Justice for Turkey Mar04

Justice for Turkey

Akkavuk hosted a meeting in King Hall lobby on Feb 17 to spread awareness about the deaths and mistreatment of Korkmaz and other Turkish citizens. She began the meeting by introducing herself and the other eight Turkish students currently studying at SFUAD, all of whom have personally been a part of the riots.

Mayoral Forum Mar02

Mayoral Forum

On Feb. 20, mayoral candidates Patti Bushee and Javier Gonzales discussed their views on a variety of issues in a forum held on campus.

Pick Me! Feb28

Pick Me!

The Screen will host a program of Oscar-nominated Shorts. Check out the showtimes!

Shoot The Stars Premiers Feb27

Shoot The Stars Premiers

The three Shoot the Stars films premiere on campus March 2.

Driven to Dance Feb27

Driven to Dance

“I don’t wanna be a doctor, I don’t wanna be a teacher. I want to be a dancer. And it’s going to happen,” SFUAD dance major Alexandria Chavez says.

Slackline on Campus Feb27

Slackline on Campus

Ready to practice balance and focus? Slacklining may be for you. A slackline by King Hall is available for everyone to try.

Suicide Awareness Feb27

Suicide Awareness

The SFUAD cafeteria was transformed into a sea of blue on Feb. 22 as students gathered to support each other in honor of National Suicide Awareness Day.

Out of the Box

Studio arts major Garret Koch discusses how he became involved with studio arts and his overall philosophy on the subject.

Life of Adventures Feb25

Life of Adventures

SFUAD English Language Programs Director Andrea Patterson discusses her own adventures, and her goals for making exchange students comfortable at SFUAD.

Three Poems Three Films

Three Poems Three Films, a collective composed of current students and alumni of the film and creative writing departments at Santa Fe University of Art and Design, recently had its first meeting for the Spring semester, and began discussing its plan to unite the visuals of poetry with the possibilities in film. A culminating event will take place in April at The Screen.

Battle of the Departments Feb25

Battle of the Departments

Santa Fe University of Art and Design offers degrees in many artistic fields, including photography, theater, contemporary music, creative writing, studio arts, digital arts, film and graphic design. Jackalope Magazine asked students from each department to tell us why their department is the best.

“Laundry” Feb25

“Laundry”...

The weekly Awkward Shelby Comic is created by SFUAD studio art major Shelby Criswel. For more of Criswell’s work, check out the Awkward Shelby Comic series and...

The Producer, The Journalist and The Detective

This week, Nick Martinez’ dispatch from the New York Arts program discusses his three internships in journalism and film.

The Trojan Women

This weekend, 21 members of the Performing Arts Department, directed by Joanne Camp Sobel, will present The Trojan Women, a Greek tragedy, written by Euripides, recounting the day after the invasion of Troy.

SFUAD Rising Feb21

SFUAD Rising

On Feb. 14, students and faculty took part in the  One Billion Rising demonstration in the capital, as part of the V-Day activist movement that seeks to raise the public conscience to ending violence against women and girls. Corine Frankland has taught multiple classes at SFUAD leading up to One Billion Rising. This past November, it was decided how the school would support the initiative and what that might look like for SFUAD. For V-Day, students designed t-shirts and pins for the event at the roundhouse, arriving hours ahead of time for set up. “SFUAD students really took the initiative in terms of being the volunteers,” Frankland says. With a group of about 22 students helping with everything from tying arm bands to setting up the stage, everyone in attendance was ready for the public testimonials that began at 10:30 a.m. inside the rotunda. Student Sherylyn Jeffries was the first to speak. “I was surprised by that standing ovation… I wound up looking at all of these women who were total strangers. And they got it. And then when I got through, the whole rotunda stood up,” Jeffries recalls. Jeffries gives credit to both Frankland’s class and Dana Levin’s poetry class for the creation of what she shared. With both teacher’s support and guidance, and Jeffries’ bravery, the opening of the testimonials was a powerful moment, with everyone from fellow students to the police officers present left crying and touched. “That’s what V Day is about, is making sure that these stories are heard,” student Amy West says of her favorite portion of the day. As the morning went on, women and men continued to tell their stories to the audience that had gathered. The rest of the day consisted of a rally outside...