UMass Amherst student from Boston charged in stabbing

When will the Globe start printing some good news about UMass?

When good things happen at UMass, that's when!

When you want to write about it....these journalists believe that we are only interested in horrible situations. I for one would find it refreshing to see positive stories. My children won't read the paper because they say it's all bad news. Wouldn't it be interesting if the Globe reported good news instead of dread, death and destruction..mixed with bleeding heart liberal thoughts.

Considering that Mr. Smith hails from Roxbury, it's likely that the taxpayer is footing the bill for most if not all of the cost of his education. Is it too unreasonable to expect that Mr. Smith spends most of his time studying instead of stabbing people at parties?

We could have given his scholarship to someone from one of the suburban towns who would have at least been smart enough to stay out of trouble while going to school on someone else's nickel.

Probably when something good actually comes out of UMass...

Does that mean we'll have a "Justice for Mark" movement going?

When will good news happy @ Umass?

Maybe when there is some good news to come out of UMass....

Don't hold your breath.

Perhaps on a day when someone doesn't get stabbed on campus?

Proudalumnus,

Once good news comes from Umass

You can't print good news about a school, when only bad things happen time and again.

When there is good news ! All the big schools BU,NU,BC and even HU have had their share of issues. It only makes makes sense when you have 23,000 students they are all not angels.

Don't worry UMA has a good reputation.

jee it seems funny another kid from boston out in amherst with a KNIFE , WHERE ALL THE PROTESTERS

As a parent of a college student, I would like to be informed of any and all incidents which occur at any college or university!

Here, here! The University has given the Commonwealth much to be proud of, and given the number of high-powered individuals across the globe who are alumni, and the fact that UMass is constantly ranked among the top schools in the country, we should be hearing more news celebrating its accomplishments.

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When UMASS starts making good news.

But more seriously,
I will say that it is strange that the Globe decided to lead off with the school of the student rather than the place of the incident. Fox News, AP, all found the fact that an Amherst College student was stabbed to be more interesting than the fact that it was a UMASS student that did it.

JohnQ Taxpayer......are you really that ignorant???? There are alot of stereotypes out there but the funny thing is that you probably believe all of them. Just because someone is from a certain town doesn't mean they fit the profile of the people from that town that are written up in the news. Give the scholarship to a kid from a suburban town??? Of course, cause kids from suburbia don't do anything wrong, right?

The ignorance that comes out of the Boston area about the Commonwealth's flagship university is mind boggling. UMass provides an education that is on par with its private counterparts but at much more affordable price. I have many classmates that are out performing their private school peers in the workforce today. Nothing gets handed to a state school student. You have to earn it!

Also, check out the recent article in SmartMoney named "Why the Ivies Aren't Worth It." The article ranks schools based on return on tuition. UMass (Amherst) ranks at 18th in the country and above every private school.

The purpose of a daily news outlet (regardless of media) is to provide important information that is relevant to the community at large. "Good news" is usually not of an urgent nature, and public safety does not usually depend on its rapid dissemination. Crimes, typically considered "bad news," do provide critical information to the community at large.
Of course, to silence those who mindlessly call out, "we want good news only," may I suggest that on days when no one is stabbed at UMass, a short story be put in the paper indicating that fact, Thus, it will no longer be the newspaper editors deciding what stories are most relevant,

Are you saying someone is stabbed at Umass everday? There are 23,000 undergrads, so you can not expect the same amount of crimes as at a private school with far less students. Although I doubt a person gets stabbed at Umass everyday.