by Calvin Hennick The Daily Iowan U-Wire One year from now, Pierre Pierce will have a clean record - no mention of the third-degree sexual assault with which he was initially charged, not even a trace of the assault causing injury to which he eventually pled guilty.
Editor, Kimberly Lavender's pro-choice appeal in Monday's Daily Lobo was an unfortunate and startling reminder that there are some people who really would like to perpetuate the scourge of abortion in America. Like Ms. Lavender, they talk of a woman's right to choose, which is patently absurd inasmuch as the abortion license undermines and destroys the very basis of our human rights, namely our unique value and dignity as human persons.
Editor, I was amazed to read that CASAA has rewarded Brewster's Pub for denying entrance to a pregnant woman. I truly hope that other establishments like Brewster's do not follow suit. Jerome Romero, CASAA's project director, is quoted in the Oct. 28 Lobo as saying ". we appreciate [Brewster's employees] putting themselves on the line for someone else's best interest.
Editor, I am responding to Mr. Kiska's comments in the Wednesday, Nov. 6 regent's article: "there is a problem with University employees that have reached retirement age." I resent Mr. Kiska's insinuations that employees he feels should "be retired" are worthless to this institution.
Daily Lobo Columnist If you don't vote, you're trespassing. As an idealist, I believe that a post-gubernatorial column is worthwhile as long as it encourages at least one individual who consciously threw their license to vote in the gutter on Tuesday to vote next year.
Editor, Once again I find myself in disagreement with Craig Butler's editorial commentary, this time concerning public financing of elections. Mr. Butler states that public financing infringes on "the long-standing tradition that campaign contributions are a form of free speech" and concludes that the "switch to positive campaigning will have to come from somewhere else.
Daily Lobo Culture Editor Brad Hall, the Communication and Journalism chairman, says everything's fine like someone just asked him if his day is going OK. He says essentially that the accreditation team had some concerns, but really, it doesn't matter because accreditation is an archaic and outdated technique used by bureaucrats to glean money from unsuspecting universities.
Editor, Kudos and congratulations are in order for the University of New Mexico! Way to go, losing your accreditation for the journalism program in the C&J Department. After all, it was just one more pesky thing that the school had to do to prove it was an upper-level institution of higher learning.
Editor, I read Thursday's edition of the Lobo with a real sense of disappointment and disgust upon learning that for the first time in 50 years, the UNM journalism program will not be receiving accreditation from the Accrediting Council in Journalism and Mass Communications.
by Craig A. Butler Daily Lobo Columnist Well, the election is over. Once again the campaign season was long, competitive and at many times downright nasty. Despite every candidate's professed dislike for attack ads, our airwaves have been filled with mudslinging so thick that it's hard for anyone exposed to it to feel clean.
by Brad Hall Communication and Journalism Department chairman Daily Lobo Guest Columnist Reports of our death are greatly exaggerated. I appreciate the passion and concern expressed in Monday's editorial by Angela Williams on the death of the Journalism/Mass Communication Program.
Editor, As a product of the UNM Journalism program and rookie reporter, I was appalled and sorely disappointed to find out that Dr. Hall decided to kill the program. I for one, feel well prepared for the real world of reporting, due in large part to my experiences at the Daily Lobo and instructors like Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, Steve Brown and Bob Gassaway.
by Amey Adkins Cavalier Daily U-Wire Bill Clinton is black. Well, not really. However, just last month, on Oct. 19, former president Bill Clinton was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame. However, only one point of interest was raised by this ceremony.
Editor, As a native New Mexican, it is easy for me to identify the most urgent issue facing our state. While the number of school-age children rises annually, our quality of education isn't meeting our students' needs or our national standards, leaving our children unable to compete in the job market.
Editor, In my office a phone message waited. It was my mother calling from Minnesota, in tears. "There's been a terrible tragedy . . ." she began and could go no further. This is how I found out my friend and teacher was dead. I knew Paul Wellstone, the Minnesota senator killed in a plane crash last Friday.
Editor, Please do your civic duty and vote by Tuesday, Nov. 5! Do not think that your vote does not matter! This means you registered voters of New Mexico. What issues have helped to define the candidates this election year? On Monday, Sept. 23, a front-page headline from the Albuquerque Journal read "Voters Endorse Big Issues.
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