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Various tools used to sculpt pueblo pottery.

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Pottery making, pueblo style

Mateo Rocha | October 16

Culture and life have been carried in Southwest artisan vessels for more than 400 years, and now UNM is playing an integral role in the preservation and vitality of its practice. Clarence Cruz, an Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo native, said he aspires to perpetuate the ancient tradition in the 21st century through his students and peers.Cruz has practiced pottery making for 29 years, and is now teaching future generations of potters in his ancient traditional pottery course, he said.

Ezra Rabinsky constructs a temporary structure, called a Sukkah, behind UNM's Hillel House on Oct. 7. Sukkot is a week-long Jewish holiday celebrated to commemorate heritage. The Sukkah stands as a symbol of remembrance, struggle and community.

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Holiday remembers exodus

October 16

Though it’s only made of pipes, wood and tree branches, the temporary structure behind Hillel House is a symbol of remembrance, struggle and community. Members of UNM’s Jewish organization are celebrating Sukkot, a week-long Jewish holiday, by constructing their temporary structure behind the building and cooking traditional food.Ezra Rabinsky, a junior linguistics major, said Sukkot is a longstanding traditional holiday in remembrance of the journey their ancestors made through the desert for 40 years after their exodus from Egypt.

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Movie review: Paul Newman film 'Harper' still holds up

Graham Gentz | October 14

I recently picked up the 1966 movie “Harper” from a bargain bin somewhere, under the logic that if it had Paul Newman in it, it would probably be good.

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Lookin' Fresh: Workout and chic, dressing for both

Courtney Salinger | October 14

So, what to wear today? Oh, maybe this adorable outfit. Wait! Today’s the day some UNM students have a fitness class, or they are going to workout today.

Ryan Fowlds repairs a Kuwahara Cougar Thursday afternoon for the shop’s “Earn-a-Bike” program. The program aims to teach adults proper bike safety and maintenance. Upon completing the course, participants have the opportunity to earn a refurbished bicycle and helmet. There is a course fee of $10 per class.

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Build-a-bike builds good habits

Moriah Carty | October 14

The smell of sun-touched rubber tires and bike grease fill the air of a local non-profit bike shop that is hoping to help many residents get their own set of wheels.Esperanza Community Bike shop is giving bikes to anyone with $20 and five hours to spare.

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Corn on the fractal cob

Moriah Carty | October 8

Mesmerizing shapes and continuous flurries of reoccurring patterns can be found throughout the Maize Maze taking place in the Rio Grande Community Farm.

$Lisa Young and Jack Lemelin, 5, participate in a scavenger hunt at the grand opening of the Maize Maze on Friday afternoon. The Maize Maze incorporates learning as a key component for the event. This year’s maze focuses on farming and fractals.$

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Maize maze: Community corn maze suffers from drought

Moriah Carty | October 8

By Moriah Carty“Every year when summer fades into fall, you get the hints, the early mornings starts to cool off, the greenness of the trees begin to dial back, all of your senses waken up, you smell chile roasting in the air, and you smell alfalfa, you hear the balloons in the air and you know it’s fall.” But Matt Schmader, Open Space Division superintendent, said “it isn’t fall until the maze is open.” The farm opened this year after a yearlong break because of the drought, he said.

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Movie review: Horrible start to horror debut

Graham Gentz | October 7

By Graham GentzA horror story about marriage? Tell me something I don’t know.And here I thought this was a documentary.The premise and metaphor of “Honeymoon,” the writing and directing debut of Leigh Janiak, are pretty straightforward: a newly married couple honeymoon at a small cottage by a lake, and upon sleepwalking in the woods one night, the wife begins acting irrevocably strange.

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Book review: 'Wicked' doesn't fill ruby slippers

October 7

Ding-dong! The Witch is Dead!Wait. Just kidding.

Around 60 students attend the “O Face Oral” workshop as part of UNM “Sex Week” on Thursday. The seminar took place one day after the University formally apologized for the controversial nature of the events.

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Sex event titles, not content, provoke apology

Lauren Marvin and Moriah Carty | October 3

What’s in a name? Judging by the uproar surrounding UNM’s Sex Week, quite a bit.Sex Week, co-organized by the Women’s Health Resource Center and Self Serve Sexuality Resource Center, was designed to stress the importance of consent and raise awareness about sexual assaults, but not everyone was happy with the execution of the event.

Tatiana Falcón-Rodríguez dresses up in a vulva costume during the “Todo Sobre Orgásmos” event on Monday. The costume allowed Falcón-Rodríguez to more easily point out features of the female anatomy to the people in attendance.

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Let's talk about sex

Lauren Marvin | October 2

A woman in a vagina costume takes the stage in the SUB ballroom, and Sex Week begins. Sex Week is about creating a comfortable atmosphere for students, staff and faculty to talk about sex and to raise awareness of sticky topics like sexual assault through workshops this week.Angela Catena, gender violence program assistant, said Sex Week is a collaboration between local sexuality resource shop Self Serve and the UNM Women’s Resource Center.

Beverley Sovereign works on a watercolor sunflower on Tuesday afternoon at the OffCenter Community Arts Studio. Beverley has been frequenting the art studio for four years and believes the arts studio has, "helped her grow as an artist."

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Albuquerque studio and gallery creates better lives

Moriah Carty | October 2

Light chatter, the crisp sound of card stock being cut and the smell of glue fill the air in a small downtown art studio. OFFCenter Community Arts Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping low-income and homeless people express themselves artistically, said board secretary Rachel Harris-Huffman.The center avoids a clinical approach. While art therapist interns do come in from time to time, patrons primarily stick to creating art in groups.

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Lookin' Fresh: Summer styles ease into fall

Courtney Salinger | September 30

The alarm clock rings and it’s time to get ready for school. The morning feels cold, but, like most New Mexico days, it will almost certainly get warmer.

Anne-Marie Little (left) and Haley Henson (right) perform their scene as Collin Butts’ character lurks in the background in an “As Five Years Pass” showing at UNM’s Experimental Theatre.The play will run until Oct. 5.

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Poetic play has dreamlike quality

Lauren Marvin | September 30

A lifeless wedding dress sparkled under a blue light upon the stage. A remembrance of what could have been.

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Five & Why: Leslie Donovan

Skylar Griego | September 30

We all have that go-to favorite that we read over and over again throughout our lives.

Andres Moreno’s character (left) encounters the harlequin played by Michael McMahan (right) in the production of ”As Five Years Pass.” The play was written by Federico García Lorca.

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Play Review: "As Five Years Pass" features a surreal experience

Graham Gentz | September 29

It's really difficult to write about something so surreal.“As Five Years Pass” is functionally a play.

A spike, or marker, to indicate the correct placement for the Yellow Brick Road that will be featured in “Wicked”.

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Beautiful set overshadows cliches

Lauren Marvin | September 25

The green woman is caught. Armed guards block the doors, and she knows it’s the end. The door bursts open; bayonets are leveled at her face. With a devilish laugh, she soars upward and over the men — her green skin illuminating the dark stage — and finally reveals her wicked identity. And that ends the first act of the production of “Wicked” at Popejoy Hall.Among the many strengths of “Wicked,” humor stands out in particular. Glinda the Good (played by Chandra Schwartz) is a ditzy blonde who likes to frolic on stage in pink. Her character is the most comedic of the bunch, and most of her jokes are directed toward her own silliness. Schwartz delivers her performance with perfection and grace.

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Chalk art marks anniversary homecoming

Moriah Carty | September 25

A Denver artist traveled 450 miles to deliver an 8-foot-long birthday ‘cake’ just in time for Homecoming.Chris Carlson made the UNM Lobo emblem come to life near the duck pond, with the aid of his trusty set of chalk. Carlson’s 3-D art is playful; it’s not meant to be taken too seriously, he said. He doesn’t incorporate political messages or anything controversial.“3-D is what fascinates me the most in art,” he said. “I’ve always been interested in optical illusions, how our eyes perceive things and how much we trust our eyes to not mislead us, how easily they are misled.”

Tricia Simmons uses a spoon to burnish a piece of paper onto a cradle panel at the Rail Yards Market on Sunday afternoon. This is Simmons’ first year showcasing her art at the Rail Yards.

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Swarm of artists hope to expand the hive

Lauren Marvin | September 24

They are known for their delicious vomit, but bee byproducts are once again being used for a sticky art form called encaustic.Douglas Mehrens, founder of the Encaustic Art Institute in Cerrillos, said name of the bees wax and resin art style comes from the Greek word enkaustikos, which means ‘burned in’.

The finished Torpedo Dog, complete with red chile mustard in bread toasted from the inside, sits in a steel basket, ready for a customer.

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Food column: Five favorite food joints satisfy student cravings

Steve “Mo” Fye | September 24

The Bricklight District, centered on the first block of Harvard Drive SE, has experienced revitalization in the last few years, and the past several months have given the UNM community even more reasons to visit.