I am a UNM alumnus and currently an active duty military member. During the last two days, I have served my country at one of the most difficult times in my 11-year career in the U.S. Army.
I am deeply troubled by the humiliation of Professor Richard Berthold at UNM in recent days. I do not know the man, so I cannot speak definitively about the intent with which he uttered his fateful remark on Sept. 11.
Jerald Rounds, recently named the endowed chair in Construction Management and Construction Engineering at UNM, said he wants to work with the construction industry to strengthen relationships and develop training programs.
It is deeply disturbing to witness the conservatism and conformity prevalent among the majority of youth at UNM.
Ryan Adams knows sour love. Throughout his stint as Whiskeytown's lead singer, his debut album, Heartbreaker, and now with his sophomore effort, Gold, Adams continues his renowned tradition of chronicling bad relationships with great songs.
Huge explosions shook the Afghan capital throughout the day Monday with two more jets reported attacking the northern part of the city early Tuesday.
I'd like to express my concern over a phenomenon that I feel is getting out of hand in our daily lives, especially here on campus: the ubiquity and unrestrained use of cell-pottys.
At 60, Robert Sanchez's job prospects aren't great, but the plant supervisor at UNM's Printing Services is now more concerned with finding jobs for his 13 employees who were laid off with him Monday.
A colorful new script and musical score take the stage at the Riverside Theatre this month and clearly exhibit the artistic intelligence of community theater.
There is nothing typical about what's going down at Harwood Art Space on Friday night, you'll think.
Terrorists do not represent Islam because they defy one of the basic tenants of the religion, according to a panel of Muslim experts that gathered for a UNM forum Monday to educate people about the growing faith.
Although the decision isn't entirely in his hands, UNM President Bill Gordon is still wrestling with either staying in a place he loves or accepting a high-profile job closer to home.
The future seems pretty bleak judging by the news forecasts and government edicts of possible future attacks on our country. I am not worried as I think we have seen the worst. I believe that if Osama bin Laden and his band of lunatics had the capability to do anything close to what they did in New York City, they would have done it. In the last hundred years we have endured two world wars, the Vietnam War, the Korean "police action," the Great Depression, the Holocaust, race riots, political assassinations, religious intolerance (killing Matthew Shepard) bombing abortion clinics), Joseph Stalin, Idi Amin and others.
The UNM volleyball team fell just shy of a victory over the University of Wyoming Saturday night at Johnson Arena, losing in a hard-fought five-game match.
Friends and family say UNM student Jonathan Spradling was a thoughtful and caring person who helped homeless people and loved politics and literature.
Community member Allen Cooper offers anti-war literature to an unidentified motorist on the intersection of Lousiana and Gibson Boulevards Friday afternoon during a demonstration for peace.
Ryan Rice's letter calling for Richard Berthold's removal has illustrated a very frightening trend. Rice's words are terrifying in their narrow-mindedness, and are based on vilifying stereotypes.
The UNM football team made a spirited effort to almost pull out an upset victory over 17th-ranked Brigham Young University Saturday at University Stadium, but the Cougars made the big plays at the end to get the win 24-20.
I will begin my letter by stating what other contributors to your publication have already stated. I am disgusted by the horrific acts of terrorism inflicted upon our great nation. Whoever is responsible for this horrendous crime against humanity must be punished and justice shall be served.
The forefathers were right. The truth of the matter is, the American populace is generally just incredibly stupid. We're simply not smart enough to choose our own president. And we're certainly not smart enough to have any say in what our country will do in response to terrorism.
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