Pictured left:UMass, Amherst campus
The reputation of UMass Amherst is in dispute after a recent run of violent events. Within a couple of days, several incidents occurred.
On February first, there was a fight that resulted in eight players from the lacrosse team being suspended. The next day, reports of assault and sexual assault were filed. On February third, there was a violent attack in one of the halls, which resulted in the injury of three men.
Emily May, a sophomore BDIC in Music Therapy student thinks UMass gets a bad reputation because people speak out more here.
“It is such a big school so when something bad happens at UMass, everybody is talking about it. At the end of the day, a lot of the violence-related problems are caused by alcohol and UMass is not the only school to have this problem.”
On February first, there was a fight that resulted in eight players from the lacrosse team being suspended. The next day, reports of assault and sexual assault were filed. On February third, there was a violent attack in one of the halls, which resulted in the injury of three men.
Emily May, a sophomore BDIC in Music Therapy student thinks UMass gets a bad reputation because people speak out more here.
“It is such a big school so when something bad happens at UMass, everybody is talking about it. At the end of the day, a lot of the violence-related problems are caused by alcohol and UMass is not the only school to have this problem.”
The Journal of Studies on Alcohol Supplement (2005) found that 1,700 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die each year from alcohol-related unintentional injuries, including motor vehicle crashes. These figures highlight the scale of this problem throughout college campuses.
The Times higher education 2007 world rankings report placed UMass number 175 out of the top 200 world universities. Their position has fallen since 2006 when they were placed 124.
The Journal of Studies on Alcohol (2002) found that About 25 percent of college students report academic consequences of their drinking including missing class, falling behind, doing poorly on exams or papers, and receiving lower grades overall.
Increased binge drinking could be one reason UMass has fallen down the board. Emily Reynolds, a junior in journalism, thinks the move towards all-freshmen dorms are a bad idea.
“In my freshman year, I enjoyed having older students living around me because it allowed me to learn from their experience.”
University officials say that the rowdiest parties tend to occur off-campus, where the university has little control.
Property owner, Patrick Mastey has added a new stipulation to his leases that requires all college-student tenants from St. Cloud State University to enroll in the universities alcohol education awareness program.
The Times higher education 2007 world rankings report placed UMass number 175 out of the top 200 world universities. Their position has fallen since 2006 when they were placed 124.
The Journal of Studies on Alcohol (2002) found that About 25 percent of college students report academic consequences of their drinking including missing class, falling behind, doing poorly on exams or papers, and receiving lower grades overall.
Increased binge drinking could be one reason UMass has fallen down the board. Emily Reynolds, a junior in journalism, thinks the move towards all-freshmen dorms are a bad idea.
“In my freshman year, I enjoyed having older students living around me because it allowed me to learn from their experience.”
University officials say that the rowdiest parties tend to occur off-campus, where the university has little control.
Property owner, Patrick Mastey has added a new stipulation to his leases that requires all college-student tenants from St. Cloud State University to enroll in the universities alcohol education awareness program.
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