Editor, I happened to read Henry Kennison's diary in the SUB as part of the New Orleans exhibit to commemorate Hurricane Katrina. In it, he mutilates the English language in a terrible manner, correlating verbs and nouns incorrectly. I prefer not to generalize, but this may imply that the state of Louisiana needs to undergo major educational reform.
Editor, Once again, the ASUNM elections are upon us, and soon, we will be forced to run the gauntlet between the SUB and Zimmerman Library. Every year, we're faced with this, and every year, it's the same thing - pretty girls handing out free candy and promises of change at UNM.
Editor, As a concerned student, I believe it is my duty to share with the student body the ways in which student fee money was allocated and spent, and how little students' needs and concerns were addressed in these decisions. In October, I was appointed to the Student Fee Review Board as a graduate student representative.
Editor, I would like to encourage all UNM undergraduates to vote in the ASUNM elections Wednesday. I would also encourage all UNM undergraduates to vote for the PAC candidates. Friday's edition of "Daily Lobo Asks You" illustrated a long-standing problem within the structure of ASUNM.
For all of you with vitriol to spew about ASUNM, here's your chance to ask potential presidents and vice presidents those hard-hitting questions you so badly want answered. For the first time in a long time, ASUNM's presidential and vice presidential candidates are opening themselves up to you, me and anybody else who wants to spend a mere hour and a half or less on the east side of the SUB or in its atrium today and Tuesday.
Editor, On Wednesday, you will have the opportunity to elect your new undergraduate student government leaders in the ASUNM elections. We want to educate you and convince you that your vote will not be wasted on our slate, KEY. KEY stands for opportunity, community and responsibility.
Editor, During my tenure here at UNM, I have served as a senator and vice president of ASUNM. As an ASUNM alumnus, I have seen a barrage of stories and letters to the editor in the past, and I hate to say they are becoming more and more negative. Lately, it seems it is almost a daily affair to hear something negative about the association.
Editor, In response to Kathleen Christison's letter on Wednesday, I ask the Daily Lobo staff to show more sensitivity in publishing articles with potentially erroneous information about individuals. Rather than address the substantive arguments of my opinion column, Christison focused her attack on me, suggesting my beliefs would be different "had (I) ever been to the West Bank.
Editor, I would just like to communicate a missive to Aaron X. - for extreme - Lenard, on the subject of his letter on Wednesday. I notice he mentioned "liberal elites" and "social elites" in his letter, referring to Joachim Oberst and company. As a liberal, I of course include myself in their ranks, and so I'll say this: Don't dis liberal elitism until you've tried it.
Editor, I find it disgusting seeing honorable public servants like David Iglesias swift-boated by hawks like columnist Scott Darnell. U.S. attorneys are political appointees, but their oath requires them to preserve, protect and defend the U.S. Constitution.
by Mario Hernandez Daily Lobo columnist In a trip that started Friday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is traveling throughout the Middle East, meeting with political leaders. Although most countries on the list wouldn't raise much of an eyebrow, one country - Syria - caught the attention of not only the Bush administration, but also the mass media.
Editor, I am writing in response to a student Suzanne Midani, who said in Tuesday's cover story that religions should stick together despite their differences because they all face oppression from atheists, in regard to Judaism, Christianity and Islam believing in the same God.
Editor, Rachel Fredman's description of the situation in Gaza and the West Bank in Monday's Daily Lobo is riddled with distortions. Although she claims Gaza has been under the "sole jurisdiction" of the Palestinian Authority since Israel's withdrawal in 2005, she takes no account of the fact that Israel controls all of Gaza's borders, including those with Israel itself, as well as its border with Egypt and its Mediterranean coastline.
Editor, It is amusing how often people like to use the term "free market" without really knowing what they are talking about. Recognizing a supply-and-demand curve does not qualify alumnus Rudy Chavez as an economist, and if he were trained as one, he would understand the theory he used in his argument is meant for a for-profit venture.
Editor, After reading lecturer Joachim Oberst's letter in Friday's Daily Lobo, it has come to my attention that people like him should not be entitled to an opinion, as their intelligence is in question. It is high time Oberst and the other left-wing elites get something through their horrendously thick skulls: President Bush's election was not illegitimate.
Editor, The media is ordinarily full of what seems to be justification for Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian territory, which apparently is institutionalized terrorism, as in terrorism on a national level. It's good to be reminded by letters like the one by Vicki Johnson on Tuesday that Hisham Jabi's presentation in the SUB on March 24 was to inform people of what Palestinians are experiencing.
Editor, These past few weeks, the actions of some ASUNM senators have been both honorable and appalling. However, I would like to make a few points as to what has happened and what I hope to see for this election. To begin, I feel the sanctity of ASUNM is lost when those representing the student body are told to keep their opinions to themselves and not address tough issues.
Editor, On Monday, student Rachel Fredman responded to a March 26 Daily Lobo article about Palestinian Hisham Jabi, who spoke at UNM about life under the Israeli military occupation. Fredman attacked Jabi's reported comments as "particularly absurd." She described herself as "an occasionally hawkish Jewish American" and president of the UNM Israel Alliance.
Editor, As an ASUNM senator, it is my responsibility to provide information to people who are unable to attend ASUNM meetings. Two weeks ago, a bill was introduced that would change the voting procedures for ASUNM to allow online voting and would put a polling station in Mesa Vista Hall.
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