Earlier in the semester the living wage campaign tried to schedule a meeting with the Corporation, but did not meet with success.
Skomarovsky says they received a disheartening letter back from Loeb House--where the Corporation meets--saying that the living wage issue was not members' concern.
"They refused even to consider to meet with us," Skomarobsky says.
With this refusal, campaign members say they have, in a sense, exhausted the traditional channels to enact change.
Light-hearted actions--like delivering Valentine's Day cards or cookies to administrators--will not suffice.
"The administration is willing to listen to us plenty, but they don't give any indication of responding," Elfenbein says. "They have a soft spot for us, but only as long as we are willing to run our head up against the brick wall of administrative indifference."
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