As one might expect, times of crisis affect different groups of people in different ways. For the majority of Americans, the past six months have been a time of feelings of unanimity and an acknowledgment that perhaps there is indeed some evil in the world that should be opposed.
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing recently made very bold and praiseworthy remarks in defending China's basic sovereign rights from the hegemonic interests of the United States.
It angers me when politicians, Wall Street and the Pentagon play upon our fears to push their own agendas.
While much has been made about UNM men's basketball coach Fran Fraschilla's resignation and rumors about his possible replacement, the University faces a much greater test as it quietly gears up for another presidential search.
I've been reading lately about Theodor Herzl - you know, the "father" of modern Zionism - and how, in his pre-Zionist days, he had a penchant for writing columns about love.
Two years ago I met with a group in Ciudad Ju†rez called Voces Sin Eco (voices without eco). In the wee hours of a Sunday morning, we drove to the desert on the city's outskirts.
Fran Fraschilla was not a bad coach, he just didn't fit with the program. It was Rudy Davalos who bought into the Fraschilla hype. Fraschilla is gone and now so are two other potential coaches who both had expressed initial interest, but dropped out after speaking with Davalos.
This morning, in "G" Lot around 8:40 a.m., a huge group of us students who pay money to park and ride approached the shuttle and we were greeted by a new rule. "No one can be standing in the aisle on the bus, please get on and look for a seat, if there are none, you'll have to get off, and wait for the next bus."
Richard Berthold's column about Coach Fran and President Gordon is consistently myopic, in that he cannot see past himself.
A couple of days ago, I was watching the news reports on how the White House is threatening to use nuclear weapons to fight terrorism. I guess wiping out an entire continent, if not the world, is one possible way to end terrorism? Maybe we can reach into the bottoms of our pockets and come up with hundreds of millions of dollars to develop "smart" nuclear bombs that will only kill the bad guys and leave only dust on the shoulders of the good guys.
The almost simultaneous announcements of the departure of UNM President William Gordon and head basketball coach Fran Fraschilla provided a snapshot of what the University is all about in the eyes of most New Mexicans. The notice of Gordon's retirement occupied only an inch or two on the front page of the Albuquerque Journal, while that of Fraschilla's termination was spread all over the front page and the sports section.
I'd like to respond to your article in the March 19 Daily Lobo about New Mexico Democratic primary candidate Bill Richardson's visit to the UNM Health Sciences Center.
I realize the students just came back from Spring Break, but can't you do a better job of actually editing and proof reading your copy before it gets printed? The Wednesday edition first page not only has spelling errors (poision), but reports the Fall 2001 enrollment will be affected by the changes in the GPA for the bridge scholarship. I presume you meant the Fall 2002 enrollment.
Did you know that there is a "back-up" method of birth control that women can get to keep in their medicine cabinet? You may have heard of "emergency contraception" or the "morning after pill." This is a higher dose of daily birth control pills that can be taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex or contraceptive failure to help prevent pregnancy. Widespread knowledge and use of this back-up birth control method could prevent as many as half of the three million unintended pregnancies that occur each in the United States.
Some Americans may have been led to believe that expanding the federal AmeriCorps program is just what the country needs after Sept. 11. But, in spite of its patriotic name, AmeriCorps represents the worst, not the best, that Washington has to offer.
Kudos to Michael Carrasco for a great "tell-it-like-it-is" article on multiculturalism in Tuesday's Daily Lobo. I disagree with him on only one minor point. He implies that the goal of American multiculturalists is no biases. I submit that it is OK, according to American multiculturalists, to be biased against one group.
On Saturday, April 6, students, faculty and alumni will join for an exciting new service event - The Spring Storm. Created by students, this event is indicative of our commitment as individuals and as a university to make service a recurring part of our lives. Furthermore, The Spring Storm will strengthen UNM by bringing people from all parts of our community together to achieve a common goal.
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