Opinion
Opinion
Ignorance and poverty are true forms of oppression
March 30I’d like to know exactly what circumstances in Laura Valdez’s life constitute “oppression.” She is employed at a university filled with upwardly mobile, educated and diverse Hispanic students. She has a job and a guaranteed right to free speech and liberty.
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Say no to medical privacy rule
Jeremy Reynalds | March 30Under a proposed new federal medical "privacy" rule, government control over our medical records could be a lot closer than we think, and we only have until March 30 to offer our comments to the government.
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Racial labels exist only to fuel racism, hatred
March 30I enjoyed reading Laura Valdez’s Thursday column titled, “Colonized, oppressed people are trapped,” in the Daily Lobo.
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Law unfair to male athletes
Jamie SeiberlichTMS campus | March 29These days, there is a major problem with common sense. Its absence in American society is disturbing; it seems as if people have dispensed with common sense in order to avoid offending anybody.
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Toulouse unaware of senators’ difficult job
March 29I am writing in response to Jeremy Toulouse’s letter on Tuesday, “Lobo funding cut highlights the Senate’s inexperience.” Mr. Toulouse, after reading your response, it is clear to me that you either misunderstood Sen. Nichols’ letter or are fully unaware of the work the ASUNM senators do for the UNM campus.
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Friedman has no evidence that extra-terrestrials exist
March 29Please stop reporting on what Stanton T. Friedman says about UFOs and “aliens.” He is not a nuclear physicist and has never provided proof of ever being one, nor can you find any real physicists who know of him working in that field.
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Bad editing in Groobees’ review irritating to read
March 29As a former copy editor, I was appalled to see Iliana Lim¢n’s otherwise fantastic review of the Groobees on March 6 short-changed by poor editing. It was clear that a spell-check and not a human was used to edit that article.
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Colonized, oppressed people are trapped
Laura ValdezStudent Services columnist | March 29There’s a pack of guard dogs in an industrial lot that loyally guard their area. Their owner must feed them enough to nourish them but not enough to satisfy their hunger. They always look ravenous and ready to eat you up.
Opinion
Media tycoon's comments insensitive, but who cares?
March 28Editor, I just read Jeremy Reynalds' Friday column, with major confusion, about Ted Turner's supposedly inflammatory remarks. I find it completely astonishing that one man's statements could result in not only an entire article in a student newspaper, but mass media coverage, also.
Opinion
Senate seeks right to control Daily Lobo
March 28Editor, After reading Sen. Grant Nichols letter on Monday, I couldn’t help but think of some questions that may need to be considered by the UNM community.
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Reparations ad interesting
Craig A. Butler | March 28By now, almost everyone on college campuses throughout the nation has heard about David Horowitz's views on why reparations should not be made to African-Americans for slavery.
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Reynalds should stop crying and save a tree
March 27Editor, Once again Jeremy Reynalds displayed his intolerance for other people's opinions.
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Army needs recruits, not berets
Matt ContinettiColumbia DailySpectator Columbia University | March 27NEW YORK — If you listen to President Bush and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, the United States Army is a mess. Recruitment and morale are plummeting, and even the modest pay increase proposed by the Bush budget might not cushion the fall.
Opinion
Lobo funding cut highlights the Senate's inexperience
March 27Editor, It is no surprise that the current ASUNM Senate is trying to cut the funding of the only real source of free speech on this campus and in this college community.
Opinion
Construction noise disrupts learning process on campus
March 26Editor, In recent weeks a great deal of construction work has occurred on campus. The noise, especially in close proximity to a classroom building, is not only distracting but causes problems for those who are trying to concentrate on a lecture.
