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Get your health care on campus
Peggy Spencer | August 21What should you do if you get sick or hurt while at UNM?
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Anti-Catholic bigotry no excuse to oppose chair
August 21Editor, The August 13 letter from Jay Nelson opposing the establishment of an endowed chair at UNM in Roman Catholic studies is precisely the reason such a chair makes sense. In his letter, Nelson attacks the church in several ways, including questioning its "intellectual honesty.
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Illegal immigrants should not receive tuition breaks
August 21Editor, More than six months before I started my first semester in college at UNM, I became a legal U.S. resident. Furthermore, I recently became a U.S. citizen because many engineering companies require U.S. citizenship for most of their positions. Thus far, I am very grateful to UNM for the great education that I received from its professors and graduate students.
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Seeking students' ideas creates positive changes
August 20Editor, For those of you who left for the summer, welcome back to campus. For those who attended summer classes, it was great having you here, and I know you're ready to get back to work. One of the best parts of my job here at UNM is listening to students about ways they think the University can better serve their needs.
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India's growth could be costly
Santhosh Chandrashekar | August 20India's economic boom continues unhindered. Together with China, it is emerging as the most important nation that will keep the economic wheel spinning at a time when the developed world slows down to re-examine what capitalism-led economic reforms have done to its human capital and social well-being.
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Stronger police presence could deter campus crime
August 20Editor, I read a story in the Daily Lobo last week about lining Johnson field with lighting for safety reasons. Last week's issue contains an article about a bicycle thief being caught. In my more than 20 years consisting of living on or visiting the campus, I have never seen a campus police officer walking a beat.
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UNM lacks respect for students with disabilities
August 20Editor, The New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation required me to take a psychology class at UNM this summer, which I did and passed with a B-plus. Still, I am unable to register for the classes I paid for and was forced to withdraw as a result of being struck by a skateboarder as I was leaving the social psychology class and trying to access the disability ramp in the spring.
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People in power must be accountable to citizens
August 13Editor, It is sometimes dangerous to believe that those in power necessarily know what they are doing. It comforts me, therefore, when I see or hear someone question authority, as professor Hugh Witemeyer did in the July 16 Daily Lobo. Referring to President David Schmidly's statements about the search for a new provost, Witemeyer writes, "The president's remarks suggest that he does not understand the principles of shared governance .
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Johnson Center abandons students during summer
August 13Editor, Johnson Center may be in the process of installing lights for night sports on Johnson Field. It also may pride itself on its recently acquired stretched hours - remember all the wonderful banners boasting that it would remain open until almost midnight? But it seems that summer is a different story.
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Accepting church's funds limits academic freedom
August 13Editor, The patronizing attitude of correspondents like Matt Gallegos, in his July 16 letter to the editor, is all too typical of the Catholic Church. This smugness, based on the church's assumption of possessing superior truth, should be reason enough to spurn its offer of an endowed chairperson.
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Editorial: Lobo makes changes to better serve readers
July 23With a new semester comes new ideas. This year, the Daily Lobo will be more accessible to you. We've revamped our Web site, so now it's easier to navigate. Soon we plan to add blogs, video and podcasts, which will provide further insight into the news of the day.
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College a grand adventure
David J. Schmidly | July 23Welcome to all of you who are new students of the University of New Mexico. Whether you're an incoming freshman or a transfer from another college or university, we are delighted to have you join our UNM community. And if you're a returning student, we are equally delighted to welcome you back to what we promise will be new and exciting times at UNM.
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Student involvement key to better campus
Ashley Fate and Joseph Garcia | July 23Every year, the two student governments, ASUNM and GPSA, establish student priorities to lobby for at the Legislature. This year is no different.
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UNM-church collaboration a step in the right direction
July 16Editor, It is unfortunate to see the negative attitudes of some community members in response to the new endowed chairperson for Roman Catholic Studies at UNM. The recent letters to the editor by Bhavana Upadhyaya and Jay Nelson do not present any valid reasons why there should not be such a faculty position at UNM.
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Q & A: Victoria Samson
Matthew Chavez | July 16In fall of 2006, the Bush administration announced plans to place an antimissile system in Central Europe for the stated purpose of addressing Middle East ballistic missile threats. Russian President Vladimir Putin has forcefully opposed the perceived intrusion into Moscow's domain, arguing that the "system is targeted against something that does not exist" and could trigger a new arms race that would threaten Eurasian stability.
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Schmidly's statements may limit provost search
July 16Editor, On July 11, the Albuquerque Tribune ran a story of interest to all members of the UNM community. Entitled "UNM might not have to look far for provost," the story is based on an interview with UNM President David Schmidly. In this interview, the president tells the reporter that he "is leading a national search for a new provost but says he has a good candidate in his own backyard.
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Official position for church will harm learning at UNM
July 9Editor, I find it interesting that Richard Wood, director of the religious studies program, in a recent guest column, basically answered my unpublished letter to the Daily Lobo about the new chairperson endowed by the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. What an amazing coincidence.
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Religious studies should include all faiths, traditions
July 9Editor, Richard Wood's column on July 2 has some disturbing elements. Firstly, the fact that the percentile truth of "more than half of the state's population" being Catholic is built on a history of subversion and erasure of native spiritualities and traditions.
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N.M. population growth puts strain on resources
July 9Editor, The state of New Mexico has reached a new all-time population high, and it doesn't have to deal with outrageous temperatures instigated by global warming. We have 2 million people within our borders that need proper access to water, land, food, shelter, health care and other established universal human rights.
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Mayor Chávez's actions reduce rights of citizens
July 9Editor, I'm writing to you because our University students represent our future leaders, and they should be aware of what's going on around them. Based on recent news, Mayor Chávez appears to be hell-bent on running for higher office. He has been quite busy wheeling and dealing in order to get all his ducks in line regardless of the cost to others, and his dictatorial style of management has been a great help to him in accomplishing his objectives.
