Opinion

LETTER: English 101 students also display generosity

Editor, All too seldom does one hear instructors "bragging on" their students. As a postscript to Angela Heisel's article, "UNM displays holiday generosity," in Monday's Daily Lobo, I would like to air how my English 101 students are finding "the satisfaction of knowing several readings and some class discussion of the "homelessness problem," one of my students declared her case of writer's block when the time came for drafting the semester's third essay.

COLUMN: Trust self for good deeds

by Rachel Richmond University Daily (Texas Tech U.) U-Wire My roommate Victoria told me this story about this incident at her place of employment. This little old lady left Vic's work and was approached in the parking lot by a toothless woman. The woman asked the little old lady for a lift and the little old lady agreed, thinking it would be a nice gesture.

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COLUMN: Religion gets kicked in the butt

by Sari Krosinsky Daily Lobo columnist In trying to think of a title for a short story I'm working on, I did an Internet search for the word "messiah." This produced some interesting results. In addition to the Catholic Encyclopedia entry - the most useful of my results - and sites for a number of churches, the search came up with two sites that seemed a bit, well, out of place.

LETTERS: Daily Lobo's policies biased, unprofessional

Editor, I couldn't agree more with the letter from Scott Darnell, Louis Metzger IV and Wayne Schlingman. If nothing else, you have proved their point by adding a headline that completely misses the point! It's not just that the published columns present only one point of view - it's that your editorial practices and policies as a whole are biased and unprofessional.

COLUMN: Political campaigns no longer about viewpoint

by Sam Stein The Dartmouth (Dartmouth College) U-Wire It was 1994, and I was sitting in the second tier of my high school's auditorium. I remember it distinctly because the whole event was so comical. In front of me were the three candidates running for eighth grade class president, each candidate unique in their own regard.

LETTER: Loss of Vigil's food cart disappointing

Editor, It's sad to hear that an "overzealous" health inspector had the power to shut down the only decent food source on the UNM campus. Due to the closure of the SUB, there are limited places to find a decent meal on campus. As a hungry student, I often depended on the food that "Boss Man" had to offer.

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LETTER: Daily Lobo's columns all have same ideology

Editor, As avid readers of the Daily Lobo, we feel that it is important to follow current issues. We appreciate having a student publication on campus, but wish to express valid complaints about its editorial practices this semester. Our first grievance deals with unequal representation of ideology within the opinion pages.

LETTER: Lobo misinterprets

Editor, It is unfortunate that a report I made to the Board of Regents Student Academic Affairs Committee about employees who want to retire from UNM was misconstrued by student reporter Ryan Floersheim in the Wednesday, Nov. 6, Lobo article "Program's accreditation makes committee agenda" to suggest I meant all employees of "retirement age.

COLUMN: ASUNM to lobby on issues

by Jennifer Onuska ASUNM President Duff Lill ASUNM Lobby Director Ed Mazel ASUNM Assistant Lobby Director Do you want year-round tax-free textbooks, no tuition increases, to maintain the lottery scholarship and more opportunities for internships in the governor's office? Well, ASUNM is here for you.

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COLUMN: Alcohol not worth consequences

by Joseph Boehler Daily Targum (Rutgers U.) U-Wire I've been doing a great deal of thinking since coming to Rutgers, and I've really been focusing on the issue of alcohol. Quite frankly, I can never see why so many first-year students and other college students drink.

COLUMN: Ideas for future president

Dear future president of UNM, Salutations. Although you have yet to be hired, I'd like to be the first to welcome you to the UNM. As with all universities, UNM is a community marked by culture and diversity. It is also a community in dire need of your help.

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LETTER: Long-term ecstacy effects not known

Editor, On Tuesday, Nov. 5, you had a guest columnist, Kevin Killough, present an article titled "Exaggerated Ecstasy Hype Precarious." Mr. Killough used a mortality figure from four years ago. The use of Ecstasy has gone up exponentially since then; the newest figures are much more alarming.

LETTER: GOP control does not mean end of the world

by Shankar Gupta Washington Square News (New York U.) U-Wire If you listen to some of the liberal press, the results of the midterm election on Nov. 5 spelled the end of this country. Various columnists, pundits and talking heads predicted apocalypse following the national Republican Party takeover.

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COLUMN: Book fair to showcase UNM faculty writers

by Teresa Marquez and Carolyn Mountain UNM Library Columnists The holiday season is almost upon us and for these festive days, the Center For Southwest Research and DILARES in the UNM General Library will sponsor the first-ever Encantos: A Book Fair and Guatemala Market this Saturday, Nov.

LETTER: Bush memorial visit simply hypocritical

Editor, I hope the irony of Bush's visit to the Vietnam War Memorial on Monday was not lost. This from a man whose family connections let him enlist in the Texas Air National Guard ahead of an 18-month waiting list of those hoping to avoid the war. This from a man who then honored this commitment by simply not showing up, like it was a summer job, and was never prosecuted for being AWOL.