With only a week left until finals, what better way to distract oneself from the caffeine-driven, sleepless nights than to submit to Santa Fe University of Art and Design’s very own literary magazine: Glyph.

Manuel Barrios, a sophomore film student at Santa Fe University of Art and Design, sits down with Jackalope Magazine to talk about his hometown of Caracas, Venezuela.

The resourcefulness of salvaging and refurbishing items in disrepair inspires the largest and oldest recycled market in the country. Recycle Santa Fe is celebrating their 18th annual art festival this Friday, Dec. 2, through Sunday, Dec. 4 at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, wherein more than 90 artists from New Mexico, Colorado, New York, Arizona and elsewhere showcase unique masterpieces comprised of discarded materials. Sponsored by Keep Santa Fe Beautiful, a non-profit volunteer program dedicated to environmental education, the festival aims to show the public the benefits of recycling. “Recycling does many great things. It saves energy, natural resources and water, but this event demonstrates another benefit from recycling: it creates jobs,” says festival coordinator Sarah Pierpont on the Recycle Santa Fe Art Festival Facebook page. “A large handful of art market vendors have turned their creativity into careers and are able to support their families by making recycled art.” This eco-conscious holiday event is a testament to the phrase “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” as all of the art “consists of a minimum of 75 percent recycled materials—everything from vintage tin cans turned into beautiful earrings to scrap metal sculptures,” according to the Recycle Santa Fe Website. The festival starts on Friday at 5 p.m., featuring 69 Art Market booths exhibiting hundreds of repurposed jewelry and sculptures and trinkets for sale. Each artist is encouraged to submit one of their pieces in the Juried Art Exhibition, qualifying them for a chance to win first, second, third, or honorable mention for their work. There is also a Juried Student Art Exhibition where students in the Santa Fe area get the opportunity to put their own recycled art on display. Later in the evening, the Trash Fashion & Costume Contest will kick off at 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., assuredly the most original fashion show in Santa Fe....

On Nov. 16, the Photography Department hosted its second Photography Salon to give graduating seniors.

Performing Arts major Niko’a Salas discusses his varied interests as an artist.

Fogelson Library hosted on Nov. 17 a vintage clothing sale for Loose Threads Vintage, owned and operated by Meg Lenzer.

The student-run club appoints a panel of judges from various disciplines to offer their remarks after viewing the movie, while the filmmaker sits in a “hot seat” in front of the panel and listens to what they have to say.

Gabriella Salizar, a freshmen Contemporary Music Program Major and Leidy Gonzalez, a sophomore CMP major prepare their spring schedules in the sanctuary of the library.

On Nov 12, Santa Feans gathered downtown to show solidarity and support for immigrant families in the aftermath of the recent presidential election. The Santa Fe Dreamers Project photographed the faces of nearly 1,000 supporters.

The Drug Policy Alliance recently hosted a Santa Fe panel focusing on the potential for hemp and cannabis to improve New Mexico’s economy.

As the semester comes to an end, Santa Fe University of Art and Design’s Photography Department starts to receive prospective students for upcoming spring semester.

SITE Santa Fe’s student nights is one of many ways in which the museum opens its doors and programs to the next generation of artists.