In usual Occupy fashion, ralliers used the group “mic check” to voice their concerns about police brutality at Davis and Berkeley, the University’s decision to restrict entrance to the Yard to Harvard ID holders, and government limitations on free speech.

After the mic check, Korn rallied protesters to march around the perimeter of Harvard Yard. The swarm of protesters chanted “show me what democracy looks like. This is what democracy looks like” as they marched.

Chris Hedges, a Pulitzer Prize journalist and graduate of the Divinity School, spoke to protesters outside the Science Center and shared his opinions on the Occupy movement.

In his speech, Hedges stressed the importance of the liberal arts education and expressed concerns about the increasing focus on science and technical fields at Harvard, saying that Harvard has begun to transform into “a giant sort of engineering school with a few liberal arts courses.”

“I find that distressing,” Hedges said afterward on his way to a panel that would discuss his new book, “The Death of Liberalism.” “But that’s certainly the direction of the University and [the administrators’] response has been to isolate and shut down the movement as much as possible to avoid a public relations disaster.”

After Hedges concluded his speech, protesters quietly disbanded, many walking back to the Occupy Harvard encampment after flashing their IDs to guards at the gates to the Yard.