Editor, I am not a UNM student, but I am a regular reader of the New Mexico Daily Lobo. I saw the political cartoon in the Apr. 21 issue and immediately said, ‘Finally someone is asking the right question.
If you haven’t seen it in full force, you’ve seen hints of it — Albuquerque is where ambition goes to die. This basic human weakness is the theme in “The Land of Manana.” Being lackadaisical and whimsy seeps in and takes deep root as a motif of easy living.
Editor, I am writing to address the issue of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) near Chaco Canyon National Park. If allowed, I believe this would be an egregious violation of a treasured national heritage site,
A few weeks ago I had the great good fortune to go backpacking in the Grand Canyon. Ten of us did 35 miles and 10,000 vertical feet down and up in 4 days with 40 pound packs. Not bad for a bunch of mostly middle aged people!
Editor, I am writing to address the issue of hydraulic fracturing — “fracking” — near Chaco Canyon National Park. If allowed, I believe this would be an egregious violation of a treasured national heritage site, the citizens of the state of New Mexico, and of the natural environment ...
Editor, With the amount of fracking significantly increasing, the dangers that come with it are going to increase as well. Fracking has become a risky way of getting oil and gas from the ground by releasing air pollutants, contaminating groundwater and damaging landscapes.
I hereby declare the ‘Occupy’ movement officially dead. The popular grassroots phenomenon that captured the imagination of the country for several weeks during the fall of 2011 is long gone, and with it probably our last hope for any sort of peaceful revolution.
Editor, People have used the Bible: to torture and kill people of other religions and of no religion; to put men above women; to put whites above non-whites; to oppose marriage between whites and non-whites; to massacre Native Americans, Palestinians, Jews and gays.
Editor, We are cutting back our military because the current administration believes the world is a safer place. The administration wants to cut the Army by 80,000 to 440,000, which is the smallest since 1940, just prior to our unprepared entry into WWII.
“Oh my God this hurts,” I said to my friend Scarlett last week. “I don’t think I can go any deeper,” she replied. “Remind me why we’re here again?”
Editor, It is no surprise that this state needs new leadership. Excuse me, it is no surprise to everyone who isn’t Susanna Martinez. In 2010, Martinez rode a nationwide wave of Republicans sweeping into office.
Editor, I read a contribution from a reader a couple weeks ago. It was a long letter to the effect that a person who does not believe in God cannot have “morals.”
Editor, I am opposed to homosexual marriage. The standard response to this position from some people is to respond with a variety of pejorative labels, such as hater, homophobe, bigot, caveman, Bible thumper and so forth. The people who respond like this seem totally unaware that name calling does ...
On April 2, 2014 I attended the undergraduate student senate meeting. In all the years that I spent on university campuses, I never attended a student government meeting. This UNM student senate meeting had before it a resolution from the Students for Justice in Palestine to isolate the State of Israel ...
This semester I keep getting sick and can’t seem to stay well. I drink lots of water and try to eat a balanced diet, but keep getting sick. What can I do to bolster my immune system?
Editor, On March 28, the UNM Board of Regents approved an increase of the tuition differential for graduate students in the School of Architecture and Planning by 50 percent, effective summer 2014. For those who do not know,
Editor, On April 1, the UNM student senators voted down a resolution to divest from companies profiting from the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. Ten voices from each side spoke for three minutes. Unfortunately, many of us did not get to speak. I was one of them. Here are my unspoken words. Dear ...
Editor, An open letter to the Provost, the President, the Board of Regents and the Legislature. With regard to Thursday’s emergency meeting about changes to the health care plan for UNM faculty and staff, I would like to make a few suggestions and offer a few opinions.
Editor, First of all, I would like to state that I am attempting to be as thoroughly civil as possible. However, if I do manage to slip and express an actual opinion, please forgive me. Recently our Dean of Students, Tomás Aguirre, released a column that advocates ostensibly for “advocacy and inclusion.”
Editor, I retired from UNM a year ago. I am one of the 600 people under age 65 who have health care from the University. People seem to forget that the University opted out of the State of New Mexico Retiree Health Care Authority. The University could save the couple of percent cost and do it by itself cheaper than figured.
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