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Weekly meeting turns to art

Tonight artistic expression will shake the walls of the Lobo Theatre. Cru, an organization affiliated with Campus Crusade for Christ, will host its first-ever art rumble. Art supplies will be provided, and doors are open to anyone who wants to share his or her artistic side.


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Composer keys on melody

Composer, conductor and teacher Alice Parker has unintentionally paved paths in her lifetime. Parker, who will hold a workshop in Keller Hall today, has made music with legendary choral conductor Robert Shaw and opened doors for other women in conducting. "She is a direct link to some of the really great choral and any kind of musicians in the twentieth century," music professor Brad Ellingboe said.


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Film chronicles a radical life

It is refreshing to find a movie that revolves around actual people and political movements, instead of blatant candidate bashing. "Howard Zinn: You Can't be Neutral on a Moving Train," playing at the Guild, documents the life of Zinn, a WWII veteran, a historian, an anti-war activist and an author.


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Punk rock opera waxes political

by Michael Bennett Daily Lobo Green Day's latest, American Idiot, ventures into the Who's territory. The album is an ambitious and seamless rock opera saturated with social rhetoric. American Idiot is a concept album with its roots firmly planted in punk rock that consists of random tempo changes, melancholy melodies and vintage Green Day songs.


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Column:Drinking rules show cultural differences

Drew is a foreign exchange student from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. His columns will document his adventures in the 505 and the differences he finds in American pop culture. by Drew Lyness Daily Lobo Having left Britain almost six weeks ago, I have settled comfortably into my stay in America and, if popular theories are to be believed, I am well clear of all symptoms of culture shock.


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Flute guru to blow Kimo crowd's mind

A legendary Indian bansuri flute player will perform at the Kimo Theater on Friday. The India Students' Association is bringing Pundit Hari Prasad Chaurasia to Albuquerque. Chaurasia received the title pundit because in India, he is considered a master of flute playing.


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Play shows country tough love

by Amy Dalness Daily Lobo Joe Forrest Sackett said, "Patriotism is a loaded term," because it has a different meaning to everyone. Sackett explores the term in his play, "Patriots," running at the Tricklock Performance Space. Sackett worked on "Patriots" for about a year after hearing about the provision in the Patriot Act that allows government officials to view library records and makes it a criminal offense for librarians to tell patrons their records were viewed.


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Twenty divas to sing of survival

Nora White of the Buddha Betties said the women of Savi Fair define the meaning of diva. "You can't be just a good singer and perform a lot," she said. "You have to be empowering the community or I am not going to call you a diva." Tonight, 20 local divas will gather on stage to sing in unison about survival.


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Political Punk:Tour takes on the system

by Michael Bennett Daily Lobo In protest and rejection of the Bush administration, punk bands will be coming to New Mexico and other swing states in the "Rock Against Bush Tour." Anti-Flag is part of the eclectic assortment of bands. "Punk rock has always been about dissent and questioning authority," said bassist Chris #2, who declined to give his last name.


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'Whose Line' actor comes home for one-time show

With more than 100 appearances under his belt, actor Brad Sherwood knows his way around the "Tonight Show" studio. Raised in Santa Fe, Sherwood is returning to New Mexico for an improvised performance at the Kiva Auditorium. He has also had regular roles on the British and American versions of "Whose Line is it Anyway" and spent a season on "L.


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Hot album brings punk to a boil

by Aaron Aguilar Daily Lobo Hot Water Music is perhaps the most captivating and robust punk band around. Its latest album, The New What Next, is a creative masterpiece fusing intricate riffs with precise melody and brilliant lyrics. Released on Epitaph, the album is one of the finest punk projects to hit the shelves.


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Culture column:Dog works in the name of God

"Dog the Bounty Hunter" is a good show, but more importantly, it may be the new gospel for today's world. Hawaii's first foul-mouthed, ass-kicking-for-the-Lord, mesh-T-shirt-wearing saint has a forum, and this guy is big news. The show airs on A&E on Tuesdays at 9 p.


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Hip-hop writes soundtrack for life

Welcome to my secret stash. Underground hip-hop may not be a secret to some, and in the following weeks, I will present music that moves me, but people may not have heard of it. Selections will span from the past to the present. I want to spread the word there are quality artists in the world who will never get the exposure they need to appear on MTV.


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Chiapas trek kindles exhibit

A spring break trip inspired UNM students to share their experience of Chiapas, Mexico with the University. "It's a sort of follow up to the delegation that we took to Chiapas during our spring break in 2004," said Silvia Soto, a graduate student in Latin American studies, at the Zapatistas exhibit's opening Saturday.


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Religious satire answers 'Passion'

by Amy Dalness Daily Lobo Something about a fanatical nun can be fascinating. It's fascinating, odd and definitely button pushing. Christopher Durang's Obie-winning "Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You," a satirical play on organized religion, is all these things, topped with a generous dollop of humor.


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The Producers

by Amy Dalness Daily Lobo Bright lights, bratwurst hats, dancing Nazis and two destined-for-disaster producers brought audiences to their feet Saturday. Mel Brooks' "The Producers" came to Popejoy Hall Sept. 7-12 during its national tour as part of the Broadway in New Mexico program offered through the Ovation Series.


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Prodigy CD more funk, less punk

by Michael Bennett Daily Lobo The Prodigy returns to form with an audio assault on the senses. Liam Howlett's new brainchild Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned is a step in a new direction for the hybrid of music styles that is The Prodigy, primarily in the way he has substituted lead vocals for cleverly worked sampling from a variety of known and unknown artists.


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Culture column:Gotti family shenanigans make reality show hit

Gotti, glorious Gotti. It's like watching a mother hen graciously lift her delicate wing to show her hairless, repulsive, foul-mouthed chicks for an entire half hour. From the '80s to mid-'90s, John Gotti was a public, smiley New York gangster who was eventually prosecuted and incarcerated for his numerous crimes.


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Graduate art students show divergence

Newcomers to UNM's new art studio graduate program aren't wasting any time. "Incoming: New Graduates in Art Studio" opened at the Jonson Gallery last week. Although some pieces fail to tell viewers much about the students, others such as Mary Goodwin's lenticular photography and Erin Emiko Kawamata's mixed-media pieces, are worth making the trip for.


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Film looks at Al Jazeera, media coverage of Iraq war

There are two sides to every story, and "Control Room," the new documentary playing at the Guild, is a reminder of this. The movie examines the media coverage of the Iraq war and follows the story of Al Jazeera, a Middle East news agency the Bush administration has called the "Mouthpiece of Osama bin Laden," according to the film.

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