UO professors
address deficit
war aftermath
University professors share
their views on Iraq and express
concerns about international
relations and the economy
Lindsay Sauve
Family/Health/Education Reporter
Political science Professor Jane
Cramer has war on her mind. It’s
hard not to notice. It’s in the tone
of her voice when she discusses it.
It’s the time she spends talking
about it. The current situation
with Iraq has the professor in a
state of fervent reflection. And
she’s hardly the only one.
While a Uni
versity Assem
bly meeting
failed to gather
the necessary
votes to make
an official state
ment about a
possible war in
Iraq, the sym
bolic statement
from academic
professionals
did not go unno
ticed. Regard
less of what side
University facul
ty members
take in the cur
rent debate,
their expertise
in fields such as political science
and economics can lend a powerful
perspective in a debate that has
largely been about taking sides.
History Professor Ellen Her
man’s perspective is all about
hindsight. She pointed out that
many of the students who
marched in peace protests against
the Vietnam War are now faculty
members at universities across
the country.
“Though many people believed
the University would be overstep
ping its bounds by taking a stance,
we can’t ignore the fact that as ac
ademic institutions, Universities
are already involved,” said Her
man, who took part in the Assem
bly vote.
Cramer had even stronger words.
“This is intense, ” Cramer said.
“It’s about a vision of global domi
nation. The Bush administration is
making a statement that they can
rule without cooperation from the
rest of the world.”
Cramer said America is risking
its reputation in the global com
munity. She said the support Pres
ident George W. Bush received af
ter his strong response to the
attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has now
been jeopardized because the
threat of force has eroded diplo
matic options.
“Before we began this conflict
with Iraq, non-proliferation had
kept certain countries from going
over the edge. Now we may have
wrecked our
ability to deal
with countries
like North Ko
rea and Iran,”
Cramer said.
The unpre
dictability of
market activity
could also be a
factor. Econom
ics Professor
Chris Ellis said
a lot depends
on how con
sumers respond
after the war. A
quick, efficient
action could
create greater
consumer confidence while an ex
tended invasion could have the op
posite result.
“The classic economic response
after war includes inflation, high
er interest rates, a small boom,
and of course, a larger deficit due
to increased defense spending,”
Ellis said.
Ellis added that America’s oil
supply could be drastically affect
ed by the policy of the Organiza
tion of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries if war breaks out. OPEC
could decide to disrupt the supply
of U.S. oil, he explained, and the
country could find itself in a state
of “stagflation,” where the econo
my is in a depressed state and
prices continue to rise.
Contact the reporter
atlindsaysauve@dailyemerald.com.
"Before we began this
conflict with Iraq, non
proliferation had kept
certain countries from
going over the edge.
Now we may have
wrecked our ability to
deal with countries like
North Korea and Iran"
Jane Cramer
political science
professor
Recruitment
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said. “Just that. Plain and simple.”
Joseph Helms, an Italian major at
the University, said he enlisted in
the Army in December 2002 be
cause he feared the floundering job
market more than going into com
bat. He added the Army gave him a
#16,000 signing bonus and the
promise of stable employment on
top of full benefits including med
ical, dental and retirement — all of
which was too good to pass up.
Sgt. 1st Glass Billy Stripling, sta
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Square in Eugene, said the offer of
an Army job is often alluring to stu
dents who are about to graduate.
Enlisted students can get training
in everything from food service op
erations to journalism to multime
dia illustration, as well as the more
traditional Army jobs like ammuni
tion specialist and multiple-launch
rocket system repairer.
Ryan Long, a University senior
and soldier in the Oregon Army Na
tional Guard, was put on active
duty 8 a.m. Saturday and now has
to put his college life on hold. Long
could be gone for as little as six
months or as long as two years, and
depending on where he’s stationed,
he could face life-threatening com
bat. Despite the danger, Long says
he doesn’t regret his decision to en
list three years ago.
“As much as I’m a little bit scared
about the possibility of going over
seas, I’m also excited to get away
from school and do something dif
ferent,” Long said.
He doesn’t know where his final
destination lies after he trains at
Fort Lewis, Wash., but Long said
he’s proud to be serving in the
Army. And despite the negative re
action that some students might
have to military service, he said
he’s never been looked down on for
his devotion to the Army.
“When I tell people, most would say.,
‘That’s something I would never do’
and commend me for it,” Long said.
Contact the senior news reporter
atjenniferbear@dailyemerald.com.
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