Word: rotcs
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...dismayed, but not surprised, by President Neil L. Rudenstine's recent recommendation concerning ROTC ("Report Upholds ROTC Tis, But Without Direct Funding," news story, Dec. 1). Using alumni contributions to pay the ROTC for merely continues the administration's history of avoiding and glossing over trouble-some issues. Rudenstine postponed his decision for ever four years while Harvard's students were forced to help fund a program that discriminates against the gay, lesbian, and bisexual members of its community...
Though student tuition money will no longer be used to pay for ROTC, Harvard's continued involvement with the program demonstrates the administration's lack of courage. Rudenstine believes that severing ties with ROTC would not affect the military's policies; but at the same time, his report cites, the benefit of having graduates of top universities in the military...
...Harvard were brave enough to terminate its ROTC affiliations, perhaps the military would miss those outstanding graduates. Though, a Rudenstine says, "there does not appear to be any likelihood" of immediate national change, we can at least strive for equality within the University...
Rudenstine's report does not mention the non-financial support that Harvard currently provides for ROTC...
Referring to non-financial support of ROTC, Verba said Friday, "Our committee recommended removing all support by the University and [not doing so] would, I think, be inconsistent [with Harvard's non-discriminatory policy...