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...University should make it easier for students in the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) to count Harvard courses for credit toward their military studies, the Undergraduate Council said in a contentious resolution passed last night...
...resolution, which says Harvard should not change its offerings to accommodate ROTC specifically, encourages professors who teach subjects relevant to the ROTC curriculum to meet with the military officers who determine whether courses can fulfill cadets’ requirements...
...Force cadet Brian R. Smith ’02, who proposed the legislation, said it would allow cadets to avoid time-consuming commutes to MIT, which already offers courses that count toward ROTC requirements. Harvard currently offers no courses that have been sanctioned by military officials...
Smith said the recommendation, which passed by a 19-12 margin, did not signify a “major move” or change in the council’s stance on ROTC and would only serve to simplify cadets’ academic lives...
...much of the council debate centered on whether the resolution, which opponents called “underhanded” and “sly,” would commit the council to supporting ROTC. Shira S. Simon ’04 said the bill avoided a serious debate on the merits of the ROTC program...