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Movie Review: "Boy Erased" shines light on dark side of conversion therapy

Colton Newman | November 30

It’s 2018 and only 14 out of the 50 U.S. states have laws against minors attending gay conversion therapy camps. This startling fact is what the film “Boy Erased,” starring Lucas Hedges as Garrard Conley, is attempting to change or at least bring awareness to. With Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe backing Hedges as his character’s parents, this heartbreaking story serves as coming of age tale that (as the film states) 700,000+ LGBTQ youth have had to endure. Playing the antagonist is Garrard’s father, a preacher of a local church, and Victor Sykes (Joel Edgerton) who leads Love In Action (LIA), the gay therapy camp that Hedges’ character attends after being forcibly outed as gay to his parents.

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SWFC to host Cherry Reel Film Festival

Macey Rose | November 30

This Saturday, the Southwest Film Center (SWFC) will host the 2018 Cherry Reel Film Festival in the Student Union Building. From 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., guests are welcomed to gather and enjoy "a film festival for student filmmakers, by student filmmakers.” The event is sponsored by Canon, and has a $5 entry fee which is cash only. Students presenting their work this year have the opportunity to win a new DSLR and lens that value over $2,500.

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Africana creative writing course coming to UNM

Veronica Apodaca | November 26

As the end of the semester approaches students at the University of New Mexico begin to plan their class schedules for the spring, with each semester bringing new classes for students to take advantage of. In the Africana Studies Program, a new creative writing class called Introduction to Black Creative Writing offers students the chance to explore the work of black authors as well as expand their own writing skills. Taught by Naima Yael Tokunow, the class includes not only fictional prose, but also nonfiction, poetry and drama in order to give students a well-rounded view of black authors and their work.

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UNM student starts her own fashion business

Shayla Cunico | November 26

Many students have jobs and small businesses they run outside of their coursework, but one student is redefining what running a small business means to her. Hendrika Masire originally came to the U.S. from Kenya for her studies, but found herself becoming more and more interested in fashion, eventually starting her own sewing business. “In Kenya I modeled and made clothes for several local celebrities and was also featured in a couple local TV shows,” Masire said. “I am just taking that experience and trying to make a name for myself here in the U.S.”

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Harry Potter Day enchants UNM

Shayla Cunico and Tiffani Watteyne | November 26

Last week the University of New Mexico was enchanted by the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at the University’s annual Harry Potter Day. To get into the wizarding world attendees were served Butterbeer, a drink mentioned throughout the Harry Potter series, while they had the opportunity to decorate cookies and play Harry Potter trivia.

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Students to sell art at ASUNM crafts fair

Shayla Cunico | November 26

This week from Wednesday to Friday, the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico are bringing back their three day ASUNM Arts & Crafts Fair. Local artists, and some from out of state, are bringing their art to the table for students to browse and purchase in the ballrooms of the Student Union Building on UNM main campus.

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Art exhibit focuses on lives of Native Americans

Veronica Apodaca | November 24

Art has long been used as a form of commentary on current events, and Ricardo Caté’s “Art Through Struggle” exhibition is one local artist’s unique way of accomplishing this. Displayed in the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center until Jan. 6, “Art Through Struggle” is a depiction of Caté’s personal experiences as a Native American man in New Mexico. While the title of the exhibit gives the impression that it is a solemn experience, Caté approaches his subject matter with a sense of humor. His work as an artist also includes the comic strip “Without Reservations” that has been printed regularly in the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper, making him the only Native American artist whose work can be seen in a mainstream daily newspaper.

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Rocket Kitchen opens location near UNM

Justin Garcia | November 19

Students at the University of New Mexico will have another option for lunch come the Spring 2019 semester. Rocket Kitchen plans to open a second location in the Bricklight District on Harvard Drive and Central Boulevard, serving turkey burgers, street tacos and protein waffles. Owner and founder of Rocket Kitchen, Carlo Dominguez, said his goal was to reinvent the fast food industry.

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Pueblo Film Fest hosts focuses on female filmmakers

Tiffani Watteyne | November 19

This past weekend the fifth annual Pueblo Film Festival showed off films created by Native American filmmakers from across the world. The main theme for this year’s film festival was to focus on the female filmmakers of the Native American community. “The theme is ‘Empowering Women Through Film’ in the Native American filmmaker community, which is a very important theme,” said Jonathan Cabada, the coordinator of the volunteers of the event.

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Five and why: Five favorite books from Blue Mesa Review's Hayley Peterson

Luisa Pennington | November 19

Hayley Peterson is the editor in chief of the University of New Mexico’s literary magazine, Blue Mesa Review. She is earning her Master’s of Fine Arts in nonfiction and is currently writing both a memoir and poetry collection. Her work explores themes of gender, sexuality and power dynamics. As an MFA student involved in the publishing community, Peterson comes across a lot of literature. So, when the Daily Lobo reached out to ask her what her five favorite books were and why, this is what she narrowed her favorite works down to.

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Brewery and UNM collab on new beer

Justin Garcia | November 15

It was a full house at the Rio Bravo Brewery on Monday night. Lobo Talk, a sports talk show, and many of the other Rio Bravo patrons dressed in cherry and silver, were out drinking the new cherry-flavored wheat beer, El Lobo Rojo, created by Rio Bravo in honor of the University. The live broadcast of Lobo Talk was set up in the back. The head coach of the University of New Mexico football team Bob Davie sat down with show’s hosts to discuss last Saturday’s game.

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Art student explores what makes a house a home

Veronica Apodaca | November 15

The idea of home is something that is central to the human experience, and something that Ariane Crummer explores in her Bachelor of Fine Arts honors thesis exhibition. Entitled “House ≠ Home,” the exhibit focuses on what turns a place into a home. Crummer’s inspiration for this project came from her experience moving from New York to New Mexico.

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Candlelight vigil held in front of Zimmerman Library

Tiffani Watteyne | November 14

A candlelight vigil titled “Each One of Us Defines All of Us was held last Thursday outside Zimmerman Library at the University of New Mexico. The candlelight vigil was a showing for inclusion, tolerance, peace and understanding of each other and individual experience. There was no single group or individual asked to attend for a particular reason and the attendance reflected that in the variety of attendees that came together to share in the vigil.

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Shakespeare's "As You Like It" performed at Popejoy

Veronica Apodaca | November 12

The University of New Mexico theatre department opened its last show of the semester, “As You Like It,” last Thursday. The lighthearted play was brought to life by the hard work of the actors, along with the beautiful set and costumes that added even more vibrancy to the play’s atmosphere. The play centers around Rosalind, a young noblewoman who is forced to flee from her uncle’s court when he fears that she is more loyal to her banished father than to him. Accompanied by Touchstone, the court jester, and Celia, her cousin and dearest friend, she disguises herself as a man and takes refuge in the Forest of Arden. While she is there, she encounters Orlando, the young man that she fell in love with while she was still at court, who has been forced by his vengeful older brother to abandon his home and come to the forest.

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Queer Student Alliance hosts annual drag show

Justine Lopez | November 12

The 10th annual Queer Student Alliance (QSA) Drag Show took place in the Student Union Building Saturday evening. This year’s theme was dubbed “Space Glamp” and featured both amateur and professional drag performers. “It’s like glamorous camping – boujee camping ,” said QSA co-chair Jude Ripley. “Instead of a tent and a campfire you have heated tents and an RV.” Ripley said the original theme was supposed to be “extra-terrestrial” but changed it to avoid repeating the same theme as New Mexico Pride.

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Actors shine in heart-wrenching "Beautiful Boy"

Colton Newman | November 12

Pulling from moments exposed in Nic Sheff’s memoir “Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines” and carefully stitching them together with recollections from his father, David Sheff’s, own memoir “Beautiful Boy,” director Felix van Groeningen and lead actors Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet bring to life an all too familiar vignette of America’s crippling opioid addiction. Memories are rarely reflected in linear timelines and are seemingly provoked by sensory triggers unique to each person — these can come in the form of objects, smells and locations. This is the framework which “Beautiful Boy” is built on.

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Native Beats Concert raises awareness

Justine Lopez | November 12

The University of New Mexico’s KIVA Club hosted the 15th Annual Native Beats Concert on Sunday in the Student Union Building. Signs were draped along the performance space with messages that read “Abolish ICE” and “Protect Chaco Canyon.” Indigenous musicians and vendors participated to benefit Native communities in the Chaco Canyon area who are affected by fracking, a drilling process that extracts natural gas and oil. Performances ranged in genre from spoken word, to hip-hop and rock. The KIVA Club encouraged performers to speak about issues that affect their own communities to offer different tribal perspectives.

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UNM hosts exhibit for young artists

Luisa Pennington | November 12

Students from public, private and charter schools around New Mexico now have their art on display in the Masley Art Gallery at the University of New Mexico, an exhibit that runs until Dec. 7. The exhibit gives sixth through 12th graders the opportunity to show their artwork in a professional venue. Students were encouraged to submit works in a variety of different mediums, including drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, graphic design, sculpture, ceramics, mixed media and video.

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Marigold Parade celebrates Dia de los Muertos

Marco Torrez | November 5

Dia de los Muertos, the Day of The Dead, is a multi-generational, deep-rooted Mexican tradition and for almost the past three decades it has been celebrated as a public parade throughout the South Valley in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This past Sunday marked the 26th annual Dia De Los Muertos Marigold Parade. The event began at 2 p.m. but crowds of people started to gather on the streets up to an hour before to get the best spots to see the upcoming parade. Kristin Barendsen, a New Mexico local, said that she has come to the South Valley’s Dia De Los Muertos Marigold Parade for more than five years. She said that she dresses up every single year with her friends and family.

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Student sculptor defines her identity through different mediums

Shayla Cunico | November 2

Editor's note: a video piece that is paired with this article is published on the Daily Lobo’s YouTube page, with segments of both the interview and shots of the art in the gallery described throughout. The John Sommers Gallery, enveloped inside the University of New Mexico’s Art Building, hosts a rotation of student work throughout each semester, with graduate student Hazel Batrezchavez taking over the last few weeks. Batrezchavez stood in an all black outfit, contrasting with the white walls of the gallery space. She is an artist, but more specifically a sculptor, standing at a solid 5 feet, 2 inches next to her sizable works of art.