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2 September 17, 2003 The University News
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Editor in Chief
Meghan Kuckelman
News Editor
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Thurow identifies EU's 'malady,'
contrasts founding principles of US
by Rebecca Leland
News Editor
After observing the opinions
of Europeans towards the events
of 9/11, Dr. Glen Thurow,
politics professor, examined
how Americans ought to treat
international affairs at the annual
Constitution Day dinner hosted
by the politics department.
Thurow called the attack of
Sept. 11, 2001, a "direct attack
upon, and repudiation of, the
American constitution and all it
stands for:' He and his wife, Dr.
Sarah Thurow, were living and
teaching on the Rome campus
at the time. Mr. Thurow recalled
how "we wished we were home,
not only to share the suffering
of our fellow citizens, but more,
to share the resolve to attack and
destroy the evil responsible for
it:'
The reaction of most
Europeans was sympathetic, but
as the United States ceased to be
a victim and mobilized into "an
aroused and victorious
America,'' the spirit of
contemporary Europe changed,
Thurow said.
Thurow said that after U.S.
mobilization, first a type of
pacifism arose, in which
Europeans contended that force
involving risk was hardly ever
justified. Another common
opinion has been that "the
legitimacy of actions by the U.S.
or anyone else should be
measured by an endorsement
from the United Nations,"
Thurow said. A third opinion,
pervasive in government circles,
is that nothing really
fundamental is at stake in the
present situation.
Thurow found the third
opinion particularly disturbing,
as it calls into question what the
new Europe, what Americans
know as the European Union,
stands for.
The answer, rooted in a desire
for economic efficiency,
r
Top left: Dr. Glen Thurow,
politics professor, delivers
his speech at the annual
Constitution Day dinner,
hosted by the politics de-
partment. The tradition be-
gan in 1975 when a student
observed that there were
very few occasions on which
to sing patriotic tunes.
Bottom: Ben Little, Frank
Karako, Jason Van Dyke,
and Dave West enjoy a
barbeque meal while dis-
cussing politics.
Damien Gaffney/Coritributor
involves a fixation with personal
comfort.
"Why should one [the
European] risk one's bodily
comfort by going after an enemy
not currently at one's door, but
someone else's?"Thurow asked.
"The depth of this opinion in
Europe was only too evident last
summer when the French let
somewhere between six and
15,000 of its own citizens perish
when the heat reach 95
degrees... This happened at least
in part because many people
could not be bothered to
interrupt their vacations to check
on their elderly relatives,"
Thurow said.
Thurow also referred to the
low birth rate as evidence of the
self centered-ness of many
Europeans.
Comparing this spirit with
that of Americans, Thurow
called upon his countrymen to
remember their country's roots,
found in the principles of the
Constitution. He recognized
Americans as people of action,
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and said that while "one can
perhaps question the particular
judgments and the skill with
which particular actions have
been carried out... the breadth,
vigor, and justice of the spirit
that has moved them is almost
wholly admirable."
Thurow warned against
complacency^ however,
recognizing in it the potential to
"forget our principles for the
sake of comfort."
From the perspective of the
American student at UD,
Thurow challenged his audience
to examine the reasons behind
pursuing a liberal education.
"Are we not prone to justify
our education, both to ourselves
and others, purely in terms of
our own private comforts? We
say a liberal education will give
you the cleverness to be a better
business person and to make
more money; a liberal education
will enable you to roll with the
punches when a new technology
changes the scope of your job; a
liberal education will make you
more attractive to others..." he
said.
Thurow called upon students
to "work to become citizens and
leaders who understand our own
principles and why they are
worthy of a vigorous defense;
who have the imagination to see
and understand the hearts and
minds of our enemies; who have
learned to think with clarity and
speak with conviction and
persuasiveness; who have
gained the experience that the
study of history, literature and
other matters can bring."
The audience joined in song
following Thurow's speech,
singing approximately a dozen
patriotic songs in their entirety.
JMbws
dr1tefs
CDC to host
grad school fair
The Career Develop-
ment Center will host a
Graduate and Professional
School fair next Wednes-
day, Sept. 24, from 11 a.m.
to 3 p,m in Haggar Foyer.
Representatives from vari-
ous schools and programs
will be available to answer
student questions. Call
Margaret DeMarco at
x5131 with questions.
- Meghan Kuckelman
Scholar seeks
submissions
The University Scholar
is now accepting
submisions for its Fall
2003 Edition. Scholarly
essays of scientific, liter-
ary, mathematic, philo-
sophic, etc. nature are wel-
come, as are original po-
ems, short stories, and
monochrome artwork (es-
pecially ink and line draw-
ings). Please submit your
work to Concetta Nolan
the Graduate School Of-
fice in Carpenter, by per-
son or UD mail, before
Oct. 13.
-Jane Fiegenschue
Service project
continues
Campus ministry will
continue its two week
housing rehabilitation
project, Hearts and Ham-
mers, this Saturday.
Diane Pohlmeier, the
campus minister in charge
of the project, placed last
week's student turnout at
75, and hopes to enlist at
least as many this weekend
too.
"The scope of the
project basically includes
repairing two homes in
Oak Cliff... scraping,
painting and yardwork,"
Pohlmeier said.
To participate in this
annual event call Diane
Pohlmeier at x5165 or stop
by campus ministry.
- Rebecca Leland
Rome deposit
deadline nears
Spring 2004 Rome ap-
plicants, waitlisted and ac-
cepted, are asked to bring
their $200 Rome Fee to the
buisiness office by Thurs.,
Sept. 18.
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Kuckelman, Meghan. The University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 17, 2003, newspaper, September 17, 2003; Irving, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth201567/m1/2/: accessed May 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Dallas.