Around 2:30 p.m., PSLM supporters lined up outside to carry bags of trash, uneaten food and electronic equipment out of the building.

As the final rally began, Senator Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56, who has been a vocal supporter of the campaign, called in to express his support, which PSLM member Amy C. Offner '01 broadcast over the P.A. system.

"To anyone who believes that student leadership is a relic of the past, I say come to Mass. Hall," he said. "It's your victory and you deserve it."

As he spoke, the PSLM members still inside the administrative building clapped and cheered, and celebratory balloons popped in the midday sun.

A handful of Faculty members also stepped up to the podium before the students exited the building to thank them for what they described as an invaluable lesson in economic justice.

"This is a victory for Harvard that students have handed to the University," said anthropology professor Michael Herzfeld. "You have truly educated us."

In between speeches, the crowd cheered living wage chants in both Spanish and English that have become familiar over the past few weeks.