Editor, I am greatly offended by the blatant ignorance of Dennis Kinzler's two letters. Both of them represent a dangerous distortion of scientific evidence and reasoning that threatens not just the legitimacy of scientific pursuit in the eyes of the public, but also the ability of people to recognize legitimate scientific warnings and respond appropriately.
Editor, There has recently been a discussion on the campus about the increase in the cost of birth control prices for students. The American College Health Association, of which the UNM Student Health Center is a member, has been working diligently with members of Congress to restore nominal price exemption at university campuses.
Editor, From my early childhood on, my mother took me with her to many funerals of relatives, friends, neighbors and acquaintances. From an early age, I learned life is not certain. Tomorrow is not guaranteed to any of us. My mother often made me aware that we can never say for sure that we will do something or go somewhere next week or five years from now.
by Matthew Chavez Daily Lobo columnist On Nov. 8, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that, if ratified in the Senate, will remove trade and investment obstacles between the U.S. and Peru. The bill's supporters laud it as a new labor - and environment - friendly free-trade model that enjoys bipartisan support.
Editor, Richard Berthold, in his column published in the Daily Lobo on Friday, begins with, "Like Darwinian evolution, the idea that the Earth circles the sun is just a theory. But like evolution, it is a theory with an incredibly high probability of being correct .
Editor, When I leave my evening classes, it is completely dark outside, and there are almost no bright lights around the main walkways. I don't feel safe at night when I am on campus. Recently, money was spent to install huge lights on Johnson Field, and they are wonderful.
Editor, OK, so the ignorance of equating Darwin's writing to the Bible and Quran while also denigrating Islam made Dennis Kinzler's ideas out to be the ranting of a fool. But in Monday's Daily Lobo, he outdid himself. I'm not sure what NASA reports he looked at, but a casual Google search confirmed that NASA - I was looking at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, which may be the source of confusion - has, among other articles, one titled "Arctic Ice Meltdown Continues With Significantly Reduced Winter Ice Cover.
Editor, I'd like to respond to James Connolly's letter published in the Daily Lobo on Thursday about recycling bins and sustainability. It's obvious that Connolly was upset by the changes in the location of recycling bins in Northrop Hall. Yes, the state fire marshal required recycling bins to be removed from the halls, but the recycling department worked diligently with the building coordinator to locate substitute sites to place the bins.
Editor, After researching global warming, it seems that natural events cause most of it, despite all the fear thrust upon us by professors and the global warming crowd. I have found some interesting studies and articles to prove this point that emanate from scientists.
Editor, This letter is addressed to UNM President David Schmidly. My name is Joseph Bell, and I'm a psychology student at UNM. As I understand it, "establishment of goals and policies to guide the University and oversight of the functioning of the University" is a role carried out by your offices.
Editor, I applaud the Daily Lobo for following up on the Indian students assault case. This shows the commitment of the newspaper in ensuring that students on campus are safe and secure. Turan Johnson has accumulated more than 20 court cases against him in the past three years.
Editor, I know many people must be sick and tired of hearing about the possible smoking ban on campus, but I have a few thoughts to share. First of all, I am not a smoker, but I think it would be ridiculous to try to ban smoking on campus. I used to work in a restaurant where many people smoked, and they would go crazy if they didn't get their smoke break.
by Richard M. Berthold Daily Lobo columnist I have remained out of the ongoing debate on evolution versus intelligent design, because it is simply silly. As Thomas Aquinas discovered, reason and faith are separate orders of truth, and ultimately, neither can budge the other.
Editor, I'm sick and tired of constantly being asked if I have a moment to spare for the environment by people with clipboards who stand around campus all day long. No, I don't have any money for you, so buzz off. Every day, they bombard me, desperately trying to get me to donate money.
Editor, The cynical attacks against GPSA's Student Research Allocation Committee are trumped-up charges that a small agitated group is fabricating as an excuse to ruin the standing of GPSA. Wednesday's article in the Daily Lobo attributes to Jason Thomas the statement that students should have received the SRAC grant award notifications in mid-September.
Editor, I would like to state my opinion in response to the article on the GPSA president recall petition published in the Daily Lobo on Wednesday. If those who are organizing the recall want to talk about democracy, I would like to know why they are not trying to first talk about the problems they see rather than go to the extreme of launching a petition for a recall of GPSA President Joseph Garcia.
Editor, UNM is amazing. The letter from Mary Vosevich published in the Daily Lobo on Monday about all that UNM is doing to achieve sustainability and the disappearance of recycling bins from UNM hallways are classic examples of wonderful-sounding talk short-circuited by occurrences that point in exactly the opposite direction.
Editor, You published two letters from the Middle East Peace and Justice Alliance in Tuesday's Daily Lobo. Lori Rudolph decries that the Palestinians are "overlooked and falsely represented as terrorists by our media." Katherine Hughes-Fraitekh provides the usual weary indictments of Israel, including a new one - the inability of Christian Palestinians to access their holy places in Jerusalem.
Editor, Joseph Garcia came to the office of the presidency to expand the scope of GPSA and increase the stature of this body. In the past, which is obvious from some posts to our Listserv, most graduate and professional students believed the only purpose of GPSA was to disperse money either to individuals in the form of travel and research grants or money to run graduate student organizations.
Editor, I believe that creationism, evolution and the factual evidence of the Flying Spaghetti Monster should be taught in schools nationwide. My belief is that the Flying Spaghetti Monster is often an overlooked faith in American culture. We have fought hard to secure our place in this great land.
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