[JoshuiMora]

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Political science students at Baghdad University had barely begun a discussion of comparisons between the Iraq and Vietnam wars when suddenly nearby explosions shook the classroom.
The talk instantly shifted from a past conflict to the here and now -- and what it's like to live in a war zone when it's unknown if a trip to school will be your last.
Yasser Thar, a junior, said such bombings fill him with fear and anxiety.
"I wonder if my family is OK because we have no idea where those bombs are landing," he said.
More bombs went off. The students didn't even flinch. (Watch bombs shake class, make students more determined under fire )
"These explosions have united us as the sectarian violence divides us. Whether we are Sunni, Shia or Kurd, we are all targets and that has brought us closer," said Muhklas Ali, also a junior.
Such is the way of life for students at Baghdad University, where they could be killed at any time simply for trying to get a diploma. Extremists have terrorized this campus over the last four years.
Just this week, a car bomb exploded at the university's entrance, killing five students and wounding 18 others. Since the war in Iraq began in March 2003, at least 70 security guards and employees have been killed and 100 professors have been assassinated, officials said. The death toll from car bombs on campus isn't even known because there have been so many.
The students who remain are courageous, focused on getting an education. They said they feel that if they want a future, they must continue to brave the terrorism that keeps their campus under seige.
Every day, they get up in the morning, most of them with no jobs and no money for a taxi, risking their lives just trying to get to class.
Nadia Rasheed, a junior, smiled as she spoke up. "As a woman, we suffer coming to college, going to home, studying to bombs."
I asked her, "So why do you do it? Even with bombs?"
"This is a big challenge for us. We are courageous people. We are brave," she responded.
Professor Abdul Jabber Ahmed added, "Maybe the situation in Iraq is not a good situation, but the challenge of the human is how to create the best situation for the future."

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/...dad/index.html

[Kzin]

Those lazy kids will do anything to avoid talking about their assigned work!

[JoshuiMora]

It actually turns out that the terrorists haven't touched the campus, it's just disgruntled students getting out if exams.

[Kzin]

Originally Posted by Joshui Mora

It actually turns out that the terrorists haven't touched the campus, it's just disgruntled students getting out if exams.

Or the guys in Al Qaeda Shop .... they start with cherry bombs in the toilet and work up.

[JoshuiMora]

I lost a finger in Al Qaeda Ship in HS

[Bender]

Originally Posted by Joshui Mora

I lost a finger in Al Qaeda Ship in HS

I know the first thing they teach you in Torture 101 is to keep positive control of all your victim's parts. I hope the teacher gave you an F.