By Greg McInerny, News Correspondent

The Occupy Northeastern group stepped up its activism Sunday by setting up an encampment at the Krentzman Quadrangle.

The group increased its activity in recent weeks, with frequent leafleting and solidarity marches to Dewey Square, the central hub of the Occupy Boston protest.

There were about five tents set up in the quad. Numbers fluctuated over the hours and days but a devoted group of about 20-25 members were ever-present and slept in the tents Sunday and Monday nights.

An information table was set up where the Occupiers leafleted and attempted to engage passing students.

Occupy Northeastern participant Andrea Gordillo, a senior international affairs major, said reactions from the student population were mixed.

“We’ve had people completely apathetic, people calling us ungrateful and spoiled but [there was] also a lot of support out there,” Gordillo said. “Sometimes the apathy and complacency of the student population can be disheartening but then you get the verbal support and even food donations from some people. That makes it all worthwhile.”

The Occupy Northeastern camp mirrored many features that have become synonymous with the greater Occupy movement. A general assembly was held each night, with the movement’s signature system of democratic voting via the use of hand gestures prevalent throughout.

There was also police presence from the Northeastern University Division of Public Safety (NUPD), but the Occupiers stressed that there was a cooperative relationship between the two parties and the police were merely there for public safety reasons.

Monday general assembly saw the initiation and formulation of the group’s “Living Document,” a charter of goals and objectives Occupy Northeastern is specifically aiming to achieve. The document is not fixed and will continue to be amended as the movement progresses.

The document is currently comprised of 11 specific goals. These include a call for “transparency on the use of tuition money” and to “strengthen the student union and engage faculty and staff in alignment with OccupyNU.” There are also less student-specific goals contained in the document including a pledge of support for workers at Northeastern as well as a pledge of solidarity with other Occupy movements around Boston including Occupy the Hood and Occupy El Barrio.

The tents were removed from Krentzman Quadrangle early Tuesday morning but the group has pledged to continue to increase its on-campus activities and their marches of solidarity to Dewey Square.

This escalation in Occupy Northeastern’s activity coincided with a day-long teach-in that took place in Northeastern’s Blackman Auditorium, also on Sunday. The teach-in, held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., hosted speakers from a wide varieties of backgrounds present. It was the first of its kind across the nation and attracted notable figures including Mayor Thomas Menino and Governor Deval Patrick.

Although senior faculty were involved and more than 700 people attended throughout the day, the teach-in was not officially endorsed by the university, much to the disappointment of organizer and professor Barry Bluestone, dean of Northeastern’s School of Social Science, Urban Affairs and Public Policy.

“We attracted great representation from faculty and local political figures but this lack of endorsement meant a lot of students didn’t know about it,” he said.

Bluestone was also involved in devising the first ever teach-in opposing the Vietnam War when he was a junior at the University of Michigan in March 1965. He said he sees a lot of similarities between the two movements.

“I see the same kind of mass frustration and loss of faith in government as I did back then,” Bluestone said. “There’s a huge desire for change and a growing need to address critical issues and I’m trying to offer a more focused and organized outlet for that through the teach in.”

Bluestone, in an address to Occupy Northeastern’s general assembly on Monday night, spoke of his admiration for the democratic nature of the groups’ meetings as well as their organization.

“If anything, you guys are doing a lot better job than we did,” Bluestone said, referring to his role in the anti-Vietnam war movement.

Bluestone indicated he is exploring the possibility of more teach-ins and is discussing the idea with other universities across the country.