An ongoing outrage that made headlines for a day and has already disappeared in the continuous shuffle of newsworthy events, the controversial exhibit "Mirroring Evil: Nazi Imagery/Recent Art" at the Jewish Museum in New York is a testament to the sad state of modern art.
For once, the Bush administration and leading senators from both parties are engaged in the right kind of bidding war.
While browsing The New York Times Web site, I came across a rather interesting sentence imbedded in a piece chronicling the story of a former Russian army officer that is now living in the United States and has been granted asylum. It seems that the defector, Andrei Samorodov, has been giving interviews to several Texas dailies - Texas, his new home, I guess is even today still a step up from Russia - exposing behavior by Russian army units in Chechnya that he categorizes as "war crimes."
Ever since I began attending classes at UNM many years ago, there has been the constant debate simmering over the issue of students locking their bikes to hand rails. And every year, the same valid arguments arise. Yes, it is a problem. Yes, it is inconsiderate to the handicapped. No, it isn't really the responsibility of the UNM Physical Plant or campus police to hunt down and remove improperly parked bicycles.
So UNM is going to pay probably half a million dollars to make a failed coach go away and more resources will be wasted to replace him in a job that is really not related to the mission of higher education, but one more appropriate to high school cheerleading? And the regents are going to spend thousands more to replace a president who probably sees the mess in the state and wants out. You can't blame him, but remember how much money was quietly given the last president to leave?
During his campaign for President, George W. Bush frequently addressed the importance of expanding access to higher education. In the fall of 2000, he said, "I want to make sure that higher education is affordable and accessible to every American. I am committed to helping families prepare for the cost of higher education."
The March 8 letter from Autumn Bell was nothing more than an editorial drive-by-shooting of Ricky Lee Allen. A lack of analysis and critical rebuttal left us with only a thoughtless character assassination.
I would like to applaud the Daily Lobo on the March 6 article regarding the Kansas City shooting and the National Rifle Association's reaction. I read this publication on a daily basis and I was ecstatic to see an article showing the NRA's point of view. It seems to me that more often than not the Lobo strays from a two-sided argument/opinion.
I am not an avid sports fan and I don't pay a lot of attention to college basketball until the end of the season.
They cry after losses, cheer when they win and play with passion second to none. They are the UNM women's basketball players - the other Lobo hoops team in town and the only one worth cheering for this season.
In response to Autumn Bell's March 8 letter, I am neither affronted nor offended by Professor Allen's words. Why are you?
"Chuck, we won, Chuck! You're coming home, pal," the lawyer told Charles Schwarz. "We won!" the lawyer's assistant screamed into the phone to Schwarz's wife when his conviction and those of two other former cops were overturned Feb. 28.
For the last three years the UNM Ultimate Frisbee club has tried diligently to earn some recognition on campus as a respectable organization and sport at UNM.
I really want to comment on Ricky Lee Allen's letter that was printed on March 6. The fact that the writer identified himself as a "UNM College of Education Instructor" should be an embarrassment to all of his colleagues in the College of Education. I certainly hope that his letter was not an indication of the level of scholarship held by instructors in the College of Education.
Let's create a whole new category to exonerate Andrea Yates: "not guilty by reason of religious view." Once again we have an attempt to recast a mental health issue as one where crime can be absolved by religion. Keep reminding the public that her psychiatrist was Mohammed Saeed and you even get to take sides.
I was very disappointed by an article in Tuesday's paper. The story covered last weekend's live performance of several bands at the Launchpad.
I want to thank the Daily Lobo for their March 1st article on the candidates' forum sponsored by UNM College Democrats.
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