Harvard vs. Augusta

©2002 Universal Press Syndicate / townhall.com ^ | September 9, 2002 | Maggie Gallagher

[buzzyboop]

Students streaming back to the hallowed halls of Harvard this fall will find a few new faces: Last week, Harvard Law School lifted a 20-year-old policy banning military recruiters on its campus, enacted to protest the ban on homosexual soldiers.

Why, pray tell? Did the boys in red reverse course because Harvard recognized that in a time of war, hampering military recruitment was foolish and unpatriotic? Nah. Of course not.

Instead, Harvard finally bowed to a 1996 law stripping federal financing from schools that did not permit military recruiters. Faced with losing either its nondiscrimination principles or $328 million in federal funding, Harvard caved. "Most of us reluctantly accept the reality that this university cannot accept the loss of federal funds," Dean Robert Clark said in his statement.

Reaction appears remarkably restrained. Lindsay Harrison, a third-year student at Harvard Law and member of Lambda, a gay and lesbian group, told the media: "I vacillate between frustration with the government and frustration with the university, but the realities being what they are, Dean Clark had no choice but to cave."

[buzzyboop]

Nice comparison of Harvard weasels and "Hootie" Johnson. But I suppose the liberal education establishment was never known for standing on principle.

[sarasmom]

While I understand the Feds finally enforcing something, I shudder to think of Harvard grads sashaying into the military because they could not find a "real" job.

I am sure someone more informed than I will come up with some Harvard grads who served honorably. I bet they can also find a few UC at Berkely grads.Its just the general idea that sends shudders up my spine...

Be carefull what you wish for...LOL

[gcruse]

 
         The clincher:

Meanwhile, we now know what kind of men run Harvard.
Dean Robert Clark and Lawrence Summers are men who
think gay rights are morally more important than national
defense, even in wartime, but that money for Harvard is
the most important principle of all.

[JPJones]

Lindsay Harrison, a third-year student at Harvard Law and member of Lambda, a gay and lesbian group, told the media: "I vacillate..."

You what!!?