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Tomasson fought to preserve university
Richard Berthold | September 11Retired sociology professor Richard Tomasson died of leukemia last Thursday at the age of 73.
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Homeless are everyone’s problem
Jeremy Reynolds | September 11The letters “NIMBY” are sadly all too familiar to heads of faith based ministries nationwide that exist to help America’s homeless, hungry and otherwise destitute. They stand for “not in my back yard.”
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Chicano nationalism gaining strength as population grows
September 10Editor, In anticipation to the upcoming conference on "Nationalism and Imperialism" sponsored by ECDN, a local student group of Chicano nationalists, on Sept. 15, I feel compelled to state that at long last Chicano nationalism is being placed on the same level of legitimacy as the other three nations in representation at the conference; namely, Palestine, Ireland, and Quebec.
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Decision to drop C-Span is customer abuse
September 10Editor, Comcast Cable is abusing its customers and our local educators again. Not only have cable rates risen three times the rate of inflation since deregulation, which represents price gouging just as the oil companies are doing with the captive driver markets, but Comcast fills the affordable basic channels with irrelevant shopping and religious programming.
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Karni's version of history a nationalistic myth
September 10Editor, Shlomo Karni's letter in the Sept. 7th issue of the Daily Lobo begins with, "Let us set aside, for the moment, all the polemics and concentrate on facts." He then proceeds to give a "history" long discredited, even by Israeli historians, although some schools in Israel are beginning again to teach nationalistic myth as fact. Israel's early leaders, including David Ben-Gurion and Menachem Begin, made it clear that the partition of Palestine was unacceptable and that every scrap of "Eretz Yisrael" must be Jewish - all the way to the Euphrates.
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`Non-politicians' not ready for mayor's office
September 10Editor, As a frequent contributor to this opinion page, my favorite target has been Gary Johnson. When Johnson leaves office, I want every New Mexican to remember the antics, failures, dissension and havoc this governor created and then never elect another "non-politician." It takes more than a slogan like "People Before Politics" to be an effective public servant.
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EDITORIAL: It's not just Tech fans pitching racial slurs
September 10It's great when fans passionately follow sports teams, but sometimes they just go too far.
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COLUMN: Jewish holy days for forgiveness
September 10We are now in the Hebrew month of Elul, the time of preparation for Rosh Hashanah, the first day of the New Year, and Yom Kippur, the day of atonement. Some people think these holy days are an excuse for self-flagellation. But that's really not quite right.
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College guides are a poor measure of universities
September 6Like the college-bound high school seniors it seeks to serve, U.S. News and World Report's America's Best Colleges turns 18 this season. This guide, and a score of others, are the vehicles of choice for millions of high school students who'll start their college searches this fall.
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COLUMN: `Sideshow Bob' finally axed
Richard Berthold | September 6During the summer, the University announced the retirement of Robert "Sideshow Bob" Migneault, dean of the General Library at UNM. This announcement was accompanied by glowing appraisals of the man and his accomplishments from Public Affairs, the Campus News and Provost Brian Foster.
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LETTER: Finance reform bill is key to democracy
September 6In my 91 years I have seen two world wars and the deaths of as many as a hundred million people in the struggle between the forces of free democracy and the powers of oppression.
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U.N. resolution needs international support
September 6Let us set aside, for the moment, all the polemics and concentrate on facts:
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COLUMN: U.S., Israel send bad signal
September 6The United Nations, at least in theory, is an amazing example of democracy on a global level. Each time it meets, representatives from countries can have a dialogue face-to-face, and hopefully heart-to-heart, if peace and justice for everyone is what it’s all about.
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Race should be an admission factor
September 6I was born colored. You can see it on my birth certificate. I was born in the Negro - or Nigra - wing of the hospital in Conyers, Ga. Ask my mama. From the beginning, race has been a factor in my life.
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LETTER: Reynalds deserves praise: censorship is a `fact of life'
September 5Hooray for Jeremy Reynalds! His is truly a "voice in the wilderness" on this campus.
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COLUMN: Jews must not aid in oppression
Sari Krosinsky | September 5The first Zionists were Jewish socialists. They were not concerned with reclaiming "the Holy Land." They didn't even consider Palestine to be the only possible location for a Jewish state. Their goal was to create a safe haven, a place where the Jews of the world would no longer have to fear violence and oppression.
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COLUMN: Labels paint ethnicity with broad strokes
Craig A. Butler | September 5One of the joys of school in the modern day is the endless forms we are constantly asked to fill out. Standardized tests, surveys, teacher evaluations - you name it. Along with other demographic information, one question we always have to answer these days is "ethnicity."
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Candidates ignore real crime
September 5We are in another election for mayor, and I hear again candidates pushing the emotional hot button issue of crime to attract votes. But, I have not heard any of the candidates say anything about the largest criminal gang operating the city, and hope they will before the election is over.
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Stop blaming media for things dumb people do to themselves
September 4I think we would be a lot better off if more people croaked, and instead of blaming the media or moral values, we just let it be that it is natural for unintelligent people do unintelligent things and get themselves killed or aversely affect their lives in other ways.
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Reynalds' music ban rhetoric is offensive
September 4It is great to see Jeremy Reynalds writing for the Lobo again this semester. I certainly respect what he does for homeless people and enjoy his commentary, even though most of his rhetoric is misguided in my opinion.
