A certain pattern appears to have developed in the art of persuading Americans to war. It goes something like this: 1. Pick a target, presumably with some direct or indirect connection to some actual threat or transgression. 2. Paint that target — and all people who happen to live in its general vicinity — as the most evil, vile thing ever to walk the face of the planet.
by Douglas Turner Knight Ridder-Tribune WASHINGTON — The war on terrorism has not grabbed the hearts and minds of America’s college crowd, that is, if you accept the findings of a poll by a Republican pollster for a GOP-backed action group. One can infer from the survey that a large segment of collegians don’t hold the same passions for what are described as “American values” or “Western culture” that some important people here do.
Editor, The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled school vouchers constitutional. Now the state Legislature has no excuse for pouring more money into the pit that our public schools have become. Why is it that government is so willing to spend endless amounts of money on programs that no longer live up to expectation? It’s the same old mentality; if it’s broke, throw more money at it.
Editor, Sometimes I wonder what UNM’s priorities are. I see tuition go up year after year, so I suspect that students are not the priority. Faculty is not given commensurate salaries, and the rest of the staff must fight like hell to be treated as equals.
I totally disagree with Brandon Curtis' thesis that businesses should be stripped "of their right to dismiss without cause and without notice and make them abide along the lines we expect the government to follow."
We are living in the Information Age. Today's students have more information available to them than at any other time in history, yet how do they make sense of it all? How do they find the right information, and when they do, how do they evaluate it?
I went to an anarchist conference in Kansas a couple of weeks ago. Aside from the tick nest incident, it was an OK weekend, complete with interesting and peculiar events.
I would like to express my gratitude for the help that I have been given from students and staff members at the University.
There is a relic of 19th century norms still in vogue in the 21st century, a norm that is outdated and in need of updating. That norm is the doctrine of "employment at will," which allows a company to dismiss employees "with or without cause and with or without notice."
Like any social/political crusade, the anti-abortion movement has spawned its extremist elements, some of whom are extreme indeed. Most dangerous among these, of course, are the very few who have assassinated "abortion providers." Second in line are those rancorous souls who welcome such behavior. Describing themselves as Christians, they publicize the names and addresses of physicians on Web sites and, when a doctor is killed, celebrate the murder by crossing out his or her name.
Why serve? John Bridgeland repeated the question with the ease of a preacher's refrain. He was preaching, and this was his choir. As director of President Bush's national service initiative, he was in Philadelphia on Friday to motivate and congratulate the thousands who had gathered for the annual convention of City Year, a service program for young people.
Move over soft drink companies — Pepsi's here to stay at UNM. Once again, profit rears its pointy little head as our illustrious University has awarded the Pepsi Bottling Group an eight-year contract that will pay UNM about $1 million yearly and give exclusive bottled and fountain drink sales rights to the soft drink company.
Recently, a friend of mine had a project for an art history class he's taking. The assignment was to express a concept through visual art. Most of the students, who - like my friend - were probably just taking the class to fill core requirements, handed in work of the magazine collage variety. Their works fulfilled the requirements, but apparently weren't exactly great feats of creative inspiration.
First I must say that I am dismayed that the incoming editor seems to have the same liberal leanings as the last editor. I was hoping for some balance, but I guess I am in the U.S. education system and it is certainly conducive to liberal policies.
Editor, A recent United Staff-UNM survey of issues for contract negotiations found that an overwhelming number of our bargaining unit employees feel that improving the reclassification procedure and creating more opportunities for career advancement should be the number one priority of the bargaining team during these negotiations.
Much criticism and praise has been thrown about relating to our president since the Sept. 11 attacks that shook America to its very core. The troubling trend in the media to glorify the president has finally begun to dissipate, correlating with the U.S. Congress' growing unease with George W. Bush.
Imagine you are a scientist developing a breakthrough medical technology, one with the potential to cure heart disease, cancer and diabetes. What response would you expect from civilized society? A Nobel prize? A ticker-tape parade? Universal acclaim by politicians and intellectuals?
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