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CRIME & SAFETY
UMass police say most campus arrests involved 'zero force.' Some faculty say students were hurt.
University of Massachusetts Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes speaks to the faculty senate on May 14, 2024 about the recent arrests of about 130 people protesting university investments that support the war in Gaza. Nearly 500 people packed into a University of Massachusetts Amherst auditorium Tuesday afternoon to hear Chancellor Javier...
Bells tolled from Williamsburg to Holyoke in memory of those killed in 1874 dam disaster
The owners of the former St. Catherine's Church in Leeds opened up their bell tower for the "cascade of bells," an event that remembered the victims of the Williamsburg, Massachusetts, dam disaster of 1874. Bells were rung in ten buildings and churches from Wiliamsburg to Holyoke. The sign describes the height of the flood waters.
Letter: Members of UMass History Department condemn police action towards protestors on May 7 and 8
We are writing as History Department faculty, graduate students and staff to condemn the brutal police action you authorized against peacefully protesting University of Massachusetts faculty, students, staff and alumni on May 7 and 8. We urge you to:. Cease and desist from calling law enforcement on any future peaceful...
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