This past weekend the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) became the second Harvard graduate school to join the Living Wage Campaign, which calls for a minimum wage of $10 per hour for all Harvard employees.

Last year, undergraduates spearheading the campaign garnered the endorsement of the Graduate School of Education. About 1,000 students and 50 faculty members also signed onto the initiative, including University Professor Cornel R. West '74, who spoke at a rally last spring.

And now the president of KSG's student body has sent a letter to President Neil L. Rudenstine informing him of a resolution the student government passed endorsing the Living Wage campaign.

"As the wealthiest university in the world, Harvard can easily ensure that all employees are able to live and raise families in the communities in which they work," the resolution reads.

But the measure did not pass unanimously. When it came up for a vote, some KSG students voiced concerns about the price of a living wage. Some students worried that Harvard would be forced to pass on the cost of a wage increase to students.

"In response, I countered that we as students should endorse the notion in the spirit of sacrifice," wrote KSG student body president John B. Maggiore in his letter to Rudenstine.

Joe Wrinn, University spokesperson, declined to comment on the KSG resolution because Harvard is in the midst of studying the living wage demands.

Last spring, the University released an unprecedented "snapshot" of Harvard workers during the week of Feb. 20. The report revealed that out of a total of 13,113 regular Harvard employees, only 358, just 2.7 percent, were paid less than $10 an hour.