Editor, My mother-in-law is from a little town northwest of New Orleans, far enough away to have been spared the full brunt of Hurricane Katrina but close enough to witness the masses of people, many of them young children, streaming away without anything to their name.
Editor, I see many people debating the McKay issue, and in Monday's Daily Lobo, I saw several people even defending McKay's actions. I ask these people, or any good Christian who condones this type of behavior - using the basketball court as a pulpit or a coaching position as a preaching position - what would you do if McKay were a Muslim preaching Islam and the word of Allah? What if the Lobo football coach forced Judaism onto the players, forcing them to accept his religion in exchange for time on the field? The problem with religion is everyone thinks their religion is the right one.
by Katy Knapp Daily Lobo I didn't know they made home lobotomy kits. But A&M Records did in the form of a poorly produced album by the Pussycat Dolls. Their debut - and hopefully only - record was released on Sept. 13, about three months after the single "Don't Cha" first burned holes into our eardrums with incessant radio play.
Editor, I am amazed to see the sheer ignorance and blatant disregard for the principles upon which this country is founded exhibited by letters to the editor by Ulrike Visser and Lindsay Holloman. Both wrote in to support coach McKay against accusations levied by the ACLU suggesting he uses his position as coach to preach religion to his players.
by Justin Goodrum Daily Lobo After beating 13th-ranked Wyoming in its season opener, the Lobos rugby club team wanted to continue their winning ways on Saturday. UNM didn't get its wish when it fell to the Colorado Buffaloes 45-24. New Mexico controlled the momentum early in the first half with three placekicks to have an early lead over the Buffaloes 9-0.
Editor, Although I realize that no one is to blame for the hurricane, New Orleans could have been better prepared. President Bush took money away from a project that would have improved the levies there to make more money for his tax cut. He hired the college roommate of his campaign adviser from 2000 to head up the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Staff Report Richard Berthold will not be allowed to teach at the University after all. UNM Provost Reed Dasenbrock announced Friday he rejected the Honors Department's proposal to allow Berthold to teach a course on Greek history. He said in a news release the matter is confidential and will not be discussed publicly.
Editor, Honestly, is this what we are left to complain about? Ritchie McKay has put up with the microscope since he arrived at the University of New Mexico. Isn't it time to say enough is enough? McKay has been able to do something for the men's basketball program that many die-hard fans thought was long gone.
by Maria DeBlassie Daily Lobo About 14 students from the Student Nursing Association modeled nurse uniforms Friday to show the progress the profession has made in the past 100 years. "The nursing uniforms have changed, kind of indicative of the change that's been going on in nursing," said Sandra Ferketich, dean and alumna of UNM's College of Nursing.
Cross Country Cross country head coach Matt Henry held his top runners from competition Saturday at the Kachina Classic to let them rest for the Stanford Invitational next weekend. That didn't stop those who represented UNM from faring well at the meet held in Las Cruces.
Editor, The ACLU accuses McKay of using his job to spread religion? Well, good for him. It is about time a Christian is willing to stand up for his faith, no matter what the consequences are. I stand behind McKay 110 percent. He knows what it means to truly be a Christian.
by Kristie Boudwin Daily Lobo Despite quarterback Kole McKamey assuming the role of primary rusher, tailback DonTrell Moore managed to muster up enough yards to break the UNM career rushing record against New Mexico State University on Saturday. A record crowd cheered for Moore as he stepped into the UNM record books, but he may have been one of the only people in the stadium who did not know he did it.
Editor, Recently, bad karma and an English instructor punished me by requiring that I read part of the Daily Lobo each day. This week, a story contained the line, "All of the women could not serve in combat," when it's obvious that what the writer meant - but didn't say - was, "None of the women could serve in combat.
Editor, I lived in Albuquerque for 17 years before moving to South Dakota to get my teenage son away from the gangs. I left my heart in the Southwest and still follow up with the news through the Internet. When I read the article about how the ACLU is trying to intervene with Coach Ritchie McKay talking to the players about the Lord, I felt I needed to get involved.
Editor, Give me a break - why is the ACLU trying to come in and cause problems? Has anyone complained to them? I would see the issue if players were coming up and saying, "Coach McKay is shoving God at us, and I can't play unless I go to church." But they haven't.
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo UNM commemorated the anniversary of the U.S. Constitution on Friday - something which is mandated by law. President George Bush signed Constitution Day into law on Dec. 8, 2004. It requires all federally funded educational institutions to hold an educational program about the Constitution on Sept.
by David J. Chavez Daily Lobo The UNM men's golf team clawed its way to an eighth-place finish on the last day of its first home tournament. The Lobos started out Saturday in 11th place after Friday's first round of the William H. Tucker Invitational tournament.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo Two goals in the first home tournament of the season mean a lot to Cody Hanna. Especially since they happened to be two game-winning goals for the UNM men's soccer team in a 1-0 win against James Madison University on Sunday and a 3-2 win against Wisconsin on Friday.
by Daniel S. Archuleta Daily Lobo The UNM football team picked up a 38-21 victory over the New Mexico State Aggies on Saturday, making the season 3-0 for the first time since 1997. A record crowd of 44,760 showed up to watch the Lobos dispose of the Aggies.
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