LETTER: Capital punishment inhumane, archaic
November 7If through silence we are duplicitous, today I became a killer.
If through silence we are duplicitous, today I became a killer.
The 18 states involved in the landmark Microsoft antitrust case reached a split decision Tuesday as nine accepted the settlement between the software giant and the Justice Department, and the others vowed to press on for tougher sanctions.
Loyal Cranberries fans never fear, the band's newest CD Wake Up and Smell The Coffee is here. It couldn't have come at a more appropriate time than now, when the world has dramatically changed and humans are perplexed by love, hate and hypocrisy.
Experimental artist Aphex Twin, also known as Richard D. James, is widely known for his innovative and particularly unique style of creating electronic music. Aside from being known as a groundbreaking electronic musician, James also enjoys collecting expired war machinery such as tanks and living in an old converted bank building.
Maceo Carrillo Martinet's column about corruption in America should be valued only for its hilarious view of America's influence on humanity. He seems to be anti-everything but doesn't offer any explicit alternatives to the reader.
Shades of Blue is a local band holding a regular monthly spot at Club Rhythm and Blues, but some of its members are concerned with the well-being of all local artists.
UNM student organizations had a bumper crop of ASUNM Senate candidates to choose from during this semester's endorsement forum Tuesday.
In the event of a bioterrorist attack using a deadly and contagious disease such as smallpox, public health officials want to be able to close roads and airports, herd people into stadiums, and, if necessary, quarantine entire infected cities.
The week before last, I wrote about the nature of self-interest; how people's actions are determined by their needs and desires. Last week, I looked at economics with simple common sense to explain how wealth can be created. This week I'd like to tie both of those together.
Now look people, just what do you think you're saying when you say that anti-war protestors are irresponsible, unpatriotic and even traitorous?
Having not been to a recent concert at the glorified cow palace known as Tingley Coliseum, I was a bit nostalgic to know that I'd be seeing the Merry Mayhem Tour there, which featured Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Zombie along with relative newcomers Mudvayne.
Beautiful Garbage, the oxymoronic title of Garbage's new album, is a perfect description of the popular band's latest experimentation with noise. A rock and pop hybrid flavored primarily with pop hooks but spiced with just a pinch of dark electonica, Beautiful Garbage has achieved new heights in the group's signature sound of thrown-together styles.
Mark Weisbrot from the Center for Economic and Policy Research speaks against globalization policies of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank during a forum at the Latin American and Iberian Institute Monday.
I know that the Daily Lobo's editorial pages are generally not a forum for readers to respond to other reader's responses. However, as a human being who doesn't believe in vengeance and retribution as a means to solve violence and terror, I feel it is important to respond to letters like the one written in Friday's Daily Lobo by Felicia Solis-Selman.
Paul Steele, a professor of corrections sociology at UNM, says he has visited prisons, walked the corridors of psychiatric wards, sat in electric chairs and stood in gas chambers in an attempt to gain an understanding of his field.
With relatively little fanfare, the ASUNM Senate has passed an amendment that, if approved, would reduce funding to Student Publications and increase student fees.
Katie Sierra, a 15-year-old sophomore at Sissonvile High School in West Virginia, was told by circuit judge James Stacy that she could not form an anarchy club or wear T-shirts opposing bombing of Afghanistan, according to the Nov. 2 Albuquerque Journal.
Former UNM student Ben Tucker was prepared to defend himself in district court today against charges of inciting a riot in connection with a Sept. 21 anti-war protest that began outside the University bookstore.
An unidentified woman is loaded into an ambulance after she was hit by a car while crossing Central Avenue at Yale Boulevard Monday night. Police say the woman's injuries were not fatal.
Members of the Blue Tribe Dance Company perform the African dance "Machena" in Popejoy Hall Saturday during "Raising Our Voices: UNM Artists Unite In Remembrance," a benefit for the American Red Cross.