Army Recruitment On Campus

American Voices

March 8, 2006 | ISSUE 42•10

The Supreme Court ruled that universities must allow military recruiters on campus if they are going to accept federal money. What do you think?

So...exactly how much do you have to endow for permission to raise an army?

Sara Dunne
Goldsmith
I thought I was being recruited once at my frat, but it turns out that Party Patrol is not one of our nation’s armed forces.

Drew Alexander
Systems Analyst
Finally, an actual career path for 17th-Century French Lit majors.

Chase Foy
Financial Manager

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