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Pesto sauce: Alluring Italian fare

Basil Pesto with Pasta and Summer Vegetables  Ingredients 2 cups roughly chopped basil 2 cloves of garlic 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (or pine nuts) 1/3 cup parmesan cheese 1 zucchini 1 large bell pepper 1 Lb pasta of your choice, cooked according to package directions 1-2 cups cherry or grape tomatoes cut in half  Originating in northern Italy, pesto is a basil-based sauce that can accompany anything from sandwiches to grilled veggies to pasta.

Show rhapsodizes fast-paced fashion

Albuquerque fashion acolytes: Prepare for a culture clash that has yet to be seen. Clash Couture, featuring stylists from the Duke City’s top salons and design academies, is that force.

Activist raises awareness of Japanese dolphin cruelty

Ruth Chavez dreamed of working with animals ever since she can remember. This year, a more violent dream opened her eyes to a reality, sending her on a mission to end the annual mass dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan.

Theater under the big top no ordinary day at the circus

Simply put, see this show. I cannot state it anymore plainly. Live music, acrobatics, and hilarity.

Spotlight: Amanda Velarde

Daily Lobo: So what brings you to UNM today? Amanda Velarde: We just came because of the nice weather.

Albuquerque ideal for those fleeing discrimination

Some Hispanic immigrants and families may soon call Albuquerque their new home. As a result of Arizona’s “draconian” new immigration law, undocumented immigrants and legal Hispanic citizens are looking to escape the state, said Ralph Arellanes, director of New Mexico’s League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). “They’re leaving Arizona because of fear — fear of being racially profiled and arrested,” he said.

Arizona immigration law hits home home

The Raza Graduate Student Association is asking the UNM community to put its money where its mouth is through a boycott of Arizona. The RGSA hosted “To Boycott or Not to Boycott: UNM Community Responds to Arizona Boycott,” on June 30, a forum more than 35 students, faculty and community members attended.

Course touts benefits of traditional medicine

The Women’s Resource Center is hosting “Traditional Medicine Without Borders: Curanderismo in the Southwest and Mexico” for the program’s 10th year this summer, lending insight into traditional and modern medicine.

Lawsuit settlement ensures compliance with voter law

The New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division will now have to abide by a federal law and provide voter registration to people who apply for or renew state licenses.

Linebacker humbled by award prospects

In his own way, Carmen Messina played like a ferocious wolf on the football field in 2009, or maybe a bucking bronco. Messina, a middle linebacker on the UNM football team, is the preseason favorite for the “Bronco” Nagurski Award, which is awarded to the nation’s best college defensive player by the Football Writers Association of America and the Charlotte Touchdown Club.

Final match divides local fans, bolsters nationwide soccer support

With the whole world watching, Albuquerque gladly joined in, too. New Mexicans were emotionally invested in the world’s most popular sport.

By Cameron Smith by Candace Hsu Daily Lobo Escape into history and leave modern society behind with the Society for Creative Anachronism. The Society is a research organization that focuses on the Middle Ages, such as medieval history and times between the 6th and 16th centuries. SCA is considered ...

By Sean Gardner Editor, I want to comment on two of the letters in the Feb. 4 opinion section — “9/11 an inside job” and “Daily Lobo a waste of paper” — two letters that, if truly representative of UNM’s student population, would make me ashamed to be a student here. The latter, ...

By Rebekah Soltero Editor, I was delighted to hear in a recent Daily Lobo article that La Posada is taking steps to be more environmentally friendly. There is, however, an easier way to save water and help the environment: eat less meat. According to an extensive United Nations study, raising animals ...

By Sean Gardner by Evan Bobrick Daily Lobo “The Yes Men Fix the World” is a dichotomous film. It is both juvenile and remarkably intelligent, both a nightmare and a dream. The documentary follows practical jokesters The Yes Men (directors Mike Bonanno and Andy Bichlbaum) as they weasel ...

By Sean Gardner by Chris Quintana Daily Lobo The Daily Lobo was offered the chance to participate in a phone conference interview with director of “The Lovely Bones” and the “Lord of the Rings,” Peter Jackson. The following is an excerpt of the conference. “The Lovely Bones” is ...

By Sean Gardner by Hunter Riley Daily Lobo  A lot of strange things can happen in a dark movie theater. Adam Hevey and Jessicah Adkins decided to share their love of movies and movie theaters with friends and family on their big, but not extravagant, day. Hevey and Adkins have known each ...