Pre-frosh were welcomed by protesters outside of Mass. Hall and a Native American pow-wow in front of the Science Center this weekend as they got an official taste of life at Harvard.

Saturday afternoon, pre-frosh filled Science Center C to hear President Neil R. Rudenstine's welcome speech.

During the speech, Rudenstine fielded a series of difficult questions from audience members on everything from the Progressive Student Labor Movement's (PSLM) occupation of Massachusetts Hall to the appointment of a new University president.

Rudenstine spent a large portion of his speech defending the University's stance on the living wage debate, noting the review process that the University went through to reach their conclusion last spring.

"There are a group of students who think that nothing les that $10 is fair... we don't agree," Rudenstine said.

Rudenstine explained to the pre-frosh and relatively large number of parents in the audience that last spring's changes in the employee health care plan and an establishment of an employee-training program were results of the University's inquiry into PSLM's earlier demands.

"I'm not quite sure what more one can do," Rudenstine said.

Rudenstine also praised president-elect Lawrence H. Summer's, saying that he is a "phenomenally gifted teacher who is interested in undergraduate education."