by Ashley Lusk U-Wire The daunting pillar rises high into the cloudless sky, encircled only by flapping flags, a dazzling reminder of the American spirit; down below, masses of humanity interweave their way through one another as they assemble for a common cause.
by Craig A. Butler Daily Lobo Columnist As winter approaches, people all over the world are looking forward to the donations of food from more prosperous nations to keep them alive. Millions of people across the globe depend on these donations to survive the harsh winter months.
by Melissa Branson U-Wire During the summer, a friend of mine organized a protest at Wal-Mart. She was bothered that Wal-Mart refuses to sell or fill prescriptions for the morning-after pill. Their pharmacies don't even carry it. It actually shocked me that such a huge corporation would do something like that, but she assured me that she had researched it and as part of that research, tried at numerous Wal-Mart stores to obtain the medication.
by Johnyne Barraclough Daily Lobo Guest Columnist I am a senior here at UNM and have been taking classes for four years. I never really worried about being assaulted except for when the occasional rape was reported in the local papers. Even then I only thought about it for a couple of weeks and then my mind wandered to the next issue at hand.
by Bill Ferguson Knight Ridder-Tribune The seemingly endless parade of reality-based television shows took an interesting turn this week when executives at the FX network unveiled their plan to adapt the talent search theme used by shows like "American Idol" for the political arena.
Ah, the mudslinging is in full swing. Nothing beats election year - any election year. Perhaps it's the media's predilection toward covering the most contentious races; perhaps it's the candidates stuffing campaign material on people's doors; perhaps it's even the falsely sincere handshaking, baby-kissing political appearances where the candidates all wear fake smiles and somehow seem to say nothing.
by Heather Gabel Daily Lobo Columnist I hope that you have been learning a lot about ASUNM through these columns this semester and feel that you have a better understanding of what your student government does and how it works. Now it is time for you to let us know what you think and see ASUNM in action.
Editor, This short letter is in response to the "Richardson dismayed by low turnout" article on the front page of Friday's Daily Lobo. Last March, my girlfriend and her roommate attended a Democratic convention in support of Bill Richardson and the Democratic Party.
by Leah Caldwell U-Wire Hamid Karzai is such a hunk. There's no doubt about it, this post-Taliban leader has the beauty and the brains to make Afghanistan the country that it could never be under the Taliban. This conclusion, among others, was the product of a 16-paragraph article in The New York Times that reduced the plight of Afghan women to the distressing decision of what color burka to wear.
Editor, While West Nile Virus has been found in several parts of New Mexico, including Bernalillo County, it is not something we should be worried about on campus. This disease, while serious, only seems to infect people more than 50 years old. While there are a number of us in that category, we still don't need to be worried, as mosquitoes aren't a problem on campus.
Madelyne Gorman Toogood has caused a bit of a stir lately - namely from being caught on a store tape while she was beating her four-year-old daughter two weeks ago. The nation gasped as a blatant act of domestic violence was displayed to the public eye.
by Mike Wolff Daily Lobo Columnist Imperial war has always been waged on a pretext. The Aztecs conquered neighboring tribes because they needed an abundance of humans to sacrifice in honor of their gods. The Spaniards conquered Latin America to bring Christianity and civilization to the savages.
Editor, I keep hearing various excuses why Coach Rocky Long and the Lobos lost to the Aggies Saturday. There is no reason why Coach Long and the Lobos shouldn't beat NMSU every year. The Lobos have better athletes, better facilities, play in a much more competitive football conference, have more fan support, and have more financial resources.
Editor, Two weeks ago Bow Wow Records closed its doors for the last time. After 18 years of business, the once great staple of the Nob Hill had finally died. The death of Bow Wow was very personal to me. My father, Andrew Horwitz, started the business when I was a baby.
by Jane Eisner Knight Ridder-Tribune The spring fashion collections that strutted down the runways in New York last week are, according to some of the snootier critics, an unimaginative throwback to the 1950s, evoking an era of pastel domesticity, illusory safety, even a kind of Eisenhower dullness.
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