Editor, I read the sad news that another gay teenager killed himself. Fourteen-year-old Brandon Bitner ended his life Nov.
Editor, So, another election cycle has come and gone. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Elections change nothing. It helps the ruling class to keep the charade of a representative democracy going in this country, despite overwhelming evidence that we now live in a one-party corporate state that is sliding deeper toward fascism every day.
This isn’t an opinion column. It’s just something that happened. And what happened was basically this: I got run out of Mexico by some cops. It should be noted that everyone I met in Mexico on this journey was nice.
Editor, How many of you know of Tim Osman? He is perhaps the most infamous man walking the face of the planet.
“Checking your bags” may have a different meaning when you head to the airport this holiday season.
Editor, My name is Adam Quintero and I am the UNM Queer Straight Alliance (QSA) co-chair. I am writing in response to the article printed in Monday, “Standing room only in show fit for a queen.” Although I am truly grateful for the article and how supportive the Daily Lobo has been to the QSA and the LGBTQ community, I just feel that the article failed to give credit to those who deserved it and was off on some facts. First and foremost — I, Adam Quintero, was not the “event organizer” for the drag show and am not the “president” of QSA.
Editor, There is never a time in American politics when there isn’t something new to be learned and analyzed.
Editor, On Veterans Day, the government gives all of its employees a day off with pay, paid for by taxing the worker.
Dear Non-Veteran Student, Thursday was Veterans Day. What comes to mind when you think of a veteran?
Seems like there is a month for everything these days. In October, the subjects ranged from the worthwhile (National Breast Cancer Awareness Month) to the completely absurd (National Toilet Tank Repair Month). In that vein, National Cyber Security Awareness Month was somewhere near worthwhile.
Editor, As a UNM student and Albuquerque inhabitant, I was grateful for the forewarning of the imposing bed bug invasion.
Editor: I find myself seldom affected by on-campus demonstrators and boisterous ecclesiastics anymore.
Editor, I love living naked at home and mostly naked elsewhere, when I am warm enough. My naked, lean, healthy and well-tanned body is my favorite suit.
Editor’s Note: Lobos Abroad is a regular column written by Daily Lobo staff members studying in a different country this semester. One of the hardest parts about living abroad, in my experience, is dealing with homesickness.
Editor, This year, ASUNM Student Senate is participating in the “Think Outside the Bottle” campaign to set an example about buying responsibly and acting sustainably.
Editor In response to Tuesday’s article “Demonstrators condemn homosexuality, Islam,” I am tired of wondering what happened to the “Do unto others” mantra that is so easily dismissed by the endless barrage of so-called Christians who grace us with their presence every handful of months.
Editor, What did Ali Abunimah actually say? The Daily Lobo is yet again filled with debate about the Israel/Palestine conflict. Given the relatively small populations of Israelis, Jews, Arabs and Muslims in our state, it is amazing how much energy this issue generates. This debate came home to us recently as representatives of particular Albuquerque and on-campus Jewish communities objected to the decision by two faculty members, Alex Lubin, chair of American Studies, and Les Field, director of the Peace Studies Program, to sponsor Abunimah’s talk. It should be noted that individuals and groups from Albuquerque’s Jewish communities, as well as the larger community of peace activists, were the people who organized the talk. We defended our scholarly responsibility to host an academic discussion on a controversial subject. Yet in the Daily Lobo opinion section, in news articles and in the comments amended to the online site, it’s difficult to find the substance of Abunimah’s talk. One opinion writer sharply criticized the content of Abunimah’s talk two days before it was delivered!
Editor, As a longtime independent voter, my assessment of what has taken place in the United States during the last two years is this: In 2008, the majority of those who voted were not pleased with the way a Republican-controlled government functioned, so they voted in a Democratic-controlled government that promised “change.” Now, in 2010, the majority of those who voted are not pleased with what they perceive to be lack of change, so they voted in a more Republican-controlled government, hoping to see the desired change. It is time for United States’ citizens to wake up to two realities: 1) That it does not matter which party representatives they elect to public offices because neither the Democratic Party nor the Republican Party is in control of the policies being implemented in this country today, and 2) Change will only occur when they force it to occur. Robert Gardiner Community member
Editor, New levels of abomination were reached on Sunday during Ali Abunimah’s speech. Those who relied on the promotions to the event and attended it anticipated to hear about Abunimah’s utopian vision of one state to two peoples living side-by-side harmoniously, a modern version of “the wolf also shall dwell with the lamb and the leopard shall lie down with the kid.” However, Abunimah disappointed them.
Editor, I was disappointed to hear recently that UNM students who had filled out voter registration forms with the UNM arm of NM Public Interest Research Group (NMPIRG) were unable to vote in the Nov.
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