Column: The regents are to blame
by Richard Berthold
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by Richard Berthold
Retired sociology professor Richard Tomasson died of leukemia last Thursday at the age of 73. This took me completely by surprise, since whenever I saw Dick during the summer he would respond to questions about his health by saying that he was OK and that his ailments were not serious. Even his long-time loving companion Tamara was caught somewhat unawares. Like a number of other departed colleagues he has set a high bar for nobility in the face of death.
During the summer, the University announced the retirement of Robert "Sideshow Bob" Migneault, dean of the General Library at UNM. This announcement was accompanied by glowing appraisals of the man and his accomplishments from Public Affairs, the Campus News and Provost Brian Foster.
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The administration's Strategic Planning Task Force has just issued summaries of the strategic directions subcommittees' reports, and it is clear that, this time around, the administration is being much more subtle (more platitudes and meaningless jargon) than it was with the ill-fated UNM 2000.
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Today, University staff members have the opportunity to vote on unionization, and though I am a member of the faculty, I would like to urge all staff members to seriously consider voting in favor of establishing a union.
Dennis Montoya, attorney for UNM student Candace Majedi, today expressed his disappointment with the university's actions against Sigma Chi for its role in the Dec. 6 terrorist act against his client.
Behold, our dear and costly ally, Israel, whom we can refuse nothing, now has a war criminal as head of state!
A day or two after the Sigma Chi fraternity's swastika affair last December, the Daily Lobo published a letter from the president of the Black Student Union, who, in barely comprehensible English, blamed me and my columns for the incident and demanded that I be reprimanded by the administration.
Two UNM track and field athletes broke school records at the Air Force Academy Invitational last weekend in Colorado Springs, Colo.