Editor, I was a student at the Gallup branch of UNM. However, I still read the Daily Lobo. I just want to say that I think the Albuquerque campus should be smoke-free. I am not a smoker, and the smell of secondhand smoke is really annoying. UNM should not just be a drug-free campus, but smoke-free as well, for the good of all the students.
Editor, I completely disagreed with the article in Tuesday's Daily Lobo about minority enrollment and UNM's faculty. Does the UNM Fact Book include the faculty of the mathematics and statistics department? Does it include the faculty of the foreign languages and literatures department? If not, then maybe it needs to be revised and edited to include all these faculty members.
Editor, ASUNM exists to represent the concerns of the people that this University was built to serve - the students. One of ASUNM's promises has always been to lower tuition, yet every year tuition still goes up. The people running ASUNM are not doing nearly enough to stop that from happening, so I've decided to run for ASUNM myself.
There's nothing quite like getting a behind-the-scenes look at an electoral candidate and his or her campaign. Here's your look, and I hope it helps you realize that when some candidates say they care about college-aged students, they don't mean it.
Editor, Republican incumbent Rep. Heather Wilson has served New Mexico well, with a very distinguished career in the U.S. military and U.S. government. Wilson was the first female military veteran to serve in the U.S. Congress. Wilson is smart and hardworking.
Editor, I have no issue with the majority of Daniel Martinez's letter in Friday's Daily Lobo. He is free to disagree with the Iraq war and President Bush. However, I have a huge problem with Martinez referring to military personnel as "gullible suckers" who chose to bypass a legitimate education and were baited by ridiculous bonuses.
Editor, America is No. 1. Actually, it's No. 48, 72, 44 and 55 in the world in infant mortality rates, overall health, freedom of the press and literacy, respectively. Due to widespread suspicion of voter fraud, more than 7,000 lawyers have been mobilized for the 2006 elections, and our election process is now subject to global scrutiny.
When you go into that little cubicle Tuesday, lick the tip of your Bic pen, and hunker down in one of those yellow or orange plastic chairs to vote, you'll see that Democrats are listed first in every race on the ballot, no matter the precinct. That's not fair, and according to an editorial in Saturday's New York Times by Stanford professor Jon Krosnick, it's a problem that is easily remedied.
Editor, I am writing to respond to James Burbank's letter in Friday's Daily Lobo. I am interested in knowing the source of his information about Justice For All. An article published in August on the Justice For All Web site appears to contradict some of the key points Burbank put forth.
Editor, How would a campus organization, Justice For All, have the incredible resources and the megabucks to put up two-story panels full of disinformation in an attempt to persuade us of its point of view? People on campus should know that Justice For All is based in Wichita, Kan.
Editor, Let me get this straight - President Bush is demanding an apology from Sen. John Kerry? If anyone deserves an apology, it's the innocent Iraqi citizens, families of brave military personnel and journalists who have sacrificed their lives in an ill-advised crusade to advance the agenda of greedy oppressive profiteers who are in control of the Republican money machine and orchestrated the Iraq debacle in the first place.
Editor, While most of the electorate is focused on Iraq, what it fails to realize is why we are losing the war on terror. Our soft efforts in Afghanistan are a great example of why the U.S. will continue to lose this battle. At one point, we were told that Afghanistan was a success and that the U.
Editor, This Election Day, each of us has a unique opportunity to vote on a humanitarian issue that can prevent unspeakable cruelty to animals on state lands. The race for state land commissioner pits Jim Baca, a strong environmentalist, against incumbent Pat Lyons, a rancher whose financial support comes largely from big oil and gas interests.
Editor, I have just mailed a $20 check for a parking ticket due to unfair circumstances. On Oct. 19, I approached the Cornell Parking Structure to deposit my car so I could attend a geography lab. I was turned away, the attendant saying all the spaces had been rented out to a special event.
Editor, Shame on you for publishing a picture labeled "Albino from the future" in Wednesday's Daily Lobo. Is being an albino supposed to be scary or something? You wouldn't publish a picture of someone suffering from cystic fibrosis or cancer, would you? Likewise, you wouldn't publish a picture of a Halloween costume titled "Asian from the future" or "American Indian from the future," would you? People are born with these characteristics.
Editor, I treasure good sleep. Early to bed and early to rise truly helps to make us healthy and wise. Years ago, I foolishly stayed up late many nights and then felt like crap the next day. Now I like to go to bed between 9 and 10 p.m. and to get up between 6 and 7 a.
by Stephanie Keno Daily Lobo columnist Popeye may have saved the spinach industry from collapse in the 1930s, but a savior for the 21st century has yet to come forward. As our country's agricultural sector becomes dominated by corporate producers, more consumers are becoming increasingly susceptible to noxious diseases such as E.
Editor, UNM is an excellent institution of higher learning but is declining simply based on the fact that the neoconservative Republicans are cutting aid for students who are not among the entitled classes. Cuts to education have occurred so that the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans can get tax cuts.
Editor, It is time to call a spade a spade. An abortion kills a developing human being. Anybody who tells you different is either lying or completely misinformed. At the moment of conception, a new human life has begun. While the destiny of that fertilized egg is unknown, there is no doubt whatsoever that it is a human being.
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