Editor, This letter is in regard to the sudden arrest and possible deportation of UNM lecturer Chao Sio of Kenya. Sio is a respected member of the staff in African-American Studies and teaches Swahili and a psychology course related to refugee well-being.
Editor, I am responding to Carolyn Johnson's letter in Friday's Daily Lobo. First, I would like to point out that a scientific argument does not have to rely exclusively on facts. Logical, sound reasoning is the distinctive feature of any true science, and that allows for unproven theories.
Editor, In a letter published last Friday in the Daily Lobo, Carolyn Johnson spoke out against the teaching of evolution as a fact and gave some reasons to support the theory of creationism instead. However, while I neither agree nor disagree with Johnson, I can't help but point out that the reasons given by many supporters of creationism are just as insubstantial as their reasons for condemning evolution.
Editor, After reading Damian Erasmus's letter to the Daily Lobo on Friday, I was very upset to see that this article came from a UNM alumnus. He should know better. The U.S. is a multicultural country, and the people of the U.S. are proud of who they are and where they come from.
Editor, What would drive 18 intelligent, driven, employed students to participate in common theft? The ridiculously high price of books, of course. It should be a big red flag that something is wrong with our system when one of the "most intricate incidents ever" at UNM involves stealing and selling educational textbooks.
Editor, After reading Carolyn Johnson's letter in Friday's Daily Lobo, I began to wonder whether some people write such editorials just to raise the ire of others. Let me begin by saying that evolution isn't presented as a fact - it is still presented as a theory.
Editor, In Thursday's Daily Lobo, Shelly Sintas described protesting as "a lazy way to make your opinion known." She also claims that if you don't vote, your government won't listen to you. But what if you felt as if your vote wasn't counted and you sat back silently? There were countless voting irregularities in 2004, notably right here in New Mexico, where nearly 20,000 ballots curiously didn't designate a presidential vote.
Editor, Readers may appreciate a correction following the inaccurate column about Wal-Mart that appeared in the Sept. 6 issue of the Daily Lobo. First, unlike other retail employers, Wal-Mart offers coverage to both full-time and part-time associates, who can become eligible for coverage for as little as $23 per month anywhere in the country.
Editor, It is fascinating to read the half-truths and misconceptions advanced by many within these pages and this University. One of the biggest misconceptions that I've been forced to swallow is that of multiculturalism. That is, that other cultures should be considered equal to U.
Editor, I would like to address those students who have taken or are currently enrolled in anthropology or any other class that teaches evolution. If you don't already know, these classes present this topic as if it were a fact. Let me assure you this topic is not a fact - it is a belief.
It is now customary on Sept. 11 for commentators and news outlets to revisit the horrors and heroism of that infamous day. The selfless courage of America's first responders who defied terror is valorized, and the thousands who died are re-embraced in mourning.
Editor, At the fifth anniversary of the worst terrorist attack our nation has ever experienced, we must ask ourselves whether or not we believe that our nation is headed in the right direction, and if the decisions that our president and the Republican Congress have made are the best for us and our children.
Editor, In spite of himself, Brian Fejer did have a good idea about Sept. 11, 2001, in his letter in Tuesday's Daily Lobo. It's time we as Americans do something besides maintain a quiet, one-hour vigil once a year. However, I do not agree with Fejer's protest ideas.
Editor, In the Bible, Samson was a suicide bomber. He prayed to God to strengthen him to do revenge and to murder thousands of the enemy. The building Samson destroyed was full of men and women, and 3,000 more people were on the roof. Samson killed more people in his suicide bombing than the hijackers on Sept.
Editor, The current Daily Lobo poll question asking what the most important issue is in the contest between Attorney General Patricia Madrid and Rep. Heather Wilson totally misses the mark. Wilson has failed to do her sworn duty as a member of Congress to uphold the U.
Editor, Many have claimed that no weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq. However, according to the National Security Archive, there are chlorine and phenol plants in Iraq for the production of weapons of mass destruction. Also, the British government has published various documents about chemical and biological weapons that have been developed in Iraq.
Editor, At some point, one has to hold President Bush - the perennial thief, pathological killer and addicted liar - unredeemable. That point has long been reached. In fact, it was already reached before the first term of his illegitimate presidency, when he was known to have put 152 defenseless people in the Texas prison system to death, many of them known to be innocent.
Call me crazy, but I just don't believe the official story of Sept. 11, 2001. I believe Flight 93 was shot down, resulting in the wreckage coming down in three locations up to eight miles apart. And why did the U.S. Air Force stand down in New York? Was it al-Qaida? Was it the confusion stemming from multiple war games and military exercises?
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