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NM massacre film unveiled

Twenty years after the massacre at a Las Cruces bowling alley, Charlie Minn is bringing the unsolved case back to life with his documentary, “Nightmare in Las Cruces.” On Feb.10, 1990, seven people were shot execution-style and four died.


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Online exclusive: Machete offers gore, conscience

It’s not often a movie with a sophisticated social conscience features the hero using a man’s intestine as a rope to rappel down a wall. So let’s say “Machete” is not a typical movie. Filmed in 70s-exploitation-movie style by director Robert Rodriguez, Machete blends hyper violence with political comedy targeted at the state of U.S.


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Group focuses in on power of zen

The newest religious student group doesn’t represent a religion at all, but a “way of life,” according to its founders. Brittany Arneson, secretary of the Student Dharma Association, said Buddhism is more of a philosophy or a lifestyle choice than a religion. “We listed it with the religious groups because we thought that’s where students who want what we offer would look for it,” she said.


	Southwest Film Center screens movies and plays  films Sunday-Thursday at the Sub Theater. The center will feature a variety of  films throughout the semester. Tickets are $3 for students.
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Going beyond blockbuster

*On-campus center offers variety of little-known films * Chris Quintana The Guild is often sold as the only place to see “Indie” films around town, while other theaters just play blockbuster fodder for an easy buck.




	Sean “Squid” Banning mans the counter at Astro-Zombies. The comic shop was voted the best in the city for the last nine years.
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Comic book mecca a friend to all

Prosperity means more than sales and numbers to Astro-Zombies owner Mike D’Elia. Years ago, D’Elia’s business plans started with a video arcade and matured into Albuquerque’s more gregarious one-stop comic shop.



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A new side to the South

There aren’t many happy stories about the South. They’re all dark and brooding, about murky family secrets and slow deaths, suffocating honor and tradition.


	Jeffrey Hertz stands in front of his exhibition of his travel-based photography. In addition to his photography, Hertz also writes poetry.
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Artist Ave--Jeffrey Hertz

Student Jeffrey Hertz’s art is born from his travels around the world. His work, located at Yoberri on Harvard Drive, features photos that one might expect to see in National Geographic.


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Show cracks art scene glass ceiling

The musical kitty cats of Albuquerque will finally have a chance to strut their stuff in a night of performances dedicated to women in the arts and the inner power that fuels their talent. “Gatas y Vatas” is the brainchild of Marisa DeMarco, a former Daily Lobo editor-in-chief.



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Talks aim to inspire in 'dark times'

Building a resilient society is difficult for any community, but the Albuquerque Cultural Conference is finding ways to make society better. This year’s theme is “Crisis, Community and Performance: Building a Resilient Society,” and it will be held Sept.




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Makeshift studio makes big splash

A new production company is in town, and they’ve got the basement all ready for you. Firehydrant Records was founded last year by local music fan Sean Smock with help from The Big Spank singer/guitarist Mike Garcia.


	An old German print machine sits idle at the Tamarind Institute located at the corner of Central Avenue and Stanford Drive. The Institute will soon celebrate its 50th anniversary at its state-of-the-art facility.
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Printmaking gets good press

Across from Johnson Center, one can observe a process that can only be seen at few places around the world. That little-known process? Lithography, a craft that involves the chemical process of transferring a printed image to a metal plate, is taught at the Tamarind Institute, a renowned school for print-making.




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