What is on the minds of our soldiers as they return home? Perhaps the camp sites, the heavy artillery of war, or maybe the peace and excitement of returning home to their families. Are the soldiers satisfied with their duties? These are questions that many relatives do not ask themselves when soldiers return.

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega is soon to be released and turned over to Panama’s custody after serving over fifteen years in a U.S. prison. Former military leader and president, Manuel Noriega, waits to return to his homeland where the present government prepares for another trial, said Central American Studies professors.

President George W. Bush’s order to send 21,500 troops to Iraq to provide security for Iraqi civilians may not be the best solution, and in the long term might backfire, said CSUN political science professors. Mehran Kamrava, a professor and specialist in Middle Eastern studies, said that the new surge would only increase the number of the American Army soldiers and officers.

The Hispanic Access Initiative, a recruiting program at CSUN aimed at increasing the number of U.S. military officers of Hispanic decent, remains open for discussion among students and faculty. The U.S. Army wants to have all ethnic groups represented equally in the military, which is the primary reason the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps program was brought to this campus, said Capt.