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Memories by design
William Aranda | November 8Daniel Libeskind talks with his fans and the public after his lecture “The Language of Architecture” at Woodward Hall on Thursday evening.
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Building a history: Architect reflects on a legacy at UNM
Antonio Sanchez | November 7When construction for the Duck Pond began in 1974, University architect Van Dorn Hooker said he shrugged off initial criticism of the project. As Dorn Hooker wrote of the most vocal nay-sayers, the staff of the New Mexico Daily Lobo, in his book “Only in New Mexico: An Architectural History of the University of New Mexico,”
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Why is it called Popejoy Hall?
Antonio Sanchez | November 7Former University architect Van Dorn Hooker spent the past three years composing a comprehensive list of short biographies each person whose name is on a UNM building, monument or memorial. While Dorn Hooker’s untitled work is waiting to be published, the Daily Lobo has compiled a short list detailing three prominent figures.
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Art trio makes passion a reality
Mariam Ajala | November 7The droning roar reverberates against the wooden floorboards as the movements of a lithe woman weave about the stage. A hum sounds again as a man with a gray ponytail blows into the 3-foot didgeridoo. Behind them, the soft swishing and scratching of charcoal sticks on paper.
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Erotic play keeps getting better
Fiona-Maria Featherston | November 7Theater students dive into sexually repressed, 19th century Germany in this season’s musical, exploring dangerously intimate issues that are still relevant today. Racy and controversial both then and now, “Spring Awakening” was originally written and staged by Frank Wedekind in 1891.
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Lemmy et al. still rocking
William Aranda | November 6Motörhead seems to get louder with every new album, and “Aftershock” is no exception. The 21st album from the band, which was founded by Lemmy Kilmister and now features Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee, never strays from the group’s speed metal roots, and it doesn’t disappoint, either.
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For Your Ears
Antonio Sanchez | November 6Most music scenes have a band or two that are heralded as being the genre’s “nice guys.” The Swellers fit that bill in the world of melodic punk. These Flint, Mich. natives play music that is fast, fun and stripped of the pretense countless other punk bands have.
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Bacon buffs pig out at pork party
Steve “Mo” Fye | November 5New Mexicans love their bacon, and the turnout of nearly 8,000 pork lovers at the Southwest Bacon Fest Saturday demonstrated that nicely. Some vendors were prepared for the large turnout, but others were not, leading to long waits for some booths, especially the beer vendors.
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Play mix of rock, sex and Germany
Graham Gentz | November 5Why is there a rock musical about 1890s German school children hitting puberty in a cold, sexually confusing and unhelpful society? Well, because there was a play written in Germany on exactly that time about exactly that.
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The Weekly Free
Jyllian Roach | November 5For most of us, the candy hangover is still going strong, so let’s make it an easy week filled with sitting events and quiet.
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The 2013 ACP/CMA Conference in 35 tweets
Jyllian Roach | November 3Miss the College Media conference in New Orleans? Just curious about what student journalists are taught? Here’s the best tips, tricks and moments from last week’s conference.
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Rocky Horror group recreate classic every month
Fiona-Maria Featherston | October 31“Rocky Horror Picture Show,” which first premiered on the big screen in 1975, is a movie with a simple plot: Freshly engaged and clean-cut kids Brad Majors and Janet Weiss have some car trouble on the way to visit an old mentor and seek help at a house down the road.
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Show Me How: To Do Calavera Makeup
Mariam Ajala | October 31The sugar skull could be one of the top ways to celebrate Dia de los Muertos in Albuquerque. As spirits are welcomed back into the lives of many during this holiday season, what better way than to dress as the traditional calavera to honor the deceased?
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Shun the plague, find Quarantine
Graham Gentz | October 29There is one last free place in Albuquerque. The city is gone. Everything is gone. I don’t know if we can make it. If anyone can find the Quarantine.
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The Weekly Free
Jyllian Roach | October 29The best part of Halloween in New Mexico is that it is immediately followed by Day of the Dead celebrations. Two holidays full of candy and costumes, what’s not to love? Check out this week’s list of scary, free events.
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Join the game, fight the zombies
Fiona-Maria Featherston | October 29It’s 9 a.m. and sleepy students shuffle around a distracted student near the Duck Pond. Freshman Michael Laflin keeps an eye on the two figures on the hill; Michael Mirabal and Chris Duran stand next to a supply box
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In plane sight: Sunport nominated for award
Fiona-Maria Featherston | October 27Albuquerque International Sunport has been declared by USA Today to have one of the top 20 airport art collections in the nation. The final decision for the top 10 airport art collections has been placed in the public’s hands until Nov 11.
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In plane sight
Fiona-Maria Featherston | October 24Albuquerque International Sunport has been declared by USA Today to have one of the top 20 airport art collections in the nation. The final decision for the top 10 airport art collections has been placed in the public’s hands until Nov 11.
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Plane to see
Fiona-Maria Featherston | October 24Within the Albuquerque International Sunport lives a tribute to the history of New Mexican aviation, the beautifully restored 1914 Ingram/Foster Biplane.
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Show Me How: To Cosplay
Jyllian Roach | October 24Making a costume can seem like a daunting task to many, but for those who dream of dressing up as something that isn’t on the current ‘popular’ list, it’s the only way to go.
