8 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, June 8,;1994

Gays, lesbians question the presence of ROTC
By Corey Hill t The University's moral and ethi- pansion of benifits by a 7 to 1 vote. ers disagree.
FOR THE DAILY cal obligation to promote the well- Attention now is directed to an- The new director of Lesbian Gay
In light of the decision to extend being of lesbians, gay men and bi- other battle: banning the U.S. Depart- MaleBisexualProgramsOffice,Ronni
benefits to same-sex couples, some sexual people was the sentiment be- ment of Defense from recruiting on Sanlo, said she is encouraged by the
feel the University should look into hind extending health insurance ben- campus by removing the Reserve debate.
eliminating the military's presence efits to their partners last month. Officers Training Corps. "The University has committed it-
on campus. Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Ar- Baker said he believes the move- self to be on the leading edge of social
The military's policy is to exclude bor) was the lone dissenter as the ment to ban ROTC on campus is change. As we continue forward, I be-
openly gay and lesbian individuals. Board of Regents approved the ex- without widespread support, but oth- lievetheUniversity will honoritscom-
mitment(to)people connected withthe

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University community," Sanlo said.
The Department of Defense policy
concerns many gayrights supporters.
But Jim Toy, a member of Gay
Liberation, said he believes banning
ROTC would cause a moral and eco-
nomic dilemma. He said the removal
of ROTC would deny financial re-
sources to students and result in aloss
of academic credit.
"The U-M along with other edu-
cational institutions should enter a
dialogue with Department of Defense
officials" in pursuit of a personnel
policy that regards lesbians, gay men

on campus
and bisexuals in a manner similar t
heterosexuals, Toy said.
Although Toy has concerns about
removing the ROTC, restricting the
military's presence on college cam-
pus is neither unusual nor illegal.
For example, Harvard initially
banned the military from its campus as
a protest to the Vietnam War. The
military has also recently found its
unwelcome at most private colleges.
Even some public universities have
followed suit-the State University of
NewYorksystemdoesnotpermitmili-
tary recruitment and ROTC classes on
its campus because of the Deparment
of Defense's policy toward gays.
The military is charged with the
obligation to uphold the Constitution.
"The issue (of prohibiting ROTC
activities on campus) is before Cc*
gress. ROTC does not have the lati-
tude to change the Department of
Defense's policy," said Michael
Allen, an Air Force ROTC colonel.

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