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REVIEW: Tyler the Creator’s ‘Don’t Tap the Glass’ features bold lyrics and genre-bending instrumentals

Dannely Verduzco | August 11

Tyler the Creator upholds a unique blend of genres in his recent 2025 album, “Don’t Tap the Glass.” Only four days after the album’s July 21 release date, “Don’t Tap that Glass” reached No. 1 album in the Billboard Top 200. In Tyler’s ninth studio album, Pharrell is featured as a producer and a singer, specifically on the song “Big Poe”, featuring Sk8brd. The song is creative and catchy, which is what makes it successful. In his previous albums, Tyler encapsulates alter egos; however, in “Don’t Tap that Glass/Tweakin” he refers to himself as “Big Poe,” a figure fans think was first introduced in the music video for “SORRY NOT SORRY” in March 2023.

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Building of Lobo Retail Crossing Center begins on south campus

Dannely Verduzco | July 21

On June 30, University of New Mexico’s Board of Regents approved a land-transfer of 38-acres of University land that will become the Lobo Retail Crossing Center. The center seeks to provide students at Lobo Village and the surrounding areas, including the University’s sports arenas, with easy access to grocery stores, restaurants, and merchandise shops. The site was purchased by SimonCRE, a commercial real estate company based in Phoenix, Arizona. The site is located on the west side of University Boulevard, south of Sunshine Terrace and north of Gibson Boulevard, on the south campus of UNM.

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REVIEW: PinkPantheress’ ‘Fancy That’ has fans turning heads

Dannely Verduzco | June 30

On May 9, 2025, PinkPantheress released her new album “Fancy That.” The British singer has amassed huge success since the beginning of her career, with approximately 2.7 billion streams on Spotify. You may recognize her from the song “Boy’s a liar Pt. 2” with Ice Spice, or “Pain,” a song that first gained popularity on TikTok. The unique process of production is one of the defining features behind her success.

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Daily Lobo accepts eggs in exchange for positive news coverage

Dannely Verduzco | March 31

At the Daily Lobo, we encourage the community at the University of New Mexico to donate valuable assets — including eggs and more eggs! In exchange for positive coverage, students and faculty members can bring us eggs. One egg equals one marvelous quote in a Daily Lobo article, subject to change depending on the price of eggs at transaction. Eck Carton, a freshman at the University of New Mexico, said the arrangement has worked out in his favor. “I’ve exchanged about 10 dozen eggs so far. I think the quotes are helping me reach stardom,” Carton said. “They should rename the Daily Lobo to the Daily Eck.”

Culture

The history of the newspaper arts and culture section

Addison Fulton and Dannely Verduzco | July 26

The arts and culture section is a mainstay of many established newspapers. The Daily Lobo is no exception. The New York Times, the Washington Post and Fox News all have arts and culture desks that go by various names. People have been discussing and commenting on culture for as long as it has existed, but the prominence of the culture desk has not always been so universal. There is a delay between the advent of journalism and when journalistic publications began to dedicate print space to arts and culture. Journalism began as far back as 3400 B.C.E., when early civilizations used hieroglyphics in clay to transmit news, according to the Science Survey.

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Mental Health Collaborative offers free counseling and a master's internship

Dannely Verduzco | April 22

The University of New Mexico’s Mental Health Collaborative (MHC) provides free, short-term counseling through various resource centers on campus. It also functions as an internship program that employs students earning their master’s degree in the mental health field. MHC’s counseling services begin on the first day of classes and run through a semester; students receive between six and 14 sessions per semester. Counselors offer telehealth or in-person sessions, according to their website. These sessions are also accessible for Spanish-speaking students.

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Film Symposium cultivates representation in New Mexico’s film scene

Dannely Verduzco | April 15

“These films are not mainstream movies; they are authentic representations that the people want to see,” shiloh burton said. The second annual Film Symposium at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC), titled “Power of Our Stories,” took place April 10-13, showcasing a diverse series of films. This included “Unseen” (2023), “Singing our Way to Freedom” (2018) and “Salt of the Earth” (1954), along with eight others. The free event featured themes of labor unity, Chicanx and Indigenous rights and how the influence of music and art has impacted the movement for freedom among marginalized communities.