Harvard's McCain supporters have similar events planned--and will participate in a "community service day" on Jan. 22, when they'll all volunteer at local soup kitchens and senior citizens homes.

Campus Democrats also plan to stay busy, though more than 100 have already traveled up North.

Students supporting Al Gore will join comedian Al S. Franken '73 and actor Sean Penn in knocking on doors during intersession.

According to Luke P. McLoughlin '00, who organizes Harvard's Bradley supporters, about 20 students will spend the intersession in New Hampshire.

Those students will spend 18-hour days working phone banks, visiting prospective voters, and helping to drive members of Bradley's press corps.

Will all these efforts pay off? Most residents tell pollsters they are very well-informed about the state of the campaign. A lot have already made up their minds, some tepidly.

Mike Connally, 24, said he is a reluctant backer of Bush. He said he won't vote for other, more conservative candidates like Gary Bauer because "they can't win." And he certainly won't support McCain because "he's too liberal."

Bill Kerrigan, an independent who has voted for Democrats in the past, said he, too, has decided to vote for Bush. "I like his track record in Texas," he said. In New Hampshire, registered independents can vote in either the Democratic or Republican primary.