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Friday, February 19, 1988 / University Daily Kansan
Terrorism class paints gloomy picture
By Stacy Foster
Kansan staff writer
The planet has been reduced to two populations — the educated and the non-educated. The non-educated don't have the technology to protect themselves so they turn to terrorism.
That's what Mavnard Shelly teaches
Shelly, professor of psychology, doesn't have an optimistic view of society and tells his students that they must learn to accept and deal with terrorism.
Shelly, along with Felix Moos, professor of anthropology, and Ron Olin, Lawrence police chief, teaches a class at KU that deals with terrorism. The class, Violence, Aggression and Terrorism in the Modern World, emphasizes the international prominence of terrorism.
In the class, terrorism is presented as a form of warfare
Olin said he taught the class in order to present the history of terrorism and the tactics developed to control it.
Felix Moos, professor of anthropology, explains how terrorism has evolved over several years in the course Violence, Aggression and Terrorism in the Modern World.
Olin has a doctorate in psychology from the University of Kansas and is a courtesy assistant professor. He received an appointment from the psychology department to teach the terrorism class and doesn't get paid.
Because the three instructors have varied backgrounds, both students and the instructors themselves benefit from the way the course is taught, Moos said.
In the class, each professor presents a different perspective on terrorism. Shelly teaches with a book he wrote, "The Darker Vision." Moos and Olin teach with the book they wrote together, "Living with Terrorism."
"We don't always agree because we come from different disciplines," Moos said. "But that makes the class better. It's a learning experience for them but also for us because we benefit from different ideas and views."
Moos said he, Shelly and Olin wanted their students to think about the world.
"In the U.S., there is relatively nude terrorist action, but that doesn't mean it will stay that way." Moos said.
Olin said terrorist acts in the United States could be expected to increase because there were so few incidents to begin with.
"The statistics in terrorism in the United States are so small that it is almost zero. "Ohn said. "In 1980, the U.S. had about 500 million."
Moas said that between 1960 and 1987, there were 81 major wars. In these wars, 12.5 million people have been killed and $15 trillion has been spent on military equipment.
Less financial aid increases interest in military
ROTC can now improve quality
By Jeff Moberg
Maj. Danny Reinke remembers a time when public opinion of the U.S. military was low.
After the Vietnam War, the U.S. public assailed the military for what it called a mishandling of the war.
"The army, in general, was a scapegoat," said Reinke, an professor of military science. "They believed the Army was an easily identifiable group.
The decreased support for the military was nowhere more evident than in the National Guard and the ROTC programs. Army officers, trying to bolster sagging enrollment, said they recruited anyone showing the faintest interest in military service.
One result was a drop in the quality of ROTC cadets.
But today, things have turned around. ROTC officials at the Uni-
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sity of Kansas say they have seen a surge of interest in ROTC that has attracted better cadets.
The years from 1976 to 1979 were not good times for the ROTC, said Maj. John Winfrey, assistant professor of military science.
Winfrey and other ROTC officials said that the trend toward better recruits could be attributed to federal and state cuts in student financial aid, the availability of the GI Bill, and more students taking ROTC scholarships.
Because of federal budget constraints, standards for receiving ROTC financial aid have increased. Today, cadet recruits who are requesting aid tend already to have decided on military careers, Winfrey said. This leads to a higher level of commitment among new cadets.
"It has to do with the availability of
Winfrey said. Money was
purchased."
Although budget-cutting has made it tougher to qualify for some ROTC programs, many have been attracted by the G1 Bill. The bill can provide
more than $2,000 in benefits to freshmen enlisting in KU ROTC and the National Guard. In return for scholarship money, cadets must go to a 14-week basic-training camp and then serve one weekend a month and two weeks during the summer for six to eight years.
"I don't know of any part-time job that will give you that kind of money in so short a time," Reinke said. "We get a lot more time in college. It's the ultimate in equal opportunity, if you're willing to work."
Brent Parker, Gardner junior, said that even though the bill provided a source of financial aid, money was given easily. Parker is on the G1 Bill.
"You almost have to prove you want to be in the program," he said. "The program is more outstanding because they can pick and choose. A lot of people are coming into the program for the money. It makes the standards a lot tougher."
The number of students taking ROTC scholarships also has increased. Winfrey said. Ten years
ago, military scholarships were not as popular because they required four years of service. But Winfrey said that people were changing their attitude toward the scholarships because less money was available in financial aid.
"Young people are realizing there are good careers in the military," Winfrey said. "Some of it's the changing army."
Bill Sheehy, Leavenworth senior, said he thought that cadets on scholarship, such as himself, received advancement opportunities in the military before other cadets.
"The army gave people on scholarship better leadership opportunities." Sheehy said. "There is money invested in you, so they notice you more."
Chester Pach, assistant professor of history, said U.S. citizens now viewed the military as a big corporatization opportunity as any other company.
"They see the army as a big business whose business is defense," he said.
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