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...most hatesd policy debate on campus raged on last night at a panel discussion asking "Should ROTC return to Harvard...
...debate, sponsored by Diversity and Distinction, comes in the midst of an ongoing debate about a bill before the Undergraduate Councilendrosing bringing the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program back to campus...
...true that ROTC provides financial assistance for many students, and in general the University shouldn't do anything to keep students and much-needed scholarship money apart. It is also true that Harvard's refusal to participate directly in ROTC may discourage some high school students interested in the program from applying to Harvard. But the College's compromise is a reasonable one--MIT is not so far away. In this case, the University is keeping opportunities open to students--only a bus ride along the river--and maintaining its principles...
...does Torre's argument that the ban on ROTC stigmatizes students in the program carry much weight. ROTC cadets walk among us every day. They have been no notable incidences of cadet-harassing, as far as anyone can tell. On the contrary, the celebration of a cadet's successful completion of training is held at Memorial Church...
There is no compelling reason to sacrifice the University's non-discrimination policy for the sake of convenience for the ROTC. The council should reject the bill...