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There's no better place to ask such questions than in Britain, where the culture of alcohol and inappropriate sex is so ingrained that it is subjected to rigorous academic inquiry. Recently, a pair of research psychologists - Vincent Egan of the University of Leicester and Giray Cordan of the University of Exeter - completed a survey of 240 subjects, half of whom had been drinking, to find out how drinkers and nondrinkers experience attraction. What they found was interesting, if a bit creepy. (Learn about addiction and the brain...
...recognize ROTC reminded the campus of Harvard’s troubled relationship with the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. During the Vietnam War, Harvard banned ROTC from campus and continues to impede student participation because of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy enacted in 1993. Because openly gay and lesbian students are excluded from ROTC under this policy, the University says that its refusal to recognize ROTC on campus is in line with its policies against discrimination outlined in the student handbook...
...Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy currently enforced by the military does amount to discrimination. It bars some of those who wish to serve their country from doing so, and the Congress should take immediate steps to repeal it. Consequently, although ROTC cadets themselves do not shape military-recruitment policies, we support Harvard’s refusal to officially recognize ROTC, just as it would refuse to recognize any other organization on campus that denied membership to open homosexuals. This policy is not only in line with the standards set forth...
ROTC is an important and worthwhile program, disregarding the discriminatory practice of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” The program provides clear benefits for the military and the nation and allows Harvard students to serve and shape the future of the U.S. military. Currently, the extracurricular atmosphere at Harvard offers many chances to serve the community in different ways, and an ethic of service could and should grow here...
...university, Harvard has historically highly valued military service. Memorial Church and Memorial Hall stand as looming examples of our commitment to memorialize those who have sacrificed greatly in military duty. President Obama should fulfill his promise of eliminating “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” When he does, Harvard can once again fully embrace the ethic of military service and the ROTC program...