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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — A University of North Dakota English professor who complained about ROTC cadet training on campus is refusing to heed the Student Senate's call for a public apology.
Heidi Czerwiec recently called 911 when she saw two men with guns outside her office. She maintains the training — which is done with fake guns and no live ammunition — creates a "terrorized environment."
"This entire incident I always saw as me responding to a possible active shooter scenario on campus," she said.
The UND Student Senate this week passed a resolution asking her to apologize for comments that included profanity in a voicemail she left with an ROTC commander, WDAZ-TV reported (http://bit.ly/1SEVXE0 ).
Student Body President Matt Kopp said the group supports the ROTC and disagrees with Czerwiec's comments about a terrorized environment.
Czerwiec said she regrets speaking "in fear and anger" on her voicemail but that it was a private message and she has apologized privately to an ROTC commander.
"I think that I've done everything that I can and everything that is appropriate and required of me, so at this point, I'm fairly pleased with how it's turning out," she said. "I consider it over."
Army Lt. Col. Clarence Carroll says training on campus provides an opportunity for other students to witness what ROTC does and possibly become interested in the program. UND spokesman Peter Johnson has said the school will try to do a better job of informing people on campus when the training is taking place.
Czerwiec said she has received hundreds of emails, some of which were threatening. Some people are calling for her to be fired, but the issue is moot. She turned in her resignation last September because she and her husband are leaving for other jobs.
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