As the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq approaches, student stances on the war are as varied as ever. Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Alabama recently held their annual anti-war protests, one of which gained them national attention when several students were arrested for disorderly conduct. The UCLA Daily Bruin profiled students on both sides of the issue and how their upbringings have shaped their political views.

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