Opinion

Ed Toons

Letter: Students should learn to live without Facebook

Editor, Isn't it interesting that the Daily Lobo had to do a cover story on Facebook.com being blocked through UNM connections? The fact that people are seriously complaining about this site being down is, frankly, a little scary. I suppose we will all need to revert to the old ways of communicating with fellow students in class by - oh, my - actually talking with them, getting their numbers, and, God forbid, getting their online messenger screen name.

Letter: Homecoming shouldn't have priority over world disasters

Editor, It was indeed sad for me to come to school on Monday and see what the story on the cover page of the Daily Lobo was. I find it depressing that the priorities of some of the members of the UNM community lay more on the tests and difficulties of the Homecoming events and not in the more than 20,000 people who died in Pakistan this weekend or the hundreds who were buried alive in the mudslide in Guatemala.

Column: Pollution linked to illness

by Maceo Carrillo Martinet Daily Lobo columnist Many different cultures have adopted the belief that the environment is an extension of who we are as a people. Never does this type of relationship ring more true than when we compare environmental pollution with the pollution we carry in our bodies - when we pollute the environment we are ultimately polluting ourselves.

Letter: U.S. Constitution doesn't license absolute liberty

Editor, I read an article saying that Southwest Airlines asked a passenger to cover up or turn inside out a shirt with profanities about the president and vice president. Various groups - who obviously have no idea about the meaning of the American Constitution - raised the usual arguments of free speech.

Letter: Forgetting Afghanistan a recipe for disaster

Many political commentators bemoan the lack of coverage of the cost of the war in Iraq, even as the number of American soldiers killed there inexorably approaches 2,000 - one writer this week even compared the level of public awareness of the Iraq war to that of the "forgotten" Korean War.

Letter: CIRT must explain why Facebook.com is banned

Editor, As some students may have figured out, Facebook.com, a commonly used social Web site, has been acting rather flaky as of late to those living in the dorms on the University-provided Internet. About a week ago, I was having trouble connecting to the site - figuring it was server issues on their side, I figured I would try later.

Column: Children defy ideologies

by Dane Roberts Daily Lobo columnist Democrats are committed to using government powers to create both equality of opportunity and to strive for equitable outcomes. In principle - if not necessarily in practice - Republicans think citizens should be responsible for themselves, and regard these government interventions as ineffective and wasteful - an unjust use of hard-earned taxpayer money.

Letter: Crosswalk rules rooted in pedestrian legislation

Editor, Below is a response to the letter in Thursday's Daily Lobo, "Students at crosswalks oblivious to lines of cars." Mike Tandysh, the phenomenon you noticed is properly called "crosswalk use," which is in fact a New Mexico Legislature-given right. Behold, New Mexico Statutory Chapter 66, Article 7, Section 334, subdivision A: 66-7-334.

Letter: Time has come for Muslims to unite against violence

Editor, I feel compelled to respond to Ahmad Musleh's letter in Thursday's Daily Lobo, since I fear many who only listen to the politically correct media fail to grasp the true perniciousness of Muslim terrorism. Sunni Muslims are savagely killing Shiite Muslims.

Ed Toons

Letter: Liberals bash Bush with nonsense, distorted facts

Editor, This letter is in response to Nahum Castillo's letter in Thursday's Daily Lobo, titled "Bush supporters blinded by their idea of patriotism." By calling Bush supporters blind, Castillo is demonstrating the hypocrisy that is a prerequisite to the liberal belief system.

Column: Drug users deserve college

by Tom Angell Daily Lobo guest columnist As college students around the country prepare for midterms, thousands of potential classmates don't have that opportunity, because of a federal law that strips financial aid from people with drug convictions. The policy is being reconsidered as Congress renews the Higher Education Act for the first time in seven years.

Letter: Pessimistic ears relieved by Atmosphere's album

Editor, I just had to react to Jessica Del Curto's review of the new Atmosphere album in Wednesday's Daily Lobo. When I threw this album in my CD player, I must admit that I too was hoping for something better than Seven's Travels, which was a damn disappointment.

Column: Bush's brush is too broad

by Chris Narkun Daily Lobo President Bush on Thursday gave his most recent defense of his Iraq policy. It's necessary because his approval rating on Iraq policy is hovering in the 30s and because Americans more than ever want to know how and when we plan to leave.

Letter: Election Day registration helps restore democracy

Editor, In response to Colin Donoghue's column in Tuesday's Daily Lobo, "Voting still a murky affair," Donoghue has adequately pointed out many of the symptoms we are regularly faced with in our sick electoral system. In fact, it is fairly indisputable that the United States has one of the worst records in the world among countries that practice open elections as far as our ability to count votes correctly and the extent of our restrictions on who we let vote.

Letter: Bush has taken giant steps toward security, freedom

Editor, This letter is in response to Jason Darensburg's ill-informed and rather naive letter from Thursday's Daily Lobo in which he attacks a letter that was written by Rebekah Casey. I feel the need to correct and expand on a few of the points Darensburg tried to make.

Ed Toons

Letter: Letter ignores inequality, need for minority services

Editor, I feel it a little unfair that I am picking on Larry Crum twice in as many months, but it appears that I will have to do it until he submits a legitimate argument. In this case, in his letter in Wednesday's Daily Lobo, Crum found it offensive that there was a peer group offering mentoring services for people of color.

Letter: Peer mentoring group welcomes all students

by Lucinda Ulrich Daily Lobo columnist Ever seen that bumper sticker - the one that asks something like, "What if the military had to hold a bake sale to buy bombs?" The one that makes you think while waiting for the light to change, in a moment of self-indulgent, no-holds-barred, bleeding-heart liberal abandon, "Yeah, what if?" The rose colored fantasy fades into the desert sand as you race toward your next destination.