From 1913 through 2012, the world population quadrupled from 1.65 to 7 billion people. In this relatively short time frame, the Earth’s ecosystem has been stressed beyond its ability to sustain our civilization.
Editor, Are children in Afghanistan who are massacred by the United States’ drone attacks less human than the children massacred in Sandy Hook?
Editor, Given the present attitude in this country, maybe the only way to restore safety for all is to make it unlawful for any person over the age of 15 not to carry a gun
Editor, It is with great respect and optimism that we write about the nomination of Heidi Overton as the next student regent of the University of New Mexico.
A self-proclaimed Mac fanatic found a picture of a factory worker on his newest device and decided he wanted to find out more about where Apple products come from and how they’re made.
I am from Connecticut. And for the past month, I’ve been in the midst of countless discussions and debates about what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown on Dec. 14.
Editor, It appears that we are living in a time when the focus is on the negative. For example, whenever someone says something
The 2012 election was a big dilemma. But even a dilemma between two evils can be met with a sigh of relief if the lesser evil wins a victory over the greater one.
Editor, In order to get enough fill for a degree, a school has to be cooperative and talk to each other instead of being ultra-competitive to the point where no one feeds their fellow man and everyone is on the lookout for economic death.
Editor, I’m writing to express my disgust at the religious displays in the SUB, but not because I’m opposed to religious displays on public property.
Editor, As I near the end of the term, I am reminded why I so dislike UNM. My advisement hold has reared its ugly head again.
Three weeks ago, the climate advocacy group 350.org organized a large rally in New York City that was broadcast around the country in order to organize against the building of the Keystone XL pipeline and give the cold hard facts about climate change.
Editor, I am the father of Raymond Plotkin, who died from H1N1 while attending UNM in December of 2009.
Instead of spending Christmas with me and my sister, my mother is flying back home to Michigan. Sure, she wants to see her ailing parents, but her main reason for going back is to escape the crowds of people fleeing the cities when the world ends.
Editor, Congratulations on Peter Kindilien’s excellent letter of Nov. 20 in attacking the sick values that professional and college football promote
Editor, It appears that we human beings are either going to continue to divide into warring camps and fight each other until our species becomes extinct
Last week, scientists announced a groundbreaking discovery in the field of space exploration: NASA’s Messenger probe detected large deposits of water ice in impact craters on Mercury.
Editor, The recent letter regarding the situation in Gaza contains several false statements and deserves a rebuttal. Lucero describes Israel as an occupier of Gaza.
The Lottery Scholarship is expected to run out of funds by Fiscal Year 2014. Post here to share your thoughts on the Lottery Scholarship and what changes you think should be made in order to save it.
Editor, I’ve been in Gaza for two months teaching engineers about climate change and didn’t expect to find myself in the middle of the current Israeli offensive.
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