Two students were arrested Saturday and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst administration took precautions to deter such behavior in the future. UMass administrators added that three more students were arrested on Monday, according to the Gazette. Michael Gargano, vice chancellor for student affairs and campus life at UMass, said that these students may face suspension or expulsion and that he hopes they can be banned for life from re-enrolling at the university.
The UMass administration wants to make sure that all students at the university, as well as their guardians, understand that behavior like Saturday night's will not be tolerated.
Perhaps due to these strict measures, students reacted very differently to Monday night's Red Sox victory. They lit bonfires, set off fireworks and climbed on rooftops, but did not act as destructively as they had on Saturday.
"I think there was some inappropriate behavior, but given the size of the crowd, the violence didn't even come close to Saturday night," said UMass Police Chief Barbara O'Connor, according to the Gazette. She added that she would not describe Monday night's celebration as a riot, although some students had done so.
$1 million grant to fund cognitive culture program
Hampshire College: Hampshire College recently announced plans to launch an interdisciplinary program that will integrate psychology, neuroscience and anthropology into a cohesive curriculum. The Culture, Brain and Development (CBD) program is slated to debut in the 2003-2004 school year, according to a news release on the Hampshire website.
Hampshire's administration hopes that the program will enable learning and research to move beyond traditional departmental and thematic boundaries in order to provide new opportunities for learning and research, according to the web site.
The CBD program seeks to focus on development of the body and mind as influenced by biology and society. The CBD program will offer courses such as "Brain, Mind and Culture," "Consciousness Reconsidered" and "African-American Cognitive Science Fiction."
The Foundation for Psycho-cultural Research (FPR), which is based in California, awarded Hampshire a five-year $1 million grant that will be used to hire a visiting professor and develop new courses. The grant will also apply toward stipends for student research projects student internships at graduate institutions.
"Hampshire College, with its multidisciplinary focus, is the ideal site for an undergraduate program seeking a more profound understanding of the relationship of the individual, culture and the brain," said Hampshire graduate and FPR founder Robert Lemelson in a statement on the Hampshire College web site.
"The development and dissemination of innovative, interdisciplinary programs has been an important part of the mission of Hampshire College since its founding," said Aaron Berman, Hampshire's dean of faculty.
Programs such as the School of Cognitive Science, the School of Natural Science and the School of Social Science are examples of Hampshire's desire to provide cross-departmental opportunities.