Campus Addresses Iraq Conflict

In Sports In Opinions In Features Football team gains Campus chapel, yards in victory retention, war high over Sterling. light opinions. Page 6 Pages 2-3 Volume 87, N o. 3 “Serving to inform a community” October 25, 2002 Campus addresses Iraq conflict Students and Faculty feel conflict may lie in A merican Government and what it means in their The “Just War” Theory ment is trying very hard to aware though, of what’s Shandi Schoming lives and the campus com have their war, and our going on,” Gaines said. “My News Editor munity. Most feel that war is President is not going to personal opinion I want to not the answer. A major issue in the debate over war with Iraq is stop until he settles his very keep to myself because I Last week, President Bush “Of course fighting should the plausibility of the “just war” theory. personal hatred for Iraq and represent an organization was given the OK by not be an option. It just According to Ken Yohn, assistant professor of his its leader,” Michael said. “I that may not believe the Congress to wage war leads to more conflict,” tory and political science, the theory of “just war” do not see the benefit in same way I do about why against Iraq. Since then, Marie Rhoades, sr., originates primarily in the doctrines of St. Augustine another senseless war, in we’re there.” Bush has put the “just-war” Harrisburg, Pa., said. in the fifth century. Others before him, notably the which the only ones that can “If I’m called to go, I’m theory in to action in “Nations, especially first- Greek historian Thucydides, had the beginnings of a possibly be hurt are inno ready, my gear is packed,” defense of his plans. world countries like philosophy of “just war,” though it came to full cent people both Christian Gaines said. Because McPherson America, should focus more fruition in Saint Augustine’s doctrine. and Muslim. I cannot blind In November, the theater College is associated with on humanitarian issues In the doctrines of Augustine, there are three posly follow a government that department will be perform the Church of the Brethren, because those are what sible reasons for a war to be considered “just”: war has not earned my belief in ing “Lysistrata.” a peace church, one could cause war—things like in self-defense, war to rectify misdeeds, and war to its ability to govern Katherine Perrault, assis expect to find the campus poverty and the unequal bal punish wrongs. America, let alone tant professor of theater, community taking a peace ance of powers.” The Church of the Brethren does not accept the Afghanistan and Iraq.” hopes that this will help the position. “I’m scared. I don’t agree “just war” theory as valid. As a student in the mili campus to get involved and “Before the vote in with our government’s will tary, Demetree Gaines, sr., share their feelings about Congress, I called my ingness to go to war,” power to declare war was destruction for political pur Hutchinson, has a more per what is going on in the Congressman every morn Adelina Cripe, sr., Nogales, overwhelming. Bush says poses. It is not a good day sonal view on the recent world. ing for a week or more. I Ariz., said. “I don’t think that declaring war will be “a for our country at all.” action. “Because I am one “Here’s the challenge,” remember Vietnam. that war is the answer. I last resort to remove a threat Philip Michael, sr., Haven that can be directly affected Perrault said, “Get involved, Although this is not the think that there is something to world peace and is studying in England. He by war—my location, my read about what’s happen same situation, it’s just as that needs to be done on a America.” said that being in another family, my mortality—I ing in the world, our nation, pointless,” Kim Stanley, different level than war. I “There’s no need for it. It’s country during this time could be hurt or killed, state, region, city, campus. professor of English, said. think that if we fight this purely political. Bush has no sheds a lot of light on the because of that I don’t like Let’s open up, talk with one “I think we’d probably win, problem with war, it will real evidence and what he negative image America has to think about it,” Gaines another. Let’s find better but the Iraqi people don’t never go away.” has is out of date by ten in the rest of the world. said. alternatives to death and want us there.” Though many members of years,” Gary Entz, assistant Newspapers abroad are “I don’t dwell on if we’re destruction.” Over the past week, many Congress don’t believe that professor of history, said. blaming America much going to go to war, it has “Let’s celebrate our com students and faculty mem Iraq and Saddam Hussein “It’s really shameful that more for the rise and contin different effects, different mon humanity,” she said. bers have shared their views pose enough threat for war, our country would do this. It uation of terrorism. outcomes on me than other “Let’s celebrate life.” on the situation with Iraq, the vote to give Bush the is mass killing and mass “I believe that our govern people. I make sure I stay Soccer program scheduled to return Fall 2003; plans move ahead for facility improvements Luke Chennell this is the right time to get growing sport,” President “Especially with the new includes renovations to the Included in the deferred Editor in Chief back on the field,” said Dan Neil Thorbum said, and as facilities, soccer has the stadium, new permanent maintenance of Dotzour and Hoffman, director of athlet the only school in the con opportunity to be a strong visitors bleachers, artificial Metzler are plumbing and With the recent approval ics. ference not fielding soccer, program.” turf for the football field and electrical work and new car of the $4.4 million plan for Hoffman believes that with “it makes sense that we The search for coaches for a resurfacing of the track. A pet for rooms in Metzler facility development, the the support of the adminis move in that direction as we the soccer program is cur total of $1.8 million will be Hall. athletics department tration, soccer is a viable work to broaden our partici rently underway. These spent on the stadium. The Work will begin in announced a return of the proposition at McPherson pation base.” positions will be a full-time remainder of the money will February on the stadium and defunct soccer teams. College. He says he believes Students were enthusiastic position with on-campus go to several projects, remodel of the Sport Center, Soccer will come back to things “are in place to sup about the return of soccer. offices so as to provide sup including the remodel and and the track will be resur McPherson College in port these programs in the “Soccer should help attract port for the soccer program. addition to the Sport Center, faced in May. “We’d like to 2003-2004, with both a manner they deserve.” more students to campus, These coaches, once hired, deferred maintenance to be have it ready when school men’s and women’s team Others on campus hailed and hopefully will be a use will actively recruit students performed on Dotzour and starts,” says Dale Minnich, planned. “With the renova the coming of soccer as a ful addition in the athletic for the upcoming soccer Metzler Halls and air han chief financial officer. tion and upgrading of our boon to the development of department” says Andrew season. dling equipment for Miller “We’re going to have to stadium facilities, we feel the college. “Soccer is a Gustafson, jr., McPherson. The approved proposal Library. push very hard.” Gen Ed requirements under review Dean Feasenheiser cations. Instead of the con would require five founda Spectator Staff vocations system as it tion courses. The aesthetics stands now, the seminar that are required now would Changes may be coming to classes would occasionally be replaced by courses that McPherson’s general educa meet for speakers. The main are distributed between the tion requirements. A goal of the sophomore and sciences, the arts and the General Education Task junior seminars would be to social sciences. “The Force formed last July con address career preparation. changes will make gen ed cluded that, besides being To accommodate the semi requirements easier to hard to understand, the cur nar classes, the maximum access and make it easier for rent system did not address course load would be transfer students,” Gary the issues of career, ethics, changed from 15.5 to 16 Entz, assistant professor of service, and Church of the credit hours. history, said. Brethren values. “It makes things easier on The proposal will go to To better address these students, easier to get a job Faculty Meeting on Nov. 5. issues, the task force has and decide what to do when If it is approved by the proposed a new seminar they graduate,” said Kim entire faculty, divisions and program that would give Stanley, professor of departments will begin each year its own seminar English and chair of planning what classes will class, similar to the fresh Educational Policies be offered for general ed man and senior seminars.

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