Editor, After a day filled with strenuous and stressful classes at UNM, a trip to the SUB for a quick bite to eat and a few minutes to chat with friends is a time to get away. The issue I am about to address has really bothered me and my peers for quite some time now.
Editor, In his letter in the Daily Lobo on March 9, Benjamin Sanchez chose to turn a blind eye to a fundamental fact of nature: Human beings are unlike any other animal on the planet. This is because evolution has supplied us with a brain that allows us to rise above basic animal instinct.
Editor, Students have the power to decrease the cost of textbooks. They should not have to depend on ASUNM, the UNM Bookstore or the textbook fairy to solve the problem. To reap the rewards of cheaper textbooks, just follow this simple plan: Stop buying used textbooks.
Of the three branches of government, the U.S. Constitution sets aside one - the judicial branch - to be free of politics. Federal attorneys are supposed to be selected and retained because of their skills, not their political leanings. This impartiality is the cornerstone of the American legal system, the principle that sustains our government over time.
Editor, In my introductory biology class at UNM, a professor often described the union between a man and a woman as a lock and key. He used this analogy to highlight the complementary nature of man and woman. As the right key fits perfectly in the lock it was made for, so too do man and woman fit perfectly together.
Editor, I was a participant in the recent World Language Expo, and I was also present at the table representing the Philological Society at UNM. First of all, I feel that your reporter was misrepresenting herself by not announcing that she was with the Daily Lobo before she started asking questions.
Editor, Deluge, flood of rain, tornado - these words evoke a sense of hopelessness and hope at the same time in the city of New Orleans at the beginning of 2007, almost two years since the hurricane season became a nightmare for thousands of citizens. Some lost their lives because of bureaucratic incompetence, and others because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Editor, My heart goes out to my fellow veterans who have received such horrible care at the Walter Reed Hospital, the premier site of health care for those who have served and been severely injured. What happened at Walter Reed is the tip of the iceberg.
Editor, Jump on board the environmental locomotive if you will not accept any sort of dissenting arguments to global warming. Movie stars, sports figures, politicians and thousands alike are joining the new sacrificial faith. They tell us that we can avoid Armageddon if we follow them blindly.
Editor, ASUNM elections are approaching, and candidates will become more active on campus to seem involved and appealing. I have a suggestion for candidates looking to reach out: Campaign to make textbooks affordable. The average student pays about $400 a semester on textbooks, which is about one month's rent.
Editor, On March 8, the world is recognizing the importance of females throughout the past, present and future on International Women's Day. Oftentimes, the roles of women in society are undermined through stereotypical assumptions made by those with many psychological and sociological problems.
Editor, One of the many blessings of living in this country is freedom of speech. However, after passing by Smith Plaza last week and witnessing religious proselytization, I noticed that the event quickly devolved into inaccurate and hate-mongering speech about the Islamic faith and culture.
Editor, Mental health clinics provide help to a large aggregate of mentally ill patients with severe psychotic conditions. Many of these patients require more than one anti-psychotic medication to become or remain stable. In November 2006, Gov. Bill Richardson - along with ValueOptions, the mental health administrator for Medicaid in New Mexico - changed stipulations set out in the ValueOptions mandate by allowing only one anti-psychotic medication per patient.
Editor, Last Wednesday, I stopped to listen to an argument between Christians and Muslims taking place in front of Zimmerman Library. I stopped for only a few minutes, but what I heard was exceedingly telling. As I arrived, one of the Christian preachers was scoffing at a story from the 18th sura of the Quran about a group of monotheists who hid from persecution in a cave and slept for many years, awak ing in a changed world.
Editor, I am a volunteer at the Agora Crisis Center and a psychology major at UNM. Recently, I was requested to assist someone who was threatening suicide. I was able to persuade this person to go to UNM Hospital for an evaluation, after I felt that I had done all I could to help.
Editor, The term "gay marriage" sets up a dichotomy that should not be present in our society. Framing the issue in terms of gay and straight leads to arguments supporting a separate but equal approach - marriage for straight couples, civil unions and domestic partnerships for gay couples.
Editor, As a member of two GPSA regent selection committees - in 2002 and 2004 - I take great umbrage at the content of Diane Albert's letter in Monday's Daily Lobo for this simple fact: The selection committee never selected Rosalyn Nguyen as one of the candidates whose name was forwarded to former UNM President Louis Caldera for consideration.
Editor, Though I have found it difficult to stomach past commentary from the impudent and self-righteous right hand of columnist Scott Darnell, I must agree with a point he made about Al Gore on Friday. As a cheerleader for a more progressive national energy policy to address global warming, concerned Americans expect Gore to be the archetype of a carbon-neutral lifestyle.
Editor, I have been in love with certain men. I treasure mutually passionate romance with a man but do not want a license from any state for my deep romantic connection with him. I want him to stay with me because he wants to stay with me - not because he feels stuck with me in a legal cage called marriage or civil union.
Editor, Is it me, or does the Lobo men's basketball team play more as a team when J.R. Giddens isn't in the game? Granted, he had a long-overdue good game in the Lobos' final home appearance of the season, but just as head coach Ritchie McKay got canned, so should Giddens.
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