Culture
GUESS WHAT...
Eva Dameron | December 8The real show-stopper in Joe Annabi’s painting exhibit is a cartoon horror cat with an ecstatic grin under a sign that reads, “You are going to die!”
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Culture
Student verbally slams conventions of poetry
Sarah Lynas | December 8Kids in Albuquerque Public Schools are slamming their emotions instead of bottling them up. Olivia Gatwood, UNM student and slam poet, works with youth in APS, teaching them about spoken-word poetry as well as her own experiences.
Culture
Club prints a community
Alexandra Swanberg | December 8Walter Benjamin, an early 20th century German critic, said that printmaking ousts the soul increasingly with each reproduction.
Culture
Underground excitement
Alexandra Swanberg | December 8If you’re one of the Burqueños complaining that there is nothing to do in Albuquerque, there’s an underground guide that can save you from boredom and save overlooked businesses from obscurity at the same time.
News
The candidates UNM needs and deserves
December 7It’s down to the final five in the search for UNM’s next president. The Board of Regents announced the finalists during a closed meeting Monday morning and will conduct in-person interviews with each finalist as well as review feedback from students and staff before officially selecting the University’s next president by Jan. 5.
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Provost expresses demand for academic plan
Luke Holmen and Charlie Shipley | December 7UNM Interim Provost Chaouki Abdallah said that while the University has a long-term real estate Master Plan, the University has lacked a long-term plan for academics until now.
Opinion
Does your sex life suck? Then learn how to blow!
Hunter Riley | December 7If you’re in a relationship and have made the decision not to have intercourse, you and your partner can still have regular orgasms and maintain a type of sexual relationship.
Culture
Photos more show than tell
Alexandra Swanberg | December 7The UNM photography program, although ranked no. 5 in the U.S. News and World Report’s list of best graduate programs, has gone nearly unnoticed by the local community.
Culture
Fashion Q&A
Alexandra Swanberg | December 7Grooms said one sure way to be fashionable is to not be fashionable — that is, you should not be a slave to labels like Abercrombie and Fitch or Dolce and Gabbana.
Culture
For Your Ears
Alexandra Swanberg and Nicole Perez | December 7You don’t need to decipher lyrics to realize this band is more than a little down in the dumps. The musicians’ challenge in expressing such heavy emotions is to share their visceral experience without punishing the listeners with sloppy caterwauling and hectic beats.
Culture
Sculptor a Toys R Us artist
Nicole Perez | December 7While sculpture is typically formed in clay, marble or plaster molds, UNM graduate student Rob Rix finds his materials in the fluorescent-lit aisles of Walmart.
News
Show me how to: Not fail all of my finals
Luke Holmen | December 6Stressed about finals? The Daily Lobo has your back. Check out these quick study tips from Paulette Baca, student manager for workshops and study strategies at CAPS.
Culture
Improv team sharply funny
Justino Brokaw | December 6Improvisation demands intense confidence and the ability to think on your feet, and performers in “The Show” make it look easy.
Culture
The Weekly Free
Hunter Riley | December 6Yes, we know you’re too harried by the pressure of pending finals to bother with distractions. On the off chance you’re procrastinating either by looking for gifts or otherwise wasting time, the Daily Lobo found some freebies that you can enjoy this week and beyond.
Culture
Club gives gamers a place for gathering
Sarah Lynas | December 6Leon Richter-Freund stores his collection of about 100 paper cards in a box, each card protected in an individual plastic sleeve.
News
UNM President Finalists Announced
Luke Holmen and Charlie Shipley | December 6Five finalists remain in the search for UNM’s next president. The Board of Regents will conduct in-person interviews with each finalist and review feedback from students and staff before officially selecting the University’s next president in early January.
News
Snow scarce at UNM, but snow day declared
Luke Holmen | December 6While flurries dusted UNM campus, as much as 6 inches of snow fell on other parts of the metro area beginning Sunday night and continuing into Monday.
News
Win a parking spot for $5
Jessica Hitch | December 6Students can donate to charity this Wednesday and Thursday and maybe snag a parking spot worth $700 while they’re at it.
Opinion
Wooley’s Weekly Wisdom
Ryan Wooley | December 6Dear Wooley, I am a grad student, and I currently find myself in a specialized field of study. As I sit here studying for my new courses I can’t help but think the core classes were a waste of time.
News
UNM is closed today. Stay safe.
December 5Additionally, our copy editing open house is postponed.
