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."
There are only 15 minutes between classes. It would be impossible to walk down to Lomas Boulevard or Central Avenue and get to class on time if smoking weren't allowed on campus. What about classes that last two-and-a-half hours? Don't tell me to quit smoking. My health is my own concern, and outdoor smoke is nothing more than a momentary nuisance.
Regarding the Opinion column by Joe Buffaloe on June 1, it was mentioned that "the process of banning cigarettes" passed through the UNM Staff Council. This is not the case.
As temperatures reached near 100 degrees Monday, I could not help but notice that the University was watering lawns in the heat of the day - past 11 a.m. Lawns were being watered at the law school and other north campus locations and on the main campus.
Every day should be Mother's Day. Mothers, especially single moms, are the true unsung heroes of America, working tirelessly and often thanklessly every day, trying to make a difference in the lives of their children and ultimately the world.
The children's chant, "First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage," seems to be completely forgotten.
UNM is not yet a smoke-free campus. But the process of banning cigarettes is on its way, having already passed through the Staff Council with a vote of 464 to 303. It will likely be brought up at the next ASUNM meeting in August.
Well, my 15-percent summer tuition discount equals all of $3.
This letter is in response to the self-righteous drivel in the letter in Thursday's issue of the Daily Lobo by Brian Fejer.
Professors, please rant and impress your opinions on my mind - just don't give me an F if I disagree.
This is a response to the several letters written on the pages of the Daily Lobo calling for a softer approach to the Iranian nuclear crisis.
I'm writing about Emil Crawford's thoughtful letter in Wednesday's Daily Lobo, "U.S. should follow Mexico by decriminalizing drugs."
Israel shouldn't force others to join in its unfair isolation of Hamas. Hamas was elected by the free and democratic will of the Palestinian people, and their will should be accepted and respected by Israel.
A tyranny of silence is threatening your sexual health. That was the concern voiced by Dr. Drew Pinsky this weekend in Austin, Texas, at the Trojan College Roundtable, a focus group discussion of sex on campus and in the media.
In the classic "Lost in Space" television series, the robot would frequently shout, "Warning, Will Robinson - danger, danger!" Perhaps we need him at UNM to warn the incoming 2006 freshman class about our faculty and staff's lunatic rants.
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