The U.S. District Court delivered a blow to justice when it recently denied Mumia Abu-Jamal a new trial. Abu-Jamal was convicted of murdering a policeman in 1981, amid legal flaws during his trial, and has been on death row since 1982.
Editor, When I was a student at Highland High School, I studied Latin and had the privilege of attending several lectures by Professor Berthold. His lectures were exciting, funny, meaningful and to the point. I remember looking forward to college and UNM if my classes were to be so lively. Since high school, I sadly have not had the chance to take one of Berthold's classes. Now, even more sadly, I may never have that chance.
As the UNM community braces for the legislative session that opens Tuesday, several state leaders have said that they will be paying extra attention to the University this year.
Editor, I am writing regarding a letter in the final edition of the Daily Lobo from the fall semester titled, "Republicans are misunderstood, believe in the First Amendment." The letter's author proclaims his disdain for those who are "anti-American."
Editor, UNM History Professor Richard Berthold told a freshman class on Sept. 11 that "anyone who can bomb the Pentagon has my vote."
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - "I'm scared. You might be carrying a gun under your veil," murmured one of my students. Why I would carry a gun to my class, I wondered? I was sure she was joking. But she was not. She was serious and frightened, too.
This time of year, most people are assessing their priorities and goals.
Editor, When UNM Professor Richard Berthold enthusiastically approved the slaughter of hundreds of innocent airline passengers to destroy the Pentagon he hates so much, he showed that he has even less humanity than the terrorists who committed this heinous act.
I surely won't be the first or the last to lament the sorry state of New Mexico drivers, but a brief hiatus from arguably the worst aspect of the Land of Enchantment has prompted me to speak up.
Editor, Before the last pendulum swing of power in Afghanistan, the Taliban arrested several foreign aid workers and proposed to try them for anti-Islamic activities in a court that could hardly be considered fair and impartial.
Ground zero, Dec. 28. As I approached from the subway stop a few blocks away, the crowd thickened. So did the vendors.
I am writing this letter in response to the many letters that have mentioned the College Republicans, an organization that I proudly serve in as state chairperson. In these letters, the UNM College Republicans were attacked for discouraging free speech on campus unless they agree with their ideals.
Critical consciousness - to think globally and act locally - is the incense that burns inside the shelters of hope. We smell this incense when we call upon our government and ourselves to act in a way that respects this earth that can, as Gandhi put it, "provide for everyone's needs, but not everyone's greed.
How many times in the last several weeks have you heard or read sentences that begin, "If we've learned nothing else since Sept. 11, we've learned ...?"
At the Daily Lobo, we have many of our own unsung heroes - about 100 of them - who put in endless, thankless hours to produce this publication for UNM community. It would be impossible to name them all, but everyone on the advertising, classifieds, accounting, newsroom, copy editing, production, Web and delivery staff deserve all the thanks in the world for their hard work this year.
It might have been nice to be able to speak dispassionately about the state of civil rights after Sept. 11, to theorize about the possible side effects of hastily-passed anti-terrorist acts and the burgeoning police state as if these matters have no direct effect on me, to comment disinterestedly on the over 1,000 immigrants being held indefinitely without trial.
I read Maceo Carillo Martinet's Dec. 4 column, and it grabbed my attention when he referred to the Afghan mujaheddin anti-Soviet militias as the precursor of the Taliban.
I'm deeply saddened by the turn of events in Israel in the last several days. I also am deeply concerned by the statements and actions of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. He has repeated for the last three days that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is to blame for "everything."
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