ZooMASS: It's a Jungle Over Here
According to a story in the Republican today, private security guards have been hired to police some of the UMASS residence halls. Seems that UMASS had the highest crime rate among all large universitys for 2002-2003. The HIGHEST. Did you know that? No? Neither did I.The piece goes on to say that violence at UMASS has declined by 50% since then, but still. Wow. That's alarming.
There was a segment on Primetime last night about this, but I missed it--of course.
Is there really that much more violence at UMASS? Or is that other universities aren't reporting the way they should? And does it matter? A story in the Boston Globe yesterday has some interesting theories as to why UMASS's statistics look the way they do.
For students' perspectives check out the UMASS LiveJournal.
So now what are some creative ways that we can lower violence at UMASS? How about Hawiian Shirt Fridays or free coffee during morning classes? You don't think it will work? Well, I'm not sure that security guards stationed at the dorms will really work either. But maybe that's just me.
posted by Kim @ 10:25 AM
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Arm the student body, Jo. After suitable training, a concealed handgun permit can be an effective deterrent. I will happily advise on the appropriate firearm for your fellow students. Your friend in (where else?) Texas...RLB.
LOL! As I was reading your comment, I thought...How Texan!
I know you wrote that in jest, but I'm guessing you didn't see the Primetime piece. I saw a quicktime video of it last night. If you saw the footage of the riots that ensued after the Red Sox lost in 2003, I imagine you would probably rethink that advice. ;-)
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