Editor, In her guest column in Monday's Daily Lobo, Mandi Casey writes of Israel, "No country has ever been expected to give up so much to make peace." For 1,000 years until 1948, this country was Palestine. In the last Camp David negotiations during President Clinton's administration, Israel made its final offer to return to the Palestinians 29 percent of historic Palestine.
Editor, Having read Mandi Casey's column "Withdrawal hurts Israel," I could not believe how misinformed she is about the situation in Israel-Palestine. She writes about how the recent disengagement of Jewish settlers in the Occupied Territory of the Gaza Strip is distressing for those who were forced to leave their homes, schools, businesses, etc.
Editor, Monday's Daily Lobo ran a letter titled "Freshmen face liberal bias in UNM classrooms" by Darren Wood, a UNM alumnus. As Wood would have freshman believe, factions are conspiring right now on what to call conservatives. What will it be this semester, Nazis, racists or bigots? To accuse professors of leveling such slanderous language on students should be taken seriously, unless of course the person being called a Nazi has stated their ideology as "the only good Jew is a dead Jew.
Editor, I find it ever so interesting when someone will criticize a group of people for partaking in generalities and political stereotyping by employing those same tactics to make their point. This is a response to the letter featured in Monday's Daily Lobo, in which Darren Wood writes that conservatism is not being accurately represented in classes and that professors at UNM are guilty of interjecting liberal bias into their curriculum.
by Dane Roberts Daily Lobo columnist Keep an eye on the deed to your home. In case you didn't hear, over the summer the Supreme Court decided that cities could take homes away from their owners and turn them over to for-profit development corporations. The city of New London, Conn.
Editor, Two things distinguish human beings from other creatures in nature: a unique ability to think and a general unwillingness to use that ability. Plato describes Socrates as having at one point to remind his listeners that they should be willing to follow the argument wherever it leads.
by Mandi Casey Daily Lobo guest columnist As I look at my orange opposition bracelet that says, "Give the vote to the people" in Hebrew, I can't help but feel a sense of sadness for the Jewish settlers evacuated from the Gaza Strip last week.
Editor, After reading Caleb Fort's article in Tuesday's paper about the SUB fitness center, I became filled with rage. Even though the Associated Students of UNM has been talking about this new fitness center for about three or four months, it looks like the subject is still fresh in the news.
Editor, As you freshman start the wonderful experience here at UNM, you will no doubt find it a stimulating experience as new ways of thinking and looking at the human experience are presented to you. However, many of you will be startled to find out that many of your deepest beliefs will be under attack.
Editor, The proposal by Carol Wagner-Adams and Counseling & Therapy Services at UNM to withdraw those students with extreme suicidal or homicidal tendencies is an irresponsible and negligent attempt to alleviate a complex and sensitive issue. The proposal will ultimately curb those who need counseling from obtaining help.
Editor, Wow, a new semester and already I am called upon to defend the basic sanity of the country. I'm going to go slowly to prevent the rage the column "All that was left were sheep" in Thursday's Daily Lobo inspired in me from making me scream to making me throw things.
Editor, I am writing this letter in response to the Daily Lobo opinion column, "Iraqi situation deteriorates." The racial undertones of the article are hard to ignore. I find it immoral that the left is bent on dismissing the aspirations of the Iraqi people in order to use them to punish President Bush.
Editor, As UNM students, staff, and faculty enjoy their overpriced Starbucks coffee at Zimmerman Library, they are supporting a large multinational corporation with over 5,600 outlets worldwide. Meanwhile, local Albuquerque coffee shops - that might have been a more sensible and ethical business choice for UNM - are struggling just to survive against such giant corporate predators.
Editor, The column "All that was left were sheep" is a nice story, but I believe the one shaking hands with Saddam Hussein in 1987 was - surprise - none other than Donald Rumsfeld. We never found the alleged weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, nor did we ever make a connection between the attacks on Sept.
Editor, We are concerned that students reading the headline, "Suicidal thoughts may get students kicked out," in Wednesday's Daily Lobo, will not seek help if they become suicidal. The headline implies that all students with suicidal thoughts are at risk of being kicked out of UNM.
Editor, I was appalled to read of a proposed policy to involuntarily withdraw students from UNM if they are deemed dangerous to themselves or others. Clearly, this flies in the face of common sense. To begin with, school may be the one distraction from such individual's problems that keeps them afloat and occupied in a productive way.
by Andrew Price Daily Lobo columnist The life of a working dog is a thankless one. You spend all your time protecting stupid, smelly, thankless, ungrateful sheep and for what? The privilege of listening to them criticize you, make fun of you and even call you names.
Editor, I'm sure I'm not the only one who noticed the incredibly inappropriate remark used by Chris Narkun in his review of "The 40-Year-Old Virgin." His comment that the film was "supposedly subjected to more trimming than a Jewish infant" offended me more than the usual conservative-bashing drivel often found in the Daily Lobo.
Editor, I am writing about James Stambaugh's "No gas for Iraq War critics," which appeared in Monday's Daily Lobo. I am not writing about whether I agree with his views; I would just like to point out some mistakes that I would not expect from a columnist.
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