ROTC students are currently sent a mixed message, celebrated during Commencement in a Yard commissioning ceremony, yet barred from postering or otherwise acting like any other student group on campus.
ROTC midshipman Jacqlynn K. Duquette '00 says she understands the University's stance against the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, but finds its ramifications unfair.
"By not allowing us to poster or table for events on campus, the College is preventing us from expressing that part of our University experience," Duquette says. "This is not such a black and white issue, and there needs to be compromise."
At a recent debate, Air Force ROTC cadet Joe C. Lucas '00 said traveling to MIT for training was the least problematic part of the University's policy.
"I don't really think it's an inconvenience," he said. "That's not the what the issue is all about. It's about whether we feel welcome on campus."