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From: randy@ms.uky.EDU (Randy Appleton)
Newsgroups: soc.feminism
Subject: Re: Q/A: What is ROTC?
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Date: 1 Nov 90 00:00:12 GMT
Reply-To: Randy Appleton <randy@ms.uky.EDU>
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I had an interesting experience I'd like to share with y'all.  All
these quotations are actually paraphrases.

Here at the University of Kentucky, I went to the Office of the
Chancelor.  I said, "If this University has a policy against gender
descrimination, and ROTC *does* discrinate on that basis, how are they
allowed on campus?"

He said, "uhhh, go ask the Vice-Chancleor for Legal Affairs"

I went to the Office of the Vice-Chancelor for Legal affairs.  I said,
"If this University has a policy against gender descrimination, and
ROTC *does* discrinate on that basis, how are they allowed on campus?"

He said, "uhh, go ask the ROTC folks."

I went to the commander for the local ROTC here on campus.  I said,
"If this University has a policy against gender descrimination, and
ROTC *does* discrinate on that basis, how are they allowed on campus?"

He said, "The University of Kentucky is a land-grant institution.  The
Land Grant Act of 1917 says that all land grant schools *must* offer
ROTC.  Therefore, ROTC *must* be allowed on campus."  he went on to
talk about how the students debate this every year in Military Science
101, how the male has a "genetic, at birth instinct" to protect the
female, who after all gives birth, etc.

Anyway, that's why (on some campuses) ROTC is offered even though they
descriminate against women.

Also, I asked about descimination against gays.  It turns out that the
University of Kentucky has no policy against discriminating aginst
gays.

-Randy



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