Opinion
Skepticism of authority lets us learn to live free
July 2Editor, If I didn’t know better, I’d have thought New York Times columnist David Brooks was having a laugh at our expense.
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Ban plastic grocery bags to protect NM environment
July 2Editor, My name is Bethany Bauer and I am 13 years old. I really care about the environment of New Mexico, so I am doing something to help it.
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UNM’s neglected roads create dangerous traffic
June 25Editor, I am writing about the road Camino de Salud on UNM’s north campus between the I-25 frontage road and University Boulevard.
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Got something to say? We’re hiring columnists
Alexandra Swanberg | June 25Hear ye, here ye, loud-mouthed Lobos! Your friends can only take so much of your opinions, no matter how well thought out they are.
Opinion
N.Y. soda ban uses force to curtail private rights
June 18Editor, The debate incited by Mayor Bloomberg’s plan to outlaw supersized sodas in New York misses an important point.
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Schmidly did some good and Frank will do more
June 18Editor, This letter is in response to a reaction to an op-ed column I wrote, “Optimism for Changing of the Guard at UNM,” published in the May 27 issue of the Albuquerque Journal, by which an “Albuquerque resident” seems horrified.
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Public TV change-up gets closer look
Alexandra Swanberg | June 11For Lobo readers not in the citywide loop, you may be interested to know that uPUBLIC TV (uTV) was officially awarded two public television stations, Public Access TV Channel 27 and Encantada TV Channel 26.
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Daily Lobo sessions will teach journalism skills
Elizabeth Cleary | June 4Hey Lobos, Summer is here, and at the Daily Lobo that means recruitment season has begun! So if you’re curious about employment opportunities at the Daily Lobo, this is your chance to come check us out. On Tuesday, June 6, we will begin our second annual summer training sessions.
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Facebook IPO illustrates capitalism’s corruption
June 4Editor, Facebook’s mid-May initial public offering, or IPO, was a bubble that never really got inflated enough for an ugly burst, yet somehow everyone still managed to come out of it covered in icky goo.
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Torture tarnishes U.S.’s human-rights credibility
May 29Editor, It can be called nothing short of comical to watch the U.S. government scold communist China over its treatment of human-rights activist Chen Guangcheng and his family.
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China’s belligerence calls for U.S. naval expansion
May 29Editor, The U.S. Department of Defense believes China will soon have anti-ship missiles with a range of 1000 miles, B-6 bombers armed with long-range cruise missiles, aircraft carriers, 75 surface navy ships, 60 submarines and missile boats.
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Apathy supplants past’s political passion at UNM
May 29Editor, How many students know that on May 8, 1970, National Guardsmen stabbed 11 students on UNM campus?
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Faculty routinely work summers without pay
May 29Editor, Does Regent Jamie Koch intentionally insult UNM faculty, or is he just clueless about how the University operates?
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Power in selfish hands sows misery, oppression
May 29There are two kinds of people who pursue positions of authority: those who want to be in positions of authority so they can benefit themselves at the expense of everyone else
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Armageddon will be due to ignorance, not moths
May 7Editor, The column “Mothy mayhem means the end is nigh” rightfully pokes fun at what is a most unfunny buildup of belief that the world really will come to an end this year.
Opinion
Most skaters don’t deserve unfair scofflaw stereotype
May 7Editor, Several days ago, the Lobo printed a letter titled “UNMPD needs proactive approach to stop skaters.” This letter was in regard to the large number of skateboarders who frequent the UNM campus.
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Beer pong photos deprived better sports of limelight
May 7Editor, Looking through the photo edition, I was pleased enough at what I saw until I got to the last page, where you had included beer pong as a “nontraditional sport.”
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Dr. Peg’s Prescription
May 3It’s time to break out the summer attire. How are those shorts fitting? How are you looking in that bikini?
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Sandia’ s shoddy nuclear landfill poisoning city
May 3Editor, The political insulation of Sandia National Labs is directly affecting a large population in Albuquerque by permitting the careless disposal of radioactive nuclear waste,
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UNMPD needs proactive approach to stop skaters
May 3Editor, Last month on the day of UNM’s sustainability festivities, I was walking down the mall when I heard a loud and familiar sound:
