Oppose Army ROTC program on UMBC campus

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   Name: John Sinnigen on May 8, 2008

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   Name: April Householder on May 8, 2008

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   Name: Joyce Armstrong on May 8, 2008

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   Name: Marina Adler on May 8, 2008

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   Name: Anne Brodsky on May 8, 2008

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   Name: Rachel Artiss on May 8, 2008

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   Name: Anonymous on May 8, 2008

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   Name: Anonymous on May 8, 2008

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   Name: Landry Digeon on May 8, 2008

   Comments: NooOOOOOOO!!!!

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    Name: Michelle on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Satarupa Joardar on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Miranda Jones on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Scott Redding on May 8, 2008

    Comments: Okay, you can have military sciences only if we can have a corollary peaces studies department.

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    Name: Jodi Kelber-Kaye on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Julia on May 8, 2008

    Comments: Nondiscrimination is important to maintain at every level of the University system.

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    Name: Elena Welsh on May 8, 2008

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    Name: John Stolle McAllister on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Lurine Kunschman on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Lori Edmonds on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Sarah N. Archibald on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Joby Taylor on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Danielle O'Neill on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Nicole Smith on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Matthew Dolamore on May 8, 2008

    Comments: ROTC should not be the only means for people to receive a college education, and UMBC should not play a role in sending that message to young men and women.

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    Name: Jennifer Arndt on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Fred L. Pincus on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Kayleigh A. Somers on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Ilsa Lottes on May 8, 2008

    Comments: I do not think military functions should be conducted at universities. For most of my life I have been opposed to policies of the US government that have involved the military. I do not believe that Human Rights have been generally been promoted by most of the policies that involve military force (Vietnam and Irag wars, for example).

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    Name: Edward Larkey on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Sheila Allen on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Anonymous on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Aubrey Gallo on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Rebecca Goldring on May 8, 2008

    Comments: I am alumni and my umbc e-mail was rgoldr1@umbc.edu Dear UMBC community, When the university first opened its doors it was home to a very political-minded student body. My mother, who started her undergraduate studies at UMBC but finished them elsewhere, recalls politically active students who were avidly anti-war, pro civil-rights, and supportive of equality among all people. Since then UMBC has become a diverse and thriving community that is home to students of many different backgrounds, creeds, orientations, and persuasions. Does ROTC have a right to operate within a public university The answer is yes, and it already does. While I was at the university (2000-2005), where I earned both a bachelor's and master's degree, there were UMBC students who were enrolled in ROTC programs. So, this is not simply a matter of establishing a ROTC program at UMBC, there already is one. My understanding of the issue is that, in establishing a fast-track ROTC program, UMBC would give the military a formal office at UMBC, with military personnel as instructors, instead of professors. It would establish a formal "military science" program in which students could earn a degree. I don't feel that this is in line with UMBC's efforts to establish a reputation for academic excellence. Having known several people who earned military science degrees at other colleges and universities, I can say that they came out of the program with few "real world" applicable life skills and absolutely no employment qualifications. Many described their military science degrees as "history-light," or as a joke. I cannot understand why UMBC, which has a fine History department, would want to establish a department where students can get easy history degrees in exchange for military service. A military science program will detract from UMBC's academic image. Additionally, the military does not support many of the values that define UMBC. During my time there I found that, in general, students were open and respectful of others. Students at UMBC did not have to hide their sexual orientation, political views, religious affiliations, etc. in order to avoid being ostracized or humiliated. Bring a formal military program into play would mean that in some part of the university, that kind of freedom and openness, the liberty to be unashamedly one's self, would end. Do I think it's acceptable for UMBC to deny ROTC programs a right to operate on campus or to ostracize students who enroll in military programs Absolutely not. In a free-thinking democratic society there is room for all points of view and belief systems. Certainly, UMBC already has military personnel enrolled in classes, and ROTC members in training; this is enough. The University need not expand its ROTC program to prove that it is an American university, it need not expand the ROTC program to ensure that ROTC students can pursue an education there- they already can. The only reason I can see for expanding a ROTC program is funding (although from the outside I can't be sure of this). Having spent time working for a firm that helps colleges and universities with strategic positioning plans for continued success in today's competitive market, I would say that increasing military presence and programming on campus at UMBC is not a smart move. It may bring in some funding for the military, but the fall out among the current student body, prospective students who are enamoured with UMBC's current image, and the blows dealt to UMBC's academic reputation will negate any of the more instantly gratifying aspects of the venture. Sincerely, Rebecca Goldring

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    Name: Emily Vargo on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Nezhat Olia on May 8, 2008

    Comments: At the time when the U.S. is involved with a bloody war in two countries, establishing a Militray Science dept shatters any hope for peace.

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    Name: Jennifer Higgins on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Mary Hickernell on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Jeremy Trucker on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Tom Penniston on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Piotr Gwiazda on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Anonymous on May 8, 2008

    Comments: We need peace, not more militarization!!!

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    Name: Maria Demarco on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Sergio Espana on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Anonymous on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Christy Searing on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Jessica Berman on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Nii-Koi Kotey on May 8, 2008

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    Name: Zach Kaufmann on May 8, 2008

    Comments: Keep the ROTC off UMBC campus

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    Name: Matt Maiatico on May 8, 2008

    Comments: The very nature of military programs are at odds with the purpose of a university; namely, the pursuit of knowledge, the development of new ideas, and the betterment of society at large. Military organizations not only accomplish none of these goals, but actively opposes them. The military supports the suppression of knowledge, values blind obedience to analysis, and contributes nothing positive to society. Allowing this organization onto our campus undermines everything UMBC stands for. Our integrity is at stake and I hope the administration will acknowledge this before making a decision.

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    Name: Lisa F Ink on May 8, 2008

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