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Darwin's scientific theory not meant to dispute Bible

October 19

Editor, I would like to address several key points raised in Dennis Kinzler's letter in the Daily Lobo on Wednesday. First, Darwin did not propose a theory "to dispute the Bible." He made observations of the natural world, took into account other information available to him at the time and proposed a theory in accordance with the natural world to explain how these observed phenomena may have occurred.

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Evolution should not be put in the same class as religion

October 19

Editor, Dennis Kinzler's letter to the Daily Lobo on Wednesday contains at its core a fallacy of equivocation so brutal that it is necessary to draw attention to it. In fact, his letter contains so many logical errors that, perhaps, it would be better to address them individually.

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Darwin's theory was not made to dispute religion

October 18

Editor, In response to Dennis Kinzler's argument in Tuesday's Daily Lobo that evolution is another religion, I want to say that the definition of evolution is, "The change in the concentration of particular alleles (genes) in a community of individuals." Where in that definition does the clause "If God does not exist" come from? This seems to be a keystone in many anti-evolutionists' logic.

Opinion

UNM motorcycle parking convenient and affordable

October 18

Editor, I disagree on several levels with Rebecca Granato's letter published in the Daily Lobo on Wednesday. The first is the availability and expense of motorcycle parking. Although I usually commute by bicycle, there are times when circumstances dictate a mode of transportation that can get me farther, faster.

Opinion

Comparing the Holocaust to abortion is outrageous

October 18

Editor, It deeply disturbs me that anti-abortion groups on campus associate abortions with the Holocaust. My intentions are not to criticize their platforms, beliefs or moral values. I simply want to indicate that by making comparisons to an event in history that has nothing to do with abortions is both ill-founded and wrong.

Opinion

Anti-evolution arguments full of holes, ignore facts

October 18

Editor, It seems like every few weeks or so, some right-wing religious fanatic gets his opinion published in the Daily Lobo. His opinion is valid, of course, except that it lacks a crucial concept - the facts. The current round of ignorance comes via Dennis Kinzler, whose rousing letter of misinformation and talking points published in the Daily Lobo on Wednesday is standard for zealots.

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Evolution should be treated like religion in academics

October 17

Editor, While sitting and studying my biology notes on my lunch break the other day, this question came to mind: If religion has no place in our academic community, then why does evolution? My point here is not to overtly go through all the contradictions, for most of us have had all of these beliefs shoved down our throats for years.

Opinion

Third World resists feminism

Rinita Mazumdar | October 17

by Rinita Mazumdar Daily Lobo columnist The word feminism evokes anger, curiosity, disdain, laughter and jeers from men and women around the globe. In so far as this reaction is concerned, feminism shares its fate with other resistance and new social movements, such as the workers' movement in the 19th century.

Opinion

UNM needs better parking for motorcycles, scooters

October 17

Editor, I recently purchased a scooter. The last one I had was a 49cc, and I could park it at any bike rack at UNM as long as I left room for the bicyclists. The new scooter I have is a 125cc Genuine Buddy. According to Parking and Transportation Services, I had to purchase a motorcycle permit and park my vehicle in motorcycle parking.

Opinion

Q & A

Matthew Chavez | October 16

U.S.-Turkish relations rattled this month as two crises converged. The House Committee on Foreign Affairs passed a nonbinding resolution labeling the Ottoman Empire's post-World War I killing of 1.5 million Armenians "genocide," infuriating Turkish officials who deny it occurred.

Opinion

Scooters on campus leave students in European dust

October 16

Editor, One cannot help but notice the addition of motor scooters to the ebb and flow of traffic around campus. Many people I have conversed with are of the opinion that these rather chic-looking vehicles are a nuisance and should be banned. However, I say nay - let the scooters stay.

Opinion

Efforts to make University sustainable are underway

October 16

Editor, I empathize with Julie Kidder, who expressed concern in her letter published in the Daily Lobo on Wednesday about recyclables being thrown away in the SUB. It's sad that so many in the UNM community haven't realized how important it is to start working toward a sustainable future.

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Good Samaritans at UNM prove people are decent

October 16

Editor, There are still nice people in the world, and they've been caught on our campus. I know it's hard to believe it these days with the power struggle over flags - which, face it, if you didn't read the rules concerning raising a foreign flag on campus or anywhere in the U.

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Fast-food workers should be wary of their managers

October 15

Editor, I read a jury awarded a former McDonald's employee $6.1 million because she was forced to strip naked and was sexually assaulted by a manager's boyfriend. The backstory was a caller impersonating a police officer saying this woman stole from a customer and that he had the corporate office on the phone.

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Israel would not form a coalition to destroy itself

October 15

Editor, I have a suspicion Richard Berthold thought he was making a very clever point when he wrote the following in the Daily Lobo on Oct. 4: "Hamas was not created by Iran, but by Israeli intelligence, which wanted to challenge Yasser Arafat's Fatah." Perhaps he was attempting to recreate those witty hijinks he so embarrassingly displayed on Sept.

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Canvassers should leave students alone on campus

October 15

Editor, "Do you have a minute to help save the environment today?" If you are reading this and haven't been asked this question while walking around campus in the past month, I'd like to know how you avoided the Environment New Mexico canvassers for so long.

Opinion

Group promotes skewed perspective on abortion

October 15

Editor, Today marks the return to campus of the pro-life group the Survivors. It's a Christian organization dedicated to educating high school and college-age individuals. Members believe that anyone born after 1972 is a survivor of the abortion holocaust, which completely belittles the Holocaust.

Opinion

Hate crimes are dealt with more severely for a reason

October 10

Editor, Columnist Richard Berthold's assessment of hate crime laws as an attempt to "punish someone for what he thinks" is simplistic and incorrect. Crimes motivated by racism, religious or sexual intolerance or other such forms of hatred are particularly heinous and are accordingly punished more severely because their aftermath is twofold: A hate crime harms not only the victim, but is meant to terrorize his or her entire group.

Opinion

People with disabilities need social justice at UNM

October 10

Editor, I am writing in regards to the story about the past and present of civil rights published in the Daily Lobo on Sept. 27. In the article, there is no mention of the issue of disability and civil rights. In the UNM Civil Rights Symposium agenda, there were no panel discussions listed that support dialogue with respect to issues of disability and access at the University or anywhere else.

Opinion

Free speech should trump odious hate crime charge

October 10

Editor, If burning a cross on someone's lawn, burning the U.S. flag and walking around a courthouse with "Fuck the draft" written across your chest is considered free speech, then how can the same University that taught me the importance of a person's First Amendment rights be pursuing a hate crime against someone who exercised his constitutional right by tearing down a flag? I think people and groups should expect U.