Campus News
Campus remembers VTech massacre
Written by Lisa Linsley, AmherstWire.com Wednesday, 16 April 2008 20:03
University of Massachusetts sophomore Jennifer Iaconetti says the tragic massacre at Virginia Tech one year ago made her grasp that tragedies can happen at any point in time.
Iaconetti has friends who are students at Virginia Tech and recalls looking at their statuses on Facebook following the shooting.
“There is a drastic difference between watching news reports and seeing your friends' statuses on Facebook saying that they're home for two weeks because they're so shaken up,” she said. “It made me personally realize that anything can happen at any given time with no warning whatsoever.”
Chinese UMass students mobilize in response to anti-China protests
Written by Jackie Hai, AmherstWire.com Friday, 11 April 2008 11:34
A heated dispute erupted between student groups Wednesday afternoon throughout the center of campus, where the Chinese Student Union and Students for a Free Tibet engaged in a clash of words over the controversial issue of Sino-Tibetan relations.
Approximately 70 members of the Chinese student community at UMass gathered on the Student Union steps in response to the recent wave of anti-China protests surrounding the Olympic torch relay through Europe and the United States.
VIDEO: Clash Between CSU and SFT
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Student jumps from tower, police say
Written by Eric Athas, AmherstWire.com Friday, 04 April 2008 10:21
A University of Massachusetts student jumped from a 17th floor window of John Quincy Adams last Thursday, police say.
Liam O'Donnelly, a 20-year-old sophomore from Hingham, Mass., jumped from the 17th floor window of his dorm, according to police. Deputy Chief Patrick Archbald said the investigation is ongoing, but that it was a suicide.
Dorm shake-up expected in Northeast
Written by Domenic Poli, AmherstWire.com Wednesday, 26 March 2008 13:01
The Johnson dormitory in the Northeast residential area becomes an all-female dorm starting next year, the University of Massachusetts Housing Assignment Office announced.All UMass students will enter an online room selection assigning them new places to live based on their priority, according to David Vaillancourt, associate director of Residence Life for Assignments and Administration. Vaillancourt said Johnson's male residents can choose from all available options. Students living in affected dorms received this information in their mailboxes.
Students hold vigil for eight killed in Israel
Written by Cynthia Therrien, AmherstWire.com Saturday, 08 March 2008 15:55
Standing on the Student Union steps, about 20 University of Massachusetts students quietly sang Israel’s national anthem Friday afternoon, mourning the eight students who were shot in a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem Friday.
“You don’t actually need to know the language to feel what it’s saying in our hearts,” said Matt Hoffman, president of the UMass Student Alliance for Israel. “It’s the national anthem and children learn this song in childhood, either in camp or Yeshiva or other Jewish Hebrew schools.”
Third message found, may be connected, police say
Written by Eric Athas, AmherstWire.com Tuesday, 04 March 2008 14:34
A third threat was found yesterday in a University of Massachusetts men’s bathroom and police are saying this message could be connected to the previous two, according to a mass e-mail sent out.
The most recent message was discovered in a bathroom in the Hills South building, which is near the Central residential area, according to police. This marks the third threat in a week that’s been reported on the campus.
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Police: Two threats are similar
Written by Eric Athas, AmherstWire.com Monday, 03 March 2008 08:29
A threatening message discovered in a University of Massachusetts men’s bathroom this morning is similar to a note found last week in a different building, a UMass official said.
Early this morning, a custodian found a note in a first-floor men’s room of Furcolo Hall, according to a press release. Although the details of that message have not been released, there’s some resemblance to a threatening note found in a Bartlett Hall bathroom last Tuesday, said UMass spokesman Ed Blaguszewski.
“After the assessment of the note, [police] do think there’s some commonality between this one and the previous threat,” said Blaguszewski.
Group holds vigil for Vassell
Written by Shelby Landeck, AmherstWire.com Thursday, 28 February 2008 09:40
A group of about 40 students gathered Wednesday night in solidarity against what they say are "excessive charges" against Jason Vassell – a student involved in a racially-charged on-campus incident earlier this month.
"A hate crime was committed, hate speech was committed, and then an altercation broke out," said Chris Tinson, an assistant resident director in the Southwest residential area. Tinson was one of the first to speak at the vigil and urged the group to "own the dialog around this issue."
Censorship in Palestine
Wednesday, 27 February 2008 23:12
Abu-Toameh addressed the censorship he was met with and the continual violence of the Palestinian Authority. The event was co-sponsored by Student Alliance for Israel, Hasbara Fellowships, and the UMass Democrats.
Threat found in bathroom, police say
Written by Eric Athas, AmherstWire.com Wednesday, 27 February 2008 01:55
Extra police patrols have been assigned to the University of Massachusetts campus after a threatening message was discovered this afternoon in an academic building, university officials said.
A janitor found the message in a second-floor men’s bathroom in Bartlett Hall, said UMass spokesman Ed Blaguszewski. While the contents of the note have not been released, a statement by the university states the message was "threatening violence with a weapon."
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