Colleges offering majors in homeland security

[Opusnone]

A police state needs many police.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-1118homelandsecurity,0,5399772.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines

"Some programs focus on terrorism and manmade threats while other colleges, such as Savannah State, also train students to help with major natural disasters in the wake of Hurricane Katrina's decimation of the Gulf Coast.

``After the Katrina situation, I didn't like the way FEMA handled it,'' said the 19-year-old student from LaGrange, Ga. ``I was like, 'Maybe I can make a difference.''

[ixion]

1. *sigh*

:-(

[MADem]

2. Geez, what are the courses about?

Jack-Booted Thuggery 101?

Civil Liberties: Who Needs 'Em 202?

Turning a Compliant Population into Sheep 303?

Pointing the Finger at Other Governmental Agencies 404?

Advanced Seminars (worth two credits):

Suckling at the Corporate Teat?
Gorging at the Government Trough?
Fuck Up, Move Up?
Political Affiliations, Pork and You?

My thoughts are summed up in these two paragraphs:

Critics say that awarding degrees in homeland security is pointless because it's too generic. Students would be more successful if they majored in a specific aspect of national defense, like Middle Eastern studies or cyber-security, said Steven Lab, head of the criminal justice department at Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

``This is a money grab is what it is,'' Lab said. ``The federal government decided to pour our money on this, and everybody wants to get a piece of the pie.''

[txindy]

3. "...train students to help with major natural disasters..." We called that the National Guard.

Silly me and my pre-9/11 mentality. :eyes: Now they're the International Guard and kids are majoring in disaster relief.

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4. a number of conservative colleges are having those majors

watch the federal funding flow to those who are well connected...

AKA Ave Maria College with Santorum

[thingfisher]

5. Might as well smoke a college diploma

rolled up in an old gy sock!

[treestar]

6. Oh pu-leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze

:puke: