

UNM athletics receives 10% of student fees
By Amanda Britt and Mikayla Nowell / NM News Port As part of our Curious UNM project, our reporters are seeking questions from the UNM community about the university. These questions can look at any aspect of life on campus, from historical moments to current events. This story by Amanda Britt and Mikayla Nowell looks […]

UNM campus architecture: Unifying or culturally appropriative?
By Bella Davis / New Mexico News Port As part of our Curious UNM project, our reporters are seeking questions from the UNM community about the university. These questions can look at any aspect of life on campus, from historical moments to current events. This story by Bella Davis looks at the question of “How […]

Clark Hall to undergo lengthy renovations
By Amanda Britt / New Mexico News Port As part of our Curious UNM project, our reporters are seeking questions from the UNM community about the university. These questions can look at any aspect of life on campus, from historical moments to current events. This story by Amanda Britt looks at the question of “How […]

Now at ABQ Museum: Henson’s ‘Imagination’
By Nicolas Maxwell-Parra & Micah Turman / NM News Port / “Imagination Unlimited,” a travelling exhibit depicting the legacy of Jim Henson, the man who brought the world such children’s programs as Sesame Street and the Muppets, is now open at the Albuquerque Museum. This is not the first time Henson and the Muppets have […]

Ballooning group aims to increase competition participation
By Bryce Dix and Isaac Fason / NM News Port Because of hot air balloon clubs like Top Gun, which aim to get people into piloting balloons rather than just marveling at them, there’s plenty of action beyond the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Top Gun Vice President Will Fitzpatrick, speaking at a recent competition, […]

Lobos prepare for upcoming season, face declining attendance, rising expectations
By Isaac Fason and Bryce Dix / NewsPort The University of New Mexico men’s basketball team has seen attendance decline in the last several seasons, but fans like Timothy Mondloch, an undergraduate student at UNM, are looking forward to the new season that starts Nov. 6. “I feel like it’s going to be a […]

Ice Wolves in the desert
By Jesus Mata and Kevin Clark / News Port Their name is the New Mexico Ice Wolves. They’re Albuquerque’s only tier two competitive hockey team and the only team in New Mexico that is a part of the North American Hockey League. They’re currently playing their inaugural season at the Outpost Ice Arena. Albuquerque […]

New Mexico theatre companies expand their boundaries
By Natalia Ankiewicz and Jamesha Begay / News Port A long table in the middle of a room. A single chandelier burning. A silhouetted woman moans as a man lurches towards her. In the darkness, the audience watches. In this opening scene of Phantasmagoria, the audience is enveloped in the performance — literally standing on […]

Looking back on a favorite NM pumpkin patch
By Natalia Ankiewicz and Jamesha Begay / News Port This year, McCall’s Pumpkin Patch celebrated its 21st year of business. The 300 acre farm in Moriarty, New Mexico, became a major seasonal employer as they continued to draw families and school kids to its fields this last fall. Looking back, the pumpkin patch has changed […]

Albuquerque ups its investment in sports tourism
By Hayley Estrada and Steven DeAnda / NM News Port Marissa Gomez can barely remember the days when she and her friends were able to practice at the Los Altos Park without the fear of being bothered by dozens of people living out of shopping carts. “It is really upsetting to see the softball diamonds […]