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'Collective Pain' Spreads Among UMass-Dartmouth After Freshman Student's Death 'Collective Pain' Spreads Among UMass-Dartmouth After Freshman Student's Death
'Collective Pain' Spreads Among UMass-Dartmouth After Freshman Student's Death A student body is coming together to raise awareness after a 19-year-old University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth student was struck and killed by a car on campus last week.  Frankie Petillo Jr. was struck by a vehicle on Thursday, April 6, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Petillo, of the Manahawkin, NJ, was a freshman Bioengineering student.  UMass students gathered for a candlelight vigil on Monday and also launched a Change.org petition to improve street safety on campus.  The petition says, in part: "The student body wants more safety. Speed bumps, speed monitors, sidewalks, and st…

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by Jon Craig
Schools
Services Soar After Man Jumps To Death Off Boston University Campus Building Services Soar After Man Jumps To Death Off Boston University Campus Building
Services Soar After Man Jumps To Death Off Boston University Campus Building A university in Boston is offering extra support to students after a man allegedly committed suicide by jumping from one of the buildings on campus this week.  The man leapt from the 26th floor study lounge at Boston University's Student Village II residence hall, located at 33 Harry Agganis Way, on Wednesday night, Feb. 13, BU Today reports.  The 33-year-old from Cambridge, who was not fully identified, is not affiliated with the school, a university spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. BU ALERT: There is police activity at 33 Harry Agganis Way due to an ongoing investigation. The a…

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by David Cifarelli
Schools
Tufts University Investigating Fifth Bomb Threat; No Evacuations Prompted Tufts University Investigating Fifth Bomb Threat; No Evacuations Prompted
Tufts University Investigating Fifth Bomb Threat; No Evacuations Prompted Tufts University received yet another bomb threat, bringing the total number of threats to plague the school to five within the past week.  The latest email threat targeting six buildings, TUPD's headquarters and one athletic field came in around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20, according to a Tweet from Tufts Daily. The spots included: Metcalf Hall Carmichael Hall Halligan Hall Huskins Field Bacon Hall Mayer Campus Center Ballou hall Dowling Hall Garage BREAKING: Tufts received its fifth bomb threat in one week shortly before 7:30 a.m. The threat warns of bombs in 6 campus buildings, TU…

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by David Cifarelli