WGBH Why some say campus police shouldn’t carry guns Last march, an annual tradition at UMass-Amherst descended into a melee. Town and campus police officers donning riot gear were called in after a St. Patrick’s Day celebration, known as the Blarney Blowout, got out of hand. Police fired more than 600 rounds of pepper spray and sting balls at unruly crowds, and 21 UMass students […]