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The Lead and Coal Improvement Project threw a wrench in residents and business owners’ lives when it tore up part of Yale Boulevard last month. Yale Boulevard closed between Avenida Cesar Chavez and Lead Avenue on Feb. 21, and because of construction, the area will be shut down as long as 30-60 days. Two Yale Boulevard-based auto repair shop owners said it’s difficult for automobiles to access the shops. “We’re not doing so good,” said Sonia Chavez, the owner of Full Throttle Performance auto repair shop. “They don’t make it easy for people to get here, but there’s not much we can do.” City officials didn’t return calls for comment about the construction. The road in front of Full Throttle Performance is blocked by a large dirt hole and several backhoes. Chavez said employees have moved construction blockades to get to the shop. Jim Glover, of JCM Automotive on Yale Boulevard, said he has seen a 70 percent decline in business since the construction began. He said JCM has been at St. Cyr Avenue and Yale Boulevard since 1975, and this isn’t the first time construction slowed business. “There’s been no drive-in traffic,” Glover said. “I wish construction companies would work on one segment of the road at a time. Dig it up, work on it, re-pave it, finish it and then move on to the next segment so it doesn’t impact such a large area.” Glover said he’s increased advertising and put fliers around UNM to draw attention to the shop. Quarters BBQ at Yale Boulevard and Avenida Cesar Chavez also increased advertising and posted large “We’re Open” signs and a map showing the best way to get to the restaurant. Business owners aren’t the only ones suffering through construction. UNM student Lucy Packard lives in the area, and she said she walks to
Courtesy of Thomas Whittaker As part of the “National Month of Action to Defend Public Education,” a group of UNM students and staff dropped several banners across campus as a way to draw attention to pending university and state budget cuts. Participants said they made the banners to demonstrate awareness and disapproval of budget cuts that they said target the core mission of the University.
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The oil and gas industry in New Mexico contributes a major chunk of money to fund construction projects at public schools and universities around the state — but not quite as much as it claims, according to the chief financial officer of the Public School Facilities Authority. The oil and gas industry “provides over 90 percent of all school capital investment through the Permanent Fund,” according to information on the New Mexico Oil & Gas Association’s website and pamphlets handed out at the Roundhouse during legislative sessions. But Eaton, who oversees the Public School Facilities Authority, said that’s not the case. “That’s a false statement right there, because we don’t get our funding from the Permanent Fund,” he said. “The Severance Tax Permanent Fund and the Land Grant Permanent Fund have an annual distribution to the General Fund for general operating, based upon a formula set out by the state constitution, but there’s no funding that comes from the Permanent Funds to fund public school capital outlay.” Representatives from the New Mexico Legislature, the Legislative Finance Committee and the Public School Facilities Authority, as well as the house majority counsel on financial affairs, were unable to produce the exact contribution from oil and gas into the Permanent Funds. Contributions from oil and gas companies occur throughout the year from hundreds of different sources and are difficult to track. Severance taxes and land grants provide money to the two New Mexico permanent funds, according to the State Investment Council’s website. Severance taxes are collected from anything pulled out of the ground in New Mexico, while land grant taxes are collected from leases on public land. The oil and gas industry is a large contributor to both permanent funds, said Dennis Hazlett, the house majority counsel on financial affairs. He said the industry contributes to the Severance Tax Permanent Fund every time
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they remove resources from the ground, and since most oil and gas extraction is done on public land, it also contributes to the Land Grant Permanent Fund. The Permanent Funds act as reserves of money and are not meant to be spent on recurring expenses such as salaries, Hazlett said. Those expenses come out of the General Fund. New Mexico Oil and Gas Association President Steve Henke said money from the Severance Tax Permanent Fund pays off General Fund bonds that were used for capital outlay, or, in other words, construction projects. “Of the contributions received by the severance tax by statute, 87.5 percent goes to paying off and servicing bonds that were issued for capital outlays,” he said. “And that would be buildings and infrastructure and so forth, and a lot of that is related to the school system.”
“I think it’s just a matter of semantics.” ~Steve Henke President, NM Oil and Gas Association
Henke said this means the assertion that school capital outlay funding comes from the General Fund and not the permanent funds is irrelevant. “I think it’s just a matter of semantics,” he said. “Certainly, the school districts issue the bonds, but the Severance Tax funds service a lot of the bonds.” Even accounting for the capital outlay money transferred from the permanent funds to the General Fund, less than 90 percent of capital outlay money for school construction projects comes from oil and gas, Eaton said. “I can’t say that 90 percent of all capital outlay projects is funded by oil and gas. That’s just not a true statement,” he said. “There’s also general obligation bonds. There’s direct legislative appropriations. There’s the state portion, which is oil and gas.” House Majority Leader Ken Martinez said the oil and gas
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BYU shoots to kill in last game at The Pit by Brandon Call bcall@unm.edu
The UNM women’s basketball team said goodbye to its two seniors — Amanda Best and Jessica Kielpinski — who played in their final home game Tuesday. Best scored 10 points and Kielpinski chipped in seven, but it wasn’t enough to beat league-leading Brigham Young.
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The Cougars rained on the Lobos’ parade with a 65-49 road win on senior night in The Pit. “It’s an emotional loss for us,” Kielpinski said. “Just realizing it’s your last game, I think that I put a little more pressure on myself to play well. It was just another game, and I should have kept my composure a little better.” UNM kept up with BYU’s offense for the first 15 minutes of the game,
playing stingy defense and holding the Cougars to 6-of-22 shooting in the opening minutes. But then BYU went on a hot streak from long range, closing out the first half with six-straight 3s and heading into the locker room with a 31-21 lead. “I thought we were about half a step late contesting those 3s,” head coach Don Flanagan said. “I give them credit. They executed their
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shots, and they were finding the bottom of the net. But there’s no excuse. We’ve got to get out there to contest those shots faster.” After the break, the Lobos’ defense, which switched from the zone to man-to-man to better guard against the sharp-shooting Cougars, had difficulty inside against 6-foot7-inch BYU freshman Jennifer Hamson, who towered above Lobo defenders.
Hamson finished the game with six second-half points to spark an 11-2 BYU run in the second half. The Cougars ended the game shooting 11-of-18 from behind the arc. “We were playing their drive a little more,” Best said. “They had the size advantage in the paint. But we should have put a little more effort getting out on those shooters. Once
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A dog, seemingly ownerless, travels aboard a subway train in Moscow in November. City authorities discussed on Tuesday a proposal to round up Moscow’s estimated 26,000 stray dogs and move them to a camp in the Yaroslavl region about 150 miles to the northeast. Anna Shevelyova / AP Photo
Officials: Banish Moscow dogs by Nataliya Vasilyeva Associated Press
MOSCOW — It might sound like a great way to escape the mean streets of Moscow, hang out with buddies and get free food. But animal protection activists are aghast at a proposal to send the Russian capital’s stray dogs to an isolation facility outside the city. City authorities on Tuesday will discuss the proposal to round up Moscow’s estimated 26,000 stray dogs and move them to a camp in the Yaroslavl region about 250 kilometers (150 miles) to the northeast. Prominent actors and musicians have petitioned city hall to abandon the idea. Speaking at news conference on Monday, actor Yevgeny Mironov compared the planned facility to a
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“concentration camp.� Moscow’s strays are famous for their street smarts, many of them learning to sleep in the city’s subway stations and even ride on the trains. But while some of the pooches are polite and tragicomically charming, many are intimidating and aggressive, roaming their neighborhoods in packs and attacking humans. Police in the capital of the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan recently announced their intention to shoot 10,000 stray dogs this year. Moscow’s plan would be less overtly grisly, but activists say it’s no less cruel. Artyom Zverev, veterinarian for animal rights charity Bim, warned that the facility could become a breeding ground for disease. In order to ship the dogs out of the city’s borders they have to be quarantined for one month, and
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school through the construction. “I walk straight up Yale, and it’s so empty I feel like I’m walking through a wasteland,� she said. Student Mari Valenzuela said the construction near her house has been inconvenient. “It’s a pain in the ass,� she said. “Getting anywhere is just horrible.� Students Julia Blitch and Dustin Bills said they have taken to biking to UNM instead of trying to drive through the construction. “Still, though, sometimes we have to bike up the sidewalks to get through it,� Blitch said. Bills said he noticed traffic
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increased near his house because of rerouting around the construction. “There’s a lot ‌ faster traffic, too,â€? he said. “And now all the buses go by here too since they’ve been rerouted.â€? The Smith’s grocery store on Yale Boulevard is located just before the road closes, but cars turn around in its parking lot to avoid construction. Store manager Tony Nieto said construction hinders business. “The construction has affected us tremendously,â€? he said. “We’ve already felt a customer decrease by about half, but we’re just hoping our loyal customers keep coming back.â€?
the city has no facilities or staff to do that. One ill dog is enough to endanger the whole group, he said. “If there is an outbreak of a disease, animals will be dying slowly and painfully,� Zverev said. He also cited examples of similar deportations in other cities where dogs from outlying regions moved into the city, filling in the empty ecological niche. Deputy Mayor Viktor Biryukov met with two film actors last week and promised to review the deportation plan at Tuesday’s meeting of the government, activists said, but they are still wary of promises. “We’ve heard these promises before so we still have concerns that they will not follow through this time,� said Natalya Yunitsyna, head of charity, The Hope Bringers.
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Small-town teeth pull together by Don Weidemann
Daily Lobo Guest Columnist A bill introduced by state Rep. Dennis Roch would finally bring dental care a whole lot closer to home for thousands of people who live in rural New Mexico communities. As a Clayton resident, population of 2,000, I’m excited. And as a hospital CEO, an employer whose workers have to take a day off to get dental care, and as a father whose kids miss a day of school every time they need to see a dentist and as a patient who waited more than four months to get a wisdom tooth pulled, I’m even more excited. Lack of dental care is a real problem here. We have good access to medical care, but — as anyone who lives here knows — trying to see a dentist means a major disruption to our everyday lives. The nearest dentist, a solo practitioner, is in Dalhart, Texas. It’s virtually impossible to get an appointment with him. Our closest real option for dental care is Amarillo, a two-hour drive each way. And we still have to wait a long time for an appointment. I’ve lived in small communities before. I know that those of us in small towns have to travel longer distances for services than people who live in cities. But I never imagined that getting dental care for my family would be so difficult. After I moved to Clayton, I became involved in efforts to recruit a dentist to our area. At one point, we had a dentist in Colorado who was willing to come to Clayton one day a week, if we could figure out a way for him
to break even. But the economics just didn’t work, partly because of the up-front expenses involved in setting up even a part-time dental practice. The bill that Roch introduced would solve this problem by creating a new kind of practitioner: a dental therapist, who would be trained and certified to provide a narrow scope of dental care services under supervision of an off-site dentist. So, instead of driving two hours to Amarillo or more than four hours to Albuquerque every time we need to see a dentist, we could make an appointment with a dental therapist right here in Clayton. The dental therapist would take care of the basics, like regular checkups, cleanings, fillings and simple extractions. A supervising dentist would monitor the dental therapist’s work by phone and Internet. For more advanced care, like a root canal, the dental therapist would refer the patient to the supervising dentist. This would be a win-win for everyone. People in rural communities like Clayton could finally get basic dental care where they live — eliminating probably three-quarters of the long trips they make now to see a dentist. And yet dentists wouldn’t lose out. In fact, they stand to profit through this arrangement. Dental therapists would serve as outposts in communities that dentists couldn’t reach before. Dentists could focus their own practices on providing more profitable services, while dental therapists could provide basic, less costly yet sorely needed care. Because their overhead would be lower, they could also take on low-paying or Medicaid patients,
whom dentists sometimes can’t afford to see. Dental therapists could earn a good living — good enough to stay and work in rural communities for the long haul. And the dental therapist model could even extend the career ladder for dental hygienists, giving them an opportunity to increase their skills, certification level and income. Dental therapists are just starting to catch on in the United States: Alaska has an active program, and Minnesota is implementing its dental therapist program. Meanwhile, dozens of countries with advanced health care systems have been using dental therapists for more than 80 years to bring dental care to underserved communities. The experience to date has been excellent, and all the research demonstrates that dental therapists provide good, safe care. Getting a dental checkup shouldn’t be an all-day ordeal. And maintaining our oral health is too important to let it slip. Untreated tooth pain is no joke, and poor oral health can lead to other health problems, including major ones such as cardiac disease and diabetes. That’s why it’s so important to bring dental care to all of New Mexico’s communities. We need dental care where we live. The dental therapist model can get us there. It’s time to give it a try. Don Weidemann is an administrator at Union County General Hospital in Clayton, N.M.
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AP Photo Tunisians walk past a burnt out car in Tunis on Monday. Another minister in Tunisia’s caretaker government has resigned, a day after the prime minister bowed out following a wave of deadly protests.
Exiled party returns to Tunisia by Bouazza Ben Bouazza Associated Press
TUNIS, Tunisia— A Tunisian Islamist party banned for more than 20 years was legalized Tuesday, while the country’s most prominent opposition figure quit the unity government amid renewed uncertainty about where Tunisia is headed. The Ennahdha party — branded an Islamic terrorist group by Tunisia’s deposed leader but considered moderate by scholars — has rebounded onto the political scene since a popular uprising forced out autocratic President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January. Ennahdha members want a role for Islam in their country’s politics, but have not called explicitly for any specific laws enforcing Islamic practices. Still, their activism has fed jitters that extremism may be on the rise in Tunisia, long a Westward-looking nation where women enjoy widespread freedoms, Muslim headscarves are banned in public buildings and abortions, a deep taboo in most Muslim societies, are legal. The party requested legalization a month ago and received it Tuesday, party spokesman Abdallah Zouari told The Associated Press, calling it a “step in favor of the Tunisian revolution.” He said the party will focus on rebuilding and electing a new leader to prepare for upcoming elections. Tunisia’s caretaker government is trying to restore stability after weeks of deadly clashes between police and protesters that led to Ben Ali’s ouster — and sparked revolts across the Arab world. Tunisia also is struggling with a gathering exodus of refugees fleeing violence and chaos in neighboring Libya. Aid workers at the Libya-Tunisian border, where authorities say
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up to 75,000 people have fled Libya in just the past nine days, warned on Tuesday that the situation is reaching a crisis point. The state news agency, TAP, reported Tuesday that 100,000 people overall are stuck in the border areas — including many Egyptians who have had trouble getting home because their own country’s government has been in flux. The agency added that, “Tunisia can’t host them much longer because of the instability in the country.” Tunisia had enjoyed relative calm until recent days, when new clashes left six dead and the prime minister resigned after 11 years as the head of government. This raised new questions about the future of this country, long a haven for European tourists and ally in U.S. efforts to fight terrorism. Six government ministers have quit their posts since Sunday, including three Tuesday, apparently trying to distance themselves from a caretaker government seen as too linked to the old regime. The most high-profile to do so was Nejib Chebbi, who founded the opposition Democratic Progressive Party, and whose entry into the unity government was seen as big step toward democracy in Tunisia, where dissent in politics and the media was routinely quashed for decades. Chebbi announced his resignation Tuesday, saying he’s not happy with the newly named prime minister and government measures he says are unjust and aimed at keeping him from seeking the presidency. He said he is particularly frustrated by a measure requiring government ministers to abstain from running in upcoming presidential elections. He also warned that the current instability in Tunisia could lead to a military takeover.
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industry is required to pay into the permanent funds because it’s extracting resources that belong to New Mexicans equally. “The oil and gas that they’re removing belongs to the state of New Mexico,” he said. “The state of New Mexico has the property, right? It belongs to all of us. There are some private oil and gas leases, but a huge percentage of them are when they’re drilling on public property.” He said the Severance Tax Permanent Fund was created in the 70s to ensure the money made
Chebbi’s party, known by its acronym PDP, was long the primary legal opposition group in Tunisia. Many other opposition parties were banned, including Ennahdha. Ennahdha won 17 percent of the vote in legislative elections in 1989, but was subsequently banned and thousands of its members convicted of trying to overthrow the government. Several of its leaders fled. Some 20,000 supporters turned out to greet party leader Rached Ghannouchi when he returned from exile in London after Ben Ali fled Jan. 14.
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from oil and gas extractions could benefit the state in the future. “We have what’s called a Severance Tax Fund, which is a public fund, started in the mid-70s. And what that fund said is that, ‘OK, every time you remove something from New Mexico, it doesn’t just belong to us today. It belongs to future generations of New Mexicans,’” he said. “So every time you take a dime out, you put a dime in. So every time you take a chunk of coal out, that’s severance. Severing it from the Earth is going to be taxed.”
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Laurisa Galvan / Daily Lobo Freshman Tony Snell guards UNLV’s Oscar Bellfield during a game Feb. 23 at The Pit. The UNM men’s basketball team takes on No.3 BYU tonight in Provo, Utah, looking to give the Cougars their first home loss of the season.
The UNM men’s basketball team is no longer desperate for a win, but it is dreaming for an upset victory at No. 3 BYU. Winners of three straight against the Cougars, the Lobos have a target on their back when they head to the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. BYU has a 12-game winning streak this season. The Cougars’ last home loss was an 82-80 setback against UNM that propelled the Lobos to a share of last year’s Mountain West Conference regular-season title. Guard Dairese Gary said tonight’s matchup will be just as exhilarating. “It’s going to be a crazy match,” he said. “We will come out right from the beginning in the first four minutes of
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the game, just come out and not try to get down and try to be aggressive and dictate where the game is going to go.” UNM head coach Steve Alford said his team will be ready for the hostile environment. “Obviously we beat them last year for the conference championship,” he said. “If that would have happened in our building we would remember that.” Like last season, a win against the Lobos would give BYU its fifth and last MWC regular-season championship. Unlike last season, a UNM win wouldn’t do much to help its NCAA tournament chances. But it wouldn’t hurt, especially with the NIT selection committee. UNM is fifth in the MWC, and barring a substantial upset in its remaining games, will most likely play UNLV in the first round of the MWC conference tournament on March 10. The surest way for the Lobos to make the NCAA tournament is to win the MWC tournament in Las Vegas, Nev. “We know that the conference tournament is our only hope for a postseason bid,” Alford said. “It’s unfortunate half of our losses have come on the last play of the game.” The Lobos have lost six conference games by six points or fewer. At the Pit against BYU, the Lobos pulled ahead during a tense stretch at the end of the game. After coming back from a double-digit deficit in the second half, UNM took a 70-67 lead with more than four minutes left to play. BYU’s National Player of the Year Candidate Jimmer Fredette scored 26 of his 32 points total in the second half, but the Lobos went on a 10-3 run and pulled ahead 80-70. During the stretch Fredette shot 1-of-5 from the field, and
UNM pulled a 86-77 upset. This time around, if the Lobos want to have any chance of beating BYU, they will have to contain Fredette. “He’s really difficult to play against, and if you give him free 15-footers with no one guarding him, that’s tough,” Alford said. “You got to be smart, and that’s hard because he is a great offensive player.” As San Diego State learned in its 80-67 loss to BYU, focusing solely on Fredette isn’t a formula for victory. The Cougars proved they are a complete team, as three other starters reached double-digits in the contest (Charles Abouo, Jackson Emery and Noah Hartsock). “This is a very experienced group,” Alford said. “They have arguably the best player in the nation running the show. (Fredette) is doing a really good job distributing the ball, and his teammates are hitting their shots.” The Lobos will depend on center Drew Gordon and Gary. Gordon has averaged a double-double in conference play. Gary has 56 points in his last two games and is looking for another shot at the postseason before his collegiate career ends. “We need to stay focused and concentrate on what’s in front of us and what we need to do,” Gary said. “It’s a long stretch, but we’re hoping we can get some momentum going into the (conference) tournament.”
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Terrance Siemon / Daily Lobo UNM forward Amanda Best walks off the court to a standing ovation at The Pit on Tuesday. The senior, who played in her final home game, had 10 points, eight rebounds and six assists in the 65-49 loss to BYU. someone hits one 3, you have to recognize that that person is a shooter. Some people weren’t realizing that and weren’t contesting those shots well enough.” Corianne Fraughton-Wood paced BYU with a game-high 22 points, while Mindy Bonham added 13. The Lobos’ offense was led by freshman Jasmine Patterson who notched 10 points, and sophomore Caroline Durbin chipped in eight. With the win, the Cougars improve to 22-7 overall and 14-1 in Mountain West BYU 65 Conference action. UNM drops to 10UNM 49 17 overall and 4-11 in conference. “BYU is the most disciplined and talented team that we have in the Mountain West,” Flanagan said. “They showed us why they are leading the conference. They run their offense very, very well. They’ve been together a long time, and that’s evident by the way that they play basketball.”
Up next, the Lobos hit the road for a contest against Air Force on Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colo. UNM has lost two in a row. Best said at this point in the season, it’s time to focus and get back on the winning side of things. “This is it,” she said. “We’ve got to get it together. We can’t let these losses be excuses — oh well, we played better. No. Now, we have to put it all together and start getting the wins.”
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culture@dailylobo.com Who would have thought two stuffed animals and a taxidermy shop could have such deep-seated meaning? Yann Martel’s latest book Beatrice and Virgil uses childlike toys to tell a compelling, suited-foradults allegory about the Holocaust. The award-winning Life of Pi author will stop in Albuquerque on Thursday to promote his newest novel. Martel said he chose to make the main characters stuffed animals because he had no concrete connection to the Holocaust. “I have no family thread to follow up to the event to bear witness when there are people who have bore witness very, very well,� he said in a phone interview with the Daily Lobo. “Why would I even try to imitate that? So I wanted to represent it differently, and the animal allegory just came quite naturally after having written Life of Pi.� Martel said something about the Holocaust mystified him ever since he learned about it in elementary school in France. “With lessons of history, a child will absorb them or forget them,� he said. “The Holocaust stood apart. It was just very different, this massacre of civilians.� He said most of the literature about the Holocaust is nonfiction, or in some extreme cases thinly veiled nonfiction, masquerading as fiction. Since he’s a writer, he said he was curious about what he could do with it from a fictional standpoint. “You can easily transform war into a metaphor,� he said. “I
wanted to somehow tell the truth differently, but I couldn’t figure out how to do so. It was only after writing the Life of Pi, I thought ‘What if I use animals again?’ That artistic challenge of trying to bear witness in a different way was the way I wanted to do it.� The Holocaust, Martel said, is still relevant, and he believes that writing about it through a fictional lens can renew its importance in modern society. “It is viewed too strongly as a purely historic event — something that happened in black and white 60, 70 years ago in Central and Eastern Europe,� he said. “I think it’s more contemporary than that, and that’s where art can come into play. A novel sort of lives forever, in a sense.� And with it living forever, he said, people can see how it still matters even though it was long ago. “It’s a human tragedy: The Jews are human beings, and they were victimized by other human beings,� he said. “It’s kind of a victimization that could happen anywhere. It’s like the plague. It still exists today. It’s on rats in the USA, but it doesn’t jump onto human beings because of hygiene and other factors. And the same is true for genocidal instincts.� Martel said he doesn’t plan read from his book during the event, but he is willing to answer questions the audience has. He said he may focus more on Life of Pi, since most readers may be more familiar with that novel. That book, as some readers know, focuses on a young boy trapped on a boat with a tiger. Martel said the idea came from an
obscure book review about a Brazilian novel with a character stuck in a lifeboat with a wild animal. He eventually forgot about it and moved on, but his interest was renewed in the image when he started to study and think about religion, a key element in the book. He focuses particularly on the leap in logic that religion requires. “What does it mean to have faith?� he said. “It’s so non-reasonable to have faith in anything. Faith in politics, in loving someone. When you have a faith, it’s not something you worked out logically. It’s something you’re attracted to for reasons you can’t understand. The most non-reasonable faith is religion faith, which tells everything makes sense.� Martel said he thought about boiling reality down to two dual spectrums: The religion and the faith it requires is represented by a religious child, and an animal embodies the wildness of nature. “It goes way beyond logic,� he said. “Those two polar opposites in a confined space, it just made my mind click, and then the whole thing came very easily to me. I was telling two stories based on the same fact.�
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Luis Carlos Romero-Davis’ documentary, “389 Miles,� took four and ahalf years to complete and features interviews with undocumented immigrants, Border Patrol agents and Minuteman Project Founder Chris Simcox.
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people hoping to cross the border illegally, a “coyote,� Border Patrol agents and Minuteman Project Founder Chris Simcox, as well as dozens of others on both sides of the border. He’s working to make his movie available for free on his website, 389miles.com. The Daily Lobo interviewed Romero-Davis after a screening of his film in the SUB on Thursday. Daily Lobo: What originally motivated you to do this? Luis Carlos Romero-Davis: I wanted to show the world what I had seen growing up along the Mexico-Arizona border. So basically, I try to show everything, from Border Patrol, a coyote, kids, adults, activists and all that stuff. And I had three things in mind: Do it naturally, spontaneously and raw. DL: It struck me, watching the movie, that you do a narration, but you don’t really offer your own viewpoint very much. Was that intentional? LR: Yeah, absolutely, I think when people see my name, and they see that I’m Latino, and when they notice it’s about immigration, they’re going to make a conclusion or something like that. I don’t think I have to push it. I think if I just let people talk, and show their experience, people are smart. They’re going to be able to come up with their own ideas. So basically, I just wanted to show their own stories. Just tell the different perspectives and let people think about it, you know. I didn’t want to push it to one side or the other. And that’s been really helpful, because I’ve been able to reach a wider audience. DL: So what did you hope to accomplish with this? What do you want people to take away from your movie? LR: Like I said, I wanted to show people what happens along the border. We’re pretty far away from the capitol, Washington, D.C., as well as Mexico City. This is like a third world. And also, these stories, I haven’t seen them really often on television. I wanted to show the people what takes place here, so when policies and all that stuff come into place, they can see a different angle. DL: You said that growing up along the border, you already knew a lot about this issue. But was there anything you learned making this movie
that really shocked you? LR: Yeah, I learned a lot. I knew a lot of these things happened, but it wasn’t until I grabbed the camera and submerged myself in this subworld, that I got to see, learn a lot what women go through, like, the kids. And I basically noticed and learned that it’s not black or white. It’s more complicated. It has different layers. And there’s a human aspect that we don’t see that often. And we can’t get rid of that in this equation in the immigration equation. DL: You talk in the movie about having trouble with funding and having to sell your possessions and everything. So my question is: What kept you going during those points? LR: I couldn’t go to film school, right? And I said, “When I go back, I’m just going to do this project.� And I want to show the world this part of the world. But also, when I started working on this project I couldn’t give up because people had given me their time to tell their stories. So I had a commitment as well. And I was really passionate about it, that I couldn’t — I never thought about stopping. Not even once. It took me longer than I thought. I thought it was going to take me eight months, and it took me four years and a half. It took me longer than I expected, but I never thought about not doing it. That never crossed my mind. DL: What changes would you like to see in U.S. border policy? LR: I wish they would consider there’s a human aspect to it. I think we’ve got to be really honest, and think about real solutions that work, that benefit both of the countries. Like, they could say “supply and demand,� you know. We need all these number of people. Let’s bring them. I think there’s got to be a better way that would benefit both countries. DL: Is there anything else you’d like to add? LR: Maybe the last thing I want to say — because I’ve been able to show this documentary at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, and three times here at the University, and I’m going to go to the high school. So I just want to say that I’m pretty happy with New Mexico and the way the film was received.
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Theatrical mixed bag right before your eyes by Graham Gentz gbgentz@unm.edu
It’s one-act time again at the Vortex Theatre. In an annual competition, the Vortex selected from nationally submitted works (more than 200 this year alone) to show the eight best in a celebratory exhibition of playwriting talents. The entire showcase is called “Don’t Blink,” and each 10-minute act boasts a local director. To boot, audience members get to vote on their favorite, and the winning playwright wins $250. This shows the vital interplay of elements when putting together a show; while the writing can be good, poor directing or acting will bring a show down. On the same note, a brilliant director can find value in even the sloppiest scripts or the most unconfident actor. The eight 10-minute plays are split into two acts of four plays, intermission and then the final four. The last four are stronger than the first in every conceivable way, and the Vortex probably designed the lineup this way.
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First is “The Skewed Picture,” by Andrew Biss, where a couple sitting in an apartment discusses comedic “Twilight Zone” stuff about an existential audience watching their lives. It’s a little trite and without any new or interesting humor beyond gleeful jabbing of the fourth wall. The characters grow on you, and the play is at least passable. Up second: “Remembering Peter Christopher” by John A. Donnelly. This play revolves around that good-old dramatic standard of Catholic priests molesting (or maybe not molesting) young boys. Ruben Muller plays Father Jim beautifully, giving life to an otherwise confused script. The falling action of the piece is long, and the dialogue following the plot twist is empty and pointless. The third piece, “Triple Sec,” by Jack Rushton, is the most bland of the one-acts, and it involves a woman’s musing at online dating with her gay best friend. There is little value in this play, from the hackneyed scenario to the flat characters and nonexistent tension. Luckily, the best of the first act
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comes last. “Misfortune” by Mark Levine kicks the showcase back into form, with a light comedy about a date gone awry as the fortune cookie fortune received by one of the characters states that the person he has just had dinner with will kill him. Theodore Jackson and Katie Farmin are wonderful as the dating couple. The script is fast-paced and genuinely funny, using its short time frame to its fullest extent. It makes all the best comedic decisions, looking forward to new jokes rather than allowing the simple concept to collapse in on itself. Luckily, it’s all up from here. After intermission, you are greeted again by Theodore Jackson hilariously outdoing himself in “That Which Doesn’t Kill Us” by James McLindon. This is a clever, marvelous little piece about a person dealing with devastating personal computer issues. Jackson plays the Zen Buddha-like techno guru. Jackson sets yoga poses and waves his hand in front of his Barbie laptop to transmit words of wisdom to our identifiable
protagonist. Next is “No Sugar” by Philip Hall. Ruben Muller is back, but plays a trucker at a dinner with Margie Maes as his waitress. The script is cute with both actors performing splendidly. Maes offers a psychotic cheerfulness to the archetypical waitress calling you “sug” and trying to force-feed you pie and doughnuts. It’s the last two plays that really stand above the rest, however. “Out from Under with Mary” by Chris Shaw Swanson is the most incredible piece of theater to be seen at the Vortex in ages. The script is interesting and able enough, but the true point of focus is with the performance of Teddy Eggleston as Mary. She is stunning, a dreadful realism and an effortless characterization that makes it easy to forget you’re watching a performance. Laura Mathis plays opposite her as Diane, doing brilliant work herself. Last is “Birthday Escape” by Dale Griffiths-Stamos. This is probably the best-written oneact, though it’s missing Eggleston’s talent. Ray Orley and Brian Haney give some of the best
performances of the entire show, giving heart and sympathy to forgotten lives and deadbeat sons. “Don’t Blink” is a simple and clever formula for the Vortex to use, allowing for new material with no copyright costs for performance lengths. It’s a mixed bag to be sure, but the gifts you find sifted to the top are unmistakable.
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self-choreographed dance concert, Convergencias, can be translated into what Casas calls her “future artistic exploration.” Casas said it’s convergence between music and movement. Convergencias is Casas’ final project to earn her master’s of Fine Arts degree. The show is a five-piece fusion of contemporary, modern and classic flamenco that incorporates Casas’ passion for dance and love of syncopated rhythms and cantes (songs). Casas said she wants to merge the aspects of dance and music that define her. “I’m not trying to label everything I do,” she said, “Because I don’t come from there.” With costumes ranging from Arabian-inspired jewel-toned tunics to traditional bata de colas, a long-trained flamenco skirt, Casas infuses “convergencias” throughout her show. The elements highlight the connections that Casas’ grandfather introduced to her at 5
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PREGNANT? NEED HELP? The Gabriel Project offers monetary and emotional support to all pregnant women regardless of circumstance. Free pregnancy tests and ultrasound. Call 505-266-4100.
LARGE, CLEAN, GATED, 1BDRM. No pets. Move in special. $575/mo includes utilities. 209 Columbia SE. 2552685, 268-0525.
NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR RENT 1 Block from UNM. Big & Beautiful. 1BDRM / 2BA townhouse. 2 story unit. Lots of windows & light. 3 patios/decks, Huge walk in closet. W/D hookup. Secured parking. $1300/mo (utilities included). Call for showing. Available for move in on 4/1/11. Call 246-9196 - Melissa.
Billy Brown PhD. College and HS. welbert53@aol.com, 401-8139.
blocks to UNM, no smokers, no pets. 262-0433.
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Discount Tire is now hiring for Tire Technicians/ Warehouse tech. We have flexible schedules and great starting pay. No experience needed, we will train. If you have a great attitude and you’re a hard, reliable worker, please apply at 4600 Pan American Frwy NE (NE corner of I-25 and Montgomery).
For Sale SELLING 2 UNUSED boxes of Air Optix: Night/ Day contact lenses, -2.75 prescription, 13.8 diameter. 6 lenses per box for $30 each, text 505-975-1759. SELLING 3 UNUSED boxes of Air Optix: Night and Day contact lenses, -2.75 prescription, 13.8 diameter. 6 lenses per box for $30 each, text 505-975-1759.
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D&G JEWELRY (MEN’S). Pendant and cuff. Sold together or separate. Contact brisley@unm.edu
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FULLY RESTORED 1967 Vespa Sprint 150. Brand new everything. Flat back with rat rod red rims less than 50miles. Call 715-7367, gtmendez@gmail.com $2,400 obo.
AVON REPS NEEDED, $10 to start earn 40%. Hannah 505-688-5977. VETERINARY ASSISTANT/ RECEPTIONIST/ Kennel help. Pre-veterinary student preferred. Ponderosa Animal Clinic: 881-8990/ 881-8551.
97 PONTIAC FIREBIRD 6 cyl. NEW: Battery & Ignition. PL, PW, PS, tilt, TTop. Owned by mechanic’s son. $2800 obo. 505-697-1832, Jsalaz09@unm.edu
PART-TIME WORK $15 Base/Appt. Customer sales/ service, scholarships possible, no exp nec, conditions exist, all ages 18+. Call ABQ: 268-2774. NW/ Rio Rancho: 891-8086. www.workforstudents.com
FOR SALE: 2000 Ford Explorer Sport 4x4, 103,500 miles, V6, 2 door, clean. Brand new radiator, tires in good shape. $2500 OBO. 505-929-0087.
Duplexes FOR RENT 1BDRM apartment, within walking distance UNM HSC Hospital. Security doors, built-in desk, bookcase, off-street parking. NO pets. Ideal for one person. $800/mo. includes utilities. 505-615-8144.
Houses For Rent
2010 SCOOTER FOR $850. 505-2642274.
Jobs Off Campus
EARLY BIRD LAWN service now hiring for PT mowing jobs. Able to work w/ some student schedules. Call Bob at 294-2945 for information.
Rooms For Rent
A+ OPPORTUNITY. EARN up to $15/hr setting appointments for outside sales reps. No selling. Hourly + bonuses. Paid Weekly. Excellent working environment. Call 881-2142ext112 and ask for Amalia.
$350 FAMILY HOME. Euro. hostel feel. 750-2151. NEED ROOMMATE ASAP: Girl 18-25. Huge house. You will get masters bed/bath. $425/mo. Washing and Copper. Call Jessie at 505-702-5632.
no rent but care necessary on weekends. Emergency care during week. Food, cable provided. 292-9787.
PT LINE COOK needed, days. Will train. 3-5hrs Tues-Sat. Call Steve 269-8778.
Ben Michael’s Local Organic Restaurant
INTERNET OUTSIDE SALES representatives wanted. Must have 2 years online sales experience and NMDL. Bachelor’s degree in related field, strong record of closing sales preferred. Email resumes to hr@abqpubco.com or apply in person: 7777 Jefferson NE.
3BDRM, W/D, BASEMENT, lots of parking. $1000/mo + $400 deposit. Does not include gas or electric. 2 blocks from UNM. 881-3540.
CLEAN, QUIET, AFFORDABLE, MATHEMATICS, TUTOR.us Too busy toSTATISTICS call during ROOMMATE/day? CAREGIVER WANTED. 2BDRM. $750 utilities included. 3the
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1BDRM 3 BLOCKS south of UNM. $550 +utilities. 720-1934 or 881-3540.
PAPER DUE? FORMER UNM instructor, Ph.D., English, published, can help. 254-9615. MasterCard/ VISA.
FREE GIFT WITH Computer Repair. $50.00. 01 Solution Center. 505-5083229.
AFFORDABLE PRICE, STUDENT/FACULTY discount. Gated Community, Salt Water Pool, pets welcomed. 15 minutes UNM. Sage Canyon Apartments 505344-5466.
WWW.UNMRENTALS.COM Awesome university apartments. Unique, hardwood floors, FP’s, courtyards, fenced yards. Houses, cottages, efficiencies, studios, 1, 2 and 3BDRM’s. Garages. Month to month option. 8439642. Open 7 days/week.
24/7 PRO TECH Pest Control. 833-0778.
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OUTSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVES wanted. Must have at least 1 year of print sales experience and NMDL. Bachelor’s degree in related field, strong record of closing sales preferred. Email resumes to hr@abqpubco.com or apply in person: 7777 Jefferson NE. WANTED: CAREGIVER. 3-4hours/day. $11/hr. Nursing students preferred. 2929787.
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