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Police arrest 73 at UMass "Blarney Blowout" party
AP ^ | March 10, 2014

Posted on 03/10/2014 3:52:34 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement

AMHERST, Mass. - A pre-St. Patrick's Day celebration near the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts on Saturday spiraled out of control, pitting police in riot gear against thousands of drunken and unruly revelers at the annual "Blarney Blowout." There were more than 70 arrests and four officers were injured in the clashes that included some students throwing beer bottles, cans and snowballs, officials said.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: chat; college; drunks; stpattyday; zoomass
No one invited the Kennedys?
1 posted on 03/10/2014 3:52:35 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: ConservativeStatement

Dyslexia kicked in and I wondered why the students were blowing Barney the PBS purple dinosaur?


2 posted on 03/10/2014 3:55:27 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: Revolting cat!

Blarney Frank Blow Out PING!


3 posted on 03/10/2014 3:57:45 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (The Texas judge's decision was to pave the way for same sex divorce for two Massachusetts women.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

did they check IDs


4 posted on 03/10/2014 3:59:01 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: ConservativeStatement
Sounds like there were a few Nazi cops involved. Read the comments.

UMass Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy said in a statement Sunday it is "unequivocally clear that the University of Massachusetts Amherst condemns the outrageous behavior of those students who acted out without any regard for public safety and the community in which they live."

Sounds like Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy isn't a fan of St. Patrick.

5 posted on 03/10/2014 4:02:39 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: ConservativeStatement

UMass is called ZooMass for a reason.

No elevator surfing deaths so far this year, so that’s a plus.


6 posted on 03/10/2014 4:07:34 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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7 posted on 03/10/2014 4:20:57 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

Has anyone taken a look in the elevator shafts lately??


8 posted on 03/10/2014 4:45:08 PM PDT by Fedupwithit (Your opinion: It's all yours....don't expect me to listen to it, or even acknowledge it..)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Possibly. There is a student porn mag there


9 posted on 03/10/2014 5:47:56 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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This is their version of the song “Ohio.”


10 posted on 03/10/2014 5:52:39 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement ("World Peace 1.20.09.")
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College students acting stupid...


11 posted on 03/10/2014 8:10:23 PM PDT by ExCTCitizen (2014: The Year of DEAD RINOS)
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