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UNM vital to Albuquerque culture
Justin Brough | May 28As you walk, bike, or drive through Albuquerque, I encourage you to pay attention. UNM is everywhere
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Justin Brough | May 28The sun has certainly been a major player these past few days… and it doesn’t seem to be letting up anytime soon. So why not save your greenbacks for some ice-cold drinks while you keep yourself busy with this week’s freebies?
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Folk-healing exhibit opens
Justin Brough | May 6A woman dressed in white, wearing a crimson sash and headband, waved a goblet of billowing incense around a participant. The woman chanted in Spanish and waved the perfumed smoke around the man
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Patients use art for healing
Nicole Perez | May 6Masks decorated with feathers, sequins and pompoms hung from the walls of the Robert Wood Johnson Center for Health Policy on Saturday, but one mask stood out from the rest.
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Free comic books unite fans
Justin Brough | May 6Hordes of comic fans filled the Nob Hill comic shop Astro Zombies this Saturday for an annual event that shop owner Mike D’Elia likens to Christmas: Free Comic Book Day.
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Past year in theater deserves applause
Graham Gentz | May 6Albuquerque teems with theater, and this year has been no different. Every weekend there are two, three or even four shows performed around the area.
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Nicole Perez | May 6As you try to catch up on the semester’s readings, quizzes and assignments that you should have completed weeks ago, take a breather and check out this week’s freebies.
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All that slithers: Museum serves as snake refuge
Nicole Perez | May 2Neglected, abused and unwanted rattlesnakes from across the country have found a home at the American International Rattlesnake Museum, nestled among the historic adobe buildings of Old Town.
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‘Anti-venom is good stuff ’
Nicole Perez | May 2Bob Myers, director of the American International Rattlesnake Museum, was once bitten by a rattlesnake when he was handling snakes in a photo shoot for National Geographic.
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Cheap grad gifts abound
Justin Brough | May 2What do you get for the college graduates who have everything, now that they have their bachelor’s degrees? If your friends are moving on to the job market, you’ll want to get them something meaningful to remind them of all that was good and bad — and ugly — about UNM life.
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Fashion Q&A
Nicole Perez and Justin Brough | May 1“When I’m dressing, I want to look put-together; but on the other hand, there’s a messy, natural look to it. If you look at, for instance, French fashion, the way that it’s changed over time, it’s kind of this natural-esque earthy thing.
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For Your Ears
Nicole Perez | May 1The Killers headline this year’s EdgeFest, a haven for arguably washed-up bands. Brandon Flowers will sing last decade’s hits through his overly thin moustache — unless he’s cut it off recently.
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Powwow focuses on community
Justin Brough | April 30Last Sunday, after the 30th annual Gathering of Nations had concluded at The Pit, a smaller and more intimate powwow with nearly twice as much history was held on UNM’s Johnson Field.
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Craigslist odyssey turns up oddballs
April 30The results of searching for temporary housing on Craigslist are an awkward conglomeration of connections, rejection and first-date-style judgments. Plus there are some flat-out weirdos in the mix.
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Nicole Perez | April 30There’s no other way to say it: Finals are a b****. But the week before is usually worse, especially when teachers “do you a favor” and move your final to the week before finals week. You just can’t win.
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Growing Community
Antonio Sanchez | April 25Erda Gardens administrator Amanda Rich ran her soil-caked hands through a bed of plants Wednesday afternoon, her fingertips searching for a ready plant to pluck.
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Hands-on learning culminates in dance showcase
Justin Brough | April 25A man and woman embrace on a dark stage, pulling each other close in a loving dance. In the space of a few minutes, they are both on their backs.
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‘The Menu’ serves up poetry, spoons
Graham Gentz | April 23Do you ever feel like you’re the only one in the room not in on the joke? The opening night of “The Menu” was like stumbling into a party you weren’t invited to.
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The Weekly Free
Nicole Perez | April 23With the last two weeks of school rapidly approaching, we’re in the calm before the storm. To enjoy the last moments of freedom before finals week swallows you whole, check out this week’s freebies.
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Bee’s Knees
Celia McKinnon | April 18Anyone who’s ever been stung by a bee would probably think twice before purposefully hanging out with a swarm of them.
