Editor, President David Schmidly's proposed smoking ban for the UNM campus is another poor decision in the continued vilification of smokers nationwide. Ever since the report released by the EPA in 1992, anti-smoking activists have been trying to ban smoking and limit smokers' rights under the guise of public health.
Editor, I am writing today to congratulate UNM's fraternities for raising money for donations and completing philanthropy. On Nov. 12, the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity raised more than $600 that will be donated to the American Cancer Society for cancer research.
Editor, It was troubling to read that Joy Harjo wanted to continue grafting taxes from our citizens and suckling on our tuitions despite her refusal to continue educating us. Just because she found it unbearable to work in an environment that promotes personal freedom doesn't justify her attempt to steal money from the public coffers.
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Editor, We, as students, are held to a rigorous standard of academic honesty when performing our coursework, and by that standard, the merits of our work are made unique. The question that every student should begin to ask, however, is to what academic standard of integrity are our instructors held, and how is it enforced and acted upon? When we submit coursework, it can be scrutinized at so many levels to determine whether there is a modicum of plagiarism, if we have falsified results or if in any way we have provided material that is of lesser integrity than the standard requires.
Editor, We, the undersigned master of fine arts graduate students, are writing this letter in response to the article about professor Joy Harjo's resignation. We agree that Harjo's decision to resign is regrettable, and there are students who are saddened that they will not have the opportunity to take the single eight-week course she taught per academic year; however, we are confident, evidenced by the advertisement referenced in the article, that the department will hire a writer and professor who will be able to not only offer more classes to graduate and undergraduate students but who also will be able to help the department in its efforts to move forward and meet the needs of its current and future students.
If you have an account on Facebook, MySpace, Classmates, Habbo, Flickr, LinkedIn, Blogspot or Xanga, you know how easy it is to build a web of friends and acquaintances and share with them your interests, contact information, photos, class schedule and even your feelings.
Dear Dr. Peg, Can using latex condoms frequently result in urinary tract infections in women? Do latex condoms pose any risks for women if used frequently? My first reaction to your question is that you're at greater risk if you don't use a condom, unless you replace it with another form of contraception.
Editor, Tuesday's Daily Lobo featured several letters to the editor along a similar theme: The administration needs to pay closer attention to the needs of students, faculty and staff and engage them in determining priorities. There can be no doubt that we face tough and uncertain times, not just at the University, but in our broader communities as well.
Editor, I feel compelled to respond to Jeffrey Harrisman's sweeping indictment of baby boomers. Perhaps Harrisman is not aware that there are plenty of us boomers on staff who are not especially tickled to be told we won't get a raise this year, that our departments cannot purchase needed equipment or supplies or to watch apparent cronyism siphon off those funds that could be used for purposes we consider much more worthy than another VP or repairs and upgrades to the stadium or golf course.
Editor, I thought Chuck Hoskins' praise to Don Schrader is absolutely ridiculous. Don Schrader is an overtly gay man who contributes nothing to our society, who intently lives below the U.S. poverty level so he doesn't have to pay taxes to Uncle Sam. He has no medical insurance for himself and walks around 80 percent naked when the weather allows him to do so.
Editor, I never thought I could be this moved by politics. I never thought I would be moved to donate money to a political campaign. I never thought I would cry at an election speech. I never thought I would wake up with feelings of hope and opportunity because of an election.
The letter to the editor published in Monday's Daily Lobo, "Schrader's lifestyle teaches responsible global citizenship," was written by Chuck Hoskins, a part-time instructor at UNM. The letter has no affiliation with Charles Hoskins, the lecturer for the Naval ROTC program.
Editor, I was appalled to read the column titled "Abortion a modern-day injustice" in Monday's Daily Lobo not only for its staunch hypocrisy but its clever misuse of "the facts." Comparing the injustices of slavery and racism to that of abortion and the reproductive rights of women is about as naive and ludicrous as one might consider arguing.
Editor, I wonder if President David Schmidly and the regents read the newspapers or watch TV news. As I was reading the Daily Lobo story on how poor UNM is and how it needs to freeze workers' salaries and hiring, I saw a TV story on how UNM is getting ready to spend $60 million for renovations to The Pit.
Editor, The promise I intend to pursue is the intention to keep doing what we've been doing every day since the Democratic primary season was taken away from us - giving our perspective on the most important issues we're facing from a moderate, Hillary Clinton Democrat's point of view.
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