Divide and Conquer

Just two weeks after approving a controversial extracurricular organization of the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), the student faculty Committee on College Life quietly granted recognition yesterday to two separate groups dedicated to keeping the official ROTC off campus.

Organizers of both "Enemies of ROTC" and "Opponents of ROTC" told the committee that they were not against "Friends of ROTC," which claims no connection to the actual military training organization. Instead, members said, they wanted to balance against what they perceived as an increasingly favorable attitude towards ROTC at Harvard, signaled by the recent recognition of "Friends."

Both groups state in their constitutions opposition to ROTC and the direct use of Harvard for military training. And, according to College regulations, both groups must be to the undergraduates.

Apparently, organizers from the two groups up with the seperately and failed to get together, Scion surface the spirit to the ideological bonnet of students behind the "Opponents" group--most of whom ac allied with the campus branch of the Spartans Youth League. The clubs even filed for recognition using the same name, but one secured rights to the "Business" label because they filed first, according to Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III.

While "Economics" has not yet revealed its schedule of activities, "Opponents" members told the committee yesterday of their first proposed event: a debate with "Friends" over the merits of ROTC.

While "Economics" has not yet revealed its schedule of activities, "Opponents" members told the committee yesterday of their first proposed event: a debate with "Friends" over the merits of ROTC.