Campus News
One million dollars was recieved from the state a few weeks ago, by UMass Lowell to renovate the Bellegrade Boathouse, and renovations are starting to go underway. The one million dollars will help to get the project started, however donations and other funds will help with most of the work, according to Marty Meehan. It has already been planned that the Boathouse, which is used by the UML and Lowell High School crew teams and the Merrimack River Rowing Association, will recieve a new roof, new windows, doors, gutters, trim, siding, bathrooms, boat docks, signs, and systems to prevent flooding at the boathouse, as well as repairs to fencing and the building's deck.
UMass Lowell is trying to establish a closer connection with the Lowell business community, and is doing so by forming a partnership with the Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank, along with the Aide Family. The Aides own some 25 area Dunkin Donuts restaurants. In 1968, Tom Adie's father, William, started the first store on Chelmsford Street in Chelmsford, just off I-495. Also, it is worth noting that Lowell Five is the city's oldest financial institution. It is speculated that there is much more to come out of this partnership, including a McDonalds on campus, among other businesses that will hopefully generate more money for the University.
For a brief story in sports, Riverhawks goal Nevin Hamilton is finally starting to hit his stride, even after recovering from an injury last season. So far, Hamilton has been started in the first seven games this season. Hamilton, 1-1-2 with a 2.89 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage in his starts, posted a career-high 36 saves in a 3-3 tie against UMass-Amherst last weekend.
National News
Debate over the use of force, perceptions of threats and police training have arisen this week, after there has been much discussion about an incident in New York where 18 year old Khiel Coppin was shot to death by NYPD officers on November 12th. Coppin was outside of his home, and had a hairbrush in his hand, which the officers believed was a gun. Police came to the home after a 911 call from Coppin was responded to, saying he had a gun. Coppin was mentally ill. It has been said by many debaters and analysts that sometimes on the field, candy bars, wallets, even baggy pants have been percieved as guns or other weapons. A candlelight vigil was held for the teenager Tuesday, and further investigation by the NYPD and federal and state authorities has commenced since the incident.
Lastly, according to a private research group's controversial analysis of annual FBI crime statistics, Detroit has been named America's most dangerous city. The data was published by CQ Press, a unit of Congressional Quarterly Inc. Supposedly, Detroit leads the nation in homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and auto theft. The study has come under a lot of fire by government officials lately, mostly by the FBI and the American Society of Criminology. Its accuracy and findings have been called into question, and criticized as "too simplistic."
That'll do it for the news on this Monday, November 19th.
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