Opinion
The ugly effects of smoking can change the way you live
March 22Editor, This letter is in response to the Opinion column by Brock Lightstone in the March 12 Daily Lobo.
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Pot laws create criminals, squander public resources
March 22Editor, Regarding Zach Gould’s March 8 column, I would like to comment that the drug war is largely a war on marijuana smokers.
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Lock smokers in the basement for public health
Chris Quintana | March 11So let me explain what’s happening here: Chris, the dope who usually writes columns for Friday is probably too busy checking his Facebook while spraying himself with Axe during a “Family Guy” marathon, so I am filling in for him. My name is Brock Lightstone and when I am not at the gym running miles or sipping some 02 at the oxygen bar, I am campaigning against cigarettes.
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A generation of athletes will be ruined by letting Lambert play
March 11Editor, I am appalled to see on the news that Elizabeth Lambert has been reinstated for soccer practices.
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Student remembers English professor Hector Torres
March 11Editor, This letter is in memory of Professor Hector Torres. At one point, I didn’t feel qualified to write it.
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Tactless journalism turns community loss into scandal
March 11Editor, I am writing this letter at a time when so many at the University of New Mexico are still reeling from the news of the two members of our community taken away from us, Professor Hector Torres and Stefania Gray.
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PIRG lobbyists are hiding behind a grassroots facade
March 11Editor, To the PIRG member on campus who asks if I can “spare a moment for the environment/social justice/health care reform”: You’ve just asked me a very interesting question.
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Coverage of double murder was 'highly irresponsible'
March 11Editor, I am currently a student at UNM and I am outraged with the Daily Lobo’s coverage of the recent tragic death of one of our professors.
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Dedicated educators changed lives and will be sorely missed
March 11Editor, I am writing now because my words have become the only outlet for my grief. Tuesday night, skimming through the banality of the Internet, I suddenly found a headline describing the murders of Professor Hector Torres and UNM graduate student Stefania Gray.
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Med students leave unprepared for profession
Abigail Ramirez | March 9Medical schools are taking one step forward and three steps back in educating future doctors. Mayo Medical School announced in late February their collaboration with Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication to give doctors the upper hand when distributing medical information.
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War on THC comparable to war on apples
Zach Gould | March 8Prohibition of any kind doesn’t work, and that is because prohibition is a regulation of morality.
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Those who steal other's ideas will never be taken seriously
March 8Editor, I am writing in response to Jake Chalet’s letter on March 8. Jake Chalet did not write the letter, but instead did a “copy and paste” from a person known as David Bedein. I do not know if this counts as plagiarism.
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Smoking in the wrong place sends asthmatics to the ER
March 8Editor, Since the smoking ban at UNM has been put in place, most people who smoke have complied. Unfortunately, there are still the few who have no regard for this new rule, and with no enforcement why should they?
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Palestinian constitution draft a recipe for apartheid
March 8Editor, During Israel Apartheid Week, conducted on campuses around the globe, the time has come to go on the attack, and to put the shoe on the other foot.
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Human rights group holds one-sided, anti-Semitic views
March 8Editor, After a short recess, the Daily Lobo has renewed its tradition of granting free publicity to anti-Israel groups on campus.
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Richardson's wallet should balance budget
March 8Editor, The Legislature should have balanced the budget by docking the governor’s salary one day’s pay for every time he left the state without letting the lieutenant governor know.
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Axe: The apocalypse in an orgy
Chris Quintana | March 5Guys, Axe makes girls want to play with your balls. It wasn’t clear enough with the commercial of a woman writhing around underneath leather covers.
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Eccentric fans hurl obscenities at UNM's Greek recognizees
March 5Editor, It was great to be present for Wednesday night’s victory over TCU at The Pit. The game was exhilarating, the crowd was loudly cheering on our men in cherry and silver and a crowd rushed the floor when the victory was sealed at the final buzzer.
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The opiate of the masses isn't for everyone
Zach Gould | March 4I am not religious. At times, I’ve wished I was. I always hear people talking about religion in a way that elevates it as one of the more important things in life.
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Middle East peace coalition strongly disagrees with Israel
March 2Editor, What is the Coalition for Peace and Justice in the Middle East-UNM? In fall 2009, a group of UNM students angered by the December 2008 Israeli attack on Gaza formed the Coalition for Peace and Justice in the Middle East.
