Saying youth in the 1960s were the impetus for passage of the major civil rights an environmental protection legislation, Kerry urged the students to "recognize the power that you have."
"We need to do more than stew in our juice. We need to take our sense of right and wrong and take it to the political process," Kerry said.
Weld, a former Adams House resident, also offered personal anecdotes and urged young voters to "do the little things well."
Weld said he preferred yesterday's debate's format, rather than a standard moderator style, because it gave An exit poll of audience members asked which candidate did a better job during the debate. Seventy-two said Kerry, 19 percent Weld. Sixty-eight percent said Kerry best addressed their concerns, 24 percent said Weld and 8 percent said neither. Recent polls by The Boston Globe suggest the race is a statistical dead heat. --Associated Press dispatches were used to compile this story.