Editor, Many people get confrontational about the emotional nature of the debate surrounding a woman's right to choose, but it's a public finance issue as well. The Bush administration has spent public funds in ways that push an anti-choice agenda, and the public hasn't had much to say about it.
Student Ben Mills was at boot camp when the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, happened. "We were all in there and kind of cut off from the world for 20-some days. The instructors came in and asked if anyone had family in D.C. or New York. We didn't have any clue what it was," he said. "One of the chaplains came in and told us what happened, and they showed us footage for about 10 minutes." Mills said it was hard to deal with because they were so isolated at camp. "Everyone was pretty shook up by it," he said. "We didn't really get the full understanding of what had happened."
Editor, I must take exception to something Peggy Spencer wrote in her column Wednesday. She says that if a guy has had drunken, unprotected sex with a woman, he is likely to only be worried about diseases he could have contracted. While that may be the case, it shouldn't be.
Drunken brawls in and around Frontier Restaurant caused the business to end its 24-hour food service on weekends, said Dorothy Rainosek, co-owner of the restaurant. Starting Friday, the Frontier will be closed from 1:30 to 4 a.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. It will stay open 24 hours the other days of the week. The restaurant started its 24-hour service in 1991. Rainosek said the crowd that comes in after the Downtown bars close is to blame for the change in hours. "They tend to be drunk and belligerent and disruptive," she said. "You don't want to jeopardize any of your employees or customers." The most recent incident occurred Saturday at about 2:50 a.m., she said. Daniel Suazo, a Frontier employee, said he was working when Saturday's fight started. "They started throwing plates, silverware, salt and pepper shakers and glasses," he said. "One guy got hit in the face."
The rivalry between Jay-Z and Nas was more divisive to New York hip-hop than the East River.
It took more than a few seeds to grow McCall's Pumpkin Patch. Owners Kevin and Kirsten McCall began expanding their farm in Moriarty, N.M., in 1997 when they started allowing school children to pick pumpkins. After that, its popularity grew.
People are illegally selling magazine subscriptions on campus, and some of them may be scam artists, said Lt. Pat Davis, spokesman for UNM Police. The Dean of Students Office sent an e-mail across UNM Webmail on Wednesday, warning students of a potential fraud involving magazine subscriptions.
by Mario Hernandez Daily Lobo columnist Although the beat is addictive and the music moving, the song "Won't Get Fooled Again" by the Who is not just meant for dancing. It has a political message that cannot be overlooked and, strangely, has relevance to our political climate.
It was December 1961, in the desert just southeast of Carlsbad.
by Steve Painter Daily Lobo columnist With the gubernatorial election on Nov. 7 quickly approaching, there are some things voters need to know about Gov. Bill Richardson. Specifically, Richardson has paid little attention to the problems of New Mexico during his trips around the world for his own benefit.
College football is in full stride, and the usual suspects are on top of the rankings - except for two Florida teams that have fallen faster than Humpty Dumpty.
Steve Hendricks said he had to sue the FBI to get information for his book about the agency's involvement in the oppression of American Indians. "In three-quarters of it, I'm bashing the federal government," he said. "The story I wanted to tell was what the FBI had done to Indians."
UNM women's tennis player Iva Gersic's season hasn't gone quite as well as she anticipated. Perhaps it's because it hasn't hit Gersic that this will be her final year on the court. "I don't really feel a big difference," she said. "Sometimes I forget I'm a senior."
Editor, I believe in U.S. citizens' constitutional right to free speech. The right to speak freely is an important, integral part of any democracy. I do not oppose having people with different viewpoints publicly express their views - it is good to have a healthy discourse on a variety of topics with a variety of points of view.
The best thing about NCAA football is there is no John Madden. I'll get to this year's college football season, but first I need to rant about Madden, who is perhaps the worst announcer in all of sports.
There is nothing like college football. Few sports can match its competitiveness, but none can match its excitement. Where else are you going to find 22 people duking it out - and I don't mean literally, University of Miami - for potentially millions of dollars, if they make it to the NFL?
Editor, Medical study after medical study - from the Journal of American Medicine to the New England Journal of Medicine and beyond - show conclusively there is absolutely no link between abortion and breast cancer. There is no debate about this within the medical community.
by Ambrosia Ortiz, Marshall Martinez, Gail Houston and the Rev. Karen Ballou Daily Lobo guest columnists UNM Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Justice and the New Mexico Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice have joined many other community groups this week as part of a Reproductive Justice Fair, sponsored by the Women's Resource Center.
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