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06-15-2009 08:01 AM |
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Originally Posted by Rick V
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I hate LA also, because of the morons and idiots. but these clowns do not reflect the total population of So Cal. BTW, do you really think this only happens on the west coast? If so, congratulations on your recovery from the coma you've been in for decades.
Aren't Philadelphia and Boston still on the east coast? IIRC from geography class Maryland is way over there also.
I know Pittsburgh and Indiana aren't technically on the east coast but they're a whole lot closer to the Atlantic than to the Pacific.
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Riots Mar Celebration of UMD Women's Basketball Title
By Jon Fogg
Capital News Service
Wednesday, April 5, 2006
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - University of Maryland students and fans clashed with police in riot gear following the school's victory in the women's basketball national title game late Tuesday night, echoing unruly celebrations associated with the men's team in recent years.
Terrapin fans flooded downtown College Park immediately following the team's 78-75 overtime win over archnemesis Duke University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship, setting bonfires, uprooting road signs and hurling bottles at police, who used pepper spray to disperse the crowd. No one was arrested, but a woman was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident, Prince George's County Police said.
"This is the University of Maryland, and it's not the first time this has happened," said Cpl. Clinton Copeland, a County Police spokesman. "This seems to be the tradition. The university is going to have to look into it, but that's up to them."
In 2002, riots racked post-game celebrations as the Maryland men's basketball team ascended to the national championship. Eighteen people, none of whom were students, were arrested. A year earlier, a bonfire set by fans following a loss to Duke in the Final Four caused $500,000 in damage.
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University prepares for NCAA riots
Jen Hirsch
Staff Writer
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Share this article Published: Thursday, March 26, 2009
Updated: Thursday, March 26, 2009
Saying they were embarrassed by the wake of destructive student riots, Pitt officials formed the Celebration Task Force the day following the Super Bowl.
Kathy Humphrey, the vice provost and dean of students, spearheaded this committee composed of University officials, students and community members concerned about Oakland’s well-being.
"I was so disappointed after the Super Bowl," said Humphrey. "[The students] have left me no choice."
This time around, there will be no room for disappointment if Pitt wins the championship game April 6.
The University has adopted a no-tolerance policy for any type of dangerous celebrations.
The Celebration Task Force’s approach is largely preemptive, aiming to transform the student mindset before the final NCAA game, said Humphrey.
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2 more charged in Super Bowl riots at IUP
By The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Two more men have been charged for their alleged part in post-Super Bowl rioting in Indiana Borough.
Michael Scott Johnson, 20, of Grove City, and Anthony James Grillo III, 22, of Lansdale, are accused of carrying a couch from the Chi Phi fraternity house and throwing it onto Wayne Avenue on Feb. 1 as people stormed the streets to celebrate the Pittsburgh Steelers' victory, borough police said.
The couch they threw onto the road in the 900 block was set on fire by other people, police said.
The two were caught on surveillance video from the nearby University Square apartment building, police said.
The men, both Indiana University of Pennsylvania students, were charged with disorderly conduct, propulsion of missiles onto the roadway, obstruction of highways and scattering rubbish.
Two other men previously were charged with lighting a couch on fire in the 1200 block of Wayne Avenue. Ryan J. Gould, 20, of Shelocta, and Adam Ahmad Alhabashi, 20, of Indiana, were charged with riot, disorderly conduct, arson, risking a catastrophe, recklessly endangering another person, obstructing a highway and dangerous burning.
Alhabashi also is accused of damaging a marked police cruiser by throwing ice chunks at the windshield. He faces additional charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, simple assault and propulsion of a missile into an occupied vehicle.
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Police, Colleges Prepared For Super Bowl MadnessBOSTON (WBZ)
Boston police will be in strong force for Sunday's Super Bowl.
Boston Police began towing cars Sunday from areas with restricted parking in anticipation of Super Bowl celebrations. City leaders said they were prepared for post-Super Bowl revelers in and around the city.
Authorities have gained quite a bit of experience in handling championship celebrations. The Patriots have won three Super Bowls since 2001. The Red Sox have won two titles in the past four years.
With so many college students in town, police prepared in case things got out of control as it did in 2004 when the Patriots won the Super Bowl. Dozens of people were arrested for rioting and a Northeastern student's brother was killed when a car drove into the crowd.
"Kids who are in these situations don't understand that if there's an unlawful assembly, and people are acting out, when police give the signal to leave, it's not just for the people who are acting violently. It's for everyone," said Boston police Commissioner Ed Davis.
Davis said come Sunday night, police would be on every corner near college areas. Kenmore Square was locked down after the third quarter of the Super Bowl to prevent partiers from entering and rioting. It was completely reopened just before 10:30 p.m.
"We keep them separated from Kenmore Square and it creates three or four smaller crowds that are much easier for us to handle," Davis said.
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There are plenty more, want me to keep going?
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