DADT

For one GS vet, DADT's end is personal

Two weeks after the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy officially ended, Benjamin Ilany says he's relieved that servicemembers will no longer have to feel the pressure he faced as a gay member of the U.S. Air Force.

By Jackie Carrero | Oct 4 02:27 am ET

ROTC: Against

The repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell has reopened the debate over ROTC on Columbia's campus.

By Sumayya Kassamali, Noah Baron, Natacha Nsabimana, and Amiel Melnick | Feb 21 12:11 am ET

ROTC: For

The repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell has reopened the debate over ROTC on Columbia's campus.

By Nico Barragán, Matthew Arciniega, James Cabot, Editorial Board, and Allan Silver | Feb 21 12:08 am ET

Reinstate ROTC to reform the military

Although the military's policy towards transgenders needs to be changed, ROTC should be back on campus.

By Matthew Arciniega | Feb 20 11:52 pm ET

No student left behind

As the ROTC still does not conform with Columbia's non-discriminatory policies, now is not the time to reinstate it.

By Noah Baron | Feb 20 11:45 pm ET

DADT was a blessing in disguise

The DADT repeal may help the military, but it only hurts humans.

By Yasmeen Ar-Rayani | Jan 23 09:39 pm ET

Red, white, and Columbia blue

What a flag-raising ceremony says about Columbia's attitude towards the military.

By Editorial Board | Nov 14 08:18 pm ET

Panel tells all at Law School’s discussion on military policy

Late afternoon classes were cancelled yesterday due to snow, but Columbia Law School still held a heated panel discussion at the Columbia Law School that called for an end to the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.

By Minji Reem | Feb 11 03:49 am ET

ROTC: Wrong in 1968 and Wrong Today

With results coming in on the student referenda on NROTC, it looks like the return of the military program has been dealt a blow, albeit by a narrower margin than many expected. This is as it should be—“don’t ask, don’t tell” is a foolish and discriminatory policy, and it would be nonsensical to reward any institution for such retrograde practices.

By Andrew Lyubarsky | Dec 4 09:46 am ET

Why ROTC Should Return to Columbia

Struggles for full citizenship are conducted in the highly symbolic setting of military service.

By Allan Silver | Nov 14 12:20 am ET

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