Shearwood "Woody" McClelland '00, president of the BMF, said that the biggest product of last night's meeting was the students' dedication to organizing and initiating the protests.

"We had some great discussion, but we more importantly organized our plan of action," McClelland said. "Our action has already begun."

McClelland added that the BMF also hopes to get some response from the Harvard administration as well.

"We would now like to hear a reaction from the administration, from President Rudenstine, Dr. S. Allen Counter, and Dean [Harry R.] Lewis '68," McClelland said. "We would like to see a statement about what they think, and I hope they won't have to be prodded."

BMF leaders say they hope symbolic rhetoric will sway students to their cause.

Conner, the Brotherhood Chair of the BMF and a Crimson editor, thought up the idea to wear all black to protest the acquittal of the four police officers.

"We are not going to let this issue die--we are going to react and start some action," said Conner. "We don't want this to be just a movement of black students, we want this to be a movement of all Harvard students."