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Faculty Vote

Second, the faculty had tabled a motion in
February to strip all ROTC instructors of their
faculty vote. This motion was tabled until the
committee made its report, indicating to the
committee members that the faculty had
wanted the committee to say something
relevant to that issue.

Mr. Selden noted, however, that he felt that
the committee had fulfilled but not
overstepped the purpose of the resolution that
had created it.

John Israel, an associate professor of
history, indicated in The Cavalier Daily recently
that he felt that the committee had not been
completely representative of all of the views of
the faculty. Mr. Israel had felt that the
committee was weighted in favor of ROTC.

Howard Hamilton, a biology professor, and
Christopher Collins, an acting assistant
professor of Russian, were both members of the
committee. Both have had career ties with the
armed forces.

According to Mr. Selden, the committee
"did represent a cross-section of faculty
members who had indicated their support of
ROTC, Furthermore, considering the purpose
of the committee, it did not have to represent a
cross-section of all the faculty members."