COLLEGE HOLDS FORUM ON WAR CONFLICTING OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN 'TEACH-IN', ELSEWHERE ON CAMPUSES.Byline: Lisa M. Sodders Staff Writer VALLEY GLEN - Unlike the violent anti-war protests of the Vietnam era Vietnam Era is a term used by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to classify veterans of the Vietnam War. The Vietnam Era is considered to have begun in 1964 and ended in 1975. The U.S. Congress, U.S. , the possibility of a war with Iraq generated more moderate discussion Wednesday during a ``teach-in'' at Los Angeles Valley College LAVC redirects here. For the software library, see libavcodec. The university is adjacent to Grant High School. Often called "Valley College" or simply "Valley" by those who frequent the campus, it opened its doors to the public on September 12, 1949, at which time the campus was . About 200 people - many of them students who came as part of a class assignment - attended the panel discussion titled ``Should the United States go to war with Iraq?'' And while the issue has generated only lukewarm interest on college campuses in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , those at Wednesday's forum seemed clearly divided over the merits of attacking Iraq and removing President Saddam Hussein from power. Samy Kbushyan, student body president of Valley College, questioned the justification of an attack, saying he didn't understand why the United States should ``waste lots of money and fight in a war when we don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. why we're fighting the war.'' Richard Keith, who attended Wednesday's discussion to satisfy a requirement of his world religion class, offered a different opinion. ``We really have to go to war because Saddam Hussein poses a threat,'' the 18-year-old Burbank student said. ``But I don't think the war should be overblown o·ver·blown v. Past participle of overblow. adj. 1. a. Done to excess; overdone: overblown decorations. b. .'' Around the Valley, college students who oppose the war are staging peaceful gatherings and marches while professors are holding ``teach-ins'' to educate people on the complexities of the Middle East. Academic observers said a possible war with Iraq has failed to galvanize gal·va·nize tr.v. gal·va·nized, gal·va·niz·ing, gal·va·niz·es 1. To stimulate or shock with an electric current. 2. students yet because it doesn't affect them directly. ``It's not on their radar screen,'' said Tom Piernik, director of student development and international programs at California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an . ``I think there's a certain amount of distancing of students from the immediate news. They're not in touch with day-to-day news events.'' Norm Levy, chairman of Pierce College's political science and economics department, said students are concerned about a pending war but the campus isn't abuzz about it. ``When you talk to students, they have grave doubts about the situation,'' Levy said. ``They really are not convinced for the most part (though) there are some who are very much in favor of it.'' Ken Sherman, student body president of Pierce College, said many students are apathetic ap·a·thet·ic adj. Lacking interest or concern; indifferent. ap  a·thet - unless they come from the Middle Eastern countries that would be most affected by a war with Iraq. His own feelings are mixed: ``I'm against war, but at the same time, I'm all for getting rid of Saddam Hussein.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Hashim Hawlevy speaks out during Friday's forum at Valley College on a possible U.S. war with Iraq. The Kurdish expatriate said there is no solution in war and that the United States should use diplomatic pressure to isolate Iraq. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer |
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