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Parking hurdle adds to student’s discontent
August 27It is my belief that almost every student at UNM has had some sort of dilemma/issue with parking services.
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Editorial: Learn more about Lobo at open house
Iliana Limn | August 27With the fall semester officially under way, now seems as good a time as any to introduce new and returning students to the Daily Lobo.
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Union seeks salary clarification
August 27This is a response to the letter in the Aug. 20 Daily Lobo titled, “Union agreement did not include equity increases,” by Susan Carkeek, associate vice president of Human Resources.
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Denying protesters’ access breaches free speech rights
August 27I have to say that I am sickened by the way people in this country treat protesters who go to certain events ready to voice their opinions. Just because protesters disagree with the speaker does not mean they should be turned away from the event or be accused of “screaming and whining.”
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LETTER: Berthold misses boat with UNM assessment
August 24Richard Berthold’s recent bitter diatribe presents a biased and unfair portrayal slamming new students as unmotivated slobs and slighting the University’s efforts to retain and graduate students.
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Parking services to close online permit sales Sunday
Iliana Limn | August 24Parking and Transportation Services will be closing the parking permit sales portion of our Web site for redevelopment beginning Sunday at 5 p.m. This closure will not affect informational portions of the Web site or the online appeals process.
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LETTER: Service workers deserve more courtesy, respect
Iliana Limn | August 24Working in the service industry has the unfortunate side effect of impressing you — with exactly how much the customer believes they buy from the company and how much the company believes its $6 per hour buys from you.
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COLUMN: Classes no excuse for apathy
Maceo Carrillo Martinet | August 24We have to admit that we are students in strange times — stem cells, cloning humans and morality headaches, a president whose missing-ballot election and intellect are seriously questionable, while NAFTA, the International Monetary Fund and others are sanctioning the free slavery of our neighbors throughout the globe by U.S. corporations.
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Column: UNM’s priorities out of whack
Richard M. Berthold | August 23This column is addressed to all the new students at UNM, who surely received a rosy picture of the University during orientation.
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Lobo fails to acknowledge power outage as ‘home run’
August 23Two outs, bottom of the ninth and you hit the big home run and win the game.
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Protesters call security at rally undemocratic
August 23I would like to clarify some apparent misunderstandings in Monday’s Daily Lobo article regarding protests during George W. Bush’s recent visit to Albuquerque.
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LETTER: Campus should offer more noncorporate food choices
August 22I am a graduate student in American Studies. To be frank, I never eat the food provided on campus due to the lack of availability of healthy, organic, non-corporate alternatives.
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COLUMN: Construction reigns at UNM
Craig A. Butler | August 22Funny thing I notice as I look around campus. Last time I saw the place was at the end of spring semester, and I had hoped that most of the construction projects would be done by the time I got back. Instead, things are even more torn up, with more orange barrels and fences than before.
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LETTER: Protests had nothing to do with job center
August 22I never cease to be amazed by the behavior of people. Case in point: protesters screaming and whining because they weren’t permitted to disrupt an important event. The Barelas Job Opportunity Center represents education and empowerment of the people, by the people.
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Courts should seek prison alternatives
August 21I am writing in response to the news article “Inmate Population Drops,” in the Aug. 13-19 Daily Lobo. I have visited and corresponded with dozens of friends and acquaintances in many prisons during the past 25 years.
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Column: Innocent often wrongly imprisoned
BradLord Leutwyler | August 21Imagine for a moment that you, yes you, are finishing school tomorrow. Imagine further that after the dean hands you your shiny new degree and you land a cherry job working in an office in a big fancy hotel. You do a great job and after a year you are made assistant manager of the sales department. The next day, your life is ruined.
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Radio program staff forced to endure workplace abuse
August 21A recurring theme in the Daily Lobo during my time at UNM has been free speech.
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Italian Cage should have convincing accent
August 21I have not yet seen “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin,” so I have no idea whether Nick Cage has a convincing Italian accent but he ought to.
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Gallup students fed up with financial aid
August 21I attend the UNM Gallup Branch and I would really like to know why they can not get it together.
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Editorial: Involvement key to fun college experience
Iliana Limn | August 20The fall semester is officially under way, and I will be one of many people on campus this week encouraging students to learn about all that UNM has to offer.
