"It seems that people have decided that we need a change, and it's just trying to get that passed … and a student protest isn't necessarily the thing that's going to do it, although it is entertaining - I've enjoyed watching it."

Kent Saitoh, a senior majoring in industrial and systems engineering, suggested that writing one well-argued letter to an influential person would be more effective than holding picket signs.

"These people are screaming, they're yelling, but who is really listening?" Saitoh asked. "It doesn't matter if they have a thousand people; if no one is listening to them, then what's the difference?"

Yesterday's die-in was the second protest that took place this week; the first was a march to the Armed Forces Recruiting Center Monday in University Village.

Monday's protest, organized by USC MEChA, a Latino organization, gathered protestors in front of Tommy Trojan and marched down Trousdale Parkway to the University Village where they picketed.

They were quickly disbanded, however, and told to leave by DPS and other UV security guards.

One man visiting USC that day disagreed with the student protestors.

"The war will happen, whether it's here or Iraq," said Irving Vidal, 33. "But I don't know if (the protestors) would be willing to fight for freedom - the freedom that they're exercising right now, so why are they against the soldiers? If you pledge allegiance to the flag, then you can't be protesting like they are."

Although security and DPS clashed with protestors Monday, no such confrontation occurred at the die-in.

"Sometimes it's very justified to break the law, and when you do that, law enforcement does have its own role to consider and its own role to play … based on what their job is, but when you put yourself in the position of an anti-war protestor, you have a job to do as well," Bunting said.