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LETTER: Decisive U.S. intervention a must to stop Israeli violence

April 5

Ariel Sharon is using his declaration of war against terrorism as a ruse for Israel's ongoing brutal occupation of the Palestinian people, now in its 35th year. Under the occupation, millions of Palestinians have been subjected to daily humiliations and a complete and total negation of their rights as a people. One can only wonder what kind of an impact this has on a child's psyche who only knows life under occupation.

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April 5

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LETTER: How far must terrorists go to earn readers' condemnation?

April 5

This is to all of you - including Richard Berthold - who are unable to declare the actions of the suicide bombers, such as blowing up Israeli teenagers in a disco, unequivocally wrong. You make it difficult for me to hold down my lunch. Please tell me to what level the Palestinians would have to stoop to earn your condemnation?

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COLUMN: Americans ignore contradictions

April 5

It is hard to remain true to ourselves when we live with so many inexplicable contradictions. Below is the beginning of an endless list of contradictions that we see, hear, taste and feel daily but are not always conscious of or feel comfortable discussing.

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COLUMN: Library users to rate efficiency

April 4

The University libraries are in the process of measuring the effectiveness of service to the UNM community. Monday, April 8, we will be sending out an electronic survey, LIBQUAL+, to a sample of students and faculty. We encourage those of you who receive it to spend 10-15 minutes of your time to help us identify how well you think the libraries meet your expectations of service.

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LETTER: Horowitz should get a real job

April 4

Please, one last word on reparations for slavery and David Horowitz. For the past three years or so, as a researcher, I've followed this controversial and often heated issue. Across the nation, most white Americans are vehemently against reparations of any sort.

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COLUMN: Terrorism defined by viewpoint

April 4

"Terrorism" is the new buzzword, replacing the now obsolete "communism" as the stock term used by politicians and other ignorant people to justify the support of repression and sundry dictators. But it is a very slippery word. What exactly is terrorism and who is a terrorist? That is not at all clear, and it is apparently in the political interests of many that it remain so.

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April 4

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LETTER: Amendment one to give groups needed funding

April 4

As Senators of the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico we would like to express our opinion regarding Amendment 1, which will be on the ballot for the spring 2002 elections.

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LETTER: Skillful teaching inspires students to attend lectures

April 3

After reading Kate Siegfried's letter in the Tuesday's Daily Lobo, I was honestly kind of upset because I have been in three of Monica Cyrino's classics classes, and I have enjoyed every one.

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COLUMN: Middle East peace talks futile

April 3

The chaos that has erupted in the Middle East during the past few weeks has once again brought world focus onto the divided Israel/Palestine region. Now it seems as though Yasser Arafat's leadership of the Palestinians may be coming to an end, whether through exile or martyrdom. People in the United States and members of the European Union are still calling for peace in the region.

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April 3

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LETTER: Cyrino's charm bids stimulating teaching

April 3

Monica Cyrino is one of the best things that has happened to this University, as well as to me as a student. I had Greek mythology with her last semester, as an optional class, and I totally loved it. Her sense of humor and fun style of teaching inspired me to go to class, and I remember more from her class last semester than I do from any other class I have taken at this University.

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COLUMN: Previous column was ambiguous

April 2

Instead of addressing a new topic, this week's column is going to do something that I generally dislike - reflect on my not particularly newsworthy personal situation. For those of you that do not care, I offer my apologies. I would probably just ignore this column myself, and I tend to have little patience with this type of column - sorry Sari Krosinsky.

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April 2

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LETTER: U.S. attempts to negotiate with murderers is useless

April 2

The Bush administration must end its attempts at appeasement and compromise, and allow Israel to destroy Yasser Arafat and all other Palestinian terrorist groups.

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LETTER: Reader wonders if 'real' front page mistakes were also joke

April 2

It looks like there was another April Fool working mischief on the "real" front page today: who on earth wrote the caption saying that Christ was born on Good Friday? The same dyslexic person, apparently, who wrote "LEFT" instead of "RIGHT" on the next caption.

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LETTER: Some concerns about Cyrino are legitimate

April 2

I believe there are legitimate complaints from a student's perspective concerning Monica Cyrino's teaching. I took her Greek mythology course last semester and was very disappointed. I understand why she has such a following, though. She acts like a "cool" student instead of like a professor.

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LETTER: Sari should offer opinions on suicide bombers, Israel

April 2

Two questions for Sari Krosinsky. How would she rate the outrage she feels about the suicide bombers as compared to the Israeli occupation?

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COLUMN: Spirit of Passover overlooked

April 1

I spent last Wednesday, the first night of Pesach, with my brother's family and friends. It was a quiet seder, with children playing in the background while we retold the story of the exodus from Egypt.