Opinion
A generation of athletes will be ruined by letting Lambert play
March 11Editor, I am appalled to see on the news that Elizabeth Lambert has been reinstated for soccer practices.
Letters
Opinion
Student remembers English professor Hector Torres
March 11Editor, This letter is in memory of Professor Hector Torres. At one point, I didn’t feel qualified to write it.
Opinion
Tactless journalism turns community loss into scandal
March 11Editor, I am writing this letter at a time when so many at the University of New Mexico are still reeling from the news of the two members of our community taken away from us, Professor Hector Torres and Stefania Gray.
Opinion
PIRG lobbyists are hiding behind a grassroots facade
March 11Editor, To the PIRG member on campus who asks if I can “spare a moment for the environment/social justice/health care reform”: You’ve just asked me a very interesting question.
Opinion
Coverage of double murder was 'highly irresponsible'
March 11Editor, I am currently a student at UNM and I am outraged with the Daily Lobo’s coverage of the recent tragic death of one of our professors.
Opinion
Dedicated educators changed lives and will be sorely missed
March 11Editor, I am writing now because my words have become the only outlet for my grief. Tuesday night, skimming through the banality of the Internet, I suddenly found a headline describing the murders of Professor Hector Torres and UNM graduate student Stefania Gray.
Opinion
Those who steal other's ideas will never be taken seriously
March 8Editor, I am writing in response to Jake Chalet’s letter on March 8. Jake Chalet did not write the letter, but instead did a “copy and paste” from a person known as David Bedein. I do not know if this counts as plagiarism.
Opinion
Smoking in the wrong place sends asthmatics to the ER
March 8Editor, Since the smoking ban at UNM has been put in place, most people who smoke have complied. Unfortunately, there are still the few who have no regard for this new rule, and with no enforcement why should they?
Opinion
Palestinian constitution draft a recipe for apartheid
March 8Editor, During Israel Apartheid Week, conducted on campuses around the globe, the time has come to go on the attack, and to put the shoe on the other foot.
Opinion
Human rights group holds one-sided, anti-Semitic views
March 8Editor, After a short recess, the Daily Lobo has renewed its tradition of granting free publicity to anti-Israel groups on campus.
Opinion
Richardson's wallet should balance budget
March 8Editor, The Legislature should have balanced the budget by docking the governor’s salary one day’s pay for every time he left the state without letting the lieutenant governor know.
Opinion
Eccentric fans hurl obscenities at UNM's Greek recognizees
March 5Editor, It was great to be present for Wednesday night’s victory over TCU at The Pit. The game was exhilarating, the crowd was loudly cheering on our men in cherry and silver and a crowd rushed the floor when the victory was sealed at the final buzzer.
Opinion
Middle East peace coalition strongly disagrees with Israel
March 2Editor, What is the Coalition for Peace and Justice in the Middle East-UNM? In fall 2009, a group of UNM students angered by the December 2008 Israeli attack on Gaza formed the Coalition for Peace and Justice in the Middle East.
Opinion
GPSA is here to serve you, and that's just what it does
March 2Editor, I recently learned that law students are deliberating whether the UNM School of Law should secede from the Graduate and Professional Students Association.
Opinion
America needs to wake up and unite as a nation
February 26Editor, I am more than curious — I really want to know — am I the only person in this country who was born in the United States of America and now finds himself living in the Divided States of America?
Opinion
PETA: 'Organic' meats are still slaughtered inhumanely
February 24Editor, Although I was happy to see discussion of the benefits of vegetarianism in the letter to the editor, “Not all vegetarians are radical ‘blood splatterers,’” published on Feb.
Opinion
Bill Gates needs to do more to stop Earth's destruction
February 23Editor, Here is my open letter to Bill Gates: Bill Gates, Recently the prominent scientist Stephen Hawking warned humanity that “we’re acting with reckless indifference to our future on Planet Earth.” Your dream in cutting CO2 to zero by 2040 is praiseworthy, but much more than that needs to be done to save our planet, and it’s just not happening.
Opinion
Not all vegetarians are radical 'blood splatterers'
February 21Editor, Chris Quintana’s off-topic, satirical commentary on PETA in his Daily Lobo column, “Getting rid of Facebook complainers,” is inaccurate.
Opinion
Being poor does not equate to stooping to thievery
February 18Editor, In response to Kallie Red-Horse’s interview of Kathleen Kelley for “Mayor thinks he can kill property crime,” I cannot believe those words came out of Kathleen’s mouth.
Opinion
Hispanic Education Act doesn't address all students' problems
February 18Editor, I am writing this letter in response to Patricia Roybal-Caballero’s letter “Hispanic Education Act will close academic gap in NM.” While there is a huge achievement gap between Hispanic students and other ethnic groups, the passing of this legislation is ignoring the problems faced by every other ethnic group in New Mexico.
