Each Senator at Western represents a specific constituent group, usually in his or her discipline, and works to apprise constituents of current Senate action and discussions. Senate Elections and appointments to Standing Committees take place in Spring quarter. What committee work does the Senate oversee?
What was true of the battle Iwo Jima? The island battle represented some of the most vicious fighting throughout the Pacific theater of operations. It was the first successful American attack on Japanese soil.
The determination of the Japanese to literally fight to the last man had been demonstrated on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. It was anticipated that the invasion of Japan, called Operation Downfall, would involve up to a million US casualties and incidentally wipe out the japanese population.