Opinion

Opinion

Smoking-ban implementors don’t understand withdrawals

April 28

Editor, Ah, the smoking ban … most certainly implemented by nonsmokers, for if any of them had any idea at all how difficult it is to quit smoking, they just may quit complaining about smokers’ inability to submit to the ban. While I appreciate that the ban has helped me to cut down on my smoking, I just want the nonsmokers to know that they will never have a 100 percent ban as long as withdrawals exist.

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Opinion

Arab leadership historically hypocritical in its behavior

April 27

Editor, Arab leaders also have poor track records in the Middle East. Lately the catch word is “occupation” and the “West.” Funny enough, let us check the history of Arab leadership and occupations of others. There is a long history of brutal Arab occupation of other’s lands and forced cultural change.

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Opinion

Quit faking your literacy, and actually pick up a book

April 27

Editor, Consume! How will you defend buying that cup of coffee this morning, the hamburger at noon, the cigarettes for your afternoon, or the TV dinner you plan on eating alone?

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Opinion

Provost hopefuls should focus on students with disabilities

April 27

Editor, To the candidates for UNM Provost: I am writing to you as a student with a disability — in this case, spinal cord injury.

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Opinion

Keep Booze in Bars, Not at The Pit

Danny Hernandez guest columnist | April 26

I’m looking at the front page of Wednesday’s Albuquerque Journal. The top headlines are related to alcohol abuse. The big one reads, “NOT GUILTY” in big, bold all-caps.

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Opinion

Past Revolutionaries Have Shown How to Fight Oppression

April 26

Editor, In a recent letter to the Daily Lobo, Randi Beck wrote that a “successful student protest” regarding budgetary matters was practically unknown as far as she knew.

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Opinion

Don’t Let Money Tear You Apart

April 25

My girlfriend and I moved in together last semester. We both go to school and both work, but we’re not making enough money to keep up.

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Opinion

Focus on the good things in the face of planetary ruin

April 21

Editor: I would like to provide a short response to Andrew Beale’s Earth Day column in Wednesday’s Daily Lobo.

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Opinion

A modest proposal to save Earth

Jes Martin | April 21

Fellow citizens of the blue planet, Happy Earth Day 2011! All over the nation, people are gathering en masse to celebrate, both in appreciation of the natural world and because they want to raise awareness about some of today’s environmental woes: climate change, saving the polar bears, whales and sea turtles of the world, and preserving those beautiful, high-definition, TV-quality places featured in the “Planet Earth” series from being encroached upon by another Stepford wives subdivision. When asked, most people would say that they support these issues (how else are you going convince that cute hippie chick in Greek history to sleep with you?) But at the end of the day, have you really done anything to help?

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Opinion

Why does archbishop think love is sinful, but not war?

April 21

Editor, Archbishop Michael Sheehan says all Roman Catholics having sex outside of heterosexual marriage officially performed by priests are living in mortal sin and should not take communion, as reported in the Albuquerque Journal on April 6.

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Opinion

Physical fitness and mental finesse go hand-in-hand

April 21

Editor, I sympathize with UNM faculty member James Burbank, whose letter criticizing the funding of a proposed recreational facility appeared in Wednesday’s Daily Lobo.

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Opinion

Get your head out of the game

Geoffrey Snider Daily Lobo Guest Columnist | April 21

When returning to school as a full-time student, I thought, “How will I ever survive taking 16 credit hours in an eight-week semester?” I was headstrong and had newfound pride in my abilities — something I had rarely experienced in the past — so I packed as many credit hours as possible into my schedule.

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Opinion

Listen. That’s the sound of reality sneaking up on you

April 21

Editor, I hope that after reading this, your day is no less bright or cheery: • It was 366 days ago that the world’s worst environmental accident began.

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Opinion

Cheers to undergrad and grad students’ fight of ‘jock monument’

April 19

Editor, UNM students will vote now on boosting their own student fees by $107 a semester to pay for a new gym.

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Opinion

UNM Veterans Resource Center needs financial help, stability

April 19

Editor, Because of the economic climate and the expansion of the GI Bill, many military service members have decided to return to school.

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Opinion

The art of coping with stress

Nathan New | April 19

Dr. Peg is out this week, so I will be filling in as the voice of health-consciousness. I’m glad to have the opportunity because I think students should receive wellness tips from peers and trained professionals.

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Opinion

Inquiries about strange sound went unheard in UNM offices

April 18

Editor, One of the things I like about being a college graduate is that my problem-solving abilities are honed.

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Opinion

Western leaders have poor track records in Middle East

April 18

Editor, While the fighting in Libya between Gaddafi loyalists and rebels continues, the West has sought to calm fears of an invasion.

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Opinion

Conceptions Southwest needs direction for next year’s issue

April 18

Editor, UNM’s arts and literary magazine, Conceptions Southwest, is in need of an editor-in-chief for the 2011-2012 school year. I encourage anyone with any interest in publishing and love of culture to apply. Last semester I was lucky enough to be the editor-in-chief, and it was one of the best experiences of my collegiate career.

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Opinion

A yearning for learning is crucial

Chelsea Worthington Daily Lobo Guest Columnist | April 18

Chuck Klosterman wrote an entertaining discourse on popular culture called “Eating The Dinosaur,” wherein he argues that, “It is interesting to not know things.” Why do we pursue knowledge then?