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LETTER: University is sending out inconsistent messages

This week, I received a flyer from the UNM office of Counseling, Assistance and Referral Services in my campus mailbox. Printed on bright blue paper, it was titled "Make a Haven," and was basically a list of what it considered normal reactions to the "recent tragic events."


The Setonian
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COLUMN: Peace, dignity part of daily life

Writing under a full moon, I feel the silent waters that have been violently disturbed. Occasionally there is a period in our lives when we wonder why so much energy is dedicated to warfare and its technologies and not enough put into wondering about this moon and how it effects each and everything.


The Setonian
Opinion

COLUMN: Berthold thanks supporters

I have been regularly writing this column for some 20 years now, and it has been great fun and, I hope, entertaining and annoying to the campus community. But in the interests of the University and my own health - dealing with the real world turns out to be a fairly scary thing - this column will not appear for a while.



The Setonian
Opinion

LETTER: Berthold earned criticism he is receiving

My letter is a short response to Professor Richard Berthold's cowardly remark about the Pentagon bombing. Basically the professor is entitled to his point of view but his comment leads to a question about academic freedom.


The Setonian
Opinion

LETTER: Students painted as unable to make up their own minds

I wish to express my condolences to the lower division undergraduates of this august institution. If some are correct, your poor darlings can be lead astray with a few words in an off-the-cuff remark. These folks seem to believe that you are so brain-dead, so soul-dead, that the first 18 years of life with your parents can be negated in one class by an evil, wicked professor. They probably also believe that you are all non-smoking, non-drinking virgins.


The Setonian
Opinion

LETTER: A modest propsal for Berthold

Professor Berthold's actions and opinions are an outrage. Not only should we have him fired, but his tongue also should be removed so that his dangerous opinions cannot infect any more ears in our population.


The Setonian
Opinion

LETTER: Berthold embarassing, deserves punishment

The embarrassment continues. Mr. Berthold is certainly entitled to his opinion, but it is inappropriate to use the canopy of tenure and academic freedom to provide immunity from being held accountable. He has used this shield successfully for the last 29 years and only apologized for his actions when it became apparent that someone might actually hold him responsible for his actions.




The Setonian
Opinion

COLUMN: With freedom comes responsibility

The span of human history has been defined by ideas, conflict and society's resolution of these two. To believe that this resolution will always be a peaceful one is to ignore human nature, as well as, thousands of years of history.





The Setonian
Opinion

We should rally for justice

A friend said something that struck me a couple of days ago. "Just imagine, if a free and democratic-loving country such as ours can react in such an incredibly hostile way and with such passionate violence, imagine how people feel in those countries who have been reduced to rubble over years of wars and social turmoil."




The Setonian
Opinion

LETTER: Disgusting liberals should stop defending Berthold

Richard Berthold should be fired. Not just for his serious misconduct on Sept. 11, but for every instance when he has insulted and offended students. If this had been his first offense, I might allow him to get away with just a tearful apology. However, Dr. Berthold has had a long history of moral misconduct at the University.


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