Opinion

Opinion

Letter: Palestinian slaughter unjust, not self-defense

August 17

Editor, The onslaught of Palestine by the state of Israel has no justification. No slaughter can be justified, regardless of who commits it against whom. Those who try to rationalize the bloodshed into a moral-political necessity do so to hide their monstrous face behind a mendacious mindset. Rationalizing the impermissible is deliberate Orwellian miscategorization. The mass murder of the defenseless is never “self-defense.” None of the more than two thousand killed after a month of shelling has been a “threat” to the state of Israel.

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Letter: Finding the real, true meaning of happiness

August 17

Recently it was reported that Rush Limbaugh said that Robin Williams killed himself because Leftists are never happy. When I read that, I had the desire to ask Rush Limbaugh to search inside himself for happiness. I suspect if he were to do that, he would find the desire to make other people appear inferior to him, and a great deal of hatred, but no genuine love of other people and no happiness.

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Opinion

Anniversary issue failed to recognize injured Lobo staff

August 10

Editor, As a former review editor and managing editor of the New Mexico Daily Lobo I was pleased to see that the anniversary issue had coverage of the New Mexico National Guard’s invasion of campus in May 1970. I was, however, surprised to see no mention that Lobo staffers were injured in two of the incidents covered in that article.

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UNM 125: Supporters of democracy must protest deportation

July 18

Printed October 30, 1985 Editor: I was concerned to read your Oct. 25 article about the seven UNM students who, using the American flag as a backdrop, asked Margaret Randall to leave our country.

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UNM 125: Didn't you ask

July 18

Printed November 28, 1941 Dear out of stater. Listen fellow, don’t you go tellin’ me as how as they play ball back home.

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UNM 125: On cleaning one's teeth in public

July 18

Printed May 2, 1964 Were you ever in an old farm-home during mealtime? If so, then you will probably recall that when meals are over, the men lean back in their chairs and intersperse their conversation with queer little sucking noises issuing from their mouths, following hard upon the advent into the mouth of a small piece of wood, used in place of other instruments for the cleansing of the teeth.

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UNM 125: The Mirage, January 1899

July 18

Printed January 1899 THE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY There should be the closest sympathy between the city and the University located within its borders.

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UNM 125: The U.N.M. Weekly

July 18

Printed January 6, 1912 Items of Local Interest J.W. Miller was seen in the halls on Friday morning. E.S.

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UNM 125: Banks replies

July 18

Printed March 9, 1962 Dear Sir: What are “little” Student Senators made of? Sugar, spice, snails puppy dog tails?

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Opinion

Pro wrestling is undeniably awesome

Graham Gentz | July 13

At my age, out of the blue, I’ve developed a completely new interest: one without irony and with utter devotion. I love professional wrestling.

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Offensive columnist lacking etiquette and writing quality

July 13

Editor, I was horrified to read Graham Gentz’s review of the play “Painting Churches,” which appeared in the June 30 – July 6, 2014 Lobo. The reader is stricken with the terrible dilemma of deciding which is more offensive: the poor quality of Gentz’s writing or his racist and misogynistic remarks. In describing a leading character: “She has some redeeming moments when she turns the bitch level up to 11 …”

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Comic book women are not men's sexual objects

Graham Gentz | July 6

I went to the Albuquerque Comic Expo recently, and I was utterly dismayed by what I saw. I was introduced to the worlds of “The Fantastic Four” and “the Avengers” when I was only a tiny child, moving with my family from state to state every few years. My father, as a young boy in the ‘60s, read the genesis of Spider-Man, Thor and Daredevil. So when he had boys of his own, he would take my older brother and I to comic book shops no matter where we lived to buy what few comics we could scrounge from bargain bins selling them three for a dollar.

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Dull play irritating and lacking harmony

Graham Gentz | June 29

“Painting Churches” as presented by The Adobe Theater is an abysmal experience once the paint has been stripped from its facade. It’s difficult to know where to start. I suppose the best place is with the abhorrent characters and their petty lives.

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Palestinian prisoners will rise and continue cycle of violence

June 26

Editor, Several days ago, three Israeli teenagers were abducted from the occupied Palestinian West Bank, probably by a Hamas outfit.

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Review: Skit and dance show unique and hilarious

Graham Gentz | June 22

It takes an entire year for the Equilibrium Theater Company and Buen Viaje Dance Company to prepare their show, so you’d figure it ought to be good. You’d be right. The show this year is called “North Fourth Night Live! and BVD Does Broadway.” It runs about an hour, the first half with Equilibrium doing a series of skits, and the second half with Buen Viaje’s dance pieces.

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Tasty ways to enhance summer greens

Steve “Mo” Fye | June 15

While summer is the season for grilling, it is also important to eat your veggies. Summer greens are exploding in gardens. They are cheap and plentiful in farmers markets and grocery stores. These versatile vegetables are a great complement to any meal and, with just slight modifications in seasoning, can go with any cuisine.

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UNM's broken system needs to be fixed and fully system

June 8

Editor, The freshman experience is usually shared amongst a majority of high school graduates as they come together in the fall. A select few are forced to enter into the Early Start Program during the summer to complete six credit hours prior to the fall semester.

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Correia showed bravery for standing against violence

June 8

Editor, I am writing as a colleague of Dr. David Correia, the UNM Professor whose job at UNM is being unnecessarily threatened due to his involvement in peaceful activism. Of course, like Dr. Correia, I do not speak on behalf of the University of New Mexico.

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Raising minimum wage would disrupt economic balance

June 8

Editor, Regarding the governor candidates’ positions on the minimum wage, I just read today that Seattle plans to raise its minimum wage to $15 over several years. Anyone looking for employment in New Mexico and many other states knows that the prevailing wage is $8 – $18.

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Citizens giving away their rights are enemy, not cops

June 8

Editor, The other day, on our way home from Red River, my family passed an open-pit mine. The three young girls in my car — aged 7, 8 and 4 — were genuinely horrified by the destruction. Why are they allowed to do that, they wondered. A conversation about democracy, protest and politics followed.