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Student Activists Plan to Interrupt Alan Greenspan

More than 100 expected to walk out tomorrow

Some of the stickers will read, "Leaders notBankers," "Build on Your Education, Don't Bank onIt," and "I-Bank, Therefore I Am?"

Organizers pledge to respect all of Harvard'srules and regulations and will uphold Greenspan'sright to free speech.

As a result, they do not expect anyintervention on the part of the University.

"Interrupting us would be a much biggerspectacle than they would want," Morgan said. "Idon't expect them legally or pragmatically toprevent us from walking out."

Organizers also said they plan to launch amajor publicity campaign at both today's Class Dayexercises and tomorrow's Commencement.

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Alumni will be the major target of theleaf-letting campaign. Morgan said he hopes thecampaign will inspire a groundswell of alumnisupport to sway the University's opposition toadopting a living wage.

"We're asking alumni to pledge not to give toHarvard until Harvard adopts a living wage," hesaid.

Organizers said they hope the Commencementrally will launch a summer of campaigns.

"People are becoming more and more aware ofeconomic injustice at Harvard," Offner said. "Ithink next year will be a really great year-Ithink [the campaign] will be really strong.

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