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The Short List: Details Of Alleged Police Assault, Texting While Crashing, Mammoth Mascots

New England Public Media
Published April 7, 2017 at 5:28 PM EDT
Graphic of an Amherst College baseball cap on the skeleton of a Columbian mammoth, which is on display at the school's natural history museum.
Screen shot from mascot video
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Amherst College
Graphic of an Amherst College baseball cap on the skeleton of a Columbian mammoth, which is on display at the school's natural history museum.

Our of journalists looks at the big stories in the news.

What made The Short List this week?

  • New details this week in a case in Springfield about allegations that off-duty police officers assaulted four African American men outside a bar two years ago. (NEPR / MassLive)
  • Police departments in Massachusetts are aiming to reduce the number of people who text and drive. (AP)
  • After a long, deliberative process, Amherst College has replaced the controversial "Lord Jeff" with a mascot that truly can't offend anyone. (NEPR)

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