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Under a statute initially passed in 1994 and known as the Solomon Amendment, the Pentagon can withhold federal dollars from schools that deny military recruiters equal access to students...
Harvard could lose over $400 million a year in federal funds if it violates the Solomon Amendment...
...damn gall,” he explodes, “to ask me…if I’m moral enough to join the army, burn women, kids, houses, and villages after bein’ a litterbug.”As the debate over the Solomon Amendment plays out in the Supreme Court, I often find myself thinking about Arlo. After all, beyond the other questions that surround the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy there is a fundamental absurdity: the American military...
...upheld, the Solomon Amendment will mean an end to the most overt gestures of animosity between Harvard and the military. It will not mean that the animosity itself—which has been so damaging to the national interest—will disappear. Reconciliation will be no easy task, but we should try. Harvard can use military recruiters’ presence on campus to spark two important discussions: first, on the military’s history and role; second, on the acceptance of homosexuals in the armed services. Both of these discussions should occur with mutual respect (and perhaps Congress...
...served by the bitterness between the two institutions today. Harvard should not challenge the military’s existence—even symbolically—by refusing it access to soldiers. The military should not risk Harvard’s scientific contributions by toying with its funds. If the Solomon Amendment is indeed upheld, neither institution should view it as a victory or a loss. Both should take the opportunity to rebuild a shattered relationship, for the good the nation that they love...