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Fest a tribute to paddle sports
Nicole Perez | May 29Freezing white-water rapids will flood the desert this weekend when a film festival centered on extreme water sports comes to town.
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Modern dance eschews narrative
Antonio Sanchez | May 29UCLA professor and renowned modern-dance choreographer Victoria Marks said dance can be found in the simplest functions of the human body.
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Complicated comedy fails due to poor casting
Justino Brokaw | May 7Though never completely boring, the Vortex Theatre’s production of “Speed-the-Plow” is a disappointment, failing to reach the dizzying heights of comedic potential in David Mamet’s outstanding script.
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Suspension of Disbelief
Nicole Perez | May 3A small rivulet of blood trickles down Shelby Smith’s spine as her skin stretches further and further, pulled by a pulley system connected to hooks in her back.
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Safe suspension depends on gear
Nicole Perez | May 3Suspension, like any other form of body modification, requires strict sanitation and caution.
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Gamers gather for retro thrill
Antonio Sanchez | May 3A replica of a Virtual Boy handheld system, discontinued by Nintendo in 1996, and a 5-foot-tall original Game Boy greet customers.
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São Paulo trio defies racism
Alexandra Swanberg | May 3Artists from Brazil will expose their art to a broader community of artists at the Tamarind Institute, where their work is more accepted than at home.
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Placid study places abound
Nicole Perez | May 1Trying to reserve a study room in Zimmerman during finals week is about as difficult as registering for classes when LoboWeb crashes.
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‘Star Wars’ fans to put on fest
Nicole Perez | May 1“Star Wars” enthusiasts from across campus — a caterer in the SUB, a student who works in Residence Life and Student Housing and a member of the Dean of Students Office — join forces to host UNM’s largest “Star Wars” event.
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For Your Ears
Antonio Sanchez | May 1Rocky Votolato is an easy-listening acoustic artist with a soothing voice to accompany his quiet guitar picking.
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The Weekly Free
Alexandra Swanberg | May 1Summer vacation is right around the corner — as if you needed a newspaper to tell you that. To add to the stress of finals, you’re probably scrounging for a wild summer getaway or a string of parties to wipe out the memory of this semester.
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Where Are We?
April 30Every Monday the Daily Lobo challenges you to identify where we took our secret picture of the week.
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For the love of the larp
Nicole Perez | April 26Half-human “changelings” who try to regain their humanity and fight evil forces came to life in the minds of members of the Mind’s Eye Society on April 14th.
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‘Having fun is the big winner’
Nicole Perez | April 26Although live action role-playing (LARP) games are based on improvisation, there is still a storyteller who mediates the action.
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Lifestyled
Faerl Marie Torres | April 26This time of year is rife with preparations — prepping the garden for planting, your mind for finals and your feet for summer sandals.
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Powwow celebrates old, new
Antonio Sanchez | April 26The Gathering of Nations is the world’s largest powwow, drawing indigenous tribes from around the world,
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FASHION Q&A
Faerl Marie Torres | April 25“I think I’d probably fall into the hipster category, indie-hipster. I don’t like being called something.”
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Kiva Club hosts free powwow
Nicole Perez | April 25Organizers of Gathering of Nations place a $17-per-day value on experiencing American Indian culture, but members of the UNM Kiva Club say tradition shouldn’t cost money.
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Musical refreshes soul, mind
Alexandra Swanberg | April 24People who reject all musicals as the result of a single film experience deprive themselves of the palpable force of live musical theater.
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The Weekly Free
Alexandra Swanberg | April 24These days, faculty and students alike are scrambling to get ‘er done before the end of the semester.
