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	Gustavo Lucero drags a rake with burning brush through the acequia to help clear it out before they run the water. Santistevan said the acequia runs for one week to recharge the groundwater supply before they
distribute it to acequia members.
Culture

Acequia water systems create fluid communities

“Mayordomo” in English means “butler” or “steward,” and when you see Miguel Santistevan with all of the other parciantes, or acequia members, running up and down the acequia ditch cutting tall grass and brush, he looks the part. Santistevan lives in Taos on land that he inherited from his parents.




The Setonian
Culture

Try writing, shooting film in Honors course

If you think you’re cut out for the film industry, try taking University Honors Art of Film class first. The class is designed for people who are interested in film but don’t necessarily want to make a career out of it, although some do go on to pursue the film industry.





	Students Joshlyn Marino, left, Britney Stone, middle, and
Olivia Hawkins get some clothes ready to donate to their clothing
swap, which will be held this Friday on the 3rd floor of the SUB.
They are hosting the event to promote sustainable fashion for a Communication
& Journalism class.
Culture

Playwrights fan the flames of artistic nonattachment

Fire scares us in the desert. But we shouldn’t let that fear deter us from attending the Words Afire Festival. The festival, in its 10th year, is an annual celebration and preparation for UNM’s graduate playwright students as they prepare to enter the world of theater, said Elaine Avila, head of the playwright program.


The Setonian
Culture

Once you swap, the fun don't stop

Brush the dust bunnies off the clothes in the back of your closet to trade them in for new clothes at the Sustainable Fashion: Co-ed Clothing Swap on Friday. Olivia Hawkins, co-coordinator of the event, said she didn’t think she had stuff to donate to the event when she first started looking through her closet.


The Setonian
Culture

Postmodern traffic painting

Picture the blurriest photo you’ve ever seen. The sort where the light pools in odd places, the shapes lose their outlines and solidity, and where the blur is more important than what is in focus.






	Denis Doyon, left, Alberto Lopez, center, and Jonathan Hawes inspect a living marsh water treatment tub on April 10. They originally wanted to filter gray water using plants and utilizing their natural processes, but the tub began to stink, so they filled it with pebbles.
Culture

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 Setonian
Culture

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.


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