Student Elizabeth Le Cam's mother had a brain aneurysm last summer. When a man came to Le Cam's door on Sept. 8 and said he was a UNM student raising money for the emergency response services by painting addresses on the curb, she assumed it was for a good cause.
Editor, I am responding to Carolyn Johnson's letter in Friday's Daily Lobo. First, I would like to point out that a scientific argument does not have to rely exclusively on facts. Logical, sound reasoning is the distinctive feature of any true science, and that allows for unproven theories.
Jeremy Jaramillo, spokesman for the Agora Crisis Center, said it is important to talk about suicide. He spoke at the premiere of the movie "Jumping off Bridges" at the Southwest Film Center on Friday. "This is something everyone is affected by and has life experiences with," Jaramillo said. "Until we use these events to make this something more normal - more comfortable to talk about - we will stay in this state of ignorance and people will continue to die." The premiere was part of National Suicide Prevention Week. Before the movie, audience members held candles in front of a decorated 60-foot canvas in remembrance of suicide victims. Quilts made by suicide survivors hung on display in the SUB. "Jumping off Bridges" is about a family dealing with a mother's suicide and how the people around it are affected.
Editor, After reading Carolyn Johnson's letter in Friday's Daily Lobo, I began to wonder whether some people write such editorials just to raise the ire of others. Let me begin by saying that evolution isn't presented as a fact - it is still presented as a theory.
UNM is offering eating-disorder support groups for the first time in several years, said alumna Amanda Dreyer. Dreyer fixed the problem by starting two groups that met for the first time last week. One group meets on Tuesdays from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. for people with eating disorders. The other group meets every other Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for friends and family of people with eating disorders. "One of the biggest issues with eating disorders is that they make you feel very isolated," Dreyer said. "The most important thing is for people to know they are not alone."
Eight sacks, three turnovers and one late meaningless touchdown pass. The UNM football team cooked up an offensive recipe for disaster Saturday night in its 27-17 loss to the Missouri Tigers.
Coming off two close home losses, the UNM women's soccer team bounced back with a 4-0 win over the UTEP Miners on Sunday. After losing to No. 8 Texas, 2-1, and No. 24 Purdue, 1-0, in its last two games, UNM (4-3-0) earned one of its biggest victories of the season against UTEP.
Editor, What would drive 18 intelligent, driven, employed students to participate in common theft? The ridiculously high price of books, of course. It should be a big red flag that something is wrong with our system when one of the "most intricate incidents ever" at UNM involves stealing and selling educational textbooks.
Editor, After reading Damian Erasmus's letter to the Daily Lobo on Friday, I was very upset to see that this article came from a UNM alumnus. He should know better. The U.S. is a multicultural country, and the people of the U.S. are proud of who they are and where they come from.
The Lobos are used to winning at home. So when the No. 21 UNM men's soccer team tied No. 1 SMU 1-1 on Friday, there were a lot more frowns than smiles.
The UNM football team's up-and-down season continued Saturday. Unfortunately for the Lobos, there was more negative than positive in a 27-17 loss to Missouri.
Editor, In a letter published last Friday in the Daily Lobo, Carolyn Johnson spoke out against the teaching of evolution as a fact and gave some reasons to support the theory of creationism instead. However, while I neither agree nor disagree with Johnson, I can't help but point out that the reasons given by many supporters of creationism are just as insubstantial as their reasons for condemning evolution.
Editor, In Thursday's Daily Lobo, Shelly Sintas described protesting as "a lazy way to make your opinion known." She also claims that if you don't vote, your government won't listen to you. But what if you felt as if your vote wasn't counted and you sat back silently? There were countless voting irregularities in 2004, notably right here in New Mexico, where nearly 20,000 ballots curiously didn't designate a presidential vote.
The last time a No. 1 team came to the UNM Soccer Complex, the Lobos won, vaulting them into the top 10 in the rankings. Since that 1-0 double-overtime victory over No. 1 Indiana on Sept. 19, 2004, UNM has remained in the top 25.
Editor, I would like to address those students who have taken or are currently enrolled in anthropology or any other class that teaches evolution. If you don't already know, these classes present this topic as if it were a fact. Let me assure you this topic is not a fact - it is a belief.
Editor, It is fascinating to read the half-truths and misconceptions advanced by many within these pages and this University. One of the biggest misconceptions that I've been forced to swallow is that of multiculturalism. That is, that other cultures should be considered equal to U.
Editor, Readers may appreciate a correction following the inaccurate column about Wal-Mart that appeared in the Sept. 6 issue of the Daily Lobo. First, unlike other retail employers, Wal-Mart offers coverage to both full-time and part-time associates, who can become eligible for coverage for as little as $23 per month anywhere in the country.
Being a student regent at UNM gives students a chance to make a difference, said Rosalyn Nguyen, student regent. Student regents can be involved with and have influence over parts of the University that students usually aren't involved with, she said.
Marc Saavedra, UNM's government relations director, pleaded guilty on Thursday to DWI. His sentence includes 48 hours of community service, an ignition interlock, one year of unsupervised probation and $84 of court fees, according to court documents.
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