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Show Conflicts surround the Military Below: Union Ballroom overflows to Moratorium crowd, Wednesday r>ir.o (Vtnhor 1 ^ Why is patriotism associated with the military in the United States? What makes the military so different from any other career? At the beginning of all University sports competition, a group of men in uniform march out and present the flag for the spectators to pledge allegiance. At present, many students across the country are wondering just who those creased and polished men are, and just exactly what they stand for. In a time of political unrest, the conservative bastions of the military are bound to draw considerable attention. On the campus of the University of Utah this year, three aspects of national militarism were graphically presented to the students. When the great, grand wheel of fate rolled by, did it catch you underneath? Primarily sprung out of national trends, the long look that the eyes of the general university had at our ROTC program had lasting effects. A provision for making full ROTC instructors fulfill professorial degree requirements is now being complied with; and a liberalization of course requirements for ROTC cadets is being carried out on a national level. Drill also has been cut some. It seems that college military training is undergoing at least a surface transformation. When the great, grana wheel of fate rolled by, did it catch you underneath? When the roll was called up yonder, were you there? The new, improved draft lottery was a shaft to some and a surprise to many. A surprise, because the administration actually did something definite and promised. A shaft because, well, you know about that. On campus, there is still quite an argument as to just how the system has actually been altered, but everywhere mer know their status exactly and only have to wait for that cheery letter that begins, "Greetings..." Now the issue is laid bare, "Should a person contribute his body to a war machine?" In at least one war, a good number of Utah students and citizens are 249 |