Not for the first time, Albuquerque residents raised placards and took to the streets against military intervention in Syria. This time, they rallied outside a United States senator’s office.
The world has become a far more dangerous place since September 11, 2001. Since that terrible day, America’s belligerent, counter-productive foreign policy has created a firestorm of chaos and escalating conflict around the world.
Editor, We all feel morally outraged over war crimes. And dilemmas arise as to how to stop them. How do we somehow ‘punish’ just the perpetrators without perpetrating more death and destruction on innocent people ourselves?
The bearded Seth Woods sits barefoot in front of a record collection four shelves high. He closes his eyes and begins to strum his acoustic guitar. By the time the lyrics of “Many Long Ago” escape his lips, he has seemingly forgotten there are people in the room.
As the summer nears its end, gardens are full of ripe summer squash. Home gardeners may be giving squash away by the bagful. At growers’ markets and in produce sections, these versatile veggies are about the cheapest they will be all year.
Justin St. Germain said he drew from personal early life stories set in the Southwest to make his memoir shine. “Son of a Gun,” which hit the shelves last month, tells the story of the life and death of St. Germain’s mother Debbie, who was allegedly killed by St. Germain’s stepfather in his hometown of Tombstone, Ariz. Divided into two parts, the book is both a narration and an investigation of the event.
A new website allows students to stay on top of their degree completion on the go. The new site called Degree Plans gives students a list of courses necessary to complete a given degree plan in four years as well as a by-semester schedule of those courses. The project started development in May and was released Aug. 15. UNM Associate Provost for Curriculum Greg Heileman, one of the coordinators for the project, said the application involved many different departments.
UNM’s Health Sciences Center will have to seek more money from the state Legislature next year. At a meeting held Friday afternoon, the UNM Hospital Board of Directors approved a $9.5 million increase in the HSC’s funding request to the Legislature.
I have a soft spot in my heart for veterans, and it isn’t just because they call me “ma’am.” There are many reasons, but one might be because it is thanks to the resilience of a military man that I even exist today.
Editor, I recently came across a column written in the Daily Lobo by guest columnist Dayona Dodd on Aug. 21 and was baffled. I cite particularly the statement “People who are not legal American citizens should not be able to vote in elections;
Editor, A letter to President Obama from an ordinary citizen who has the dream of a more peaceful world. Dear President Obama,
Ripe red tomatoes, freshly baked tarts and bread with honey straight from the hive. A handful of vendors will offer up these fresh goods and more for the next four Wednesdays just outside Johnson Center.
The lull has set in. Classes and the mountains of weekly homework are under control. Summer is a thing of the past and it’s not quite time to plan a Halloween costume. What’s a student to do? Why not check out these free events?
On Aug. 27, Bernalillo County became the third county in New Mexico to start issuing same-sex marriage licenses. How do you feel about the county court’s decision to allow same-sex marriage in Albuquerque and in the rest of the county?
The Obama administration’s proposal for a military strike on Syria has not swayed students at UNM. A protest held at the UNM Bookstore on Friday demonstrated the University community’s skepticism of Obama’s plan.
Voter registration for the Oct. 8 Albuquerque mayor election ends tomorrow, but incumbent Richard Berry has just fired the starting gun for his campaign.
Hey Lobos! Hello from the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico. We hope your year has started off well and you have gotten into the college routine.
In 2000, Abby Johnson had a surgical abortion. Still a college student at the time, she was afraid that having a baby would ruin her future. When she became pregnant by the same man in 2003, Johnson had an abortion again.
Editor, The prophet Martin Luther King, Jr. refused to castrate truth into safe generalities. The FBI hounded, harassed and persecuted him because he made truth specific. He damned the Vietnam War, nuclear weapons and the evils of U.S. imperialism and capitalism.
Editor, I am thinking of the people of Syria. I am thinking of the mother, caressing the cheek of her infant as she drifts off to sleep. I am thinking of the father, laughing as he carries his son on his shoulders.
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