7:00 am The dorm room is starting to become lighter, but not that much. I go back into my state of deep bear-like hibernation. Like Aaron Natewa used to do when he was still here. 8:40 am I’m thinking about actually opening my eyes and getting up. I feel crunchy this morning. Okay, I gotta...Read More
On Oct. 18, 2011, local members of Pueblo tribes congregated at the Institute of American Indian Arts to discuss the future of language education. Each Pueblo member raised issues of sustainability of their respective Pueblo languages. Each faces issues of losing that language due to the growing usage of the infectious English language. Pueblo members...Read More
The 2011 fall semester brought a change to the IAIA library schedule, which decided to close its doors on Saturdays. In previous years, the library was open seven days a week. According to Sarah Kostelecky, IAIA library director, the library is now closed on Saturdays because of the low number of students using it on...Read More
In the lifelessness of the recession, the Occupy Wall Street movement has been a loud expression of frustration that many ordinary Americans are feeling toward economic and social injustices. Along with successfully creating a movement, Occupy Wall Street has reminded many ordinary citizens of the power of voice and the freedom to voice...Read More
“Creativity.” If President Robert Martin had to choose one word to describe the Institute of American Indian Arts””poised to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2012””that’s the word he would use: creativity. “Creativity,” President Martin continues, is “what I’ve really enjoyed in my four plus years here.” President Martin has learned a lot about the creative...Read More
From headless caballeros roaming Alto Street to the wailing wraith of La Llorona haunting the dried up beds of the Santa Fe River, the Land of Enchantment has its share of ghost stories. New Mexico has its share of UFO sightings, as well””being the site of the supposed Roswell UFO crash of 1947, where the...Read More
