"It is their right to protest," she says. "However, we do not believe that they represent mainstream America."
But many Harvard students say they're not thrilled about the prospect of the George W. era.
"It's so sad," says Navlyn Wang '04. "I don't want to think of Bush as my next president."
Jordan M. VanLare '04, also a liberal, says he has a different mindset.
"I think that we should support the new president as a nation so that we can move forward as a nation," VanLare says. "While I wasn't a proponent of Bush during the past couple months, I'll certainly support his administration the next four years."
Marcie B. Bianco '02, president of the Harvard College Democrats, says that she won't be able to watch but will probably catch highlights of the inauguration on the news.
"I want to see Ricky Martin performing," she quips.