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Katherine A. Murphy '01, one of the students who signed the petition on Friday, said it "raises awareness" of the housing difficulties the region faces.
Friday's effort is just one part of a campus-wide and Boston-area drive to gather 100,000 signatures for the petition by April 6.
The petition seeks to double local, state and federal budgets for affordable housing, to persuade corporations and universities to "commit their fair share" of resources for affordable housing, to use public land for affordable housing, and to increase affordable housing for renters and homeowners.
"A few students were opposed to the petition, and most others were simply wary of putting their name on a petition of any sort," he said.
The petition will tentatively be delivered to Gov. A. Paul Cellucci, Senate President Thomas F. Birmingham '72 (D-Boston), House Speaker Thomas M. Finneran (D-Mattapan) and other state legislators in Boston on May 9, according to Ari M. Lipman '00, a member of the campaign.