"It would look pretty terrible for them to arrest us in front of the pre-frosh," he said.
The group met 30 minutes before the demonstration to discuss contingency plans in the event that HUPD officers did attempt to arrest them.
Members did not bring toothbrushes, a common preparation for civil disobedience, but they did arrange possible sources for bail.
The majority vowed to stay in the building at all costs.
"We do not comply in any way," Jane H. Martin '01, a member of PSLM, told the group before entering Byerly Hall. "We do not negotiate."
After conferring with Riley, administrators decided to allow the protesters to remain in the building until 6 p.m., eliminating the need for arrests or forceful evictions.
Riley said administrators' decision to allow the protesters to stay removed HUPD's responsibility to discipline them, but he said demonstrators still face the threat of punitive action from the Administrative Board.
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