But a number of faculty members disagreed with the points Mansfield and Houthakker made on the issue of University ties to ROTC.

Loker Professor of English Robert J. Kiely '60 said the Faculty needs to "reaffirm our policy of nondiscrimination."

"I am not eager to offend General Powell, but I am less willing to give offense to gay and lesbian colleagues and gay and lesbian students," he said.

Professor of Afro-American Studies K. Anthony Appiah said the possible financial constraints facing ROTC students are not discriminatory in the way bias against gays and lesbians in the military is.

Equating the financial issue with discrimination that keeps gays and lesbians out of the military "lacks a sense of moral proportion that strikes me as disgraceful," he said.

In other business, the faculty also approved a policy statement on rape, sexual assault and other sexual misconduct that has been hotly debated by students, faculty and administrators in the last two years.

The only opposition to the document came from Mansfield, who proposed inserting a precaution against false accusation.

Mansfield also proposed that a provision that does not absolve an intoxicated student of responsibility in perpetrating rape be broadened to require consent.

"Is it also the case that being intoxicated does not affect the student's responsibility in giving consent?" Mansfield asked. "What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander."

Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57 responded to Mansfield's concerns, saying all accusations would be kept confidential to minimize possible negative consequences to both parties