Dean of the College John B. Fox Jr., '59 said that the two protests were presented to the CRR rather than the Administrative Board-Harvard's traditional disciplinary body-because "they were in clear violation of the RRR."

The Faculty Council's decision to call upon the CRR marks the first time in more than a decade that the Faculty has officially acted to expedite punitive procedures against student protesters.

The move comes in response to the recent escalation in student activism protesting apartheid and the University's $580 million in South Africa-related investments.

Three weeks ago, 45 students engaged in a peaceful eight-hour sit-in inside the 17 Quincy St. offices of Harvard's seven-man governing Corporation, which has ultimate control over the University's investment policies.

One week later, nearly 200 students protesting a visit by a South African consul general forcibly blocked the exit to the room in which he was speaking. Police burst through the blockade and escorted the diplomat, New York City Consul General Abe S. Hoppenstein, through the crowd, allegedly injuring several students and police.

More than 100 students, who were involved in or have pledged solidarity with last month's sit-in, will come forward with a statement describing their account of the event, said sit-in participants Anthony A. Ball '86 and Evan O. Grossman '87 of the Southern Africa Solidarity Committee.

Ball said all the signatories asked for the same treatment.

"I think it's a wonderful statement about the attitude in the community," said Fox upon learning of this decision.

Fox expressed doubt that action will be taken against students who signed the statement but did not participate in the sit-in.

The statement, which includes the names and bursar card numbers of the activists, comes in response to last Friday's mandate by the Faculty Council that the sit-in participants identify themselves and their participation to the deans of the College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

Because the Lowell House incident was not planned by any one organization, no such unified group statement will be presented, said Ball.

The CRR is expected to decide how it will go about identifying and contacting students who do not come forward.

Nineteen students have filed complaints with Epps about police handling of the Lowell House incident. All of the statements have been turned over to the Commission on Inquiry, an independent Faculty committee created with the CRR to investigate student complaints against the University.

While the CRR is not authorized to begin investigating any of the cases until a complaint against a specific person is lodged. Marquand said that it can begin investigations into the incident. The nature of the investigations remains unclear.

Epps said students who do not come forward to deans with their identity may still face the CRR. He explained that photographs taken by Harvard Police during the sit-in could be used as evidence of students' participation, as could testimonials from Harvard administrators present at the events.