Editor, I find it disgusting that UNM would shell out a salary of $975,000 per year for a basketball coach who has yet to prove himself. However, I acknowledge that UNM has the right to pay its basketball coach however it pleases, and that any student who disapproves could simply transfer to another college.
Editor, Flowers are blooming, the days are longer, and I'm spending less time in class and more time at the Duck Pond. You know what that means: Spring is here. But it also means that Spring Storm is coming up. I challenge the students, faculty and staff of UNM to sign up.
Editor, Caleb Fort's article on Wednesday about Steve Alford's salary presented an argument that, at its heart, carried the premise that people have to justify the salary of a basketball coach beyond pointing out that it is a response to the free market and leaving it at that.
On March 26, the Daily Lobo published an article by Bryan Gibel discussing the campus visit of Hisham Jabi, a contractor for the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Editor, I am writing in response to (or perhaps in an attempt to build on) Toby Kramer's letter in Wednesday's Daily Lobo about sexual violence in prison. This is a terrible problem, and the fact that we've become so callous to it - that it's become nothing more than a joke - is truly horrifying.
Dear Dr. Peg, I went to see my dermatologist a few days ago about small bumps I noticed on my penis. My dermatologist said they were molluscum contagiosum, and she used a liquid nitrogen spray to freeze them off.
Editor, Birth control prices on college campuses have increased upward of 100 percent because of the pharmaceutical industry's response to actions undertaken by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. No matter who is at fault - CMS or the pharmaceutical industry - the health insurance industry, both private and public, should take note.
Editor, In the beginning of this illegitimate presidency, voices of impeachment were rejected as immature and silenced on the grounds that many of the allegations of corruption, cronyism, incompetence, mendacity, secrecy, criminality, bribery, perjury and unconstitutionality were unfounded, lacking convincing evidence, sour products of a jealous and zealous mind-set of sore losers.
Editor, I respectfully disagree with Angel Padilla's letter in Tuesday's Daily Lobo criticizing ASUNM senators against online voting. If she suggests there is a possibility of cheating with online voting in the election process, then why would she be so supportive of this idea? Making online voting possible would allow easier access for students, but does it really get more people involved? Students who are informed and really care about campus issues are going to vote with or without online access.
Editor, This letter is in response to J. Torrey Baird Jr.'s letter in Tuesday's Daily Lobo. I found his tone insulting and his use of facts cloudy at best and deceptive at worst. Perhaps a few issues should be cleared. Regarding the number of poorer recruits declining between 1999 and 2005, that's not entirely accurate.
Editor, I am probably one of the biggest Lobo sports fans in this entire University, and I have been since my childhood. My parents used to bring me to football and basketball games, and I became one of the loudest fans in the stands, next to my father. Also, when it came time to choose my college, there was no doubt I was going to be a Lobo.
Editor, I am writing this in response to the article by Caleb Fort in Wednesday's Daily Lobo about Steve Alford's salary. The writer's premise is flawed. UNM is not paying a salary of $975,000 per year. If you take a good look at the details of his new contract, Alford is being paid only $210,000 per season from UNM and the taxpayers of New Mexico.
Editor, My name is Louis A. Jeantete. I wish the best of luck to all presidential, vice presidential and senatorial candidates running for ASUNM. I feel that each and every candidate running, whether on PAC, REACH, KEY or as an independent, has the ability to create positive change at UNM.
Editor, Basketball does not interest me, but a $975,000 salary does. That amounts to $37.50 per student per year, which is an increase of $18.27 over former head coach Ritchie McKay. These funds could have been used for a tuition break or a raise for faculty.
Editor, Let's get rational about what we support. When I am asked, "Do you support our troops in Iraq?" I reply, "That is a two-part question - yes, I support our troops, but no, I do not support our troops being in Iraq." My support for our troops is unwavering, and I am certain that the best way I can support them is to do all I can to get them out of Iraq as soon as possible.
Editor, I find it deplorable the way UNM has been squandering students' hard-earned tuition money. The first shock was learning that Ritchie McKay was being paid $500,000 a year by UNM. Next came the $600,000 it took to fire McKay, so we could get a new coach instead of letting McKay's contract run its course.
Editor, Having computer pods at students' disposal is one of my favorite things about our campus. These pods and ITS stations have helped me print papers, study and e-mail professors, among other things. I am used to the line that awaits me through the front door of the Lobo Lab in the SUB, though sometimes students' personal use of the computers is not respectful toward other students.
Editor, I apologize for the graphic nature of this letter. Please do not let the ugliness of the truth cause it to be hidden. In 2005, the Texas Rangers documented how prison guards in Texas juvenile detention facilities would sexually abuse inmates. No charges have been filed yet.
Editor, This letter answers Jason Darensburg's question in Friday's Daily Lobo about why anti-war demonstrators are being met with counter-protesters who support our troops and President Bush. The main reason is because we are so tired of the bovine excrement perpetrated by people like Darensburg in this country.
Editor, Who is unethical? Who will cheat? I have tried to find reasons why some ASUNM senators believe online elections or a polling station at Mesa Vista Hall will increase the probability of unethical campaigning in the next election. The only two senators who voted against online voting are the senators leading two slates of candidates who are fighting to take control of the student government.
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