Don’t call it Zoo Mass for nuttin.
I originally thought Blarney Blowout in Mass referred to Blarney Frank.
I attended Umass beginning in 1969 and graduated in 1973. I hated every minute of it but continued there because it was a low cost option and a business degree would have value, which it did. The Administration and apparently the parents had no concept of expecting young people to rise to a higher standard. Excessive alcohol, drugs, sex, segregationist behavior by black students, and low academic standards were all the normal, every day atmosphere. Never once did I sense that the Administration had any thought of maintaining operational authority over the place. Bottom line is that no parent should ever curse a child they love by sending he or she to Umass.