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COLUMN: Athletes not exploited

by Andy Fahey Mustang Daily (California Poly State U.) (U-WIRE) SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- As the movie "Blue Chips" clearly pointed out, it's no secret that some college athletes get paid to play. The practice of showering NCAA athletes with gifts, whether in the form of currency, cars or other commodities, is obviously wrong.

LETTER: Oil not worth the price of blood, life

Editor, Todd J. Burns' letter on Tuesday asks that we support our soldiers, whether we agree with invading Iraq or not, and that we help them come home to their families and friends. No one has anything against the soldiers. The fastest way for them to be with their families is not to go.

LETTER: Students face growing tuition

by Amalea Smirniotopoulos Washington Square News (New York U.) (U-WIRE) NEW YORK -- Last Thursday, Great Britain's Labor government announced plans to change the way the nation's higher education system is financed, proposing that universities be allowed to charge students higher tuition fees and allowing them to defer payment until graduation.

COLUMN: OK, so don't follow leaders

by Sari Krosinsky Daily Lobo columnist It appears my column last week requires some explanation. So here it is: I was being sarcastic. That being said, I'm glad people who took that column literally were angry. You should be angry. Not just because some schmuck is telling you to follow the leader, but because that is what the purpose of government actually is.

LETTER: Once elected, officials not allowed to run free

Editor, Noam Chomsky has remarked before that the citizens of the United States are expected to show up at the polls every four years, cast their ballot, then go home and shut up. Nowhere is this illustrated more clearly than in the comments of Sari Krosinsky and U.

PROFILES: UNM grad goes Hollywood

There are no guarantees that you'll get a job after college or even grad school, but if you work hard, meet the right people and "accidentally be in the right place at the right time," you'll achieve anything. At least, that's what Christopher Painter insists.

LETTER: Protest government actions, not soldiers

Editor, It is a long way from home. Whether you are from San Diego, Calif., or Buffalo, N.Y., it is still a long way from home. Off to Iraq they go. They knew, as well as everyone else in the United States, that at some point they were going to be sent overseas, answering the call of their country.

COLUMN: Term rooted in bigotry

by Andrew Legrand Oklahoma Daily (U. Oklahoma) 01/23/2003 (U-WIRE) NORMAN, Okla. -- Get it straight, I am not a nigger. Nor am I a nigga. As a matter of fact let me clarify all the terms that you have no right to call me. Don't call me nig, nigg, nigra, nizzle, or any thing else that alludes to the derogatory term popularized by white oppressors against my African ancestors.

LETTER: Network open to any opposed to new war

Editor, As one of the key organizers of the Jan. 18 Peace Day, in which more than 5,000 people took part in a number of events throughout the day, I would like to bring your readers attention to the New Mexico Solidarity Network, which was responsible for the day's events.

COLUMN: Budget process coming up

by Heather R. Gabel ASUNM Vice President I would like to take this opportunity to welcome everyone back from a nice, long winter vacation. I hope that you took advantage of the extra time and got plenty of rest to make up for the long nights of studying ahead of you.

LETTER: Park column lacks empathy for poor

Editor, Eric Howerton's article "Police useless in Roosevelt" left me saddened over his obvious lack of empathy for homeless people. Is valuing a free game of Frisbee golf over the safety, health and well being of Albuquerque citizens the way UNM affiliates want to be portrayed? I, for one, do not.

COLUMN: Congress should trust youth

by Kevin Deenihan Daily Californian (U. California-Berkeley) 01/23/2003 (U-WIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- A group of Congress members, led by Rep. Charles Rangel, D-New York, have submitted a bill to Congress that would reinstate the draft for ages 20 years and up.

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LETTER: Howerton's column harsh with homeless

Editor, Eric Howerton wrote a delightfully satirical column about the various golf hazards Frisbee golfers face when playing at Roosevelt Park. Mr. Howerton explains that, instead of sand traps and other obstacles found at the average golf course, the Frisbee golf course at Roosevelt is plagued with homeless people, drug dealers who sell crack to elementary school children and rabid, leash-less dogs.

EDITORIAL: Loss of journalist big blow to UNM

The world just lost a great human being. The University lost a great teacher; the country lost one of its greatest journalists; the Daily Lobo and alumni of the student paper lost a great writing coach; and the community lost a valuable member when Henry Trewhitt died yesterday.

COLUMN: EPA charade upsets PETA

by Ingrid Newkirk Knight Ridder-Tribune In mid-January, a dog belonging to Christine Todd Whitman, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, died of cancer. Only days before she died, Whitman's dog, named Coors, had become the "poster dog" of an advertisement prominently displayed at the Metro subway stop nearest to the EPA's headquarters in Washington.

COLUMN: Obey leaders you've elected

by Sari Krosinsky Daily Lobo columnist Maybe I think going to war with Iraq is a swell idea. I might even think the "Bomb Saddam" signs of the counter-protesters last Saturday were terribly clever. Maybe I think we should bomb Kuwait, too. After all, we already have enough troops there to take over the country.

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COLUMN: Michigan admissions policy needs scrutiny

by Jon Schwartz Michigan Daily (U. Michigan) 01/21/2003 (U-WIRE) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- With the developments of the past week, and those sure to come in the next few months, the admissions system at the University of Michigan is going to get the time in the spotlight that it sorely needs.