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Supporters of ROTC also suggest that Harvard, instead of cutting ties with the program, should pressure Congress and President Clinton to lift the ban. In fact, the University already does pressure Congress--and should continue to do so. But Harvard should be a leader, and leaders don't just talk. They...
Even on those technicalities, arguments for ROTC fail to persuade. For example, ROTC supporters suggest that if Harvard stopped accepting ROTC scholarship money, it would also have to reject scholarships that are available only to minorities, for the sake of "consistency" in anti-discrimination...
However, there is a patent difference between a ROTC scholarship and a grant from, say, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. One excludes on the premise of bigotry, the other is designed to offer a specific group the opportunity of an education...
...ROTC advocates profess concern for cadets in need of the financial assistance that ROTC provides. Fortunately, Harvard has something called need-blind admissions, and guarantees that every student who demonstrates need will receive...
...ROTC supporters cry hypocrisy, wondering why Harvard need not reject all grants from the military, not only student scholarships...