Once again the Senate has managed to show its ignorance and hypocrisy. When senators are running for office, such as Grant Nichols, they are constantly talking about how ASUNM needs to be more accessible to students.
I feel utterly compelled to respond to the wildlife preserves column by Paula Moore and Carla Bennett. It seems time and time again People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) comes out and throws itself behind a cause in which it seamlessly finds a way to bring up its goal of ending hunting and fishing. The column states so many egregious errors in reference to hunting and fishing it is ridiculous.
Though appearances may be to the contrary, activist life does still thrive outside of protests. Protests generally attract the most attention, but there are other aspects of activism that are at least as important to this whole changing the world thing.
Editor, My two letters on 500 years of U.S. atrocities to Native Americans were published in the Oct. 24 and Oct. 25 editions of the Daily Lobo. Each time my estimated figures for the number of native people on this continent at the time of first European contact were changed to a much lower figure.
Editor, The terrorist attack on Sept. 11 reminded us of the true value of freedom. The principle of due process of law, innocence until proven guilty and other liberties are the bulwark of that freedom. The freedom we enjoy is not to be abridged unless an independent court of law, dedicated to a government of laws and not of men, is convinced "beyond a reasonable doubt" that an alleged law violator actually is a law violator.
I am writing in response to the letter written by members of the ASUNM Finance Committee published in Friday's newspaper. First, let me tell readers that I am an employee of the New Mexico Daily Lobo. I have worked with The Lobo since the middle of the spring semester and have been an advertising representative since the beginning of the summer.
I would like to share with you a story. One day, walking home from class, a boy notices a dandelion flower growing from the middle of a concrete sidewalk, desolate of any other vegetation, covered with cigarette butts and pancaked bubble gum.
The New Mexico Daily Lobo is held accountable to students daily and is being punished by the ASUNM Senate for being fiscally responsible.
Editor, Have I missed the announcement of the emergency evacuation plan for Albuquerque due to a terrorist attack? We do not have any nuclear power plants here but the Air Force has 2,300 big nuclear warheads stored right at the cross point of the two major runways at Albuquerque Sunport and nuclear warheads are shipped in an out of here all the time.
"They may not get it, but at least they are trying." These are the words I, Julianita Maestas, former interim ASUNM Elections Commissioner, said only two hours before I was denied confirmation by the Senate's Presidential Appointments Committee.
We wish to respond to the irrational claims made by Iliana Lim¢n, the editor of the Daily Lobo, in Tuesday's edition.
Mr. Dan Ricker gave a number of reasons why he was sad in Monday's Daily Lobo. As I reflected on his reasons, I thought of another reason why he might want to be sad.
Craig A. Butler says that capitalism is the key to happiness and the "American Way."
If we fail to have feelings in our reaction to the world, then we cannot condemn others for their apathy. If we refuse to acknowledge the humanity of others, we deny our own humanity. Do you want to live in a society of indifference? Indifference threatens our security.
I ask why? I find the letters and attitudes regarding Sept. 11 and the ensuing conflict in Afghanistan increasingly amazing yet cynically familiar. They remind me of the cheap arguments and superficial polemics that graced our palettes during the Persian Gulf War.
As I read your editorial in Monday's Daily Lobo, I have to wonder where the logic is that says that the principles of a free and democratic society imply that it is reprehensible for the society's government to take a life, regardless of the circumstances.
Though I do not necessarily support the death penalty, I am confused by letters such as the one from Ms. Mellas-Ramirez, who says that many innocent people will be sentenced to die under capital punishment law.
The week before last, I wrote about the nature of self-interest; how people's actions are determined by their needs and desires. Last week, I looked at economics with simple common sense to explain how wealth can be created. This week I'd like to tie both of those together.
Maceo Carrillo Martinet's column about corruption in America should be valued only for its hilarious view of America's influence on humanity. He seems to be anti-everything but doesn't offer any explicit alternatives to the reader.
Shame on you Daily Lobo! Even though they are called columns, you still have a duty to check the facts and make sure you are not publishing pulp fiction. The column of Maceo Carrillo Martinet was right about one thing: " ... let's really try to be honest about our history."
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