Conor Skelding covers the last of three hearings hosted by USenate’s Task Force on Military Engagement, held yesterday evening in Altschul Auditorium. These hearings present official forums for discussion on ROTC’s return to campus, and will influence the Task Force’s final report to the USenate. Update: With these hearings now concluded, let us know what impact […]

Tonight from 8 PM to 10 PM in 417 IAB, the Altschul Auditorium, will be the last of the University Senate Task Force on Military Engagement’s public hearings. The hearings will be open to the media. Tomorrow night, the Task Force’s survey is scheduled to end at 11:59 PM. We encourage you to have your […]

The following e-mail was just sent to the Law School student body by the faculty last week. The letter states that “the military’s on-campus recruitment directly violates the Law School’s longstanding policy forbidding employers from recruiting on campus if they discriminate based on, inter alia, sexual orientation.” The e-mail does not explicitly refer to the […]

The USenate has just isolated and posted the comment that purportedly garnered controversial reactions at last week’s ROTC hearing. The exclamation of “Racist!” that was mentioned in this morning’s NYPost article on the speaker is not discernible in this audio recording. The Post’s story is currently reproduced on the front page of the Fox News […]

Update (02/20): the changes in this post reflect amendments made by Professor Silver and communicated to Bwog this morning Bwog just received the following e-mail: Professor Allan Silver asked that this faculty-signed statement in support of ROTC at Columbia be distributed: http://advocatesforrotc.org/columbia/2011faculty.pdf Prof Silver said signatories were limited to full professors, faculty members with full-time appointments, though other […]

The University Senate released an online survey this evening aimed to gauge student opinion on the subject of military presence at Columbia. There are general questions about the military’s relationship with Columbia, and there is a question that directly asks: I ______ of a return of ROTC to Columbia’s campuses. You can access the survey via their […]

Last night, Conor Skelding stopped by the second of three hearings organized by USenate’s Task Force on Military Engagement.  These hearings mark the preliminary stage of the USenate investigation into ROTC’s potential return. Students of CC, BC, GS, SEAS, and SIPA will soon receive a poll by email. Good turnout at at last night’s hearing! Unlike […]

Tonight the USenate’s Task Force on Military Engagement will hold its second town-hall style meeting, with MiMoo making opening remarks! You can have your say at 309 Havemeyer Hall from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM. The Task Force is encouraging those planning to attend to RSVP here. Approximately 60 people had registered as of Sunday […]

Last night, Conor Skelding attended the first of the three hearings organized by USenate’s Task Force on Military Engagement. These hearings mark the preliminary stage of the Senate investigation into ROTC’s potential return. Here’s his report: The first public hearing by the Senate’s Task Force on Military Engagement was held in the IAB Altschul Auditorium, where […]

The USenate’s ROTC Task Force‘s first town hall style hearing  will be held tomorrow night, from 8 – 10 PM in 417 International Affairs Building (Altschul Auditorium).  Sharyn O’Halloran, Chair of the Senate Executive Committee, will be making the opening remarks. The point of the hearings is to “hear the community voice,” said Ron Mazor, […]

In a press release today, the University Senate announced a “comprehensive three-part process in the spring 2011 semester to address the Reserve Officers Training Corps and other issues related to the University’s engagement with the Armed Forces of the United States.” The full press release is after the jump, but here are some takeaways: The […]

Just before the end of the semester, the Student Affairs Committee of the university senate announced a task force on ROTC. Coming just a day after the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, they seemed remarkably reactive. “Last semester we had an inkling that there could be action by the government in this year about […]

That was fast! The Student Affairs Committee of the University Senate has just announced that it will form a task force on ROTC starting in the spring semester in light of yesterday’s DADT repeal. Next semester, the task force will hold open hearings on Columbia’s military engagement and conduct a survey on ROTC. The Senate […]

In the wake of the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, the issue has resurfaced about the banning of the ROTC (haven’t a clue? everything you need to know about the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps here) on Columbia’s campus. This has been a contentious subject in recent years on campus. Here is a brief history: […]

Study suggests that attending an Ivy doesn’t necessarily pay off with a higher starting salary after graduation.  That’s bad, because money defines success in life and education is only a means to that end. (NYT) Read about the convoluted history of the crew’s huge painted “C” facing Inwood Hill Park. (Manhattan Times) A Barnard ROTC […]