[DONT-TELL]

Listname:       Don't Tell, Military    <dont-tell@choice.princeton.edu>
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The dont-tell list is an e-mail distribution list for
people concerned about the effects that the new military
policy known as "don't ask/don't tell" will have at
academic institutions.  This new policy forbids students
at the nation's service academies or enrolled in campus
ROTC programs from revealing truthful information about
themselves.

Below is a direct quote from the official summary of
the policy:

  Commanders can initiate investigations into alleged
  homosexual conduct when there is credible information
  of homosexual acts, prohibited statements or homosexual
  marriage.

The very idea of "prohibited statements" stands in sharp
contrast to the tradition of academic freedom at American
universities.

Topics appropriate for the dont-tell list might include:

 1) Strategies for challenging the don't ask/don't tell
    policy at all levels of government.
 2) Strategies for persuading college and university
    administrators to confront the issues presented by
    the presence of ROTC programs on their campuses.
 3) Discussion of specific problems presented by limitations
    on permissible speech in academic and non-academic
    programs on campus.
 4) Assistance for students and/or faculty who find their
    own expression limited by the "don't ask/don't tell"
    policy.

To be added to the list, send mail to
         dont-tell-request@choice.princeton.edu

To send mail to the list, send mail to
         dont-tell@choice.princeton.edu

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