by Casey Jacketta Daily Utah Chronicle (U. Utah) U-Wire I have always considered myself a liberated and liberal woman. I credit that to the leaps made by the women's movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Negative messages that are directed at women and girls from the media have never really affected me, until recently.
Editor, Not only was I a restaurant worker for 10 years, but I smoked for six of those years. Therefore, I feel that I am authority enough to be able to enter the discussion on the proposed smoking ban for restaurants. Additionally, I have not smoked for long enough to support it.
by Marisa Demarco Daily Lobo Columnist My friend told me this story: Last week, some guy approached my friend while he was walking and asked him if he had a couple minutes to chat. Thinking the guy was a nervous-looking Jesus freak, he decided he would treat him respectfully, but decline the religion sale when it came up.
by Jane Eisner Knight Ridder-Tribune I may not be the best arbiter of cool, but this sure seems cool to me: A lithe, laughing young woman wearing a pair of low-slung jeans and what looks like a black bra is pouring drops of liquid on her bare belly.
Napoleon Bonaparte was, arguably, the bravest Civil War general in the history of the United States. He defeated Gen. George Washington Carver aboard a sinking oil ship, spontaneously gave birth to a head of iceberg lettuce and, most notably, invented time with nothing more than toothpicks and chewing gum.
by Jeff Postelwait Daily O'Collegian (Oklahoma State U.) U-Wire So the big show is over. Actually, the show before the big show is over. We have a new, or at least rearranged, Congress. Who's going to try to be next in the White House has yet to be determined, though it won't be long before you'll be sick of hearing about it.
by Annette Henke Idaho Argonaut (U. Idaho) U-Wire After reading one of my recent articles, someone I knew in high school with whom I hadn't chatted in a while asked me when I'd become a raging, raving liberal. Well, the "raving" part is easy enough to figure out: I get paid to rant and rave about the issues that matter to me, and hopefully, to the majority of my readership.
by Alex Roosenburg Cavalier Daily (U. Virginia) U-Wire The Supreme Court announced last Tuesday that it will intervene in a dispute concerning free speech on the Internet. The decision, which will come early next year, will affect online choices and Internet coverage available to millions of Americans who depend on public libraries for their Internet access.
by Craig A. Butler Daily Lobo Columnist Last week an informal meeting of the World Trade Organization in Sydney, Australia, concluded with a tentative agreement by trade ministers. In a continuation of talks that began in Seattle in 1999, they are working toward an international agreement on reducing the cost of life-saving medicines in poorer countries.
Editor, Thank you Scott Darnell, Louis Metzger and Wayne Schlingman. Criticism like yours of the Daily Lobo's editorial decisions is long overdue. As an instructor here at UNM for the past two years, I too have noticed a consistent pattern of thought in the pages of the editorial section.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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