"We can bring pressure to bear on theadministration until they grant us that meeting,"he said. "We've the moral high ground."

Vaeth emphasized, though, that any future"pressure" the activists would put on theUniversity would be no-violent, pointing to therelatively orderly nature of Friday's rally. "Weworked with the police, we didn't rush thebuilding," he said. "We as students have the leastto lose by bringing this to the forefront."

Other activists echoed Vaeth's optimism.

Tyson Brown, a union member, held a bannerreading "Justice for Janitors" and pointed to therecent successes of organized labor in RhodeIsland. "If you put the pressure to them, they'llgive in. $6 an hour is not enough money to feedanybody," Brown said.

The rally followed what Vaeth called a"non-response" to a letter the Living Wagecampaign had sent Rudenstine and Fineberg datedFeb. 17 requesting a meeting.

Organizers promised more rallies anddemonstration if administrators failed to respondto their request for a meeting by 5 p.m. today