ROTC protest outside Bascom Hall. Students gather in front of banner reading, "Donna tell the truth about ROTC"

Outside Bascom Hall, students protest the ROTC policy on gays and lesbians by appealing to Chancellor Donna Shalala with a sign reading, "Donna tell the truth about ROTC."

Unidentified students hold a sit-in outside Chancellor Donna Shalala's office to protest the ROTC policy on gays and lesbians.

Students protesting the ROTC gather in a room for a press conference. A student holds a sign reading "ROTC is Homophobic".

ROTC/Anti-gay discrimination protesters gathered on a sidewalk

Outside Bascom Hall, students hold signs protesting the ROTC's policy on gays and lesbians.

Chancellor Donna Shalala stands outside her office talking to students who are protesting the ROTC policy on gays and lesbians. Next to her stands a man wearing a T-shirt that reads "Silence=Death."

Students protesting the ROTC gather in a room for a press conference.

ROTC protest outside Bascom Hall. Students gather in front of banner reading, "Donna tell the truth about ROTC" and carry signs protesting ROTC discrimination against homosexuals.

Students participate in a sit-in outside of Chancellor Donna Shalala's office in Bascom Hall, April 1990. The banner reads "Donna Tell the Truth about ROTC."

Chancellor Donna Shalala addresses the ROTC protesters on the first day of the sit-in outside of her office, Bascom Hall, April 1990.

Students participate in a sit-in outside of Chancellor Donna Shalala's office in Bascom Hall, April 1990. The banner reads "Donna Tell the Truth about ROTC", and the sign, "ROTC Just Say No!!".

An unidentified speaker at the podium for a press conference at a sit-in outside of Chancellor Donna Shalala's office in Bascom Hall, April 1990.

An unidentified speaker at the podium for a press conference at a sit-in outside of Chancellor Donna Shalala's office in Bascom Hall, April 1990.

UW System President Kenneth Shaw at the podium for a press conference concerning the ROTC protests.

Chancellor Donna Shalala addresses the ROTC protesters on the first day of the sit-in outside of her office, Bascom Hall, April 1990.

A view of the room gathered for UW System President Kenneth Shaw giving a press conference concerning the ROTC protests.

An unidentified speaker at the podium for a press conference at a sit-in outside of Chancellor Donna Shalala's office in Bascom Hall, April 1990.

Chancellor Donna Shalala addresses the ROTC protesters on the first day of the sit-in outside of her office, Bascom Hall, April 1990.

Students participate in a sit-in outside of Chancellor Donna Shalala's office in Bascom Hall, April 1990. The banner reads "Donna Tell the Truth about ROTC."