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The Setonian
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#RelationshipStatus: New hope for a hopeless romantic

Do you consider yourself a “hopeless romantic”? Why? What does it actually mean? It has been said that when one door closes, another one opens. But a few weeks after I stopped seeing Phillip, I couldn’t find a new door, and started to lose hope in the possibility of love this semester.


The Setonian
Opinion

Embracing brutality will not create stronger men

Editor, The case of male violence is not normal levels of testosterone. Studies discussed at the 1995 annual Endocrine Society revealed that men with low testosterone are more violent. One UCLA study was on 54 men with low testosterone. They were edgy, irritable and angry.


The Setonian
Opinion

Time for a new look at direct current?

I’m here today to discuss one of the classic debates of our time: that of AC/DC. Now, you can put away your Angus Young signature edition Gibson guitar and your turntable. I’m talking about alternating current versus direct current


The Setonian
Opinion

26F would offer equality to DACA students

Editor, We, as students who participated in an endeavor to bring Resolution 26F to ASUNM, feel that the Daily Lobo’s article on the matter in the Thursday, September 12 issue was somewhat inaccurate and may have overlooked the main focus of the issue.


The Setonian
Opinion

Dr. Pegs Prescription

“After Raymond died, some people thought I should get over it. But you never get over the death of a child,” Elaine Plotkin told me. Elaine’s son Raymond was a freshman at UNM in the fall of 2009, the year the H1N1 flu took the nation by surprise.


The Setonian
Opinion

Media misrepresents Pope Francis interview

Editor, The Jesuit magazine “America” published an interview with Pope Francis. During the 12,000-word interview, Pope Francis commented on artificial contraceptives, abortion and homosexuality. Pope Francis stated that the Catholic Church cannot talk about these issues all of the time.


The Setonian
Opinion

The Lobo Letter

Everyone knows that faculty members teach our classes. Some, such as lecturers, our unsung faculty heroes, teach four or even five classes every semester; and some, such as those with “professor” in their title, teach fewer classes because they have other responsibilities.


The Setonian
Opinion

Tyczkowski’s column is strong in spirit, not facts

Editor, Thank you, John Tyczkowski, for showing your open support of nuclear power in the press in the Sept. 20 issue of the Daily Lobo in your column, “Thorium better for nuclear power.” We need more people outside of just the nuclear power community voicing their support for nuclear power.


The Setonian
Opinion

Thorium better for nuclear power

It’s widely agreed that cheap access to electricity is a good thing for the average person. However, what’s not so easy is providing that cheap electricity in a manner that won’t cause environmental devastation.


The Setonian
Opinion

Congress needs more interdependency

Editor, My experience as a counselor and consultant informs me that the cause of our elected Congressmen being unable to resolve any of the problems we currently have is obvious, and that cause is that those Congressmen do not talk to each other.


The Setonian
Opinion

#RelationshipStatus: Friends, but not with ‘those’ benefits

When we were younger, we used to always have sleepovers with friends. Our parents ordered pizza, we watched Disney movies, and attempted to stay awake all night but eventually crashed by 10:30 p.m. Sleepovers have gotten significantly more fun now that we are older, but why are they so much harder to get?


The Setonian
Opinion

United States’ possible attack on Syria pointless

Editor, In today’s 24-hour news cycle, our nation has developed a remarkably short attention span. It has been just over a week since President Obama’s speech regarding the Syrian Civil War, and I fear I may already be too late in writing this letter


The Setonian
Opinion

For-profit power is unsafe

As of September 16, Japan has shut down the last of its nuclear power plants for an indeterminate amount of time pending safety inspections. Due to public pressure, they do not have a set reactivation date;



The Setonian
Opinion

Dr. Pegs Prescription

Dear Dr. Peg, Some managers on campus are downright nasty bullies.  What can employees, student and otherwise, do to protect themselves from hostile work environments?  How can employees deal with the daily stress and fear from controlling, uncivil and disrespectful supervisors?


The Setonian
Opinion

Task force should consider new plans for scholarship

Editor, Recently a public task force formed to debate how to reform the so-called Lottery Scholarship since it will soon be underfunded. Why do I refer to it as the so-called Lottery Scholarship? Because it is actually a higher education scholarship.


The Setonian
Opinion

The Lobo Letter

Each year the UNM Staff Council selects a theme to help frame its activities for the year. This year, the theme is “Caring for U.” The theme has an outward focus because what we do as staff is serve you.


The Setonian
Opinion

Oil consumption only fuels global conflicts

Editor, I have ridden in no car since April 7, 2001 — almost 12 and a half years ago. I have owned no car since 1979 — 34 years ago. I had a driver’s license for 36 years, but I did not renew it when it expired in 2000.


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