"It's in his interest to solve things in a military way because they're the ones with the military power," he said.

Although Kavazovic said he is pleased by NATO's actions because of their potential aid in the peace process, he said he feels for the civilians affected by the attacks. "The people of Serbia don't really have anything to do with anything," he said.

News reports said civilians died in attacks on military housing and on the state news agency. As some students felt the impact of the air strikes, they watched others sweat through midterms or pack for spring break unaware.

"I feel, in general, people don't know what's going on. They know it's a problem spot. That's about it," Kavazovic said. "I don't think too many would be able to point it out on a map."

One lecturer in Government, Gary J. Bass '92, attempted to reverse this trend by incorporating Kosovo into his class, Government 1731, "The Causes and Prevention of War."

Bass worked as a magazine correspondent in the region in the mid-1990s. Instead of the planned lecture on World War I, he turned the class into a discussion on the Kosovo attacks.