Wechselblatt said he hopes the EAC will take an objective look at the issue.
"It bothers me that people at a university, who examine claims closely and analytically, would only allow one side of the story [to be presented]," he said. "People are acting in a non-analytical manner...I would Grewal said the committee has foundMitsubishi's position "unconvincing." "[I have] written Mitsubishi many times as acitizen and received a form letter response," hesaid. Grewal said he is skeptical of Mitsubishi'sdenial of harming rain forests. "[Mitsubishi uses]the Food and Agriculture Organization's definitionof deforesting, which is the removal of all treesin an area," he said. Both Grewal and Hamilton said the possibleHarvard boycott would set a precedent for reactingagainst irresponsible actions by multinationalcorporations. "Conflicts will be played out with economics,rather than between superpowers," Grewal said."Mitsubishi is just a case study. We hope thisbecomes indicative of a larger trend wherecorporations evaluate the social and economicimpact of their activities.