Just two weeks after approving a controversial extracurricular organization of the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), the student faculty Committee on College Life quietly granted recognition yesterday to two separate groups dedicated to keeping the official ROTC off campus.
Organizers of both "Enemies of ROTC" and "Opponents of ROTC" told the committee that they were not against "Friends of ROTC," which claims no connection to the actual military training organization. Instead, members said, they wanted to balance against what they perceived as an increasingly favorable attitude towards ROTC at Harvard, signaled by the recent recognition of "Friends."
Both groups state in their constitutions opposition to ROTC and the direct use of Harvard for military training. And, according to College regulations, both groups must be to the undergraduates.
Apparently, organizers from the two groups While "Economics" has not yet revealed its schedule of activities, "Opponents" members told the committee yesterday of their first proposed event: a debate with "Friends" over the merits of ROTC.
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