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Focus on the good things in the face of planetary ruin
April 21Editor: I would like to provide a short response to Andrew Beale’s Earth Day column in Wednesday’s Daily Lobo.
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A modest proposal to save Earth
Jes Martin | April 21Fellow 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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Why does archbishop think love is sinful, but not war?
April 21Editor, 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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Physical fitness and mental finesse go hand-in-hand
April 21Editor, 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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Get your head out of the game
Geoffrey Snider Daily Lobo Guest Columnist | April 21When 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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Listen. That’s the sound of reality sneaking up on you
April 21Editor, 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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Cheers to undergrad and grad students’ fight of ‘jock monument’
April 19Editor, 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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UNM Veterans Resource Center needs financial help, stability
April 19Editor, 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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The art of coping with stress
Nathan New | April 19Dr. 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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Inquiries about strange sound went unheard in UNM offices
April 18Editor, One of the things I like about being a college graduate is that my problem-solving abilities are honed.
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Western leaders have poor track records in Middle East
April 18Editor, 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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Conceptions Southwest needs direction for next year’s issue
April 18Editor, 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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A yearning for learning is crucial
Chelsea Worthington Daily Lobo Guest Columnist | April 18Chuck 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?
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Powerful telescope can see Big Bang
April 14by Troy Linthicum Daily Lobo Guest Columnist Ever wonder what it would be like to look back in time just after the Big Bang, or view planets orbiting other stars?
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We don’t need to spend money on Johnson Center supplement
April 14Editor, I was shocked to hear Tuesday about the recreational facility proposed as a supplement to Johnson Center and Johnson Field.
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Delete your profile, or perish trying
Graham Gentz | April 14There is no shortage of reasons to hate Facebook. The time sink, the obsession; the passive-aggressive atmosphere; the lazy cowardice disguised as social communication; the freedom and complete ease to stalk and be stalked; the way every Facebook user is targeted, and their information sold and used to keep the depraved cycle working. Facebook is like high school never ended.
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Bring social networking to life
Nathan New | April 14Dear Facebook: I love you so. You give me access to others’ lives without the slightest effort.
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Collegiates need to stick together to make progress
April 13Editor, Professor Wilcox’s letter should be circulated throughout the nation. As a fiscal, social conservative, there were many times when I was an undergraduate that I wrote in to critique the ruminations of “entitlement” espoused by some in academia.
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I come from an alien planet, and my message is simple
April 13Editor, I am a visitor to your planet. I am from a planet located in a distant and much older galaxy than yours.
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Hours of X-Files teach life lessons
Emily Golinko | April 13Yesterday I read an article in the Guardian that exposed the FBI for destroying thousands of files in the 1940s, containing reports of alien spacecrafts (UFO’s) from all over the United States.
