2008 Woodie Awards
Vote Absentee
Eight individuals were arrested last night during a post-Super Bowl gathering in the University of Massachusetts Southwest Residential area. The crowd - consisting of approximately 300 students, according to Ed Blaguszewski, director of the Office of News and Information at UMass - was "largely subdued and peaceful.
A beating involving lacrosse sticks and bottles left three college-aged males with non-life threatening injuries in an off-campus incident Friday morning in a North Pleasant Street apartment. According to Amherst police, approximately 12 young men forcibly entered the apartment and struck several people.
Using rented vans, the University of Massachusetts Democrats, Republican Club and the Student Government Association will spend the day shuttling students to Amherst polling stations in the first election without an on-campus voting center. "This is a totally non-partisan service and we hope that students of all political affiliations will get out and vote in this very important primary," said Matt Giancola, the president of the UMass Democrats.
Three men were injured and one was arrested on Sunday morning following a fight involving a knife in the lobby of the Mackimmie residence hall, according to University of Massachusetts police. The alleged attacker, Jason Vassell, 23, is a UMass student and a resident of Mackimmie.
The University of Massachusetts Lowell has allied with Pro Pharmaceuticals of Newton, Mass., in a research collaboration focused on target drug therapy in response to cancer. The venture stems from the $1 billion Life Sciences Initiative proposed by Governor Deval Patrick last May.
Governor Deval Patrick proposed a $20.7 million increase towards the Five Colleges Incorporated system this past week. Patrick's 4.4 percent growth was a part of a plan to spend $1 billion on public higher education. One of the many ideas that Patrick has brought to the attention of the state regarding public higher education involves proposing a $441,467 increase for the state's scholarship fund and ultimately raising the fund from $93.
The Patriots' loss in the Super Bowl leaves University of Massachusetts Dining Services Director Ken Toong serving Rutgers students lobsters and clam chowder as part of his bet with his Rutgers University counterpart, Charles Sam. The two schools had agreed to a friendly food wager on the fate of what would happen during Sunday's game.