Editor, Tuesday's Daily Lobo featured a letter and a column that suffered from the same simplistic delusion - that the U.S. has some sort of God-given right to tell the entire world how to live and govern itself. In a letter, Damian Erasmus said, "We need a radically different foreign policy - a policy that upholds American self-interest on moral principle.
Editor, I would like to pose a question to your readers because I consider your paper to reach the largest amount of educated people in the area. The Democrats won the 2006 midterm elections. What now? Will they unleash a sweeping socialist plan to revitalize the safety net and further sink the nation deeper into debt? I did vote blue, but not because I liked the Democratic agenda.
Ryan Schotter Freshman Premedical "I think you should concentrate more on the stuff you learned all semester. Anything they (instructors) want to present, they should have presented earlier in the semester." Nick London Junior Criminology "I don't think that it's a big deal. It'd be saying ...
Parents and teachers at Dolores Gonzales Elementary School attribute student success and community enhancement to the UNM College of Education's Family Literacy Program. The program is designed to help parents and students who are mostly Spanish-speaking develop literacy skills in order to improve their educational experience.
The past, and the history that fills it, can be thrilling - but the future, and the history not yet made, could be even more so.
Ten students were indicted Wednesday for their alleged involvement in theft at the UNM Bookstore. Students Christopher Dencklau, Richard Dencklau and William Swink are being charged with second and third degree felonies
Most people are paying for holiday gifts with hard-earned money, but others pursue a different avenue for the season of giving: the five-finger discount. Trish Hoffman, spokeswoman for the Albuquerque Police Department, said shoplifting rises dramatically between Nov. 25 and Jan. 1. APD has received 67 shoplifting calls since Thanksgiving. During the 2005 holiday season, APD received 360 shoplifting calls. "Within November to January, 360 calls in just two months - that's really, really high," Hoffman said.
Twirling a burning rope in his front yard is just practice for Pax Blanchard. "Raves are the big thrill, because the music is everywhere," he said. "You can't hear what you are doing. You can't even hear yourself speak. It's you and the music, and everyone else is just watching you. Right when you light those things on fire, 10 heads turn."
After several high-level strategic assessments of the situation in Iraq, the Bush administration stands poised to escalate U.S. military involvement in defiance of the growing domestic and international consensus - including a large majority of Iraqis - favoring withdrawal.
Nothing good can come from playing video games. That's the assertion that many people in national politics have been making over the last decade. Ever since the Columbine shooting, all manners of criminal activity have been blamed on the influence of video games. The problem is that it isn't true.
Is Cmdr. Data just a robot on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," or is he truly alive? The concept of life is uncertain - the standards unclear, the rules bendable and the value infinitely mysterious.
Stem cell research is a hot issue wrapped up in an ethical war. Although ethics play a role in the debate, it is important to consider other dimensions. Stem cell research means so much more to the U.S. than a religious debate - it means economic potential, scientific advancement and, potentially, the end to many serious diseases.
Depending on the results of a survey conducted this month, UNM might get new residence halls and renovate old ones. It's important to improve on-campus housing in order to compete with other universities, said Chris Vallejos, planning officer in the Department of Business Development and Auxiliary Enterprises. "We've probably fallen behind a little because of not having an aggressive plan to keep our facilities modern," he said. "A lot of other institutions have embarked on new housing projects. We have to be competitive."
Editor, Gov. Richardson is planning to legislate for $10 million devoted to the same thing. My concern is that there is so much misinformation and intentional disinformation out there that people are being taken advantage of without knowing the full truth.
The Annuals are enjoying their newfound indie stardom. "It's all very new to us, and it's all very exciting," said Mike Robinson, the band's bassist. "We are all very grateful for it, because we worked really hard."
Immortality and unlimited potential. That's a stem cell in a nutshell. They are unspecialized ancestor cells, capable of living practically forever or morphing into any cell type from any tissue - talk about power in a small package.
With a 13-point lead at halftime, it seemed like the UNM men's basketball team was about to coast to another blowout victory. However, the New Mexico State Aggies came out swinging in the second half and had the Lobos teetering, but they couldn't deliver the knockout blow.
Damien Rice 9 Available Now After releasing his debut, O, Damien Rice became the first folk rock star since James Taylor used to coo into the ears of lonely women and even lonelier men back in the '70s. In keeping with his penchant for bafflingly minimalist titles, Rice released 9, the long-awaited ...
When the sequel to "Garfield" came out, I wondered how something so senseless and evil could happen in this logical, friendly world.
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