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.
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.
by Sinan Al-Saffar Daily Lobo Guest Columnist Mr. Lawrence Lindsey, President Bush's chief economic adviser, discussed the coming war with Iraq and truthfully stated in a recent Washington Times interview that: "The key issue is oil, and a regime change in Iraq would facilitate an increase in world oil, which would tend to lower oil prices.
by Richard M. Berthold Daily Lobo Columnist At first glance it might not appear that I and Terrel Owens, the premier wide receiver for San Francisco, have much in common besides a connection - as fan and player - with the 49ers. But watching any number of sports pundits chastising him for pulling a pen out of his sock after a touchdown and autographing and handing the ball to a fan, I realized that I also have been constantly on the receiving end of such hyper-seriousness and heard that inevitable phrase of the stuffed-shirts: inappropriate behavior.
by Craig A. Butler Daily Lobo Columnist The international community has joined behind a new U.N. resolution that will force Iraq to open itself to weapons inspections or face the consequences. Many who hope to see democratic reforms in Iraq and other Arab nations are concerned that a U.
by Stanley Crouch Knight Ridder-Tribune If the murder of Jason Mizell, known as Jam Master Jay, is connected at all to the world of hip-hop, then things have gotten even worse than they already were. It is extremely bad news if hip-hop is at the point where even apparently good guys like Mizell - family men who speak out against thuggish behavior and drugs - can find themselves targets for goons in ski masks.
Editor, Like any former journalist perusing the pages of a student newspaper in search of that tingling sensation I get after reading good leads and headlines, I opt not to comment. My standard practice is to read the editorials and commentaries, laugh at the proverbial fanning of the flames and move on.
Editor, UNM has experienced unacceptable delays in the Student Union Building renovation project. In response, we have imposed delay damages and taken other unprecedented action to get this project completed. We are committed to a first-class building for students and will not cut corners in the process.
Editor, Three cheers for Eric Howerton! I salute him for the language expert and razor-sharp satirist that he is. In his Nov. 1 column, his modest proposal for restoring "appreciation" to the language of Shakespeare, Eliot, and Seinfeld neatly skewers many myths about language perpetrated by so-called "language mavens" and associated blowhards.
Editor, Thank you so much for enlightening the UNM student body about the inadequacy of the journalism program. Supposedly, the accreditation team is not happy with the combined Communication & Journalism Department. It also seems that the board of C & J at UNM can't seem to step up to the plate and do the job that needs to be done to fix this accreditation problem.
Editor, In yesterday's column, "Good guys never come out winners," on page 6, by Mike Still, he says, "Few Democrats spoke loudly against an invasion of Iraq and in the end, the Senate vote allowing for possible military action was 99-1. The lone dissenter was Sen.
Editor, The headline for M. Lourdes Brito's letter in last Thursday's Daily Lobo should have said "Kiska's retirement comment illegal" rather than merely "petty." What Mr. Kiska suggested to the Board of Regents at its committee meeting on Nov. 5 is not only offensive - it is also a violation of the federal Age Discrimination Act of 1975.
by Sari Krosinsky Daily Lobo columnist There have been quite a few naysayers to the Communication and Journalism Department's decision to withdraw its application for accreditation. I, however, must take department chairman Brad Hall's part, and say that this decision bodes to be a great boon for students.
Editor, During the past several months, the UNM Women's Resource Center has noticed, and been alarmed by, the increased number of advertisements in the Lobo which connect alcohol consumption to sexual activity. This link, sex and alcohol, is especially troubling given the trend of binge drinking among college students and the statistics regarding sexual assault (one in three women and one in five men).
Editor, As we all know, last month the journalism faculty unanimously voted to withdraw from the reaccredidation process. Is this the best news for the department? No! Nor is it the end of the world. So what is the next step? Our faculty realized it was better to withdraw than to fail.
by Heather Gabel ASUNM vice president We are nearing the tail end of the semester and we all know what that means. Suddenly it feels as if everything is due all at once! I know that with all the extra schoolwork it is hard to remember what is going on with your student government.
by Mike Still Daily Collegian U-Wire Attention first-year men: If you are a so-called nice guy, you're going to get much less action than aggressive jerks do. You know that guy who lives down the hall from you and acts all tough like he's Vin Diesel's idiot brother? Yeah, he's going to score much more than you for the next four years.
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