This letter is in reply to the
editorial "Consistency, Please"
which appeared in the October 8,
edition of The Cavalier Daily. By
the end of this somewhat irrational
argument, it is evident that the
author has completely missed the
point contained in Mr. Shannon's
statement. The author's case against
ROTC is totally irrelevant; it has
absolutely nothing to do with the
University's policy regarding the
Moratorium. The author seems to
be unaware that there are students
attending the University, who by
virtue of the fact that they are
paying for an education have a right
to pursue that education. This
freedom to pursue an education is
not to be denied by a minority (or
majority, for that matter) of
students who seek to close the
University, regardless of their reasons.
The basic freedom to pursue
one's education is the point in
question as applied to the Moratorium
issue. The equation of the
Moratorium issue with that of
academic credit for ROTC is,
indeed, a very poor one.
