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.
by Ken Shores U-Wire Friday is marked as the National Day of Action Against Plan Colombia. Plan Colombia is the United States' current involvement in giving aid and training to the Colombian government and its paramilitary forces. Keep in mind the following is entirely attributed to a War on Drugs.
by Mari Armstrong-Hough U-Wire Drugs are expensive. Developing countries need drugs not only to address raging HIV/AIDS epidemics, but also to fight epidemics of malaria, tuberculosis, and various childhood diseases. But, forced by international intellectual property rights agreements to allow major commercial pharmaceutical corporations exclusive production rights, the cost of those drugs can make them unavailable.
Editor, After reading the Sept. 18 letter to the editor regarding UNM daycare leaving a child hungry, I have to respond. I personally don't feel UNM Childcare would allow a child to go hungry. I speak from experience as my daughter is also at UNM daycare and I feel very lucky to have her there.
by Justin Peters U-Wire I used to get violent migraines as a kid. Without warning, my eyes would go blurry, and every word, every sound that I heard became a shovel beating against my skull. Medicine didn't help, so all I could do was shut myself in a totally dark room, grit my teeth, and wait for the world to return to normal.
by Susan Magee Daily Lobo Columnist In the 2001-02 school year, the General Library (Centennial, Center for Southwest Research, Fine Arts, Parish and Zimmerman) had almost 1.5 million visitors. Were you one of them? We've made some changes over the summer we hope you'll find beneficial.
by Craig A. Butler Daily Lobo Columnist This past Sunday, California Gov. Gray Davis signed a law specifically allowing embryonic stem-cell research in the state. He is being vehemently opposed in this decision by the Bush administration and the Roman Catholic Church.
by Sari Krosinsky Daily Lobo columnist Walking across campus last week, I came upon an amusing series of chalkings. The Democrats had chalked for some rally they were doing that day. Some Republicans decided to add their own two cents - or two letters, like tacking "ir-" to the beginning of every "responsibility" they found.
Editor, What exactly is the purpose of sororities? Do they represent the University and the student body in a respected manner as I have previously thought them to? According to Alpha Chi Omega's vision statement, its members are encouraged to "achieve the highest moral, cultural and intellectual level in the art of daily living.
by Patricia Ireland Knight Ridder-Tribune Despite Title IX, passed 30 years ago, women and girls in sports still find themselves subject to a highly contradictory social message: be athletic, but be feminine, too. Women must excel not only at their sport but also at their conventional social role.
by Barbara Brenner Knight Ridder-Tribune People living with breast cancer wait for big news from the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Era of Hope Meeting with bated breath, eager for the breakthrough that could prolong lives. Having been a peer reviewer for the breast cancer research program of the Department of Defense, I have come to view these gatherings less as venues for significant scientific revelations and more as wasted opportunities to focus on what, beyond our genes, may be causing breast cancer.
Children aren't the only ones who stay awake at night clutching their blankets, insomniac from fear of the boogieman. I too have a monster under my bed: technology. With progress moving forward without any end in sight, it's imperative to see how truly scary it is and question its worth.
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