Culture

Artist's Avenue: Bryan Jurus

Bryan Jurus, Political Science, Sophomore Bryan “JurusDiction” Jurus is making noise in the Duke City, Las Cruces, El Paso and Denver.

Poet aims to illustrate reality of war

Ken Stewart wants to change the way UNM students think about war. Stewart is a poet, Vietnam veteran and physician working at UNM Hospital.

Cuban art rarely mass exhibits in U.S.

A cluster of ears carved in limestone greets visitors at the Confluencias: Inside Arte Cubano Contemporáneo exhibit at the National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum.

Doing It In the Duke City: Ladies, it's time to let go of your porn inhibitions

Sex doesn’t have to take one form or be done one way, and neither should porn. But it seems that a lot of porn is produced and made a specific way and that there isn’t much variation.

IrriGRAYtion

Everything but the kitchen sink … and the toilet. That’s what gray water is — reusing the shower, bathroom sink and washing machine water to irrigate a landscape.

The muscle behind campus safety

The gun seems to be made of plastic rather than steel. “You hope you never need it,” Chris Carabajal, UNMPD officer, said while checking that the laser sights were activated.

Bookstore highlights poets' words

One part love of poetry, one part local authors and one part UNM Bookstore. That’s how students can celebrate National Poetry Month.

Festival shows 'undependent' films

What is the difference between independent and undependent filmmaking? Experiments in Cinema 5.1 might give you a better idea. It’s a film festival in its fifth year, put on by Cinematic Arts professor Bryan Konefsky, and his class Experimental Film and Video.

Fashion Q&A

Artist's Avenue: Alexis Pavlantos

Sophomore Alexis Pavlantos has a penchant for pendants and other forms of jewelry. She said her work tends to appeal to older women, but it’s not exclusively geared toward an older crowd.

Festival fuses love & duality with tribal & modern dance

Dancers chaotically spin and leap over rows of plastic water bottles, all of which are knocked over and then gathered in a segment of “The Good Dance.” Avant-garde African and Aboriginal-inspired contemporary dances will make their way to Albuquerque this weekend and the next at Global Dance Festival.

Sustainable is attainable

Kermit was lying when he said, “It isn’t easy being green.” The Home Builders, Remodelers and Green Ideas Showcase is coming to the Albuquerque Convention Center this weekend to prove it. Rick Shoudt, owner of Special Events Marketing, is the producer of the expo and co-founder of International Green Ideas. “The expo is a consumer trade show,” Shoudt said.

DIY Garden

Until UNM starts its own community garden, students can take their food into their own hands. Container gardening was designed for people who don’t have enough space for a garden bed, for places with poor soil quality, less-than-optimal sun exposure and for many other problems one might encounter while greening their thumb. Chuck O’Herron-Alex, owner of Veggiegrower Gardens of New Mexico, said container gardening is perfect for students.

Artist's Avenue: Megan Branch

Megan Branch, a senior in the College of Fine Arts, is graduating in May. After high school at Santa Fe Prep, Branch went to the University of Oregon, but said she didn’t fit in.

All-male chorus hits high note in the 505

It starts with a single note plucked on a guitar string. A second later, four male voices begin to croon a cappella.

Freshmen overwhelmed with fun things to do in Albuquerque

Thanks to the results of a recently released survey conducted by UNM admissions, there is now evidence that reinforces one of the obvious pluses freshmen can expect when they come to UNM: Albuquerque is bustling with things for them to do.

Balloonists throw in the towel and go back to bed

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta rode its last high at its 2009 event. The fiesta started in 1971, but the Albuquerque Balloon Committee decided the festival was too much of a hassle. In a statement released Monday, the Board of Directors cited “not wanting to wake up so early 10 days in a row and realizing that it’s just not worth all the sleep-loss,” as the driving force behind the decision. The board conducted a survey of about 15,000 attendees, all of which said they were probably too busy this year to go to the balloon fiesta.

Scholes Hall bathroom, where all your dreams come true

In a $1.4 million study released by GPSA, the toilet paper in the administrative building is found to be the best throughout the entire University. According to the study, the bathroom tissue is described to “hug your bottom.” The study stemmed from University-wide departments’ complaints about instances when they’ve had to go without t.p.

Broadcasting bike breaks barriers for personal media

Radio has taken a new wave, literally going mobile. Dylan Stevens-Sheriff, Parker Jennings and Seth Grant put together a broadcast tricycle.

Battle of the Bands: The Noms

The Noms won the UNM Battle of the Bands along with Zagadka. The five-person band plays acoustic pop.