If there ever existed a must-win game, this weekend has a full slate of them for the UNM men’s soccer team. The third-seeded Lobos open the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament against UNLV Thursday, a team they beat twice this season — most recently in a 3-2 win in the last regular-season game.
Editor, This year, ASUNM Student Senate is participating in the “Think Outside the Bottle” campaign to set an example about buying responsibly and acting sustainably.
Editor In response to Tuesday’s article “Demonstrators condemn homosexuality, Islam,” I am tired of wondering what happened to the “Do unto others” mantra that is so easily dismissed by the endless barrage of so-called Christians who grace us with their presence every handful of months.
Editor, What did Ali Abunimah actually say? The Daily Lobo is yet again filled with debate about the Israel/Palestine conflict. Given the relatively small populations of Israelis, Jews, Arabs and Muslims in our state, it is amazing how much energy this issue generates. This debate came home to us recently as representatives of particular Albuquerque and on-campus Jewish communities objected to the decision by two faculty members, Alex Lubin, chair of American Studies, and Les Field, director of the Peace Studies Program, to sponsor Abunimah’s talk. It should be noted that individuals and groups from Albuquerque’s Jewish communities, as well as the larger community of peace activists, were the people who organized the talk. We defended our scholarly responsibility to host an academic discussion on a controversial subject. Yet in the Daily Lobo opinion section, in news articles and in the comments amended to the online site, it’s difficult to find the substance of Abunimah’s talk. One opinion writer sharply criticized the content of Abunimah’s talk two days before it was delivered!
There is a sickeningly fake trend in Hollywood. The formula is simple and transparent: A quirky, young and precocious main character possibly suffers from mental problems.
For reasons no one can really understand, Zack Carlson and Bryan Connolly decided to make a comprehensive guide to every appearance of punk rockers on the big screen.
Editor, As a longtime independent voter, my assessment of what has taken place in the United States during the last two years is this: In 2008, the majority of those who voted were not pleased with the way a Republican-controlled government functioned, so they voted in a Democratic-controlled government that promised “change.” Now, in 2010, the majority of those who voted are not pleased with what they perceive to be lack of change, so they voted in a more Republican-controlled government, hoping to see the desired change. It is time for United States’ citizens to wake up to two realities: 1) That it does not matter which party representatives they elect to public offices because neither the Democratic Party nor the Republican Party is in control of the policies being implemented in this country today, and 2) Change will only occur when they force it to occur. Robert Gardiner Community member
Editor, New levels of abomination were reached on Sunday during Ali Abunimah’s speech. Those who relied on the promotions to the event and attended it anticipated to hear about Abunimah’s utopian vision of one state to two peoples living side-by-side harmoniously, a modern version of “the wolf also shall dwell with the lamb and the leopard shall lie down with the kid.” However, Abunimah disappointed them.
Editor, I was disappointed to hear recently that UNM students who had filled out voter registration forms with the UNM arm of NM Public Interest Research Group (NMPIRG) were unable to vote in the Nov.
Editor, It is the time of year when the leaves are changing, the weather is getting colder — and the abortion protesters are here.
The north side of the SUB became a religious battleground Monday. Muslims, homosexuality and premarital sex were among the subjects addressed by a visiting Christian group, creating uproar from students passing by. Member Ken Fleck said the demonstration reflected the history of Christianity. “We are not here to be effective; we are here to be biblical,” he said.
A Sunday peace talk on the Israel-Palestine conflict inspired objections from local Jewish groups. With UNM Peace Studies and American Studies’ support, Palestinian-American Ali Abunimah spoke at the SUB, though the departments received letters from the Jewish Federation of New Mexico and the UNM Hillel that called Abunimah’s talk anti-Semitic. Sam Sokolove, JFNM executive director who wrote the letter, said Abunimah’s support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement is troubling.
Santa Ana dorm residents will wear black today to protest the demolition of their dorm over winter break, but University officials said demolition is postponed. UNM Real Estate Director Kim Murphy said the dorm will be demolished May 2011 during the first phase of a master student housing plan to add up to 3,000 beds on main campus.
Editor, I’m writing in response to Muhajir Romero’s Nov. 5 letter, “If women want respect, they should put clothes on.” For all of its admirable brevity (I like writers who get to the point), this opinion contained a number of troubling assertions that I thought deserved a public rebuttal.
You might have noticed that things are a little different at Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) this year.
Editor, Todd Goldblum’s letter to the editor, “The ‘single-state’ solution to Middle East conflict is violent,” in which he accuses Ali Abunimah of “hate and destruction,” is indicative of the kind of one-sided thinking that justifies an illegal and brutal occupation.
UNM’s push to make campus fully handicapped accessible is made more difficult by insufficient funding, University officials said. Leslie Donovan, University Honors Program associate professor, relies on a power wheelchair and said she experiences campus accessibility issues every day. She said handicapped parking is a major issue. “Almost all the places on campus are nominally accessible, but often in a very difficult way,” she said. “People who use wheelchairs have a hard time parking anywhere on campus. There are simply not enough spaces. If you can’t park in a handicapped space where you can get your ramp down, you end up having to go long distances to get where you need to be.” The University formed a committee in 1994 to transition the campus to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 guidelines for accessibility.
UNM gave community members a chance to recycle electronic waste for free this weekend at the Annual E-waste Recycling event.
What started as an annual film festival that showcased adult films has become a battle for self expression and free speech.
This time wasn’t like last time. After dropping a 3-0 decision to TCU on the road Oct. 8, the UNM volleyball team steamrolled the Horned Frogs 3-0 Friday at Johnson Center. It was UNM’s fifth straight win, moving it into second place in the Mountain West Conference at 16-8 overall and 8-3 in conference, while TCU dropped to 13-12 over and 4-7 in the MWC. “We all got together before the game and decided that we weren’t going to lose this one,” senior setter Jade Michaelsen said.
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