“I just want to apologize,” said Chaudhry, who is on a leave of absence from John Hopkins Medical School. “The purpose of our actions was not maliciously directed towards any staff members.”

Chaudhry says he isn’t sure what effect the reprimand will have on his ability to resume his medical studies.

The soft-spoken New Jersey native seemed somewhat nervous when speaking, and Guinier had to keep asking him to speak up.

Marouf, whose father is Egyptian and mother is Turkish, said she became interested in the living wage issue because she has many relatives in America who live in poverty simply because they don’t speak English.

“Having read the statement of rights and responsibilities, I do not perceive my actions as a violation of them,” she said.

Unlike previous sit-ins, Marouf said the protesters had never been told to exit Mass. Hall.

“Rudenstine said things like, ‘It would be nice if you left the building, but he never told us to get out of the building,’ she testified.

Riley’s prior statement supported her.