travis818

What about all of the nurses who have married soldiers who were their patients during wars? I can't pass judgement on that, or say that I blame them in any way. There are many lines that I think shouldn't be crossed, but I can't bring myself to say that this is completely wrong as some have. I fell in love with my wife the first weekend I met her. I don't think anything would have changed that... we have been through so much already, and had to deal with so much crap. The latest of which is her current deployment to Iraq. Yet here we are. There were tons of reasons we probably shouldn't have found each other, her being about 9 years older than me, or her almost being finished with her masters degree, while I hadn't even started college yet. So if she would have been my patient, I don't think it would have stopped anything... This kind of thing is going to happen... it's not always a bad thing. -Travis

I just think you have an obligation to oppose the ceremony if you and so many of your classmates dissaprove or feel uncomfortable with the setting or attire required. You may not be able to change it for yourselves, hopefully you can. If not, maybe you will help the next class change things, of which many will probably feel the same as you. Tradition is great, but really, if people feel humiliated because of them then I don't see the point. I don't think many people here would allow their employer to treat them like that, even though they are the ones paying you. The students are the only reason that school exists... you're paying for it... and they need to show you respect just like I am sure most or all of your class has shown them all the way through your program. If it comes to it, I think the ACLU is a great option to look into. Good luck with everything... maybe just mentioning some of the legal issues with it will cause them to think twice. -Travis