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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
by Angela Ledford Knight Ridder-Tribune The rash of ozone alerts in major cities this summer drives home the realization that air pollution directly affects enormous numbers of us every day, especially children and the elderly. Typically, on code red days we're told to drive less, not use gasoline-powered lawnmowers, and wait it out indoors.
by Sari Krosinsky Daily Lobo Columnist Picture this: A narrow pass through the mountains. Inside, four to five thousand Hellenes, armed with heavy, unwieldy bronze shields and eight foot spears. Outside, tens upon tens of thousands of soldiers from all corners of the Persian empire, with a wide assortment of light-weight armaments and enough arrows to cause a solar eclipse.
Editor, Taking a stroll out on the Health Sciences Center Plaza last Thursday afternoon, one could see a multitude of health sciences representatives promoting their departments with free literature and health-related information. Adjacent to them you would have seen handouts of a completely different kind - plate upon plate of free, processed food given out as part of Welcome Back Days on North Campus.
by Jennifer Onuska Daily Lobo Columnist At this point in the year everyone has found their classes, everyone has bought their books and everyone has eaten at the Frontier several times to service the craving that they missed over the summer. With all of that said and done, we now have 15 weeks to go in the semester and many decisions to make on how we want to spend our time.
Editor, Morality (the quality of being in accord with standards of right or good conduct, according to American Heritage Dictionary) cannot be legislated. However, citizens and legislators of fortitude could stop immoral acts by calling it so. Buddha, in his younger days, saw pain and suffering outside his palace walls.
Angela Williams sounds as though she has not been keeping up with current events or simply has a hidden agenda. First of all, our "plunging stock market" has actually been on the rise in the last two weeks and more so in recent days. I'll admit the pending baseball strike is troubling, but they are not yet striking as Williams infers, only a date has been set, and a new proposal looks like it may settle the issue before a work stoppage occurs.
Everyone makes fun of Sally Field for her joyous exclamation at the Academy Awards - "You like me! You really like me!" - but she was only demonstrating how American she is. Americans tend to have a high opinion of their country - American exceptionalism is the scholarly term - and are taken aback when confronted with beliefs to the contrary.
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