George W. Bush and I both were born in Texas. Quite possibly that is the only thing we have in common, except that I still, on occasion, wear boots.
This is in response to Lucinda Ulrich's complaint about the dismissal of art teacher Tamara Hoover in the June 29-July 5 Daily Lobo. I found something in her column to be somewhat ambiguous. She claims that Hoover's nude pictures were "artistic, not pornographic." By what standards is anyone able to make this distinction? What's the difference?
I was appalled to find out that the prices at the parking structure near Popejoy Hall were so high. I parked there for three hours and was charged $5.
I am absolutely pleased with the Senate's vote not to raise the minimum wage. Furthermore, it should be taken a step further and repealed all together.
Concerning the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board's decision on whether to move forward with banning aspartame, the artificial sweetener, "Delay and deflect" should not be the modus operandi in this matter. So many lives are at stake, and my intent as petitioner is only to prevent further neurodegenerative and carcinogenic damage, as well as the inevitable behavior problems, learning disabilities and birth defects resulting from corporations gratuitously and unnecessarily adding a chemical metabolized as formaldehyde and methanol to 6,000 food products and more than 500 children's medications.
I am appalled by the recent decision to dismiss Austin, Texas, art teacher Tamara Hoover after she posed for artful nude photos. Being a teacher today is hard enough without a person's personal life coming under attack every time he or she turns around.
On June 20, despite record-low approval ratings, House lawmakers voted themselves a $3,300 pay raise that will increase their salaries to $168,500 in the same week the Senate defeated a proposal to raise the federal minimum wage in increments from $5.15 to $7.25. This is absolutely the height of obscenity, and I, for one, am appalled and disgusted. If there is one issue that could and should start a revolution, this is it.
It doesn't matter whether it's a butterfly alighting on a sorority girl's ankle, a blue teardrop falling from a convict's eye, or a pin-up girl jiggling on a barfly's arm - getting a tattoo hurts. That's because the needle must stab the skin hundreds of thousands of times to leave the mark.
I found Kristen Woodruff's anti-smoking argument in the June 1-7 issue of the Daily Lobo to be very eloquent and prudent. However, I'm far more concerned about other sources of environmental pollution.
I am writing from Israel, where I am nearing the end of a six-month study abroad at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. As a New Mexican and a Lobo, I believe I am in the position to share something important with UNM students. Though I am a Presidential Scholar and have significant incentives to continue studying at UNM, I have decided to transfer to another university upon returning to the United States.
I attended the UNM Board of Regents meeting on Tuesday and watched the dog-and-pony show regarding the fire in the library. There is still no definitive answer as to the cause of the fire, but it was hinted that it could have been arson. No one is willing to say. UNM's slide show presentations were designed to do what UNM does best - cover its ass and deny any responsibility.
It is encouraging to see any form of exercise incentive plan, but I found one that is even better - but underutilized. It pays cash to the participants, while saving money for the employer by reducing sick-leave usage and lost productivity. The primary benefit is to the participant, who will feel better and probably live a longer, healthier life.
The article on the front page of the June 8-14 issue, "UNM to Win by Losing," struck me as ironic and absurd - pathetic really - since UNM's Human Resources Department has specifically excluded any health coverage of weight loss programs in their contract with United Health Care.
As an absentee editor currently studying in Mexico, I figure there's no better time than now to write about American attitudes toward immigration.
This week I received a memo from Bill Adkins, UNM's chief information officer, stating that UNM will not produce a hard copy campus directory starting this fall. The memo states that they "found a majority of faculty, staff and students are now using the online directory..."
Like it or not Joe Buffaloe, the intelligence you see in the UNM community is being used to make conscious health decisions rather than defend a killer substance on the basis of freedom.
I completely agree with Katie Downey when she advises everyone to "get your degree before having a baby." I learned a wise proverb in high school: "A smart person makes his or her own mistakes, but a wise person learns from the mistakes of others."
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