Editor, In his letter published in the Daily Lobo on Friday, Benjamin Sanchez correctly pointed out that "there is a large-scale breakdown of basic reason in the minds and behavior of many Americans." Sure, point taken, but let's get down from our horses and, with our feet on the ground, look at the issue again.
Editor, I wonder when the GOP first decided on the strategy of running actors for president. It seems that after John F. Kennedy made Richard Nixon look bad to Americans in 1960, they realized that all future presidents would be elected on, by and for TV.
Editor, In response to the letter by Benjamin Sanchez published in the Daily Lobo on Friday in which he says that "stating that homosexuality is illogical and opposes human nature does not make one prejudiced," he is lying to himself by saying that it is not prejudice.
Editor, I have taken advantage of the facilities offered at the Johnson Center. It is a great place to work out, and I am sure it is a great place to participate in various sporting events, if you are into that kind of thing. In fact, I wish I could spend more time improving my physical health and overall sense of well-being by engaging in more activities at the Johnson Center.
Editor, It is difficult not to laugh at the plight of Republican family-values and anti-gay folks such as Sens. David Vitter and Larry Craig when they are exposed for the hypocrites that they are. But the reaction of the Republican presidential candidates and senators is disgusting.
Editor, On Tuesday, we were shocked as we listened to fellow students on the UNM South Lot shuttle express their disgust with an article in the Daily Lobo titled "Web site users look for gay sex at UNM." Consequentially, we felt ashamed and embarrassed as we made our way through campus.
Editor, Nothing in my life is more important than refusing to pay federal income tax for war - no matter who is the president, Republican or Democrat. The best way to refuse to pay federal income tax for war with no fines and no threats from the government is to live simply - below the taxable level.
Editor, The occurrence of promiscuous homosexual sex in public restrooms reveals a deeper problem in American culture. There is a large-scale breakdown of basic reason in the minds and behavior of many Americans. A primary cause of this breakdown is moral relativism.
Editor, President Bush and his cronies often accuse their adversaries of the very crimes they themselves are guilty of. This inclination is pathological. Thus, Bush has the audacity to threaten Iran with military action for, as he claims, trying to build a nuclear bomb, attacking his forces in Iraq and murdering Iraqi civilians.
Editor, I find it amusing that the first article to raise my ire to write a letter pertains to public gay sex. But what would one expect when he reads such a frivolous and non-newsworthy article on the front page of a university newspaper? Clearly, it is a tasteless spin-off of the Sen.
Editor, Just because the mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Jim Naugle, made unfounded accusations against gay men having rampant sex in public restrooms, it doesn't mean everyone should follow suit. Nothing stated in the article on gay men soliciting others for sex in Tuesday's Daily Lobo proves that gay students at UNM are having sex in our restrooms.
Editor, As a UNM commuter student, I have found the recent comments about the $112-per-semester parking charges to be quite ignorant. I own a South Lot parking permit and have read on the permit's top margin that it lasts for more than a full calendar year - for about 369 days.
Editor, I was shocked by the story on gay men having sex in public restrooms published in Tuesday's Daily Lobo. Not only was the evidence circumstantial, which is beneath what I have come to expect from the Daily Lobo, but also slanted toward provoking violence against anyone perceived as gay in that environment.
Editor, Sen. Larry Craig, an Idaho Republican, is responding to accusations of lewd conduct in an airport restroom. His crime is that he made a sexual hand gesture. There was no claim that money was discussed or that this was an issue of prostitution. Craig's response is that he is not gay and denies the allegations.
Editor, This Labor Day, I took the opportunity to reflect on the struggles that student and employee caregivers face at the University. On Sept. 5, an event will be held in Ballroom A of the SUB from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. to organize people around policy issues that affect family-member employees and to celebrate a new state law (N.
Editor, The elimination of University College, the consideration of which was reported in the Daily Lobo on Thursday, would be a major error. While students who have selected a major may well have higher graduation rates than those who have not, the notion that they succeed because they have selected a major early is decidedly moot.
Editor, I want to respond to Matthew Martinez's letter published in the Daily Lobo on Friday suggesting that either the City of Albuquerque or UNM pay for students' parking passes, in addition to paying for student bus passes. The city is giving students free passes because it encourages more people to take the bus instead of driving, therefore making the roads and parking lots less crowded.
Editor, Matt Martinez, in his letter published in the Daily Lobo on Friday, thinks we are all too lazy to get a driver's license. He should stop complaining about how he has to pay to park in a private lot at least somewhat close to campus. This initiative that Albuquerque is taking for its college students is an excellent idea.
Editor, It is ironic that Matthew Martinez, in his letter published in the Daily Lobo on Friday, talks about how bus riders are getting government money while folks like him are being left behind, because automobiles get massive subsidies from the government.
Editor, This is in response to Matthew Martinez's letter in the Daily Lobo on Friday asserting the need for free parking passes from UNM. UNM didn't appropriate millions for students who are too lazy to get a license to drive a car; it did so because with rising gas prices, many people can't afford the commute to school.
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