with conversation as a diverse crowd gathers to enjoy free food. Starting off with just a few people, the Peace Café now averages about 30 people at its food offerings, said Mollie Wilkie, coordinator at the café. It even draws as many as 50 people at times, she said.

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Food column: Spring means lamb season

Steve “Mo” Fye | March 19

It is nearing springtime, when a young cook’s fancy turns to lamb. Lamb is a traditional late winter and early spring protein. It is leaner than beef or pork, and often more flavorful. However, lamb must be handled with care or it becomes tough and gamy. Mutton, which is from adult sheep, has a strong, sometimes unpleasant flavor. Lamb, however, is far more delicate, with an earthy flavor reminiscent of farms and meadows.

Juan Carlos Holmes discusses one of his oldest sports jackets in his home on March 5. Holmes owns more than 42 ties and is well-versed in men’s fashion.
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Geek Edition: A sharp-dressed man is hard to find

Moriah Carty | March 18

Nate Gempesaw-Pangan changed his clothes four times before he sat down for an interview, trying to find the perfect outfit. Gempesaw-Pangan, a productions coordinator for Rip Williams Photography, said dress slacks would be too formal, so he opted for earthy tones, rolled up his sleeves, added a cravat and called it good.

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Column: Studying abroad bestows many benefits

Sophie Earle | March 5

Studying abroad is expensive and entails some culture shock. However, making the difficult decision to leave my family and friends for a year to live in New Mexico was the best decision I have ever made. While everyone else is back home in rainy England, I get to wake up to the best sunrises in the world, live an American lifestyle and experience every day the vibrant New Mexico culture. I highly encourage anyone to live abroad at one moment in their life.

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Review: 'Big Hero 6' a surprisingly fresh Disney effort

Graham Gentz | March 5

Disney is one of the six corporations who control 90 percent of American media. Disney owns ABC, ESPN, Pixar, Miramax, Lucasfilm and Marvel Entertainment. The main way this has changed American media is the shaping of the thunderously lucrative Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Big Hero 6,” which recently came out on DVD, is probably the most creative use of Disney’s ownership of everything Marvel. “Big Hero 6” was originally a 90s comic series failure. I’m a huge comic book nerd and even I hadn’t heard of it before — it is essentially the artistic dregs of the Marvel’s comic history. But since Disney purchased Marvel Entertainment in 2009, this provided an opportunity to deconstruct and reinvent.

Deborah and Justin Coston watch as Mary Saunders forms a swan out of many intricate folds at the Explora Museum Wednesday Feb. 25, 2015. Saunders and Hollie Lovely, with funding from The Education Plan of New Mexico, put on writing workshops for K-3 children to kick start the students imaginative storytelling abilities.
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PBS puts spotlight on childhood literacy

Khadijah Jacobs | March 5

Getting kids to read can be an obstacle, but New Mexico PBS is tackling the challenge through writing workshops. The PBS Kids writing workshops, offered through the month of March, feature an appearance by a local children’s book author and teach the basic elements of creating and organizing a story. Hollie Lovely, PBS early childhood outreach coordinator, said she organizes the workshops to address literacy and reading proficiency in New Mexico.

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