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The Setonian
Opinion

Illegal and undocumented mean the same thing

Editor, I am writing in response to the article “Term ‘illegal’ raises furor” published in Wednesday’s Daily Lobo. I am just wondering, in what world does illegal and undocumented not mean the same thing?




The Setonian
Opinion

Cash your chips or fold, don’t gamble a life away

Editor, Gambling destroys lives and families. Gambling is a filthy addiction to greed. A Chicago mother was charged with suffocating her 3-week-old daughter to collect a $200,000 insurance payment to pay for her gambling addiction. Six elderly people were robbed and murdered in Louisiana because the killer was addicted to video poker.


The Setonian
Opinion

Wolf bronze statues are dangerous, use people

Editor, Recently I have begun to notice the alarming proliferation of a number of life-sized, bronze statues of wolves, all around campus — near the Duck Pond, Zimmerman Library, and elsewhere — and I am alarmed at how I fear this might affect the safety of our school.



The Setonian
Opinion

Obama’s promise to flout the law unnerving

Editor, President Obama offered a deeply chilling vision for the rest of his time at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue last week with his State of the Union. This vision does not stem from his unrealistic, though not necessarily unreasonable, requests of the 113th and 114th Congresses in terms of policy.


The Setonian
Opinion

Philosophy should never trump empirical facts

Editor, After reading Mac Morin’s letter (“New Atheists neglect modern cases for God”), I noticed a word he liked to use a lot: Philosopher. In a simplified manner, a philosopher observes the natural world and makes deductions based on what they see.


The Setonian
Opinion

New Atheists neglect modern cases for God

Editor, It is perhaps something of a surprise that almost none of the so-called New Atheists have anything to say about arguments for God’s existence. Instead, they tend to focus on the social effects of religion and question whether religious belief is good for society.


The Setonian
Opinion

What is the point of student opinions

Editor, This letter is in response to your article, “El Centro Leader Faces Contention,” in the Daily Lobo’s Jan. 13 issue. Being an active participant at the candidate forums, it is important that one misconception be put to rest.


The Setonian
Opinion

‘Dadlessness’ not the problem in society

Editor, State Senator William Sharer is not being forthright when he told the Daily Lobo in last Monday’s, “Gay Marriage Ban Proposed,” that he is simply trying to ban same sex marriage because, “the root of all problems in society is what I call dadlessness.”


The Setonian
Opinion

Two dads mean no more ‘Dadlessness’

Editors, I write in response to Monday’s article on state senator William Sharer’s proposed bill to ban gay marriage in New Mexico. Sharer said, “The root of all problems in society is what I call ‘dadlessness,’” “Marriage has been a way to put a dad in the family.


The Setonian
Opinion

We hold the key to be a blessed nation

Editor, What has the world come to? In looking at the news today I came the conclusion that our world has come to a point in time that we do not deserve God’s continued grace and restraint.


The Setonian
Opinion

What is it good for? Absolutely nothing

Editor, I drink no booze. Booze causes car crashes which paralyze and kill thousands, including my niece Rachel. Booze causes dreadful family fights and ruined romances. Men wake up in jail cells — not remembering stabbing or shooting their close friend the night before.


The Setonian
Opinion

Catholic community at UNM needs new leaders

Editor, Two weeks ago the UNM community was informed of changes to the Aquinas Newman Center on Las Lomas. Archbishop Sheehan informed the Dominican priests that they must be out of the Newman Center by July 1. Diocesan priests will continue the work at the Newman Center.


The Setonian
Opinion

Parties go unpunished for cycles of waste and blame

Editor, The spectacular failure of the Obamacare rollout has given much fuel to Republican opposition of the Democrats’ agenda and has bolstered their criticism of the Obama administration. Sadly, the greater lesson here is being lost on both parties and, no matter the outcome


The Setonian
Opinion

Student shares reality of sugar-dating site

Editor, Am I a gold digger? The Albuquerque Journal seems to think so. When I saw my professor with the front page of last Tuesday’s Journal, my heart stopped. The story was about UNM students using the sugar-dating site seekingarangement.com to pay for college — the same site I had once used.


The Setonian
Opinion

Relapse to the need for military might

Editor, I must thank Donald A. Moskowitz and his letter, “US military might keeps world powers in check,” in last Wednesday’s Daily Lobo for the nostalgic return to the family dinner table of my youth.


The Setonian
Opinion

Does my opinion or vote even count?

Editor, This letter is in response to your article, “El Centro Leader Faces Contention,” in the Daily Lobo’s Jan. 13 issue. Being an active participant at the candidate forums, it is important that misconceptions be put to rest.

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