Opinion

Letter: Not all student groups deserve equal funding

I have heard a lot of talk lately of how some people think that ASUNM favors some groups over others, when that is not the case at all.

Letter: Anti-Semitic messages must also be condemned

I read with interest the article about Faisal Nabulsi's appearance on campus and his passionate defense of Islam.

Letter: Pedestrians not thoughtful when using crosswalks

I am one of the many students who ride a motorcycle on campus and I feel I have to address a situation that is becoming a larger problem. For the record, pedestrians have the right of way in crosswalks on campus, to which the "Stop for Ped" markings everywhere attest.

Letter: Eating disorders more than just a vanity issue

The following is in response to Jason Bourke's letter in the Daily Lobo on March 23. There is no question that obesity is an epidemic in America. However, the societal response to this is a quick fix - diet fads, exercise videos, equipment and a multitude of drinks and pills that supposedly help one to lose weight and lose it fast.

Letter: Anti-abortionists should offer realistic alternatives

The arguments made in favor of anti-abortion legislation range from offensive to absurd. For the remainder of this letter, however, let us neglect the audacity of our society, legal system and state-sponsored Christian doctrine to dictate to a woman what she can and cannot do with her own body. We will consider only more concrete issues.

Column: Effect of war clear at home

Four and a half years after Sept. 11, 2001, and three years after the Iraq war, the debate over policy has been bitter and divisive in this country.

Letter: Abortion should not be outlawed, but prevented

Let's set a few things straight about the abortion issue, as discussed in the Daily Lobo on Tuesday.

Column: Value of foreign recruits

Recent coverage and editorial comments in the Albuquerque Journal and other papers have suggested that leaders in higher education in New Mexico have no business recruiting foreign students to attend state-funded universities.

Ed Toons

Letter: Regents think they can squeeze 'rich' students

I just read in Monday's Daily Lobo that tuition is going up again in the fall. This is my fourth year at UNM, and it seems that every year I have been here, tuition has gone up.

Letter: Americans are free to do what government says

As each day goes by, I find it more difficult to restrain my abject frustration at the profound apathy and ignorance of the American people in the face of ever more oppressive and incompetent leadership.

Letter: Students have other bills to pay besides UNM's

First, I would like to thank you for your coverage of the upcoming Budget Summit in Monday's Daily Lobo, and the proposed tuition hike of at least 5.3 percent.

Letter: Bush's actions constitute resignation or impeachment

The House of Representatives was seriously considering impeaching President Nixon before he resigned for his criminal involvement in the Watergate scandal. Then it unjustifiably voted to impeach President Clinton - without indictable grounds - for lying about his illicit affair. So why hasn't the House introduced a bill of impeachment against President Bush?

Letter: Bush's public relations talent masks his motives

I am requesting a few minutes of your time to consider the validity of my interpretation of the meaning of two of George Bush's statements, and the answer to two questions that come into my mind from time to time:

Letter: A better world demands respect for the innocent

Several days ago I heard a question on the radio that asked, "What would you change to make the future a better place?" A lot of answers were called in - legalize marijuana, put women in charge or take better care of the poor. I knew instantly what my answer would be.

Letter: Discrimination against men need not concern feminists

Feminism is concerned with gender equality for women - I say this as someone who identifies as a feminist.

Letter: Our selfishness causes us to ignore basic values

I have been keeping up on the many letters to the Daily Lobo regarding the subject of abortion, and it has become clear that the topic is very sensitive, one on which everyone has his or her own aggressive and personal opinion. All the recent commotion revolving around the subject got me thinking not only about abortion, but of the current state of our American society.

Ed toons

Column: The fall of man was caused by men

In the beginning, a woman supposedly cast humanity out of Paradise because of her disobedience to God. The misogynistic distortion and sexist slant that permeates our history in religion, politics and society still define our culture to this day. Another religious example of this would be the story of Mary Magdalene, who was actually the "Apostle of the Apostles" - a founder of the Christian religion, yet many today still believe she was a prostitute, a story created by Pope Gregory in 591.

Letter: People forget that sex and procreation are connected

The 1973 Roe v. Wade decision by the United States Supreme Court stated that under the principle of the right to privacy, a woman has the right to terminate a pregnancy. With this decision, a woman who is pregnant has three options: keep the child, give the child up for adoption or have an abortion.