The service is the first Catholic mass to take place in the Yard for at least 20 years and the priest was the only person other than House masters and administrators to enter Mass. Hall since Wednesday.
In addition, on Friday night, members of Harvard Hillel brought challah and wine to share with protesters at a service celebrating the beginning of Shabbat.
Building Support
PSLM members have also garnered significant support from those within the University, extending from House masters to undergraduates.
As administrators, masters are allowed to enter Mass. Hall, and the masters of Adams, Cabot, Eliot, Leverett and Lowell Houses have come by to visit students and offer their support.
The masters also composed an open letter last night urging administrators to negotiate with students.
The masters hope the letter will "provide a foundation for reconciliation," Eliot House Master Lino Pertile said yesterday.
Read more in News
TECH Off and Running, But Still Defining ItselfRecommended Articles
-
Mass. Hall Ejects Three PSLM ProtestorsThree students protesting Harvard sweatshop policy inside Mass Hall yesterday morning provoked a rapid administrative response, as Harvard University Police
-
Labor Activists Stage Three Teach-InsMore than 30 student activists evaded Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) officers and staged three consecutive "teach-ins" to argue for
-
PSLM Members Storm Mass. HallNearly 50 members of the Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM) began a sit-in at Massachusetts Hall at 1:30 p.m. yesterday,
-
Sit-In Marks Escalation In CampaignThe continuing occupation of Massachusetts Hall by the Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM) marks an unprecedented escalation for the living
-
PSLM Gets Substantial Boost at Weekend RalliesThe ongoing sit-in in Mass. Hall gained considerable momentum this past weekend, as members of the Progressive Student Labor Movement
-
Campus Debate Rages as Protest ContinuesSen. Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56 (D-Mass.), who expressed his support for the living wage campaign at a rally on Friday,