Culture - The Daily Lobo

Culture

Arts & Culture Issue: The culture of skateboarding at UNM

Makayla Grijalva | November 24

From hot summer days to chilly November afternoons, skateboarders are almost always rolling around “the bricks” — also known as Smith Plaza — outside the University of New Mexico’s Zimmerman Library. “One cool thing about this place is that you can come here on most any given day and there’s always gonna be at least one person skating,” senior film student Carlos Renfro said. “I come here without my skateboard and guys will be here (and) they’d be like ‘hey, you know, come skate with us,’” Renfro said. He added that, on occasion, the other skaters lend him a board.

Culture

Teen trends across New Mexico

Caitlin Scott | November 24

When it comes to trends, teens tend to jump on board early. Whether it's fashion, technology, games, music, celebrities or social media, there's a trend for it all. Erin Wood, a high school senior at Tierra Encantada Charter School in Santa Fe, is a writer for the school’s online newspaper, TECS Stinger. Wood said several styles are currently trending around her school. Boots have been popular with everyone. High school girls have also been drawing stars and hearts on their faces with makeup and glitter.

Culture

Arts & Culture Issue: Albuquerque sex shop offers more than toys

Lissa Knudsen | November 24

As visitors walk into the bright open shop, they notice right away that it isn’t a typical sex entertainment venue. There are no posters with women in suggestive lingerie or striking come-hither poses designed to appeal to the “male gaze.” This is Matie Fricker's Self Serve Sexuality Resource Center’s. Fricker, the owner of Self Serve, said people of every gender, from ages 18 to 80 goto Self Serve to learn about how to achieve sexual satisfaction for themselves and for their partners.

Culture

Arts & Culture issue: Fashion front-runners at UNM

Alyssa Martinez and Joseph McKee | November 24

From time treasured trappings to future-forward fits, these five University of New Mexico undergraduate students showcased their style for the Daily Lobo.

Culture

Five and Why: Charis Lillene Fleshner

Caitlin Scott | November 18

Charis Lillene Fleshner is a former University of New Mexico student who is currently working as a conceptual mixed-media artist and art teacher. Her studio practice primarily focuses on soft sculpture, craftivism, and the merging of feminism and art. Fleshner’s exhibition about sexual assaults on college campuses, titled “Lobo Alert” was on display at the CFA Downtown Studio and was available for viewing from Oct. 23rd to Nov. 9th. UNM was not involved with the making of the art exhibition. Here at the Daily Lobo, we were curious as to reasons she did this art exhibition and why. This is what she said.

Culture

Students socialize at Speed Friending Uni Night

Daniel Ward | November 17

Socializing was made easy for University of New Mexico students at the first ever Speed Friending event with Uni Nights at the Student Union Building on Nov. 15. The event itself functioned similar to speed dating but instead gave students the chance to make new friends on campus. There were three tables lined up in the SUB ballroom with chairs on each side. Everyone was given two minutes to talk to the person in front of them before moving to the next person down the table.

Culture

Yu-Gi-Oh! players duel it out at the Convention Center

Spencer Butler | November 17

It was finally Time to Duel! On Saturday Nov.16, Yu-Gi-Oh! fans competed against each other at the Albuquerque Convention Center, for the 2019 Yu-Gi-Oh regional qualifiers. Hosted by Core TCG, this was the first officially sanctioned Yu-Gi-Oh event in Albuquerque since 2008. The event was held in the upper floor of the convention center. Inside, many tables were set up where players would throw down their cards and play the game competitively.

Culture

UNM activates trap card: Albuquerque hosting largest Yu-Gi-Oh! tournament since 2008

Sal Mangiacapra | November 13

Albuquerque will soon be on the map again. This time, for hosting a Regional Level Yu-Gi-Oh! tournament at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Nov. 16. No other "Yu-Gi-Oh!" event of this caliber has been hosted in Albuquerque since 2008. Many who grew up in the early 2000s remember an anime series called “Yu-Gi-Oh!” and its numerous sequel series’. What is less known is that the card game played in this shows still thrives with an international competitive community.

Culture

Students go head-to-head in 'Cards Adjacent Humanity' tournament

Daniel Ward | November 13

The crowd was small, but the laughs were loud in the University of New Mexico's Student Union Building Ballroom during the first-ever Cards Adjacent Humanity Tournament hosted by the student organization Tabletop Tavern on Nov. 9, 2019. Students were welcome to hang out, enjoy the food and play the popular adult card game Cards Against Humanity, or other games, during the four-hour event. It was $5 to get in, and everyone had the chance to win one of three prizes: the Cards Against Humanity Green Box extension pack, Monopoly for Millennials or a $21 gift card to Spencer’s. As for the tournament itself, 18 players were divided into three tables. The groups played until only two people remained from each table. The six winners then joined for a final game where the first person to get five black cards won the main prize. The players continued until someone else won second place, and then again until someone won third. Whenever a winner was declared, everyone in the room applauded them energetically with a standing ovation.

Culture

New Downtown mural dedicated to United

Alex Hiett | November 11

A new mural in Downtown Albuquerque showcases the enthusiasm, spirit and spectator lifestyles of New Mexico United fans. Hundreds of photos taken at United games mesh together to create a huge black-and-white collage, completely covering a wall on the corner of 2nd Street and Coal Avenue. Noé Barnett is the artist behind the piece, an Albuquerque native and graduate of Volcano Vista. He told the Daily Lobo he worked at the Albuquerque Police Department for a couple of years before leaving to follow a career in the arts, which included attending art school at the University of New Mexico (UNM).

Culture

BioPark volunteers explain traditional healing plants

Lissa Knudsen | November 7

It was a sunny autumn morning, just a few hours after the second freeze of the season. The leaves had started to change color but hadn’t yet fallen, and the ABQ Botanic Garden was especially quiet — the summer tourists had subsided for the season, and the mid-morning hour catered mostly to retirees and parents with small children. Some days, the docents explained, they have to go out into the park to cajole people into listening to their talk but, on this day, that wasn’t the case. Nine people, including a couple of cooing toddlers with their parents, a collection of retirees and a UNM graduate student listened to the docents as they made their way around the looped curandera garden path. The Spanish word curandera refers to a traditional healer that practices a combination of traditional Indigenous and Catholic remedies. Curanderas are called on to provide treatments for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual illnesses.

Culture

Nuts about Piñon

Alanie Rael and Andrea Solis | November 7

As the autumn days grow shorter and the nights grow longer, a number of New Mexicans indulge in the picking of pine nuts — commonly known as piñon in the Southwest and pinyon in the rest of the U.S.. Many families across the state take time out of their days to harvest the tree nut between the months of September and November. Bernadette Jaramillo, a youth minister at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, said she usually takes her family out to collect piñon during the years when the tree nut is being harvested.

Culture

Boo at the Zoo offers ghoulish experience for all ages

Caitlin Scott | November 3

Ghouls and gals were welcomed into the Albuquerque Biopark Zoo’s Boo at the Zoo on Oct. 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Albuquerque BioPark has hosted some type of Halloween event every year for the past 30 years. This year, Boo at the Zoo was a fundraiser and all of the proceeds benefit additions and renovations for the zoo as well as the aquarium and the botanical gardens. There were many activities for all ages to enjoy including trick-or-treating stations all around the central part of the zoo. In previous Boo at the Zoo events, there was small candy tables throughout the zoo. Candy vendors didn’t discriminate — whether people were young, old or anywhere in-between, they were given a large handful of candy.

UNM undergraduate art department hosts open house

Culture

UNM Undergraduate Art gets spooky

Luisa Pennington | November 3

The University of New Mexico’s Fine Arts Department welcomed the public into their building for art, candy and costumes during an Open House. Last Wednesday, undergraduate artists enrolled in art department classes had the opportunity to showcase their work and share their passions with the public. Specific departments included Art Education, Art History, Art and Ecology, Ceramics, Experimental Art and Technology, Painting and Drawing, Printmaking, Photography, Sculpture, Arita Porcelain, Graphic Design and Foundations.

Culture

Open Mic Uni Night encourages students to share talents

Daniel Ward | October 28

From singing to guitar, and stand-up to spoken word, the Student Union Building filled with laughter and entertainment at the Open Mic Night of Oct. 25, as part of Uni Night at the University of New Mexico. Monthly Uni Night events are funded by student fees, inviting all students to take a small break from their studies to participate in these social gatherings. This month was the first Open Mic Night for Uni Nights. There was no competition between each performance. Instead, anyone wanting to share a talent was encouraged to do so.

Culture

UNM MFA students showcase artwork

Beatrice Nisoli | October 28

The University of New Mexico’s Master of Fine Arts students opened up their studios to the public to discuss craft and the origins of inspiration last Thursday, Oct. 24. Each studio incorporated immersive lighting and sound techniques to best accompany artwork ranging from photography, needlework, sketches and poetry. The artists' work explored developing themes unique to the students’ backgrounds and identities. The Daily Lobo had the opportunity to speak to four MFA students about their art pieces, as well as their artistic journeys. The event took place from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Art Annex and Mattox Sculpture Center. Light snacks and music were provided.

Culture

Three scares for your October

Caitlin Scott | October 28

If you're in search of a couple of chills and thrills now that spooky season is upon us, you've come to the right place. Here at the Daily Lobo, we’ve got you covered with scares for all types of guys and ghouls and anyone in between. Here are the three best-haunted houses in the Albuquerque area:

Culture

UNM holds inaugural s'mores with President Stokes

Daniel Ward | October 27

The dynamic sound of the University of New Mexico Spirit Marching Band paraded through campus on Monday, Oct. 21. They led a crowd of students and staff members to President Garnett Stokes’ house for a S’mores Social to kick off Homecoming Week. The event started at 2 p.m. outside the Student Union Building. As the band played, it attracted students to follow them to goodies awaiting them at the President’s residence. There, the band performed on her front lawn while students and staff members enjoyed a gooey s’mores bar.

Culture

Valle del Oro murals showcase different bosque ecosystems

Daniel Ward | October 21

At the Valle de Oro Urban Wildlife Refuge (VDO), five local female artists worked together to make five murals on the different ecosystems of the refuge. As part of the 516 ARTS: Species in Peril Along the Rio Grande Collaborative Exhibition Series, each artist is creating her own billboard-style freestanding mural set up in different parts of the refuge to illustrate what each area is going to look like in the future. Artist, Francesca Searer is the artist who helped create the mural program for VDO, and her mural focuses on the wetland habitat with the sunset in the background. Nani Chacon is painting her mural for the Visitor Center which has a big focus on pollinator gardens with a general overview of the entire refuge. Erin De Rosa is painting her mural on the Storm Water Habitat, Jessica Chao is working on the mural for the Bosque, and Haley Greenfeather English is doing a mural for the Upland Habitat.

Culture

UNM student takes on spooky role in Quarantine

Caitlin Scott | October 21

Bridey Caramagno is a current University of New Mexico student and member of the Quarantine interactive horror show located in Albuquerque. She is a creative, primarily focusing on the performing arts. Caramagno spoke to the Daily Lobo about the details on her role in Quarantine as well as her other artistic ventures. Quarantine is an immersive horror show located on Coal Avenue. Caramagno’s involvement with Quarantine started with one of the playwrights of the show. She got in contact with them via the theatre department on campus.