Editor, Thanks to the news organization WikiLeaks, the staunchest U.S. patriots can no longer hide in the stubborn denial closet.
Editor, Since President Obama’s election in January 2008, there has been an epidemic that began in what is referred to as the “political right” and spread into what is referred to as the “political left.” Now the mid-term election is almost here, and it appears that this epidemic is going to play a major role in determining who will serve as Congress members the next two years. This epidemic is best known as ERROR, an acronym for either Ego Running Rampant Over Reason, or Ego Running Rampant Over Reality. A historical review informs us that the ERROR epidemic has never had a positive outcome. Robert Gardiner Community member
Editor, Events on a sliver of land in southwest Asia, aka the Middle East, are so important in southwest U.S.
Editor, I was totally dismayed by the Oct. 28 editorial cartoon. I am a passionate defender of free speech, but this was just so wrong on so many levels.
As thousands flocked to Washington, D.C., for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s “Rally to Restore Sanity,” Albuquerque had its own. Michele Lupowitz, event organizer, said the point of the rallies was not to point fingers at specific politicians or criticize political beliefs, but to support rational dialogue missing in politics today.
Today will manifest a field of ideas across UNM. Today is for the future. Today marks the campus’ first TEDx event from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in SUB Ballroom C. TEDx, representing technology, entertainment, design and “x” for the unknown, is an international initiative, and the University’s version will offer eight hours packed with talks about issues of social change, said organizer and graduate student Mark Worthy. All speakers are affiliated with UNM. “It’s important, especially at an academic institution of higher learning, for opportunities to exist so people can engage in the assimilation of information,” he said. Worthy, who is studying organizational learning and instructional technology, coordinated the event to seat 100 people. He said he first learned about TEDx lectures when he got an e-mail while living in the Netherlands. “I began to read it, and I viewed some TED talks,” he said. “I was really inspired by the concept of the spreading of ideas — very simple, uncomplicated.”
New Mexico law protects women’s rights to breast-feed in public, but a UNM student and mother said a security guard and employees at the Frontier Restaurant violated that statute.
The Vortex is back with the South again, as politely Machiavellian as ever. “The Little Foxes” by Lillian Hellman tells the story of a wealthy, but poignantly non-aristocratic southern family that fall victim to their own destructive methods that created their own greedy success.
For Drew Gordon, it was an injury that sounded scarier than it turned out to be. The UCLA transfer had surgery Monday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.
It’s gone from months down to weeks, and now it’s only days away. The UNM men’s basketball team is ready to defend its back-to-back Mountain West Conference regular-season championships.
The good news: Last year, UNM beat Colorado State 29-27 in its only win of the season. The bad news: This year, the Rams, 2-6, are improved. The Lobos, 0-7 and searching for their first win, travel to Fort Collins, Colo., on Saturday. Head coach Mike Locksley said UNM is coming off its strongest performances of the year, a 30-20 loss to San Diego State at University Stadium. “I think our guys expect to get the best from Colorado State,” Locksley said.
Editor, I believe that the record should be set straight as to the facts about capitalism and liberty. This rhetoric infects a large proportion of our population with the long-held belief that capitalism is at the heart of our woes.
Editor, What have we done to our children and grandchildren? We have destroyed their economic future by demanding politicians give us legislation that makes us happy. The cost of our happiness is the $13.6 trillion debt put on the nation’s credit card — our children’s card.
Editor, It’s proven that college makes you gain weight. The “freshman 15” is the dreaded statistic we hear entering college life.
For Francisco Gonzalez, his custodial job at the SUB is a welcome distraction. “If I wasn’t working, I’d probably go out of my mind,” he said.
The future does not look bright for Santa Ana Hall. As part of a two-phase plan, the University will demolish the 172-student dorm to make room for two construction projects that will add nearly 1,000 student beds to the main campus by fall 2012, said Kim Murphy, director of Real Estate Operations. Murphy said that Santa Ana is more than 50 years old, small and requires improvements that could cost more than new construction.
Mesa Vista Hall renovations may force ethnic centers to start sharing resources. The building, home to the three ethnic centers, hasn’t been renovated since the 1980s, said Veronica Mendez-Cruz, El Centro de la Raza director. She said as part of the renovations, the building would have one centralized ethnic center instead of each having its own location. “I can tell you that I can look in any direction, standing anywhere on campus and find a capital project that needs to happen,” she said.
New Mexico legislators are threatening to close some college campuses to try to reduce spending on higher education. The Legislative Finance Committee met Oct.
It’s not exactly a picturesque outlook for the UNM photography program. Professor James Stone said in an e-mail that the campus-wide funding shortage is forcing the Department of Art and Art History to make tough economic decisions.
I find it interesting how the media consistently attributes the budget deficit to government overspending instead of unregulated financial institutions’ greed, which leads to a worldwide market crash.
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