CNM staff photographer Wade Faast spent the week working with a camera that has been around longer than CNM. Instead of the modern digital camera, Wade took all the pictures seen here with a camera made in 1939 using film that expired in 1956.
Camera: Graflex Speed Graphic 2×3 Press Camera
Lens: Graflex Optar 101mm F4.5
Film: Kodak Pancrhomatic Super-XX
With the sun reappearing after two days of rain on campus, CNM student Shady Whitaker takes time between classes to enjoy the warm weather. (Wade Faast/CNM Chronicle)
New sprinkler systems proving water to several flower beds on the west side of JS building are being installed and have several stairways closed. Peter Day (right) with Sun State Mechanical says they expect to be finished by Monday April 3 and all stairs reopened. (Wade Faast/CNM Chronicle)
The mobile buildings located next to the KS building parking lot have been sold and are in the process of being removed. Selling for as much as $8,000.00 a piece, Bentley & Associates LLC auctioned off the buildings on February 9, and their website states the portables must be removed by April 15th. (Wade Faast/CNM Chronicle)
With warmer weather and the arrival of spring, CNM campus are abloom. (Wade Faast/CNM Chronicle)
As part of the Around the World in 30 Days event a Flamenco dance performance and workshop was held in the Coal Avenue Theatre on Main Campus.
The workshop was taught by CNM instructor Bridgit Lujan and live music was provided by guitarist, Marco de Waart from Santa Fe.
Nine Flamenco 1 students participated in the performance.
These students have only been studying Flamenco for seven months, Lujan said.
Flamenco student, Muhammed Saed, said that it was his first time performing but he wasn’t nervous at all.
There was also a performance by the CNM flamenco repertoire group which included Lujan.
After the performance, Lujan and the students invited the audience to learn a few dance moves.
CNM student Brittany Simpson said that she loved the workshop.
“I didn’t participate at the belly dance workshop so I promised myself I would participate in this one,” she said.
This event was sponsored by the Executive Counsel of Students.
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Flamenco 1 students practice their end pose during their last rehearsal before the performance. (Hilary Broman/ CNM Chronicle).
: Eric Burton (left) and Brigit Lujan (right) demonstrate the difference in hand positions between men and women in Flamenco. (Hilary Broman/CNM Chronicle).
Muhammed Saed, (left back) Preston Jones (left front), Jocelyn DeHass, (right back) and Eric Bechtold, right front) take the stage moments before the performance starts. (Hilary Broman/CNM Chronicle).
With the help of her Flamenco 1 students Brigit Lujan (front center), teaches the audience members some beginning Flamenco steps. (Hilary Broman/ CNM Chronicle).
Flamenco dance instructor Brigit Lujan demonstrates a difficult twirl that accompanies the solo performance of a farruca flamenco dance. (Wade Faast/CNM Chronicle)
Sabrina Carabajal (left), an audience member, joins flamenco dance students Deann Janetsky (center) and Eric Bechtold for a lesson in tango flamenco dance. (Wade Faast/CNM Chronicle)
Illiana Smith (right) and Yuneci Vallejos (left) perform a Sevillanas flamenco dance. (Wade Faast/CNM Chronicle)
Flamenco Dance students Alexandria Cordovia (left), Deann Janetzky (front center) and Tiffany Madrid (right) perform with the flamenco dance class as CNM instructor Bridgit Lujan coaches (far back center). (Wade Faast/ CNM Chronicle)
The event started with a presentation by Dr. Rinita Mazumdar, a philosophy instructor, about globalization and trans national issues for women, said Hawkins.
Following the presentation there was a panel discussion with Sherifah, a UNM student and global education office employee; Linda Melville, senior operations manager of the global education office at UNM; and Huong Nyguen, who represents the Asian Family Community Center in Albuquerque, said Hawkins.
The International Women’s Day panel answers questions about women’s issues all around the world.The audience watches as the panel discusses women and globalization.
“The panel talked about Islamic women, Asian women, Indian women and issues like the veil and driving,” Hawkins said, “The kinds of issues that we have about women and globalization.”
After the panel discussion, there was a networking event hosted by the American Association of Women in the Community College, Hawkins said.
The networking event was led by Achievement Coach, Sharon Ipes, she said.
“A networking event is very good because it helps connect, especially in this case, women and men across the college who are interested in women’s justice,” Hawkins said.
The Motown the Musical panel included Elijah Ahmad Lewis who plays the character of Stevie Wonder, Jackie Wilson, and is part of the Motown ensemble (left), and Rod Harrelson who plays the Dance Captain in Swing (right).Fifty six students and 36 faculty, staff and community members attended the event, said Ari Rosner-Salazar, event committee member. According to reviews of the event the student body expressed that they were extremely pleased with the event. Some of the surveys related feelings of excitement with comments such as, “Best event at CNM ever!”Elijah Ahmad Lewis participating in the panel discussion. Follow him on Twitter @eal360.Rod Harrelson speaking to the audience.The band from the CNM IT department, Team ITS, plays some Motown hits.
To learn about how food choices affect health, the environment, and animals an information presentation with a question and answer session is scheduled for March 23rd at 10:30 am in the Richard Barr Room on Main Campus, according to Anna Rose Daigle.
Daigle is a Humane Educator from the Ethical Choices Program , and said the educational organization’s goal is, through school presentations, to stimulate critical thinking while giving people the information and tools they need to make informed food choices.
She said “We often don’t realize what a profound impact our choices may have on others. If one person decides to change the course of their health and their footprint on the planet, a dialogue begins with family and friends, and with that dialogue, a chance to share the science behind all those seemingly harmless decisions we make so many times a day.”
Daigle advises students interested in getting involved in environmental issues politically to “start meet up groups, engage in friendly dialogue, ask questions, share your research with friends, family, and strangers, engage with your community, meet like-minded individuals, and be kind!”
She recommends that those interested in ethical choices education take courses in environmental sciences and nutrition.
Daigle said “I love my job. I remember the exact moment I was made aware of the impacts of animal agriculture. I felt betrayed and alone in my hurt and anger. My goal is to make sure my audience knows that they are not alone in any of the feelings that come up in the presentation.”
Daigle elaborated on what students may see as obstacles to transitioning to a plant based diet.
“At first, switching to a plant based diet may feel inconvenient; asking if this has cheese or if that is made with milk. Like any lifestyle change, there is a period of adjustment, but luckily our complex and intelligent bodies make those changes a little easier for us,” she said.
She also said that friends and family “may find your decision strange or difficult to comprehend, but often those initial feelings of apprehension dissipate once your healthy choices become the new normal.”
Eating foods low in cholesterol and saturated fat will give you more energy, make you feel better and even reverse the process of disease and inflammation, she said.
Colleges across the country have been adding more plant-based options to their regular menus and a great example is The University of Northern Texas which has just opened a fully-plant based dining hall, she said.
According to the Vegan Report Card Ranking the University of Northern Texas received an A+ ranking with a student satisfaction rating of 94% of the availability of vegan food on college campuses by creating the Mean Greens Cafe, an entirely plant based cafe.
As a comparison, the only college in New Mexico to receive an A rating is New Mexico State University, although none of the colleges in New Mexico responded to their request to be surveyed.
Daigle now lives in South Carolina as a result of participating in the National Student Exchange through the University of New Mexico, where she majored in University Studies.
When asked what led to her decision to move after graduating she explained that because of her love for the show True Blood she said that everyone the show “looked so glistening and beautiful in that small Louisiana town. I had never been to the deep South, so I figured I’d give it a shot. I picked the dot (the school on the exchange map I was shown) closest to the ocean on the other side of the country and before I knew it I was standing in Charleston, SC on a particularly balmy August day. I sweat through two shirts that day and have never once mastered glistening.”
Promotional photograph at the top of the story was provided by Anna Rose Daigle.
February 26, 2007. By Hilary Broman, Senior Staff Reporter
To kick off the Around the World in 30 Days event, CNM is hosting a panel discussion with the cast members of “Motown the Musical,” said Ari Rosner- Salazar, member of the event committee.
The event is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 2nd, from noon-1pm at Main Campus in SRC 204, he said.
There will be live music and refreshments, he said.
February 20, 2017 By Hilary Broman. Senior Staff Reporter
A Celebration of Arts, Culture and Community is scheduled to be held on Thursday, February 23rd from 1-2:30 pm in Student Resource Center (SRC) 204 on Main campus, said Carol Ash, event co-chair.
There will be a music performance from students, Rhea Fayne and NormaJean Rogers, she said.
Students, Shakir Farid and Ibrahim Abdallah, are scheduled to perform spoken word poetry and the CNM African dance class is scheduled to perform a dance piece, Ash said.
There will be light refreshments and door prizes for students, she said, students may be shocked when they find out what the door prizes are.
“This is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of African American’s, to the CNM community and to the Albuquerque community as well as celebrate the talents and the skills of our students right here on our campus,” Ash said.
It is everyone’s responsibility to support our community, Ash said.
“I think it’s important to recognize diversity at every level,” she said, “Great things happen when people all come together and work together as one.”
The event co-chairs are Carol Ash and Rebecca Ratchford and the event is sponsored by the Executive Council of Students, Connect Services and the CNM Foundation.
Over 200 students along with staff and outside personnel worked together to stage a large scale mock disaster and response at CNM’s Main Campus, Director of Simulation at CNM Richard Gentile said.
Students involved were from six programs from the School of Health, Wellness and Public Safety, he said.
Outside personnel and resources include the Albuquerque Police Department and PHI Air Medical which provided a helicopter ambulance free of charge for the exercise, he said.
The scenario played out was one of domestic violence turned into a mass shooting, he said.
Students from the Public Safety programs worked with APD officers to secure the scene, then students from the EMS program came in and tended to the simulated victims, Gentile said.
The victims of the mock shooting included both live students with fabricated injuries, and human patient simulator manikins, he said.
CNM EMS program students (left to right) Jasmine Garza, Brandon Vasco and Robbie Vigil work on a human simulation manikin in the back of a moving ambulance.
Students in the EMS program then had to triage the victims, the victims where then transported by ambulance or helicopter to a mock hospital housed in the JS building, Gentile said.
“It was challenging with the ambulance moving, but the better you keep your cool, the better you will be able to treat your patient,” EMS student Brandon Vasco said.
EMS students got a chance to work under pressure in a moving ambulance and put their learning to use on the simulator manikins which allowed them to administer medications, intubate, and insert IV’s, all with instant feedback and monitoring, Gentile said.
From the ambulance the victims were taken to a staged hospital where students from the Nursing program would determine how to treat them and send them to a simulated operating room, radiology imaging center, or intensive care unit, he said.
CNM Surgical Technician students Angela Kau (left) and Desiree Gomez conduct a mock surgery on a human simulation manikin in the CNM surgery simulation lab.
The mock disaster response was designed and implemented to bridge the gap between the class room education and real world working conditions, Gentile said.
Students had a chance to work under pressure and stressful conditions while being monitored inside a controlled setting, he said.
The human patient simulator manikins allowed a level of realism not achievable with standard dummies or even live human actors, he said.
The manikins have the ability to breath, talk, move and react to the treatments the students use, Gentile said.
One of the most important aspect of the mock exercise was communication, said CNM instructor and retired USAF Lt. Colonel Bruce Hosea.
Communicating with each other under stress, and learning how to communicate with other fields in a disaster is an extremely important skill, he said.
Moving real people was a great experience for the students as well, a manikin can be dropped or fumbled, but dropping a live person has consequences, he said.
This was the second mock disaster drill CNM’s School of Health, Wellness and Public Safety hosted, the first being a smaller drill this past spring, Gentile said.
CNM plans to continue hosting two such drills a year, one in spring semester and one in fall semester, each growing with success and lessons learned from the previous, he said.
CNM EMS program student Robbie Vigil works to maintain respiration while running with an intubated human simulation manikin.CNM instructor Shannon Lopez applies a simulation gunshot wound to CNM nursing student Monet Clarke.PHI employees along with CNM staff work with EMS students to practice a “hot load”, a fast loading of a patient where the helicopter keeps the rotor blades spinning for a quicker take off.
Mindfulness is beginning to make a presence at CNM, said Dr. Melissa Franklin, full time instructor of the Biology department at CNM.
Mindfulness meetings are held at the CNM main campus every Wednesday from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Barr Room which is located in SRC 204, she said.
The meetings are free of charge and are open to students, faculty, staff, and the community.
Mindfulness is a way to help notice what is going on in an individual’s mind and body, she said.
“A lot of what we do in the mindfulness meetings are practices on bringing ourselves into our body and being in this moment, not in our heads thinking about the past or the future,” she said.
The brain has default programs that want it to fire up the body which allow it to go into a state of readiness which some people call fight or flight.
If the body is always in that state of readiness it strengthens those fight or flight pathways that can take away from basic repair, body maintenance, and immune function and that is unhealthy for the body, she said.
Another problem with strengthening those pathways for readiness is that it makes the brain biased to be vigilant of potential threats.
It can then become adaptive to that aroused state and start amplifying anything that might be conceived as a potential threat.
The brain begins running through these little scenarios with that threat and that can keep the body in an unhealthy state, she said.
“So we need to be checking in to see where we are so that we can decide if we want to keep going down a certain path or to switch to a new path,” she said.
When someone feels like they are having an off day they can sometimes stop and check in with themselves, then go a little deeper into what the brain chatter is saying to try and figure out where it is coming from, she said.
There are a few more things people can do to check in with the body and help it to relax; like simple stretches, deep breathing, and being aware of their surroundings, she said.
Mindfulness can be a way to conserve energy and can also be a way to give the body’s energy system a break so it can rejuvenate, she said.
