Editor, With the U.S. military's death toll in Iraq rising to more than 2,000, I find myself reading articles stating we need to pull out and bring our troops home. We need to remember these people out there have never known freedom - they have had a dictator running their government for years and years.
by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Brent Duncan's family could always count on him to get things done. "We're going to miss him being our handy man," said his mother, Priscilla Duncan. "He always told his sister, 'Don't ever take your car to the shop. I'll fix it for you.
by Lucinda Ulrich Daily Lobo columnist So much for being a little pregnant, as if that was ever possible anyway - now there's such a thing as being a lot pregnant. I was perusing the Health Channel when I stumbled upon the story of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, proudly pregnant with their 15th - you read it right, their 15th - child.
Editor, I was there Wednesday when the preachers took the pulpit and began their preaching - again. I am a Christian and am open about my faith, but what I heard coming from the mouth of one of the preachers saddened and angered me. I, first of all, wish to tell the student body and faculty that this is not the correct representation of the Jesus of the Bible.
Editor, I ask my fellow students and Americans that we all take the time to thank those who have served in the nation's military this Veterans Day. Walk up to a veteran and say thank you. By saying thank you, we acknowledge that this life we lead and the freedoms we enjoy did not come cheaply or easily.
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo Eight members of the RISE slate and two independent candidates were elected to the ASUNM Senate Wednesday. Jeramie "Chewy" White, an incumbent, received 321 votes, the most of any candidate. He is excited about his next term, he said.
by Annette Herrera Daily Lobo UNM's Clinical Law Program has created a low-income taxpayer program with the help of a grant provided by the IRS. Evan Hobbs, a New Mexico attorney, was hired to help with the low-income taxpayer program and supervise law students providing legal advice to taxpayers.
Editor, This year, the UNM football team has failed to live up to its fans and its own preseason expectations. The Lobos, who are 5-4 and 3-3 in the Mountain West Conference - and tied for fourth place in the MWC, go to Salt Lake City this weekend to face the other fourth-place team in the conference, the Utah Utes, in a game that could decide the postseason fates of both teams.
by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Local band Your Name In Lights had a goal to play the Warped Tour, said singer and guitarist Mario Rivera. They entered a contest for the ninth Battle of the Bands through music executive Ernie Ball's Web site. Ten thousand entered.
by Maria Staiano-Daniels Daily Lobo Alternative relationships are on sale this weekend. You can get five for the price of one at Gorilla Tango Comedy Theater. Gorilla Tango will present "Men, Women, and Robots: An Evening of Short Plays" Friday through Sunday as part of the Words Afire Festival.
Editor, I would like to clear up several damaging misconceptions reported in Wednesday's letter to the editor by Mark Erasmus titled "Universal health care plan supports unhealthy habits." I strongly suggest that one does some research before writing a letter to the editor so that objective data is used, as opposed to biased opinion claiming to represent the consensus of the American people.
Editor, I am writing in response to Darren Wood's letter that appeared in Wednesday's Daily Lobo, "Sometimes conquest is the only way to freedom." He compared America's actions in World War II to the preventive war strategy of the Bush administration. His analogy is incorrect.
by John Bear Daily Lobo "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" defies expectations in two ways. One, it doesn't suck outright. Two, while it is by no means "Citizen Kane," it does contain one moment of expert filmmaking: 50 Cent's big jail-house, shower-room fight scene.
Editor, Mark Erasmus erroneously believes if people are denied universal health care, they will probably adhere to healthy lifestyles. Right-wing politicians in other countries echoed this attitude before those states initiated universal health care. The New York City Public Health Association coordinated a study a few years ago focusing on other countries' universal health care systems and discovered poor people heavily utilized the free health services at first, but the numbers decreased as their health status improved, indicating they probably had been following wise health behaviors before these services were available and their wellness depended on more than just healthy behavior.
by Sunnie Redhouse Daily Lobo About 400 American Indian high school students throughout New Mexico took part in UNM's American Indian Day in hopes of becoming future Lobos. Seniors from 32 schools attended the event to learn the ins and outs of college life from UNM's Recruitment Services and American Indian Student Services.
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo Daniel Garcia said the Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium is a good way for students to show their work to the rest of the University's academic community. Garcia will be presenting a 10-minute documentary he produced over the summer about a religious ceremony in the East Mountains at the Nov.
by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Self-taught artist Derick Montez said everything he learned about art, he learned from a spray can. He put together a show, "Wall Scrawl," for 17 artists inspired by graffiti. It opens Nov. 18 at the Downtown Contemporary Art Center.
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