The War in Iraq has been a drain on American economy, it has been a major issue in this year’s presidential election and it has even sprouted many musical concerts in honor of those brave men and women fighting overseas. If there was any doubt before that the war is a major part of the American lifestyle, here’s more proof . . . 

University of Maryland will be devoting its Fall 2008 semester to learning about war. UMD is calling the mildly morbid mission, A Semester on War and the Representations of War. This focus on the war will affect classes and majors campus-wide. From the English department to the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, everyone will be dabbling in this tumultuous topic.

With close to 50 classes about war being offered in the fall and campus events featuring war, UMD has become a college obsessed with trying to learn about past wars. Can it be that we’re secretly breeding diplomats and war officials? Maybe the university has plans of transforming us into future Henry Kissingers and Condoleeza Rices - I'm up for it (...I guess). 

Whatever the reason, it’s going to be a bleak semester for UMD. So while we're busy trying to save the US and learn from past mistakes, we sincerely hope the rest of you guys enjoy those Philosophy of Sex and Love classes. Maybe we can take a stab at some of those classes in the spring.