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Liberal ideology denies that people can make bad choices
March 24Editor, It’s interesting how the writer of Tuesday’s “welfare queen” letter makes a statement that has a touch of truth.
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UNM is not broke; don’t let the regents tell you otherwise
March 24Editor, In 2009, according to the University’s audited financial statements, UNM had more than $753 million in liquid assets, including almost $178 million in cash.
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Life’s beats change; keep dancing
Nathan New | March 23Now spring break is over; the weather is warming, and we have only eight more weeks until we are free again.
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President Reagan’s war against ‘welfare queen’ is unfounded
March 23Editor, In 1976, Ronald Reagan invoked the image of the mystical “welfare queen.” The portrayal of this woman is typified as black, lazy, negligent and sitting in front of the television waiting to collect her 99th week of unemployment benefits.
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Media focuses more on Japan nuclear tragedy, not heroism
March 22Editor, We are members of UNM’s Student Chapter of the American Nuclear Society. Our organization is dedicated to the study and application of nuclear processes as applied to the service of human energy needs and to other fields of study. As you know, the earthquake and tsunami affecting Japan served as the initiating cause for an accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Generating Station, about 235 miles north of Tokyo.
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Session over and little to show
Danny Hernandez | March 21Early session partisan fireworks over House leadership sizzled to one of the least productive legislative sessions in memory. “ Those fireworks led Rep.
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BYU alums found Lobo fans respectful, welcoming, fun
March 21Editor, My husband and I returned from the MWC basketball tournament. We’re BYU alumni, and when we got tournament tickets from New Mexico, we figured we would be the only BYU fans in that section and New Mexico fans would be rude and obnoxious. We couldn’t have been more wrong on both counts.
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Don’t waste break on your couch
Emily Golinko | March 11Spring break is one of the best things about being a student. I say this with experience. As a fifth-year senior about to graduate in May, I have had my fair share of spring breaks.
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Being Christian doesn’t give you the right to condemn
March 10Editor, I am happy to see that at least the first three responses to Don Schrader’s letter are positive and civil. John Newton wrote one of the most popular hymns in the world — even in venues that do not hold to Christian principles or doctrines.
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What happens once the rich destroy the middle class?
March 10Editor, What’s next? Let’s see. On Jan. 21, when the Supreme Court granted corporations at least the rights that persons have in this country, that resulted in persons not having any say in who gets elected to public office. Corporations have gained the right to spend unlimited money to elect whoever favors them gaining more power or block the election of whoever is opposed to them gaining more power. That was January.
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UNM runs on a ‘skeleton crew’
Danny Hernandez | March 10Have you noticed UNM classrooms and public spaces are slightly dirtier than usual? I have. It hit me while sneaking behind some cabinets to catch a phone call in the library.
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Even slave traders can change their evil ways
March 9Editor, John Newton was a brutal slave trader more than 200 years ago. He purchased slaves along the coast of Africa.
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IFDM’s new movie a rewarding work experience
March 9Editor, Principal photography for “Haley,” the UNM Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media program’s groundbreaking movie, wrapped the other day.
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Process, not policy in license debate
March 9It has been an intense week in the House chamber of our state Legislature: razor-thin voting margins, unprecedented parliamentary procedures, three calls of the House for three straight days. The politically and emotionally charged issue of giving driver’s licenses to foreign nationals was at the heart of last week’s events. It is an issue that has been brewing since Gov.
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Two- and four-wheelers need to share one road
March 7Editor, As one of the many two-wheeled UNM students, I would like to speak about my biking experience.
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Muslim religion diluted by culture; Allah has solution
March 7Editor, Sometimes the deepest wounds are self-inflicted. This is the case when we look at the Muslims.
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Spring break party fouls to avoid
March 7Next week is spring break. You have worked hard and you deserve a break. What are you planning to do?
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Gaddafi has shown true colors; let’s act now and show ours
March 7Editor, Muammar Gaddafi has clearly stated his stance; he is not voluntarily relinquishing the position of power he currently occupies.
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Immigrant bills abound this year
Danny Hernandez | March 7One of New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez’s first acts in office was to issue an executive order requiring the New Mexico Department of Public Safety to check immigration status during the discharge of its duties. Oh, how the political pendulum swings! Eight years ago, newly elected Gov.
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SFRB doesn’t understand how COSAP benefits students
March 4Editor, A UNM student just left my office. I spent about 40 minutes with him this afternoon listening as he told me about what he was going through with his heroin addiction.
