Mia Casas
Student ReporterMia Casas is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in English with minors in Journalism and Theatre at the University of New Mexico. She comes to KUNM through an internship with the New Mexico Local News Fund and is staying on as a student reporter as of fall 2023. She enjoys reporting on social justice, local culture and the arts.
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Emmy award winning music TV show, Bands of Enchantment, is premiering season three this weekend. KUNM spoke with executive producer and creator Ken C. Peterson.
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The Zia Singers, Santa Fe’s women’s chorus, is bringing a new performance to the stage next weekend. The work of Norwegian composer, Kim André Arnesen, Tuvayhun is a piece that has never been performed in New Mexico.
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New Mexico is one of only two states in the U.S. that has an official state cookie. Lawmakers so designated the biscochito in 1989, but the cookie was a tradition in New Mexican households long before that.
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After 118 days, the longest actor strike in Hollywood history has come to an end. What does this mean for New Mexico?
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The New Mexico Local News Fund hosted its first summit this weekend discussing the importance of local journalism and the challenges it faces.
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The University of New Mexico unveiled its very first hot air balloon with a student celebration this morning. About 300 students and staff gathered at Johnson Field with burritos and coffee to watch the newest addition to the hot air ballooning capital of the world.
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The film shows how a family handles the diagnosis of schizophrenia in their youngest sibling. KUNM sat down with director Alethea Root-Dufraine and actor and co-producer Jules Bruff.
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One of New Mexico’s largest physical film archives is losing its home. Basement Films is looking for a new space to house over 7,000 films after being forced out of theirs at the University of New Mexico’s Mesa Del Sol building in southeastern Albuquerque.
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This summer, during his internship with the Department of Homeland Security, a University of New Mexico student created a tool that could predict where future crimes may occur. But could this software have biases of its own?
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Last week the Academy of American Poets announced it is awarding a $1 million to the 23 Poet Laureates around the country. Each poet will receive $50,000 to put towards programs in their community.Lauren Camp has been New Mexico's poet laureate since 2022, but it took time for her to find her way to poetry. Now she wants to help others find that path as well. She spoke with KUNM about her plans.