"I think it's great," said Matt N. Abelson '02. "It's a really novel idea."
As the students began to put their clothes back on, a Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) officer approached the HSAS members, asking if they were planning to continue the protest.
The officer said she worried about the safety issues of a public striptease, warning that sexual assault could be an unwanted consequence of such an event.
But despite the intrusion and chilly wind, the strippers say they were pleased and invigorated by the action.
"I feel great," Cho said, shivering in his sweatpants. "It was wonderful. I really feel as though we got our message across."