"There are different standards expected of those in the military and those who are not," she said.
Others argued that the path to changing discriminatory policies is encouraging students from a diverse university like Harvard to participate in ROTC.
"My liberal education is going to help me a hell of a lot more than studying astrophysics at a military academy," said an audience member who participates in ROTC.
"It would be a very different issue if Harvard students couldn't participate in ROTC at all," Karteron responded. "Just because Harvard doesn't support ROTC doesn't mean that those students aren't getting their liberal education."
Peggy T. Lim '01, executive editor of Diversity and Distinction, said the magazine sponsored the event to provide another open forum for people to talk about the issue.