Editor, Let the article in Wednesday's Daily Lobo be a rally call for all of us who want healthier lungs and are allergic to second-hand smoke. At least 80 percent of Lobos stay away from tobacco. UNM President David Schmidly should take steps to improve the lives of all visitors to our beautiful campus.
Editor, The new password policy implemented recently by ITS requiring users to change their password every six months is outmoded and will actually decrease security. It may have been useful many years ago when people still used mainframes and there was actually a credible threat to the mainframe being hacked through a user account.
Editor, We live in dire straits. The average American must feel sorry and pity the nation. Today, not even the most stubborn patriot can muscle up enough impertinence to claim against all odds that we live in formidable times. Too many illusions have been destroyed during George Bush's illegitimate and criminal presidency.
Editor, Eat on campus? No thanks. Since last semester, I have been reading in the Daily Lobo about the controversy over food on campus. The article in Monday's edition on the renewal of the contract of UNM's food service provider, Aramark, made me sick to my stomach.
Editor, I read the UNM Daily Lobo Spotlight in Tuesday's edition and I realized how irrelevant the whole thing is. The questions directed to the students are basic and so are the curt replies. For example, Paul Baker was asked, "Where are you from?" The reply was simply, "I'm from Texas.
Editor, The media has the responsibility of framing a message after taking into account all sides of an issue. The coverage pertaining to the current food-service provider is no exception. There are issues with the food being provided in the SUB and other dining options.
Editor, As a young organic farmer in Albuquerque's South Valley, I am impressed with the strong leadership that UNM's Sustainability Studies Program has demonstrated with regard to healthy, sustainable and local food. Three of this program's numerous accomplishments are organizing the first-ever farmers' market on campus, supporting the development of Dragon Farm at South Valley Academy charter high school and initiating a statewide alliance of diverse stakeholders to cut greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and create a carbon-neutral local food shed.
Editor, In response to the letter by Melanie Unruh published in the Daily Lobo on Wednesday in which she argues against carrying guns on campus, I offer the following for the consideration of readers. First, to carry a concealed firearm on campus is against the law.
Editor, In response to the article titled "On-campus food selection has support of some students" published in the Daily Lobo on Monday, it was encouraging to read Shara Marron's acknowledgement that the University needs to expand the availability of vegetarian and vegan dishes in order to meet student demand.
Editor, I mostly agree with William Bolt's letter published in the Daily Lobo on Thursday in support of Rep. Ron Paul for president. To be honest, I like Paul a lot, and if not for his stance on the military, he might have my vote. However, closing all foreign military bases is a very bad idea.
Dear Dr. Peg, I live with my roommate, Ted. He smokes a lot of pot and regularly uses painkillers and ecstasy. He isn't doing bad in school and is very normal otherwise. Should I help him to quit, or is there anything to worry about? Dear Ted's pal, You are in a tough spot.
Editor, February - also celebrated as Black History Month - is coming to an end. For the past few years, we have celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a national holiday. What I find amazing is that when former President Ronald Reagan signed the bill creating the holiday, it took almost a decade before all 50 states recognized it.
Editor, This is in response to Don Schrader's letter published in Tuesday's Daily Lobo. We know Schrader has strong opinions on many subjects, and we see the logic in many of them. His pride and reasoning behind refusing to vote, however, escapes us. We know Schrader is a particularly outspoken advocate against the war in Iraq.
Editor, After reading both representative Erin McSherry's official complaint and the response given by former elections chairwoman Michelle Touson last week, we believe the Daily Lobo stories regarding recent GPSA controversies have failed to present an accurate picture of the conflict.
Editor, Melanie Unruh, in her letter published in Wednesday's edition of the Daily Lobo, is proving a very common and troublesome fact about certain sectors of American society. In her letter, she asks if licensed gun holders would make the campus safer and answers her own question with a "no.
Editor, Luke Marczak wrote a letter published in the Daily Lobo on Feb. 18 in which he raised concerns on Raza Graduation. He asked for one thing specifically: objectivity. Well Marczak, here it goes. According to the U.S. Census, in 2007, of the 86 percent of adults nationwide who reported finishing high school, only 29 percent had college degrees.
Editor, In his column published in the Daily Lobo on Wednesday, Matthew Chavez makes two assertions that miss the mark. The first assertion concerns the creation of a Palestinian state and the author's statement that "Israeli officials rejected the generous offer - peace for partial deoccupation - Palestinian negotiators presented them at the beginning of 2001.
Fidel Castro, the last truly iconic figure from the 20th century, is relinquishing power, at least officially. By most measures, Castro has been an eminently successful dictator, unchallenged in a half century of authoritarian rule and surviving every attempt to assassinate or remove him by a powerful neighbor only 90 miles away.
Editor, Thomas Verstynen said in a letter published in the Daily Lobo on Monday that GPSA is unproductive. I attended my first GPSA meeting in the spring of 2007 and vowed never to return. The group of 12 to 15 graduate students argued about the use of a word for more than 40 minutes.
Editor, Thank you, Dennis Kinzler, for your letter to the Daily Lobo on Monday warning me that there are so-called scientists who fear-monger using global warming. To think, I was starting to believe science. But luckily, you have used science to prove that science is wrong.
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