M&M Staffers
As we walked in the labyrinthine hallways of the dimly-lit Horticultural and Plant Sciences building, we marveled at the fluorescent lighting and extreme lack of windows. However, the bright minds and fiery opinions of the students made up for the drab exterior.With five desks set up in front of the class and the rest of the students organized in a circle around the room, the students were ready to explain the final project of the term; their final paper on one current issue in American foreign policy.
Four students acting as a panel on their paper topics, and one TA acting as the chair of the panel explained their final papers in five minutes or less. Categories included possession of nuclear bombs and the war on terror.
After presentations, TA David Sparks, Instructor 
Patrick Rhamey, and class got to question their peers about their opinions. This was necessary because some very strong opinions were expressed.
John, a student, said “I do believe that American life is more important than Korean life,” as he addressed the need for military action against North Korea.
Another student on the panel disagreed heartily with this idea, saying that North Korea is like a child using alcohol as a rite of passage into adulthood. North Korea is using nuclear weapons as a rite of passage into the elite group of the most powerful countries in the world.Solutions to nuclear warfare and threats flew around the room as students proposed peace treaties, attacks and invasions, more threats, and withdrawal from Iraq.
On the next panel, one student addressed the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and noted that, “Israel blows the crap out of them [the Hamas].” In response, another student asked how the media could get the people on the side of the Palestinians.
Another panel commenced, but students’ interest in intercontinental ballistic missiles was fading fast.
Good thing we were done with reporting for the day.
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