Holly Roberts has a big yellow painting/photograph called "Mud Truck" hanging in the UNM Art Museum. "We had just gotten a new Toyota truck, and it was supposed to be a little one, but it was huge," she said. "I just felt weird driving this enormous thing around.
These are trying times. And that's a reason to go to the 516 Arts reception Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. "Cautionary Tales: A Visual Dystopia" features artists exposing the dire situation of our planet, which is much of our own doing. Although it's a horrific subject, the artists' execution of color and imagery is beautiful.
Editor, Danny Lee should have checked his source when he stated in Thursday's letter: "In fact, McCain never held a command in the military." That's not true. McCain reported to Veterans Affairs 174 in Cecil Field, Fla., as the executive officer and was the commanding officer from July 1, 1976, until July 28, 1977.
Kevin Boyar, the UNM student accused of bringing weapons on campus in the spring, will go to pretrial Sept. 29. UNM Police arrested Boyar without incident May 6 after receiving an anonymous tip that he had guns in his room. The caller also mentioned Boyar had made threats that referred to the shootings at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University, according to UNMPD.
Handwriting is your body language on paper. And Dr. Arlyn Imberman, who studied the European method of handwriting analysis for three years in New York, wrote a book called Signature for Success, in which she decodes the personality behind writing samples from artists, politicians, celebrities and others.
Editor, It's nice to see the Republican Party finally discovered that 51 percent of this country is made up of women, 88 years after women were given the right to vote. I think we all know why it is only now that they have joined the 21st century. It's clear the primary reason the Republican Party chose a woman is because they believe they can pick up all of those disgruntled Hillary Clinton voters we keep hearing about.
Editor, I am writing in response to Benjamin Sanchez's letter on Friday about Barack Obama, in which he suggested the senator's position on abortion is "not clear or consistent." The heart of Sanchez's argument relies on the flawed assumption that "pro-choice" is the same as being "pro-abortion.
Mary White, founder of the first Girl Scout camp in New Mexico, will be honored with a historical marker on Highway 24 this year. The camp, however, seems to have died with White, and her relatives and friends are trying to bring it back to life. White established the camp in the Sacramento Mountains, about four hours south of Albuquerque, in the 1920s as a place for young women to learn about nature and themselves.
Bernie Salazar, a competitor on NBC's "The Biggest Loser," is visiting UNM to give a motivational speech today in Sub Ballroom C. Salazar began the competition weighing 283 pounds. At the end, he weighed 153. Salazar said he got his motivation from a desire to start feeling healthier.
Staff Report UNM has partnered with the City of Albuquerque to offer gameday shuttle services to the public. Last year, the University started a free shuttle service to take students from Main Campus to University Stadium, and, for a price, nonstudents can now take advantage of the program.
Food Not Bombs passes out free food and promotes an antiwar message every Wednesday outside the UNM Bookstore. The organization was created in the mid-1980s as a way to protest nuclear weapons, said Mike Butler, coordinator for the Albuquerque chapter. Food Not Bombs has been more active in some years than others, Butler said.
Editor, On Thursday you printed a letter from Andres Saenz in which he shared his opinions about not voting for Barack Obama. You had already printed another letter from him in the week preceding classes resuming. I realize you want to share more than one perspective, but if he is the only Obama hater writing you, then that speaks for itself.
Editor, On the first day of school, we were greeted with a Daily Lobo front-page headline: "Udall proposes plans to help pay for college." To the average student, this means his or her worries will soon be over. Didn't Barack Obama also promise free tuition in exchange for five years of community service? Remember Sen.
Editor, Shame on you, Daily Lobo, for titling Wednesday's article covering Ralph Nader's visit "Small-party talk." And shame on UNM for not adequately getting the word out that Nader was going to be visiting campus. I understand marketing, advertising, journalism and how the media work.
Tirzah DeCaria is passionate about art. And for her, that means sharing it. DeCaria's work is far from conventional, and her style is not easily defined. Her work includes sculpture, printmaking, fiber arts, sewing and Japanese rod puppetry. She paints with oil on canvas or wood, and she works with encaustic wax and other materials to add texture.
Devin Kovach, a senior majoring in studio arts, put painting on the back burner during his sojourn at the Glasgow School of Art last year to focus on drawing. He's putting together a show of large prints and drawings at The Stove inspired by the city's architecture.
The UNM Bookstore has added recycled notebooks and poly-carbonate water bottles to its shelves as part of an environmentally conscious marketing trend. "We're just starting to do some green initiatives," said Melanie Sparks, Bookstore director. She said the green efforts are the beginning of what could be a storewide transition.
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