Earlier this month, the House ofRepresentatives defeated the Riggs Amendment tothe Higher Education Act, which would have endedfederal funding to schools which continued to useaffirmative action in admissions. Rudenstine waswidely cited for playing a role in the amendment'sdefeat. He used a number of mechanisms, includingHarvard's institutional weight, to combat themeasure.

In contrast, Carnesale has taken a standopposite that of Rudenstine's on this issue.

But the anti-Carnesale sentiment has not beenthe only one voiced on campus. Outside theinauguration building on Friday, pro-Carnesale andpro-Prop. 209 students also demonstrated.

Marlon A. Cicero, one of these demonstrators,described intense hostility leveled against hisgroup, including racial epithets. One member ofthe group was spat upon, he said.

In a phone interview before last night'sarrests, Cicero said many students are favor ofProp. 209. The interview was cut short by thearrival of television crews to cover yesterday'sprotest.

As tension increased between the police and theprotesters Friday afternoon, three students werearrested for resisting.

Beginning yesterday morning with a rally andthen marching to Royce Hall, the students issued astatement vowing to "occupy Royce Hall for anindefinite period of time."

Although scores of students have been arrestedand Royce Hall has been cleared of demonstrators,protesters' core concerns remain to addressed.According to Miller, both sides will meet againtoday to discuss the students' other demands