"This is no longer an issue of the TCF," Cheung said. "This is about the administration and its non-discrimination policy."

In its ruling on the Catalano case, the TCUJ said the university's current policy allows for people to be discriminated against based on their beliefs. The group called on administrators to clarify whether the policy is intended to allow for such discrimination.

But speakers at the rally said there is no way to distinguish between discrimination based on beliefs and that based on other traits.

"The difference between orientation and self-acceptance is non-existent," said Jonathan W. Strong '66, professor of English at Tufts, in an address to the crowd.

Following the speeches, protesters proceeded to Ballou Hall, which houses the office of Tufts President John A. DiBiaggio. Members of the group surrounded the building while two rally organizers brought 1,200 signed copies of a letter expressing concern over the school's policy to the president's office.

"The recent decision by the TCUJ has nullified the non-discrimination policy," the protesters wrote.

The letter expressed specific concerns that the judiciary committee's decision would create a precedent that allowing campus organizations to discriminate against students based on who they were under the guise of differences in belief.