Regardless of what one might think about the allegations Cynthia Lopez has made in filing her suit against UNM and three faculty members, the fact remains that they are indeed allegations.
Why, one wonders, are various conservatives and other voices of the political right seemingly driven to drawing up enemy lines? In the late 1940s, they produced blacklists of men and women in Hollywood and the media whom the right charged with being Communists or sympathizers. In 1950, Sen. Joseph McCarthy came up with his famous (but nonexistent) list of 205 names "known to the secretary of state as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping the policy of the State Department."
Not surprisingly, it is difficult to see much good coming out of the events of Sept. 11, 2001. It is suggested that the attacks "brought America together," but the image of New York police and fireman at ground zero throwing punches at one another a month after the attack might suggest otherwise. If there is any new national unity, it is certainly not the bond of common purpose and sacrifice that characterized World War II, but rather a superficial one of flags and xenophobia. Those of us who are critics of the government or are of Middle Eastern origin have experienced America coming together all right - to attempt to silence or arrest us.
by Brad Cohen U-Wire John Ashcroft is the worst attorney general President Bush could have selected. Well, maybe that's an overstatement, but he certainly does not seem to possess any of the qualities and virtues necessary to be a good attorney general of the United States.
by Craig A. Butler Daily Lobo Columnist Lately a lot of people have been noticing that the pop music produced and mass-marketed by the big five record labels has become insipid, repetitive and not worth the cost. A large part of the problem is the industry's monolithic structure, which has developed over the past decade and is creating a huge barrier to new artists.
Editor, Electing caricatures of imaginable winners in an election ensures representation of only a make-believe democracy. Political season is back, and it is time that you once again try to hold your nose and try to find a way to swallow the pill of a rotten candidate for governor.
Heather R. Gabel Daily Lobo Columnist It may be hard to believe but we are beginning the third week of classes and everything on campus is in full swing. I'm sure your notebooks are already getting thicker and your first highlighter marks are beginning to fade.
Editor, Oh well, I guess Editor in Chief Angela Williams is right. We're all going to die anyway, damn it. I guess we shouldn't do anything about second-hand smoke or tobacco or the tobacco companies, because they have too much money anyway and it just doesn't really matter.
The first Labor Day celebration in the United States was held in New York City in September l882. On June 28, 1894, Congress declared Labor Day a national holiday amidst national labor unrest caused by the work-related deaths of miners, wage reductions for the workers of the Pullman Coach Company, wide-spread unemployment, and the deployment of state militia, Pinkerton guards and the U.S. army against striking workers.
Craig Butler's column on foreign policy is flawed. I will attempt to address each flaw individually. While it is true Saudi-American relations are crucial at this time, Saudi Arabia does not stand up to the test Butler proposes of "certain actions are not acceptable" Saudis made up the vast majority of terrorists attacking on Sept. 11, they are undemocratic and fund radical Islamic fundamentalists.
by Wayne Ma U-Wire We are all in college to get educated, yet many of us tend to forget that. Some of you believe that college is a means to an end. It's all about getting a piece of paper certifying that you're qualified to earn big bucks. Some of you are here because it's just the natural order of things.
by Pei Fen Loo U-Wire A running video camera and the thought of millions of Americans watching could easily unnerve anyone on a first date. Yet, the telegenic singles featured on the slew of reality dating shows seem totally at ease trading torrid kisses with their dates, flashing their objects of affection, stripping down to nothingness in hot tubs and oh, someone give me a count on those endless body shots already.
Editor, So-called oxygen bars often tout health benefits of providing additional, and even " 100 percent pure-grade medical oxygen" to the body to help body and mind by cleaning the system of toxins, increasing energy and stamina, and reducing stress. While one cannot argue with the power of suggestion and the subjective benefits of things that can make you feel better, there is no evidence that healthy people can benefit from inhaling oxygen other than the 21 percent of oxygen found in the air we breathe.
A new group has popped up in Albuquerque and it wants smoking banned from all restaurants and bars. OK, yes, smoking is terrible for one's health and second-hand smoke is worse. Everyone has heard the statistics on lung cancer, throat cancer, etc., etc.
Sari Krosinsky wrote in her Tuesday column that the Battle of Thermopolae was part of the Peloponnesian War. Actually, that battle was one of several wars between the Greeks and the Persians and occurred many years before the Peloponnesian War, which was a civil war between Athens and Sparta, which led to the decline of both city-states as powers and set the stage for conquest by the Macedonians, northern peoples on the frontier led by Phillip, the father of Alexander the Great.
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