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UNM's little piece of history

Hannah Eisenberg | November 8

Few students know about the cultural, historical and environmental goldmine the University of New Mexico owns just outside the Taos valley — the ranch and 160 acres of adjacent land that once belonged to famous literary figure D.H. Lawrence. Lawrence is an English novelist and painter, best known for the boundary-breaking content of his infamous novel, “Lady Chatterley’s Lover.” Lawrence obtained the property in 1924 when his wife, Frieda, traded the manuscript of another one of his novels, “Sons and Lovers,” for the deed to the ranch. Together they spent roughly 11 months in Taos, and Lawrence passed away from tuberculosis a few years later. Frieda owned and frequented the ranch for another 25 years.

Opinion

Sex and Relationships Issue — Column: The struggle of living with chronic pelvic pain

Hannah Eisenberg | October 25

It took five years, two dozen doctors and roughly $5,000 in medical bills for me to be diagnosed with vulvodynia, a condition defined as chronic vulvar-vaginal pain lasting more than three months, without any identifiable cause. I was the ripe old age of 20 when vulvodynia set up shop in my nether regions, causing a daily, raw pain. I attended doctor appointments religiously, in sheer horror at what my body was going through. I wanted to know where the pain had come from, what it was called and how I could fix it. Ultimately, however, I would leave with more questions and a gnawing sense of despondency.

UNM grad student Fatemeh Baigmoradi talks about her exhibition ?Hard to Kill? at the CFA downtown studio on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. Baigmoradi?s journey as a foreign exchange student and life in the U.S. is an inspiration for her exhibition.

Culture

Art Review: Student uses photography to connect with her past

Hannah Eisenberg | October 15

When trying to move on from painful experiences, it can be tempting to imagine that old memories can simply burn, fall away into a harmless ash that leaves nothing more than a temporary residue on our minds. This is not how memories work though. Rather, they simmer through us. Our thoughts, patterns, actions, beliefs, our cultures and our histories exist not in an entirely progressive vacuum but in our connection to what was and who we have been. It is this idea of the durability of memory, of living an authentic history, that UNM Master of Fine Arts candidate and photographer Fatemeh Baigmoradi explores in her thesis show, “It’s Hard to Kill.” From late September to early October, “It’s Hard to Kill” was housed in the College of Fine Arts downtown gallery.

Culture

Review: Folksy festival brings art down to earth

Hannah Eisenberg | October 1

This Sunday, Oct. 1 OFFcenter Community Arts Project opened the doors to their gallery and studio Downtown, spilling out into a colorful arts and crafts frenzy in the park across the street. Over 75 artists and vendors, many of whom collaborate with OFFcenter, filled the park for their 15th Annual Folk Art Festival. Truly, that is what it was — an art festival put on by, and for, all of us everyday “folks.” A puppet parade made its way through the center of Robinson Park, while people of all ages made crafts together in the workshop tent. Others strolled through the local artist booths, and snacked on baked goods or ate from one of the many food trucks parked nearby.

Issa Nyaphage talks about the power art has to save lives on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. This year, TEDxABQ 2017 featured 17 speakers ranging from entrepreneurs, scientists, artists and leaders from the community.

Culture

TEDxABQ explores diverse experiences

Hannah Eisenberg | September 10

The TEDxABQ event at the Albuquerque Convention Center this weekend discussed the connections humans can draw from their different lives and experiences through mutual understanding, patience and the willingness to listen. More audience members than seats filled the auditorium to listen to 17 speakers and six performers from various backgrounds, cultures, educations, speak about important discoveries in their lives. The event began with a violinist, Phoenix Avalon, performing segments of his favorite classical pieces. He spoke of his journey to understand how he, as a classical violinist, can fit into today’s fast-paced, technology-driven society.

Frida Kahlo with the doctor Juan Farill, by Gisèle Freund, 1951

Culture

Review: UNM exhibits cache of famous photos

Hannah Eisenberg | August 27

Popejoy Hall buzzed with excitement Friday evening as the University of New Mexico Art Museum opened “Frida Kahlo: Her Photos,” an exhibit of the artist’s personal albums. Roughly 1,300 people attended the event, making it “the biggest opening for the museum in many years, possibly ever,” according to UNM Art Museum Director Arif Khan. To the dedicated observer, the story of Frida's life can be puzzled together through the dark, surrealistic imagery of self-portraits she painted. It is these photographs, though, snapshots from the days of her life, that give a more accessible view into Frida’s world. What we find there is something equal parts ordinary, illustrious and painful.

News

Grad Issue: From LA to UNM, one Lobo's story

Hannah Eisenberg | May 7

Having grown up a homosexual, African American youth in 1980s Los Angeles, Richard Bell understands the importance of having a voice, a way to advocate for your rights. Bell has been an advocate for gay rights through his work with nonprofits like the Santa Fe Human Rights Alliance/Pride, and he sees higher education as a way of strengthening his voice. "I think you need something behind that name of yours to get you a voice,” he said. “When those who are educated and have a degree speak up, people are more inclined to listen. So I wanted that. When I’m fighting for gay rights, when I’m speaking out against police brutality, I feel like my voice is stronger when there’s a degree behind my name."

News

Sunshine powers $25 million solar project

Hannah Eisenberg | April 26

The future of Albuquerque’s renewable energy industry is about to get a lot brighter. This past week, the city of Albuquerque announced a $25 million project to increase its production of solar energy. The project, which will place solar panels on city-owned buildings, is expected to begin construction this summer. “The installation of these photovoltaic panels makes sense on so many levels. It provides clean energy to a growing city, provides much needed job opportunities and utilizes a resource that is very abundant in New Mexico — energy from the sun,” said Professor Donald Davis, of UNM’s Applied Technology Department.

News

Green Issue: New program explores the culture and history of Ireland

Hannah Eisenberg | April 19

Between the rolling green hills and rugged coastlines of Ireland lies a country heavy in literature and history. UNM professors Sarah Townsend and Caleb Richardson are expanding the presence of Irish Studies on campus, to gain momentum for this interdisciplinary program. "Imaging Ireland," a study-abroad program developed by their collaboration, is creating closer ties between UNM and Ireland, while also piquing students’ interest in Irish studies.

News

UNM researchers make strides in nanotechnology

Hannah Eisenberg | April 16

While the wheel, propelled forward through force and friction, may have been invented by a cave man, imagining how one might be able to move the smallest object, a nanoparticle, in a similar way has been a complex process spanning years of research conducted by a dedicated team of physicists. Alejandro Manjavacas of UNM’s Astronomy and Physics Department, along with a team of three other researchers around the globe, are currently working on making this a possibility.