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...most famous episode from Harvard's history of student activism teaches a better lesson in the dangers of building takeovers. SDS occupied University Hall to press the Harvard Corporation to abolish the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and to give in to five other related demands. Though the great majority of students at Harvard were against the war, most were also against SDS--and were aghast by the violence at University Hall, where deans were accosted and pushed from the building. The afternoon of the takeover, close to 1,000 students rallied outside the occupied building, many of them opposing...
...This first step toward serving Uncle Sam promises to "provide a framework of leadership, management and communication skills to enable the first year ROTC cadet to understand the responsibility and authority vested in Army officers, and to critically evaluate a leader's effectiveness." More advanced classes address "the leadership of small units conducting conventional combat operations" and discuss "defensive and retrograde operations." Harvard does not offer ROTC because the federal program's guidelines conflict with the University's anti-discrimination policy; homosexuals may not participate in the courses. The "Handbook for Students" extensive small-print on the subject warns readers...
...most celebrated example of his loyalty to the administration took place on April 9, 1969. Three days after Epps married Valerie Claire Thompkins, University Hall was occupied by students protesting ROTC's connection to Harvard and the destruction of black residents' homes in Roxbury for Medical School construction...
Today, Anderson's preachy tone seems quaint in Harvard's world. Even ignoring the gendered language, military service is hardly a top career aspiration among seniors. Even the ROTC program, not recognized on Harvard's campus since the late sixties, advertises its financial benefits more than its patriotic component...
...sunny Saturday afternoon, I find myself craving violence. Logically, I ditch my response papers and head out to Boston Paintball for some warfare fun. I bring along my roommate Sameera, a pretty and petite pre-med, and my friend Jay, a former ROTC member and also a Crimson executive...