Editor, This letter is in response to Anne Rice's letter in the Dec. 12 issue of the Daily Lobo regarding mental health issues in light of the ruling by a judge that John Hyde is incompetent to stand trial.
Editor, Dane Roberts' column in the Dec. 7 issue of the Daily Lobo, which stated that the Bush administration is just "playing the patriot card," is hardly fit for a University-level discussion.
Editor, Have you ridden public transportation lately? While Rosa Parks was finally able to sit at the front of the bus, we in the disability community are still just trying to get on the bus. This is just one of the things that Justin Dart Jr.
Editor, The Question of the Week comments about John Hyde, who is accused of murdering five people, were published in the Daily Lobo on Thursday, the 25th anniversary of John Lennon's murder at the hands of a demented man. Two freshmen said, "I don't think you can use mental disorder as an excuse," and, "I feel if he is competent to kill someone, he is competent to go to trial.
Editor, Missing the first three weeks of the semester is a surefire way to make it go by more quickly.
Editor, This letter is in response to Wednesday's article in the Daily Lobo called "Chewing away stress of finals" about Wrigley's sponsorship of finals week at UNM.
Editor, It amazes me every year how many people begin to rant about the true meaning of Christmas and then spout off their Christian values.
by Samara Alpern Daily Lobo columnist Last week, students in South Korea held an anti-exam festival.
Editor, When I first came to this campus five years ago, I was delighted to see the little stalls set up outside Popejoy Hall and the SUB selling scarves, dresses, jewelry, incense, wind chimes and all sorts of novelties and trinkets. My favorite soon became the Sunglass Guy, who sold cheap sunglasses - 3 pairs for $10 - to us green Easterners who were unprepared for the high desert glare.
Editor, When I first came to the University as an undergraduate in 1992, one of the things that let me know I was in a very different part of the country were the vendors in front of the Student Union Building: the used book guy, the jewelry lady, the Tibetan folks and the lady with Guatemalan goodies.
Editor, Well, it's that time of year again. Time for bustling crowds in the malls, standing in long lines at the checkouts and shopping all day looking for that perfect gift.
Editor, I feel that outside vendors should be allowed to come back to UNM. The vendors we used to have were a wonderful part of UNM daily life and so much more educational.
by Dane Roberts Daily Lobo columnist National Security Notice: If you are serving in the United States Armed Forces in Iraq - or if you may be called up for future service in Iraq -- and have somehow stumbled across this article, stop reading immediately.
Editor, The column "Stealing sounds innocent when you call it 'file sharing'" by Joe Buffaloe, printed in the Daily Lobo last Thursday, is probably one of the most ignorant and misleading rants I have read.
Editor, In his letter in Thursday's Daily Lobo, Brian Fejer shows once again that he is long on rhetoric yet lacking in the due diligence department.
Editor, Phil Sitges' letter in last Friday's Daily Lobo compared the United States' efforts against terrorism to a bug zapper.
Editor, All we are asking for is respect and to do what is right in a time when the corporate world sees dollar signs in the exploitation of workers.
Editor, In Thursday's Daily Lobo article, "Students promote Microsoft for cash," Caleb Fort quotes Simone Mehta as saying, "The word 'free' makes some students instantly suspicious." Well, there is usually a catch when it comes to Microsoft.
Editor, I am writing this letter to respond to Gregg Ozimek's letter defending his beloved liberal media and his ideas about American foreign policy.
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