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The Daily Pennsylvanian




The Daily Pennsylvanian

Columbia professor Gary Sick believes Iran's nuclear program is growing, U.S.-Iran relations are getting worse and the United States' will continue to expand its formal presence in the Persian Gulf region. Sick -- a professor of international affairs at Columbia University and a former National Security Council member under Presidents Ford, Carter and Reagan -- delivered the keynote speech of the "Borders, Battles and Cultural Bonds" conference at Penn last Friday.