We can learn a lot about how society functions and sustains itself by knowing how it treats its younger generations. There are many old sayings about society's responsibility towards children and their future. With the Brad Allison fiasco and the recent voting not to raise taxes to build newer schools, these sayings could not be more appropriate and valuable than today.
President Bush informed us of our new creed: "Let's roll." Here in the United States this may seem ambiguous, leaving the ravers and marijuana smokers to reconsider their political mascot, bad joke; considering the escalated war on drugs. But beyond our borders, political leaders may have a better idea.
Well, UNM men's basketball team, you did it. I did not think it was possible, but you did it. You have successfully accomplished what no other team in the past 20 years has from my standpoint.
In one of their legendary songs, the Beastie Boys summed up what a fair portion of college life is all about: "You've got to fight, for your right, to party."
It has been observed that America is a strange imperial power: one whose citizens care little and know even less about what goes on beyond their shores. This has created a dangerous situation in which the American people, as individuals typically generous and sensitive to the suffering of others, are easily led down unattractive paths by politicians who are far less generous and sensitive.
While the United States generally ignores the opinions of the developing countries, the fact that some of its European allies have questioned its foreign policy should serve as a wake-up call.
FBI statistics say that 80 percent of all gang rapes that occur in the United States happen in fraternities. An anthropological case study of Greek life by Peggy Reeves Sanday, "Fraternity Gang Rape: Sex, Brotherhood and Privilege on Campus" concludes that sororities are often complicit in the cover-up and sometimes even the set-up of rape cases in fraternity houses.
Your editorial in Monday's newspaper contained glaring errors:
Globalization. It's a word we hear thrown around a lot these days, usually in conjunction with words such as "protest," "evil" and "corporations." But what is it, really? What are the WTO and NAFTA, and why exactly does their existence cause street battles between activists and police?
So you think Enron had a great scam going? Imagine a world where you start the year making a wish list of all the things you want to buy and spend money on. Now imagine getting to do all the things you want to do and buying all the stuff you want.
As one might expect, the part of president Bush's State of the Union Address that has garnered the most attention and protest is the characterization of Iraq, Iran and North Korea as an "axis of evil." These individual nations protested by calling the United States a variety of names and many traditionally friendly nations also disapproved of the classification. In the United States, Clinton administration officials and other experts derided the remark as "delinquent" or "ill-advised," and I am sure that there are many here on campus that believed it to be straight-up warmongering aggressiveness.
Recent announcements of plans to launch two competing cable channels targeted to gay audiences have put the issue of gay visibility on center screen.
So you think Enron had a great scam going?
A handful of members from the UNM community offered their takes on the ramifications of voters' decision last week to overwhelmingly reject the Albuquerque Public Schools bond issues.
As one might expect, the part of president Bush’s State of the Union Address that has garnered the most attention and protest is the characterization of Iraq, Iran and North Korea as an “axis of evil.”
Recent announcements of plans to launch two competing cable channels targeted to gay audiences have put the issue of gay visibility on center screen.
I would like to comment on the recent article in the Daily Lobo that recounted the lecture given by Ms. Winona LaDuke. I was dissatisfied with the article for several reasons.
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