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Show Me How: To make a Strawberry Frappé

Like a milkshake, the strawberry frappuccino is a cool, refreshing drink easily made at home on hot summer days. Alexander Clash, a Starbucks barista, said a simple strawberry fappuccino can be made with a few simple ingredients.


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American press freedoms fall short

Freedom of the press is dwindling in the United States, according to a recent study. The Reporters Without Borders annual World Press Freedom Index ranked the U.S. at number 46 out of 180 countries for press freedoms, putting the country just below Romania and just above Haiti.


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Local comedic scene rises

Albuquerque’s local comedy scene has grown in recent years, and is getting better, A.J. Martinez, local stand-up comedian, said. Martinez, who has been performing stand-up comedy for six years, is one of many local comedians who host an open mike comedy show in Albuquerque, where anyone has the opportunity to perform.


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Weekly free

Welcome back! If you’re not quite out of the Spring Break mindset, check out these free events to stretch out the fun a little longer.


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Plays must prove their worth

Theater has a bit of a PR problem. People have a lot of preconceived notions about what it is and what it can do. I would even go so far as to generalize that most people have zero interest in watching plays.


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Graffiti artist returns to ABQ

A line of about 100 people stood before a man with thick-framed glasses and tattoos from knuckles to jaw. Internationally famed artist Mike “Giant” Lesage came home to Albuquerque to hundreds of supportive friends and excited fans on Sunday.


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Show me how: to sew a button

Favorite shirt lose a button? Sew it back on. Local crafter Elizabeth Galvez said sewing buttons requires just a couple of sewing supplies and a few simple steps to get those annoying little fasteners back in place.


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Pausing for effect

Antonia Sarvis dismantled a pink ladies’ shaving razor and pressed the blade into her skin. She did this over and over. The scars from a years-long internal battle that cover the arms and legs of sophomore psychology major Sarvis don’t bother her anymore, she said she embraces the reminder of what she survived.



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Debt management aid can be crucial

Kate O’Donnell’s last patient of the day is Maria Cabrera, who has acquired more than $57,000 in medical debt. The two sit in a dimly lit room in the Casa de Salud Family Medical Office, where O’Donnell works as a medical debt manager. She works with Cabrera and several dozen other South Valley residents who are struggling with medical debt.


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Funk band keeps positive sound

Kevin “Kookie” Jones said he wakes up every morning to music playing in his head — after he finishes his morning prayers. He said being a member of a church has been a substitute for the gang violence and other troubles his family was surrounded by while living in Houston.


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The Weekly Free

This week’s sweetest free events seem to be limited to Wednesday and Thursday. That’s OK, though — they’re still pretty cool. Students with incredible time-management skills could even make it to all three events on Wednesday!



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Arabs talk culture at festival

Oppression. Islam. Terrorism. For many Americans, these words are the only things they know about Arab culture. Countries such as Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have received a lot of negative attention in the United States since the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.



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Show Me How: To do weight squats

March is here and with spring break right around the corner, many will want to rush to the gym to work off those winter pounds. Adrian Prieto, a senior exercise science major, said a simple weight squat is a great way to tone the body when combined with a healthy diet.



	Sarah Crawford mingles with the participants at the end of the “Elect Her” workshop.
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Women's workshop aims for equity

The U.S. Congress has more female members than ever in the country’s history, but that’s not much to smile about.Out of its 535 elected officials, only 98 members of Congress are women. The Elect Her campaign is working hard to change that, Chonya Johnson, one of the campaign’s facilitators, said. Johnson, who worked for more than 10 years with Congress, said she is passionate about the relevance of political policy to everyone.


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Theater Review: Meta-feminist play stark, witty

Comedian Louis CK once received a round of shouts and boos when he told Daily Show host Jon Stewart “Feminists can’t take a joke.” CK smiled at the negative reaction because it demonstrated the real nature of the humor: the meta reaction is the value of a joke.

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