In a flurry of pamphlets in front of the Science Center yesterday, the Harvard Students for Bill Bradley kicked off a week of dinners, tabling and parties aimed at building support for the Democratic presidential candidate.

"Bill Bradley Week" began yesterday with students passing out leaflets between classes. It will culminate next weekend in a trip to New Hampshire, where students will canvass for Bradley in preparation for the Democratic primaries there.

Then, last night, in a second floor dining room of Memorial Hall, the students held a dinner discussion with State Representative Mark J. Carron--the week's first "official" event.

This dinner, however, attracted no students outside of the two in charge of "Bill Bradley Week." It thus became what Harvard Students for Bill Bradley coordinator Luke P. McLoughlin '00 called an impromptu "policy meeting."

Before the meeting began, Carron--a self-described moderate Democrat representing a district in Worcester county--explained his early endorsement of Bradley.

"I don't jump on early for just anybody, but there is a freshness about him," Carron said.

Carron said he felt that Bradley would be a strong candidate for Massachusetts voters because of the state's strong liberal leanings. Bradley falls further to the left of Gore on a number of issues.

Carron called Bradley's chances for winning the Democratic nomination "absolutely incredible," saying he feels that as the primaries get closer, voters will begin thinking about the issues rather than simply choosing Gore as a default candidate.