NROTC

After 43 years, Navy meets with students about CU ROTC

Naval representatives spoke to Columbia students Tuesday about an ROTC program at SUNY Maritime that will begin accepting Columbia students for the spring 2012 semester.

By Jeremy Budd | Dec 7 02:51 am ET

After transparency concerns, NROTC committee names released

Interim Provost John Coatsworth ended up choosing two out of three students recommended by the senate’s Student Affairs Committee members: Eduardo Santana, a Columbia College USenator, and Mi Wang, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences USenator.

By Elisse Roche | Dec 5 02:34 am ET

Bollinger signs NROTC agreement with Navy Secretary

Bollinger made the recognition of NROTC official on Thursday on the USS Iwo Jima.

By Shira Laucharoen | May 27 11:40 am ET

CU to officially recognize Naval ROTC

ROTC has not been an officially recognized group on campus since 1969.

By Sammy Roth | Apr 22 05:45 pm ET

Following USenate vote, Columbia officially recognizes Navy ROTC program

"The elimination of ROTC was a symbolic gesture of frustration and anger towards policies and practices that people strongly disagreed with," Bollinger said on Friday.

By Sammy Roth | Apr 22 05:21 pm ET

Poll Dancing

Most politically active groups on campus operate in basically the same way. These disconnected efforts leave much to be desired. Instead of student groups plastering Hamilton or lobbying campus media, a regular voting procedure would necessitate a centralized place where upcoming initiatives could be explained.

By Kate Redburn and Sarah Leonard | Feb 6 12:43 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

Next Step Unclear After Split Survey Results

A day after voting closed on the controversial Reserve Officer Training Corps student survey, student government leaders were sharply split on how to interpret the results.

By Lien Hoang | Dec 3 04:08 am ET

NROTC Vote Opens

Voting opened on Monday in the online, undergraduate poll on whether the Naval ROTC, which left campus in 1969, should be allowed to return to Columbia.

By Angela Radulescu | Nov 24 07:48 pm ET

The Right Kind of Conversation

In anticipation of the upcoming survey, the undergraduate class councils hosted a forum last night to discuss the possibility of allowing NROTC at the University.

By Editorial Board | Nov 19 07:56 pm ET

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