At Stanford, Debate Brews Over Reviving ROTC Program on Campus

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REPORT    AIR DATE: April 25, 2011
At Stanford, Debate Brews Over Reviving ROTC Program on Campus

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/military/jan-june11/rotc_04-25.html

Decades after protests surrounding the Vietnam War, some private universities are taking another look at bringing back Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs, but the idea is rekindling some decades-old disputes over military presence on campuses. Spencer Michels reports on how the debate is playing out at Stanford.

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SPENCER MICHELS: Like the anti-war students, gay groups on campus also oppose the return of ROTC. They say the repeal of don't ask, don't tell didn't go far enough, since it still allows discrimination against transgender people.

LEANNA KEYES, Stanford Students for Queer Liberation: Because ROTC doesn't admit transgender students, it doesn't admit intersex students, it's perpetuating that discrimination.