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LETTER: Greens to challenge political status quo

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.

COLUMN: Funding requests near deadline

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.

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LETTER: Tobacco addiction is the greatest cause of disease

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.

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COLUMN: Labor rights essential in U.S.

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.

LETTER: Column is inaccurate

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.

EDITORIAL: College students play the system

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.

EDITORIAL: Reality dating shows messing with romance perceptions

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.

LETTER: Inhaling oxygen not a proven stress reliever

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.

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EDITORIAL: Second-hand smoke not only air hazard

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.

Column errs historically

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.

COLUMN: U.S. foreign policy needs stability

President Bush's recent meeting with Saudi Ambassador Prince Bandar bin Sultan comes at a time when Saudi-American relations are at their most crucial. At stake is the future of the entire Middle East and dire consequences for the world.

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LETTER: War intentions must be examined closely

It scares the hell out of me that we have an administration in charge of our country that can't contain its excitement about going to war. Our leaders' reasoning seems questionable, hypocritical and deceitful at best.

LETTER: Bush ignores world's crises, takes vacation

Editor, I would like to point out a Sunday morning comment about our president's absence at the United Nation's Global Conference on Sustainable Development. The conference is dedicated to the environment and world poverty. "Although his father attended Rio 10 years ago, U.

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COLUMN: Pros, cons of alcohol use should be taught at home

by Jessica Velez U-Wire AUSTIN, Texas - Recently, the American Medical Association asked The Princeton Review to eliminate their "Party Schools" list from the Best College series, to the chagrin of many new alumni. Not only did this list provide an easy reference for worried parents (now why did Johnny choose that school?), but it also showed prospective students at which universities one could find both an education and a social life.