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Since 1900 | Volume 106, Issue 55 | Thursday, November 11, 2004
^jg|£* Veterans Day
War-time reflections, from soldiers to veterans
Jason Washburn spent over one
year serving in Kuwait, Iraq
with his National Guard unit
BY CANELA WOOD
NEWS REPORTER
ike many University students, Jason Wash
bum spent a little more than a year abroad,
ultimately delaying his graduation. Unlike
those students, Washburn spent his time serving
in Iraq.
Washburn, who is in the National Guard, was
deployed in February 2003, just half a term from
graduating. His time was split between Kuwait
and Iraq; he was stationed about a 30-minute
drive south of Baghdad.
“I was nervous, it being my first deployment,”
Washburn said. “I knew when I signed that it
could happen anytime.”
Washburn said that going to Iraq was calmer
for him than for other soldiers who had to leave
wives, kids and permanent jobs.
“Anytime, it’s difficult to leave family, especial
ly when you’re going into a situation you don’t
know much about, but the Army helped in let
ting us know what to do before we left,” Wash
bum said.
Master Sgt. D.aniel Kramer, a senior military
science instructor at the University, said that be
cause Washburn was a senior at the time he did
have the option to stay and finish his studies
rather than go to Iraq.
“He thought it would be more honorable to
serve with his unit,” Kramer said. “He has a lot
of character, he chose to do the hard right, rather
then the easy wrong. ”
VETERANS DAY, page 16
Tim Bobosky | Photograph!, k
Economics senior Jason Washburn, who returned from service in Iraq in April, reflects on the sacrifices of war veterans as he looks up at a monument to soldiers who
fought in the American Civil War. Washburn is a fifth-generation soldier, who followed in his family’s footsteps when he left for Iraq to serve in the National Guard.
Lecturing in
his Social
Issues and
Movements
class,
University
Adjunct
Sociology
Professor
Chuck Hunt
explains why
he plans to
move to
Canada after
he retires.
Lauren Wimer | Senior photographer
Professor migrates toward
better health care, morals
With Bush's re-election, Chuck Hunt adds another item to his lengthy
list of reasons to move back to Canada, where his wife is a citizen
BY MEGHANN M. CUNIFF
NEWS REPORTER
Chuck Hunt is no stranger to Canada.
In 1973, Hunt, who is currently a University
adjunct sociology professor, moved up north to
escape the perils of the Vietnam War. There, he
met his wife, Kathy, before returning to the Unit
ed States in 1985 to pursue a doctoral degree from
the University.
Now, at a time when thousands of Americans
say they are considering relocating to Canada be
cause of President Bush’s re-election, Hunt says
he will be returning. But his reasoning isn’t as
simple as his timing makes it seem.
Hunt said the sociology department is “phas
ing out” adjunct faculty positions so retirement
is imminent and the cost for both he and his wife
to stay on a health care plan would be almost
$1,100 per month.
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Disgruntled Americans
seek asylum in Canada
Dissatisfied with the re-election of President Bush, many want
to head for Canada; few understand what immigration entails
BY PARKER HOWELL
SENIOR NEWS REPORTER
Americans hoping to escape four more
years of President Bush by moving to Cana
da should be prepared to get a job and wait
in line, just like immigrants from any
other country.
Some people disgruntled with the out
come of the Nov. 2 presidential race have
since broached the
idea of moving
across the bor
der, but don’t ex
pect an exodus
anytime soon —
obtaining a perma
nent visa to live in
Canada takes
about a year.
America’s neighbor
to the north offers not
only hockey, but a public
health care system, legalized
same-sex marriage and looser
marijuana laws similar to those
desired by some ot the more
left-leaning voters in last week’s
plprtinn
Despondent U.S. citizens have a few op
tions when considering a move northward.
U.S. citizens can visit Canada for up to six
months, but need a permit to stay longer. All
long-term immigrants need either a work
permit sponsored by a Canadian business or
to apply for residency as a skilled worker,
which requires applicants to have had at
least one year of paid, full-time work experi
ence within the last 10 years.
Permanent residency in Canada doesn’t
come cheap. Applicants for permanent resi
dency should be prepared to fork over a $460
application fee, about $800 for the right to
Decome a permanent resident and
miscellaneous fees to cover med
ical examination and language
testing. Single skilled-worker ap
plicants must also have about
$8,200 saved up to pay
for living expenses
while they search
for a job.
Applicants for
Canadian citizenship
must have lived in the
country for at least
three years. Citizenship
applications also take about a year
to process.
Bret Furtwancler | Graphic artist
Some people interested in
immigrating also hire legal
representatives, such as Van
couver, British Columbia-based immigration
lawyer Rudi Kischer. Kischer, who charges
$250 for his consultation, said his office has
received dozens of inquiries and that interest
EXODUS, page 16