In the past, journalism was only offered as a minor, and a sparse variety of classes on the subject were offered each semester. Students looking to pursue careers in the field had to be content with the minor, and were usually funneled into the communication or English departments for their majors. Such an arrangement would leave them earning around three times the credits in communication or English classes than in journalism. 18 credits—the amount needed to fulfill a minor, is just over one semester’s worth of training, which leaves many students under-equipped to enter a very competitive profession.
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That the US military is seeking Israeli advice on how to conduct urban warfare is a good thing. Israeli operations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, which Professor Nanjandiah calls “wanton state terror,” has resulted in the lowest ratio of civilian casualties against that of armed combatants in any armed conflict since the Falklands War. An estimated 55% of Palestinian casualties are civilians. Is that a lot? Yes. Too many Of course, but far better than in Iraq, where over 90% of casualties are civilians.

I wonder if the professor is aware that the reasons that “most of the deaths and injuries are of impoverished Palestinian civilians” is because that Israeli security and intelligence forces have thwarted hundreds of terrorist attacks, which are essentially attempted-murders, and is also the reason why 15,000 Palestinians are currently in Israeli prisons.
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I came to CCSU as a non-traditional student in 2004, having been a freshman in 1986 and last attending college in 1989. In the intervening years, I found my education interrupted by that nasty little thing called life. Yet it was that experience that has made college that much better for me and it is this life experience that I have tried to bring to the Recorder as a writer. Always remember that no matter how great an education you may receive at college, much of what you will learn in your life will not be found in a classroom.
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The food crisis first came to the world’s attention when hunger began sparking international riots, predominantly in Haiti, where the backlash was aimed at not only the government but also the UN. The United Nations has had peacekeeping troops in Haiti on and off since the 1990s, and during what Haitian protests called a political demonstration, the troops fired rubber bullets and tear gas into the crowd outside of the president’s palace. Still, the UN maintains that they will begin seeing to the food shortage immediately.
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However, a story that has recently emerged from the Middle East changes the face of that dirty phrase. Army specialist Jeremy Hall has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. military, alleging he was the target of harassment by his superiors and fellow soldiers regarding his atheist views. He also alleges that he was sent home from Iraq after filing complaints, as well as that he was blocked from being promoted because of his views and threatened by other soldiers and superiors to the point where the Army had to assign him a bodyguard.
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Yet many of the very same politicians who claim to “support the troops” are opposed to the new GI bill that Senator Jim Webb is attempting to pass through Congress. Even Senator John McCain, one of the most prominent war hawks and a veteran himself, is lukewarm to the idea of a new GI bill. It makes one wonder just how these politicians really support our troops – they seem ready enough to send them into harm’s way; but once they are home, well, I guess veterans just become another drag on society in their eyes.
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