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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 panel 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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