May 13, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 2) • Page Image 49
… Racism Racial tension is nothing new at UMass- Amherst. An interracial brawl after the 1986 World Series left 10 people injured, and minorities have long complained about cuts in student-government funding for their organizations. The most recent inci- dent-two black students and a white stu- dent were reportedly attacked by five white freshmen in early February-bred not violence but a well-organized, success- ful protest. Minority students g...…