by Elizabeth Gross U-Wire What activity do most Americans participate in that scares our government into spending hundreds of millions of our tax dollars, and yet is enjoyed daily by citizens across the nation? The little word that is free but costing us millions: sex.
by Richard M. Berthold Daily Lobo Columnist Given what I went through last fall and how many times I was labeled a traitor or un-American or - worst - a liberal, there is a wonderful sense of irony in the fact that I was chosen to participate in the Air Force's Distinguished Educators program last July.
The UNM Lottery and Bridge to Success Scholarships are a bit like communism - they both look great on paper. However, year after year the scholarships are harshly criticized and despite support from UNM community, little action has been taken in making these programs efficient.
When I heard that Iraq was willing to let weapons inspectors back into its country, I breathed a sigh of relief. The foolhardy path of war that the Bush administration had such a hard-on for had at last come to an end. However, after a minute or so, the skeptic inside me thought the president would play down this event and look for another excuse to unleash our weapons of mass destruction upon the land and people of Iraq.
A battle is being waged in court this week over the amount of water in the Rio Grande. Because of this year's drought, the water supplies keeping the river flowing may run out as early as next week. A week or so from now, there might only be a sandy riverbed running through Albuquerque.
UNM Child Care Center article published Monday, Sept. 16, failed to mention one very important point about the program: the lunch program is administered under the guidelines of the USDA federal food program. Who would believe that therein lay an unbelievable struggle between parental rights and political correctness?
by Eric Linderman U-Wire Of all the media outlets available to us, none generates more distrust and hostility than the television. Despite that fact, it's still where most normal people get their news. That's unfortunate because, as many media analysts have already noted, "TV journalism" is somewhat of an oxymoron.
by Sari Krosinsky Daily Lobo Columnist On July 31, a bomb went off in a cafeteria at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. It wasn't the usual suicide bombing, but a bomb planted and set off remotely by a cell phone. Bad jokes about cell phones really being deadly aside, a comment from a friend drew me to look farther into this particular situation.
by Heather R. Gabel Daily Lobo Columnist I can't believe we are now 25 percent done with the 2002 fall semester; it has gone faster than I ever could have imagined. This is the fifth column you have read about ASUNM and I hope that you feel that you are beginning to understand what the Associated Students of UNM student government is and how it helps the students of the University of New Mexico.
by Casey Jacketta U-Wire Last Saturday, Rev. Matt Hale of the Illinois-based World Church of the Creator spoke at the Sugarhouse Branch of the Salt Lake County Library. Despite what its name implies, the organization is not what those who consider themselves religious would associate with a "church.
With all this focus on Sept. 11, the New Mexico State Fair has been left to sit in its dust. So this is for the UNM community members that aren't from the Land of Enchantment and might not know very much about our fair. Here's what it's mainly about: food.
One year ago many of us Americans suddenly awoke with an enlightened patriotic fervor, a sense of duty and dedication that would surpass our fear and a feeling of fraternal love for our fellow countrymen.
If someone tried to judge the content of your character by the contents of your e-mail inbox, how would you fare? Well, it's wouldn't be a pretty picture - if you are subjected to the torrent of unbidden advertising messages that plagues many e-mail users.
Craig Butler's column on 9/11 calling for unabated anger over the atrocities of 9/11 rests on three basic premises. Two of these premises are incorrect and one is unknowable.
by David M. Anderson U-Wire Shortly after Sept. 11, President Bush stated in an address to Congress that the al Qaeda terrorists "hate our freedoms - our freedom of religion, our freedom of speech, our freedom to vote and assemble and disagree with each other.
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