* allowing Third World and women students to serve on admissions and selection committees "in all sectors of the University";
* establishing a "centrally-located, University-financed, student-controlled" Third World center;
* a public statement from Bok "denouncing" the report as "undermin[ing]" affirmative action and "reaffirming" Harvard's commitment to affirmative action;
* a public statement from Faculty members "assessing" the Klitgaard report's academic merit;
* a "public retraction" by Klitgaard of his recommendations and "termination of the study"; and,
* a public statement from University deans and admissions officials "denouncing" Klitgaard's report as "contrary" to their admissions findings and affirmative action policies.
Selwyn R. Cudjoe, assistant professor of Afro-American Studies, addressing the rally--which included members of all Third World organizations in the University--in front of Massachusetts Hall, labelled Harvard "a racist institution" and then responded to a heckler by saying, "The function of a racist institution is to train people like you."
"We are returning to the days of the '60s," Cudjoe said in front of the crowd. Afterwards, Cudjoe, who was recently denied promotion, said that if Bok does not respond soon to the demands, "physical violence is imminent."
The protesters did not attempt to occupy University Hall. Instead, in a move planned by rally organizers, they filed through while chanting, "The people united will never be defeated." An unidentified official who attempted to bar the entrance was brushed aside. Doors to the building, normally open, were locked after the protesters left.
Under a steady drizzle, the demonstrators then continued to Mass Ave, backing up traffic for three blocks. When they settled in front of Massachusetts Hall, the students chanted outside the window of Daniel Steiner '54, general counsel to the University, as he sat in his office.
Steiner said yesterday Bok was aware of the rally, but was "out to lunch" while the protest proceeded. Steiner declined comment on the demands.
Third World students said they will protest at a debate tonight on affirmative action between Albert M. Sacks, dean of the Law School, and Nancy R. Randalph, special assistant to Bok