"It's an exactly correct statement," he said. "We have a real difference of opinion on what they're asking for."
Power to the People
"I personally believe that, had the campaign leaders on campus not pressed their case so thoughtfully, we would not have looked so carefully and broadly at these questions and probably would not have considered such wide-ranging reforms," Rudenstine announced.
"Without the students this would not have happened," said Paul S. Grogan, vice president for government, community and public affairs.
Bill Jaeger, the director of the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers, the University' s largest union, said he was surprised that students had been able to effect real policy changes.
"We're psyched," he said. "Going from nothing to something is always the hardest part, and this is something."