The lawsuit was prompted after the discovery of audio surveillance equipment that was recording on-duty officers from a number of the police station’s ceilings at all hours.
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UMPD officers file suit against department over audio surveillance
Tags: Board of Trustees, Johnny Whitehead, Mark Schlosser, Patrick Archbald, Robert Caret, UMPD
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UPDATED: Lawyer tapped by Roe former clerk of presiding judge
Cullen Roe, whose hearing to sue UMass was recently cancelled, initially sought legal counsel from Attorney Luke Ryan, who previously worked for the presiding judge.
Tags: Cullen Roe, luke ryan, michael ponsor
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BREAKING: Hearing for Roe lawsuit against University cancelled
According to an official from the Federal District Court in Springfield, Mass., Cullen Roe’s hearing regarding his suit against the University for his summary expulsion from the University of Massachusetts has been cancelled.
Tags: Cullen Roe, Enku Gelaye, UMass riots
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SGA challenges solicitation policy
The solicitation policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has come under fire recently from members of the SGA and the Western Massachusetts branch of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) alike.
Tags: ACLU, Jarrod Rose, Kyle Howard, SGA
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Western Mass. ACLU finds University soliciting policy unconstitutional
At the request of the Student Government Association, the Western Massachusetts chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has reviewed the University’s soliciting policy and found numerous components of it to be unconstitutional.
Tags: ACLU, Kyle Howard, SGA, soliciting policy
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Podcast: Molander speaks out about his intentions
Collegian Editor-in-Chief Alyssa Creamer, News Editor Katie Landeck and Assistant Editor Dan Glaun sat down with Tyler Molander, the UMass Junior behind a letter seeking people to start a “friend club.”
Tags: friends club letter, philosophy, Southwest, sylvan, Tyler Molander, UMass administration
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Campus Perspectives: Reactions to Tyler Molander letter
On Sunday, Jan. 29, UMass junior Tyler Molander distributed letters under the doors of dorms in the Southwest and Sylvan residential areas. The Massachusetts Daily Collegian asked students in Southwest for their thoughts on the letter and the reaction that followed.
Tags: Tyler Molander
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Tyler Molander debates withdrawal
Tyler Molander, the UMass junior who distributed a typed letter to hundreds of students vying for members to join a “friend club” on Jan. 29, speaks with the Massachusetts Daily Collegian about his academic future.
Tags: Tyler Molander
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UPDATED: UMass students gather in Southwest after Super Bowl XLVI
On Sunday night, right after the New England Patriots fell to the New York Giants, 21-17, students at the University of Massachusetts proceeded to gather in the Southwest Residential Area and were dispersed by police.
Tags: New England Patriots, New York Giants, UMass riots, Zoomass riots
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Letter causes stir on UMass campus
A controversial letter – distributed by junior Tyler Molander to a large portion of Southwest Residential Area residents asking students to meet him at the Blue Wall café at 6 p.m. last night – shook up the campus, yesterday.
Tags: letter, Tyler Molander, UMass
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