Some students know what it's like to have to work and go to school. The stress, the lack of sleep, the coffee bill - it gets debilitating. Unfortunately, students in Cuba have it worse. Teresa Dovalpage - a former professor in a Cuban university and UNM student - has published a novel with an inside look the Cuban education system called A Girl Like Che Guevara.
Kulica, a band hailing from California, has found a groove. But groovy isn't the only word for its music. Kulica's sound encompasses tropical beaches, New Orleans nightclubs and uptown cocktail parties. Slicker than Don Juan, Kulica defines smooth. "Groove," the opening track to their self-titled album, uses silky jazz beats and warm lyrics to set the album up for an enjoyable ride.
Local act A Summer Ends is gearing up for a three-week, three-state tour, making a stop at UNM's Fiestas this weekend. But caution to those who are tired of hearing the same tunes on the radio: A Summer Ends isn't much different. "I love it," bass player Doug Herron said.
Alan Moore says all it takes is one bad day to reduce a man to lunacy. Ivanov has several bad days to choose from. "Ivanov," one of Anton Chekhov's lesser-known plays, centers around a fiercely idealistic man at the turn of the century in Russia. Ivanov, though living in a very orthodox Christian state, marries a Jewish woman, teaches serf children to read and believes in organic farming.
Let's face it, sequels usually bite the big one. Classics like "Batman and Robin," "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Crow: City of Angels" refuse to let moviegoers forget that sequels are usually the ultimate letdown. Never fear, "Kill Bill: Vol. 2" is not your average sequel.
Cautionary tales like "Little Red Riding Hood" and the popular folktale of La Llorana have haunted the borders of childhood nightmares since anyone can remember. Kathleen Alcal†, author and a visiting lecturer at UNM, uses oral tales in her works of fiction and non-fiction.
Video art has found its day in the sun. The Walls Gallery is featuring an outdoor-only exhibition that began Monday and will continue through April 25. "I think the intent of the whole show is to redefine that exhibition space," said Michael Cook, an artist in the show and an art professor at UNM.
Daniel Stolar was going to become a doctor, but after two years of studying medicine at Yale, he decided to skip off to the University of Arizona to chase his true passion - writing. "I like short stories the most," Stolar said. "They give you the depth of a novel in one sitting.
Married couples receive more than a thousand federal benefits that are not offered to couples in civil unions, said Ron Wheeler a member of the panel that discussed same-sex marriage Friday. "For example, inheritance rights," he said. "You can't share your partner's social security benefits after they die under the terms of a civil union, whereas in marriage you can.
It's often been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. If this is true, the artists of the Jonson Gallery's 10th Annual Juried Graduate Student Exhibition speak volumes in every language known to man. "I'm a curious person, and art is such a mysterious thing," Lea Anderson, one of the featured artists, said.
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