"Sweatshop policies are something we support," Ryan said. "The difficulties have been in how we do it."

But to student activists, the Ivies are not going far enough, and Harvard seems to be backing away from its earlier commitment to higher labor standards.

"We're pretty pissed off," said Liz C. Vladeck '99, one of PSLM's negotiators. "We're not satisfied."

Vladeck called the Apparel Industry Partnership Code--the set of standards the schools were considering--"very weak.

She said PSLM would continue to press for "a living wage" for factory workers, "meaningful student participation," an effective and fair monitoring process that would involve groups like Amnesty International and full disclosure of factory locations.

Princeton announced Sunday that any sweatshop policy would include disclosure of the names of factories that produce the clothing--a concession which so far Harvard has been unwilling to make.

"It does increase the likelihood that the clothing producers will adhere to appropriate codes of conduct if the public can know," Durkee said.

But Ryan claims compiling a list of names would be a bureaucratic hassle.

"I'm not sure what the purpose of this is," Ryan said. "I sense some resistance to doing this on the part of the manufacturers."

"We'll do what we need to do," Vladek said, adding that she was pleased with the level of student support PLSM's efforts have garnered so far.

The group will "barrage" University President Neil L. Rudenstine with mail, Vladek said, and added that though sitins had been successful at other schools around the Ivy League, PSLM was not yet considering such tactics because Harvard was committed to the cause.

"They do care," Vladek said. "They are just a little too concerned with the economics of the situation. They don't appreciate how important it is to have an enforceable standard."