The University Senate and ASUO will host a public forum Tuesday called “The University and the Iraq Crisis.” The event will take place in the EMU Ballroom from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Overflow seating will be available at 180 PLC, which will have with a live video feed of the event.
Members of the University community will speak, including President Dave Frohnmayer, who will address “The Role of Universities in Times of National and International Crisis.” Senate Vice President Lowell Bowditch and ASUO Campus Outreach Coordinator Hilary Arakaki will provide opening remarks.
Other scheduled speakers are geography Professor Alec Murphy on “Putting the Iraq Crisis in Geopolitical Perspective,” history Professor Daniel Pope on “Historical Perspectives on Student Peace Activism” and sociology professor Greg McLauchlan on “U.S. Foreign Policy and Its Critics.”
McLauchlan said the forum will offer the University community a chance to further discuss and learn about the potential war with Iraq.
“The purpose of the forum is to provide multiple perspectives on the causes, potential consequences and possible solutions to the international crisis regarding Iraq,” McLauchlan explained. “We will also examine the constructive role the University and broader community can play in a time when we face a threat of major war.”

— Jennifer Bear