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The Daily OrangeROTC program in question at Columbia: Presidential election could spark reinstatement
Abstract:
After banning it for 39 years, Columbia University is now considering the reinstatement of the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program.
In 1968, Columbia was a platform for many large-scale anti-Vietnam War demonstrations on its campus. The next year, Columbia banned the ROTC program, citing issues such as a lack of control over the curriculum and the hiring process of ROTC officers....
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Betty
posted 2/21/08 @ 4:53 PM EST
I think this article is well researched and eloquently written.
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CU Alum
posted 2/21/08 @ 2:35 PM EST
Columbia is not "now considering the reinstatement of [ROTC]". Columbia considered reinstating ROTC two years ago and decided not to (after a formal vote by the full university senate) for the reasons the article describes. The only thing new in this article is Wilkes' interview with the Orange. The story is no longer news, and the fact that Wilkes is still talking about it doesn't change this fact.