The Internet’s latest fit is focused on Facebook privacy concerns. Seems the company was a bit unscrupulous and didn’t completely bow down to the every whim of its users.
By now most of you have finished your finals and are getting ready to head for the beach, the folks’ house, or the summer job.
Editor, When I made my comments about President Schmidly at the teaching awards ceremony, I was not yet aware of his new health problem. I wish him a speedy recovery. Howard Waitzkin UNM Professor Editor’s note: To read the story about Waitzkin’s speech, visit DailyLobo.com
Editor, As someone who converted to Islam at the age of 24, I can say that there are many lies being spread about Islam.
Editor, The campaign for the governor’s office has opened with a barrage of words promising to change or eliminate the “pit rule,” a state rule that requires disposal of toxic drilling wastes in certified landfills rather than burial at the drilling site.
Editor, It is good that you will remove plagiarized posts. I have long complained about this practice in the online forum.
Editor, KUNM, the local and statewide public radio station, is excited to announce the Lobo Growl, a new twist on college radio.
Editor, I congratulate Professor Melissa Bokovoy for sharing with readers the current state of education at UNM, and in particular, for her solidarity with the “poorly compensated part-time faculty.” I encourage other faculty members and students to publicly share their thoughts and experiences regarding these matters.
Since March 14, I have spent my Sundays glued to my 42-inch flat-screen HDTV pretending that I am avoiding Japanese artillery, gunfire, horrendous surroundings and malaria. Well, OK, pretending to be in the horrors of World War II is stretching it a bit.
Editor, I made the point to some of my second-amendment friends that, as a deterrent to federal tyranny, a group of local boys with assault rifles would be no use at all against the invincible technical superiority of American military and law enforcement power.
This column reflects the views solely of the author, not the Daily Lobo editorial board. Who are the offensive, anonymous commenters, and why delete comments? The standard answers are they’re a-holes, and the comments are unnecessarily offensive. Aside from being dismissive, the standard answers are superficial and uninteresting.
Editor, I am deeply disturbed by the recent passage of legislation in Arizona that requires local law enforcement officers to investigate the immigration status of persons without documentation.
Editor, To commemorate the second-year anniversary of UNM’s General Faculty meeting (on April 30), in whichthe faculty came together to discuss Scholes Hall’s spending priorities: Budgets are about priorities and anyone looking at UNM’s budget realizes how much ground the educational mission of the main campus has lost in the last few years.
Debate is crucial to a healthy university. At a university, disciplines, perspectives and opinions collide to form an education, and the New Mexico Daily Lobo has been a forum to facilitate that collision for more than 100 years.
Editor, A recent letter suggests that some students feel that the Daily Lobo is fascistic. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Editor, Andrew Beale begins his column for the Daily Lobo “Hypocritical US takes part in terrorism constantly” with the following statement: “The United States government is the largest terrorist organization operating today.” In Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1967 speech “Beyond Vietnam,” he comes to a similar conclusion when he says: “(My own government is) the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today.” Not much has changed since then.
Editor, This letter is written in response to Andres Saenz. There are multiple misconceptions in his letter published April 27 in the Daily Lobo.
Editor, Rather than becoming angry about the Daily Lobo cartoon that mocked the Prophet Muhammad, I will tell you about his noble character.
Take a minute and ask yourself: How big is my carbon footprint? Not many will admit to the damage they’ve done, but in some way, shape or form all of us have contributed to the global warming situation we are living through. It’s no secret that carbon dioxide is accumulating in our environment, and although some will debate the issue, countless statistics point to the contribution this has to global warming. Results from a study in April’s edition of Environmental Science Technology show that China and the U.S.
Dear Dr. Peg When I get a headache or get sick with body aches or fever, I like to take something to help me feel better.
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