Editor,
I am writing this letter with a plea for you and your governing staff. I ask of you to please change the comics section of the Daily Lobo. The comic strip that you publish called Lakewood lacks any level of humor and as such to me is a waste of space. Thus in its place I propose that you institute G.B. Trudeau’s Doonesbury.
As a long-time avid reader of the strip from out of state, I was depressed upon finding out that here in Albuquerque there are no newspapers locally that carry this genius piece of graphic literature. I must resort now to reading the strip on the internet at its website, yet there is no feeling quite like opening up a paper in the morning and reading the unfolding drama and humor that has unraveled and built up itself over the last 40 years of the strip’s tenure.
The strip itself is a great choice, too, because it fits into the progressive views of the newspaper and can be quite reflective of our own generation, especially since the focus of the strip has become that of fellow college student Alex Doonesbury.
I can understand many reasons as to why this might not be a viable option, but I think it’s a point of consideration. When the greatest and most relevant comic strip written is still as witting and intelligent as ever, I think it’s worth reading and publishing in the maximum number of places.
Philip Lafreniere
UNM Student
