Editor, Last week there was an article in the Daily Lobo that said UNM is a bad neighbor. It seemed to imply that UNM doesn't do enough for the community. We at the UNM Agora Crisis Center are hoping this attitude is not felt by all in the New Mexico community.
Editor, I have received two degrees from UNM since I first started attending classes in 1991. Just recently, I decided to go after another degree that has lower-level coursework requirements. To save money (as well as protest the current UNM president's administration), I decided to switch to CNM for a few semesters.
Editor, One problem I have with ASUNM and the student elections at UNM is the profound lack of relevant information about the political issues at hand and the student candidates themselves. I would like to think that I keep myself pretty well-informed about the issues that affect my University and the systems that make it work.
I am deeply humbled by the support of those who voted for me, and I promise my administration will make it a priority to also represent those students who voted for my opponent. Now, it is time to get to work. Though there is more than one month before I take office, it is essential to get started establishing the administrative team that will represent UNM graduate and professional students.
Editor, It is disappointing when reading opinions from people who are either misinformed or so blatantly biased that they fail to acknowledge another's point of view. An opinion article from two weeks ago was a perfect example of why there has been so much mistrust and finger-pointing at our University.
by As the late, great Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, "Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail." For our University's current situation, more relevant words were never spoken. We all feel the economic and academic crunch, the limitless weight bearing down upon us, making even the most courageous of us sweat.
Editor, With the 2009 ASUNM election coming up, I have given a lot of thought as to whom I will be supporting. As a current ASUNM senator, I have seen the work and time commitments that are required to hold an office. I have had the opportunity to work closely with Monika Roberts and David Conway as members of the Finance Committee.
Editor, I read the letter by Beth Johnson and the rebuttal by Michael Westervelt. I found them both to be very interesting. I think Westervelt misses the point because of two factors. First, ASUNM did try to push through a vote of confidence in an administration that confidence parted ways with some time ago.
UNM recently signed a contract to provide UNM students, faculty and staff with Symantec Endpoint Protection antivirus software. The software is available at no cost and can be downloaded at Its.unm.edu/security/antivirus.html. You will be required to enter your UNM NetID and password before downloading the software.
Editor, We would like to express our disapproval of the recent hostilities exhibited by the Health Department toward the charitable group Food Not Bombs. The organization serves free food to any hungry person outside of the UNM Bookstore on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Dear Dr. Peg, Can I get herpes or other sexually transmitted infections from sharing a water pipe? Yes. Sharing a water pipe is a great way to catch all kinds of diseases. Do you want to hear more? You sure? It might turn you off hookah forever. All right, then.
Editor, I am completing my second and final year as an ASUNM senator, and I'm writing to give my two cents on the upcoming ASUNM election. I didn't get elected because I'm popular (I'm not in a sorority). I was elected because I ran with strong, intelligent leaders who cared about UNM students, and together we made a running platform of ambitious yet realistic goals.
Editor, This letter is in response to the article last week on dormitory recycling. The two purposes of recycling are to keep things out of the landfill and to reuse materials rather than waste them. If you use up a lot of fossil fuel collecting the recyclables and taking them down to the city recycling center, what have you gained ecologically? You've added greenhouse gases to the atmosphere by driving the vehicles.
Editor, This is an outrage: $120 million dollars for a gym next to a gym. I am a struggling undergraduate student, and I cannot afford $200 more a year. I have a child on the way, and my child should not have to pay for the gym when he or she is a student at UNM in 20 years.
Editor, I was surprised and troubled by the lack of statistical detail used to justify the proposed new recreation center in yesterday's article, "Construction of new rec center could raise fees." More than 3,200 students responded to the survey on the proposed recreation center, but how many students were solicited for responses, and what could this number tell us about how important the proposition really is to students? If the proportion of responded to solicited surveys was low, I'm sure our administrators would love to say, "Oh, most of the students were surely too busy furiously studying intellectual subjects.
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