Muhammad, a tutor in religion and a Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters (BGLTS) advisor, said he was pleased with the students' petition. "I think it's great that students took it into their own hands," he said.

Muhammad said he had a political flyer for a Cambridge City Council candidate on his door that was taken down on Saturday. He put it back up, only to find it taken down again. Finally, at about 2 a.m., he was awakened by a loud "war whoop," followed by the sound of someone crashing into his door.

He jumped out of bed and ran to his door, only to find the culprit gone and the various flyers from his door strewn all over the floor.

Muhammad, who has been victimized by homophobic graffiti and vandalism since the beginning of the term, said that this incident has "crossed a boundary between vandalism and violence."

With the Head of the Charles approaching, the Mather House staff is taking measures to "monitor this weekend's activities very carefully," said Muhammad. However, he acknowledged that there was a chance another incident could occur.

"I wouldn't be terribly surprised," he said.