A recent visit to the Fogelson Library revealed a quiet place, where more students working than searching for books. Osho Levin, a junior film student, was one of the few students actually in the library. “I have only ever pulled a book off the shelf at the library once or twice; the only reason why I come here is a place to work on homework in between class,” Osho says. He really enjoys the peace and quiet it helps him focus and complete his homework.
1905 Updates
posted by Franco Romero
1905 has changed its publishing schedule, but not its mission. Jackalope talks to the magazine’s founders.
ABQ Zine Fest
posted by Charli Renken
Excitement buzzed in the room as “zinesters” explored the many publications available and chatted with each other about their own works.
Santa Fe Independent Film Festival...
posted by Chris Grigsby
This year’s catalogue includes films that will make you cry, films that will make you laugh, films that will make you question your own moral sanity and many genres in between.
SFUAD’s Afro-Cuban Ensemble
posted by Holly Pons
On Sunday night, Oct. 11, the Forum was grooving to the musical stylings of SFUAD’s new Afro-Cuban Ensemble and Vocal Jazz Ensemble. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the 21-piece group presented a free celebratory concert. Directed by Horace Alexander Young, Andy Zadrozny and Lina Ramos, the group performed various pieces of Latin jazz, salsa and traditional Cuban music. As an added bonus, it was also Family Weekend so parents and siblings from all over the country were able to witness their hard working children doing what they love most. As folks filed into the jam-packed venue, Fred Simpson took to the microphone to welcome student, parents and community members. He introduced the various musical sections and asked who was here as a part of family weekend. “The singers are over there,” says Simpson. “They live in a totally different world than the instrumental players.” The introductions continued and the group geared up for its first song while friends and family continued to arrive. The musicians kicked off the concert with Latin-music legend Tito Puente’s “Oye Coma Va.” The song was made incredibly popular by Carlos Santana, which made it a very inviting first taste. “Jazz is being re-born right here, right now,” says Simpson in between sets. The group continued on to perform a great range of toe-tapping numbers by Mongo Santamaria, CAl Tjader, Dizzy Gillespie and Horace Silver. Each piece was made up of different musical sections and singers. Watching fellow classmates play and sing their hearts out was truly inspiring. They flowed so well together it seemed almost effortless, though it likely took intense practice and patience to get where they are today. Without a doubt, they made their families and friends...
Behind the Music w/ Alex Monasterio
posted by Kyleigh Carter
Alex Monasterio is a Contemporary Music Program major in his junior year here at SFUAD and has already accomplished so much. Last year he wrote, and put out a record for his band Sleeptaker. This year he has been working on a new Sleeptaker album to follow up Could Have Moved Mountains. Monasterio also scores music for films, video games and commercials. After college he hopes to score music full...
Club-Along Film Club
posted by Andrew Koss
Warren Couvillion and Omar Hilario don’t need to warm up the crowd for the Tuesday night movie club, Club-Along. At least 50 people fill the seats of The Screen for the club’s showing of Sweeney Todd, the 2007 Tim Burton film starring Johnny Depp. Theater rows fill up with cliques of varying sizes. Shouted conversations assault the ears before the emcees even begin their introduction. Couvillion and Hilario look like they could be brothers, both sporting trendy black hipster glasses. They stand in front of the audience and run through the standard list of “don’ts” at The Screen: don’t have sex; don’t drink alcohol; don’t do drugs. Ironic groans spill forth from the crowd. At the last moment, Couvillion adds, “Oh, and no masturbation.” “But it’s Johnny Depp!” someone screams, earning approving laughter. The club runners head to the projector booth to start the film. The houselights fade and the DreamWorks logo appears on screen, menacing organ music blasting out of The Screen’s speakers. Conversations continue at full volume, scattered throughout the theater. Though the voices die out as the opening credits roll, it is clear that Club-Along is unlike any other film club at SFUAD. The original concept for the Club-Along centered on quoting favorite lines along with the movie, but it dawned on Couvillion that sing-alongs might be more popular. Every other film club prohibits audience members from singing along, so that everyone can hear the movie. “I jokingly say I started the club to spite the other club runners,” Couvillion says. “The first club I ever went to here showed The Lion King and I wasn’t allowed to sing ‘Hakuna Matata.’” When the WTF Film Club played Mulan at the beginning of the school year, students received the standard warning against singing along with the movie. Some students sang anyway. “That was the moment I realized our club might actually be popular,” Hilario says. Film clubs typically stick around SFUAD until the club runners graduate. Couvillion and Hilario say the arrival of Film School almuna Charlotte Martinez as The Screen’s new manager opened up new possibilities. They approached Martinez at the beginning of the school year with their idea. Along with Simple Film Necessities, Club-Along is the second new film club established this year. Is it annoying to sit in a crowd of strangers and hear them singing and quoting along with every line of the film? That may depend on one’s temperament. Studio Art major Hannah Gardner came to the Club-Along to see Sweeney Todd for the first time. “My friends laughed at me when I got here, because I didn’t know it was a sing-along,” Gardner says. “I’m pretty serious when it comes to watching movies. I normally don’t like people talking, but it could’ve been worse. There were no horrible singers.” Yellow subtitles scroll at the bottom of the screen in case anyone forgets the words. As Johnny Depp and Jamie Campbell Bower sing the opening lines of “No Place Like London,” at least half the audience backs them up. The voices are remarkably in tune. More than a few Musical Theatre majors attend the Club-Along. It’s like sitting in the midst of a choir. Those singing have obviously listened to the motion picture soundtrack ad infinitum as they speak in unison with the dialogue that precedes the songs. They gasp along with Helena Bonham Carter just before belting out the lyrics to “The Worst Pies in London.” When Johnny Depp extends his arm, his razor blade shining, the audience shouts out with him, “At last, my arm is complete again!” The voices are a scattered mess. Some have memorized the film dialogue, and others have committed the slight variations of the movie soundtrack to memory. Everyone giggles. “It’s no secret that this club is the most lenient,” Hilario says. “We do make sure that everyone respects each other and don’t just yell out,...
Wild Talk Premiere
posted by Holly Pons
The premiere of Wild Talk by Jane Martin is sure to leave you in awe. The 50th season opener for the Greer Garson is directed by SFUAD’s own Jon Jury and will run 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays Oct. 16-17 and 2 p.m. on Sundays Oct. 18 and 25. “I love it. It’s been a lot of hard work, but it’ll be well worth it,” says actress Madeline Garcia. “This one really packs a punch.” Wild Talk features 10 women performing monologues about outrageous life experiences. Tristine Henderson’s character, for example, deals with having a close relationship with her own death. Jackalope Magazine was fortunate enough to be able to sit in on a rehearsal and the results were nothing short of tremendous. Before rehearsal started, the actors warmed up their voices holding hands as a united group. These women had such a fluent connection to each other as well has having superior stand alone skills. These women have a powerful passion for acting and it is clear to see. Observing the crew while they watched monologue after monologue, you could see how invested they were in the performances. There was non-stop laughter and maybe even a tear or two. “These rehearsals have been unlike any other play I’ve been in,” says Joey Beth Gilbert. “We’ve been getting a lot of one-on-one time with Mr. Jury and it’s been an awesome experience.” This play packs in everything from Donna Bella Litton’s character having dramatic teenage meltdown to Rachel Wagner’s character drinking a beer at the foot of a loved one’s grave. The actors have been working day after day since the first week of school to produce an emotional performance that you won’t want to miss. Other actors include: Sarah Spickard, Alexis Lacey, Megan Kelly,...
Conflict in the Gender Neutral Hall
posted by Charli Renken
Gender neutral hall residents have been in conflict this semester when it comes to the signage of their restrooms. Last year, the hall’s multi-stall restrooms were very clearly labeled as gender neutral, which allow any student, regardless of gender, to use them. While this year the hall was supposed to be gender neutral, the multi-stall restrooms were labeled with “Men” and “Women” signs. However, residents have collectively decided to use the restrooms as if they were gender neutral. Despite this, there have been recent allegations of conflict with facility workers over this decision. Resident Brian Iglesias claims he was told to leave the restroom by one of the janitors on the basis that he was a man in what had been labeled as a women’s bathroom. “I explained to her that the hall was gender neutral, so the signs didn’t mean anything and pointed to the ‘Human’ sign I’d made out of sticky notes to put over the ‘Women’ sign. She looked me dead in the eyes and tore it down,” he said. Later, Iglesias replaced his signs but they didn’t last the night. The next morning, Iglesias says he found the janitors cleaning and the signs were gone. “I just kept replacing them after that. I had plenty of sticky notes,” he said. Creative Writing major Dee Rose described a comparable experience. “I was in the bathroom washing my face… This guy from the cleaning staff walks in and tells me I can’t be in there. I thought he meant because he had to clean, so I pointed out that I wasn’t the only one in there. Both my hands and face are covered in soap during this whole conversation. He tells me again that I have to leave, but this time he says it’s because I’m a woman in the men’s restroom. I try to tell him that it’s gender neutral, but he said ‘No, the sign says men’s, so it’s men’s.’ I tried again to clarify that even though the sign says it’s men’s, it’s not….Everybody is allowed regardless of gender. He still makes me leave. I got the soap off my hands, but not my face. So I found myself sitting in my room, face full of soap, and my glasses still in the bathroom,” she said. After learning from Housing Director Connor Nelson that the hall wasn’t fully gender neutral, Iglesias made the decision to stop making his temporary signs until the hall was officially labeled as gender neutral in the school’s system. Nelson has released a survey for residents of the hall to officially make a decision on the restrooms. Until every resident has taken the survey, a decision about the bathrooms will not be officially made. Other residents took up the gauntlet and continued to cover the permanent signs with temporary, paper ones. One student, who wishes to remain anonymous, decided to remove the permanent “Men” and “Women” signs completely, hoping that would solve the issue. However, there are obvious problems with this approach. “They really shouldn’t have done that,” Nelson said, explaining that if the hall were to be used as anything other than a gender neutral hall in the future, they would need to order new signs. “We didn’t say anything about it, though,” he said, explaining that he understands the desperation behind the removal. Housing decided to not take action against the student for removing the sign and hopes that once the survey is complete, they can put up new, gender neutral signs for the hall. “We’re just waiting on a few people to turn in their survey before we make a decision,” Nelson added. While residents hoped removing the signs would solve the issue, this wasn’t the case. Allegedly, at least one janitor began writing “Men” on one of the restrooms in permanent marker. “She just came through with a sharpie… and wrote on the door. I was watching her,...
Elecia and Jeremy Hadley...
posted by Franco Romero
Sharing a workplace with a significant other may be challenging for some, but not for Jeremy and Elecia Hadley. The married couple have working together in Mouton hall for almost two years now. While they were still engaged, Jeremy moved to New Mexico to fill the position of the bursar at SFUAD, and rented a house for three months before Elecia moved down as well. The couple then briefly returned to Indiana for their wedding before settling into their new home. Elecia briefly considered a job at the University of New Mexico before SFUAD came through with an offer for her, and she became an academic advisor. This meant she would be working down the hall from her husband, a situation they both enjoy greatly. “We’re best friends too,” Jeremy says. He admits that he and Elecia love getting to see each other throughout the day, despite the fact they cannot seem to stop talking about work well after they have both gone home. Nonetheless, the couple has the ability to keep their home and work lives separate and feel that their constant communication is beneficial for their jobs as well. “As soon as a balance is cleared, I know about it,” Elecia says. “I know they can register. Your hold is gone, let’s get you registered. If people aren’t registered, it’s not for a lack of trying.” Elecia went on to discuss the ways in which she sees Jeremy and herself as a team. Whenever possible, they try to work together in their separate areas of expertise to ensure students who need help receive it in Mouton. “Especially when we started to bridge things like graduation,” Elecia says. “When I first came there were no senior meetings, so we started senior meetings. Then we...
Friday Night Basketball
posted by Lauren Eubanks
SFUAD students enjoy a game of Friday night basketball at Driscoll Fitness Center.
Beruit Returns
posted by Chris Grigsby
Hundreds of people started mulling in the downtown area from about noon on, partly because of the spill of tourist and out of towners for the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, but mostly for the show, of course.
Fall Has Arrived On Campus
posted by Kyleigh Carter
Fall has come to the SFUAD campus at last, and all the colors of fall could make students almost forget about their upcoming...
Amy West Welds
posted by Jason Stilgebouer
Amy West, a senior film major, spends her afternoon learning how to weld a slider rig for the grip house where she works. She enjoys the occasional spontaneous perks of the job, such as her recent welding lesson from Mark Stewards, makes a boring day at work into and interesting...
Squatch’d
posted by Andrew Koss
A hairy, simian-like creature stalked the Quad recently during lunch hours.
Good vibes at the Marion Center
posted by Jason Stilgebouer
When junior photography major Jennifer Carrillo isn’t out shooting pictures, she is hanging out around the Marion Center skating enjoying the early months of fall. “Something about hanging around this courtyard just gives me good vibes and helps me mellow out,” Carrillo...
Thai Training
posted by Christy Marshall
Romario Powell is a junior music major from Dulce, NM. In his free time, Powell trains in Muay Thai, a combat sport of Thailand, as well as boxing. He does martial arts for self defense and meditation. He says you have to have to take car of your body to clear your mind. He says this helps him make ideas flow. “Just trying to find my rhythm,” he...
Q/A w/ Liam Lockhart
posted by Chris Grigsby
SFUAD Film School’s new interim head Liam Lockhart discusses why the job is a dream come true.
Horizon
posted by Holly Pons
The newest buzz on campus is the upcoming EP Horizon from music producer Josiah Noray and director La’Charles Trask, featuring a variety of musicians.
Creating Comics With Bram Meehan
posted by Franco Romero
Comics, whether they are full-length graphic novels or weekday strips, are a complex artistic medium from which contributing faculty member Bram Meehan believes students can learn a great deal.
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