When some members of our community demean and harass entire groups and create an unwelcoming environment with their conduct, the College has an obligation to hold them to account. In fact, theyre so serious that according to the Gazette, college officials fired the teams head coach of nearly 10 years, Jon Thompson, despite the fact that he led the Mammoths to its first national championship game last season, closing out the year ranked at no. This fall, every team member will take an education program in consultation with the chief diversity and inclusion officer and the director of athletics.. We have reviewed the complaint filed on behalf of Mr. Rashad Devoe against Amherst College and categorically refute the allegations made about the College's decisions and motives in the matter, she said. While the college declined to name the students involved in the incident, social media users took to Twitter to demand the students in question be expelled from school. At least one member of the lacrosse team was accused of using a racial slur during a harassing incident that occurred in March. Amherst College and a Black lacrosse coach who said the school fraudulently lured him away from a historically Black university to help solve the culture of racism and misogyny rooted in Amherst men's lacrosse team resolved his discrimination lawsuit, according to Massachusetts federal court records and the parties. The Amherst Student reported last month that three members of the lacrosse team chanted the n-word outside of a Black lacrosse players suite at the beginning of March, after which the black player allegedly assaulted one of the white players. A.L.A. Miles Cosgrove has been fighting for his job back. This we will do. Email Inquires related to Amherst Lacrosse: Amherstreclacrosse@gmail.com. var photocredit = "'CHRIS WRIGHT/CLARUS STUDIOS INC./AMHERST COLLEGE' 'Amherst College coach Jon Thompson, right, watches from the sidelines during a mens lacrosse game against Bowdoin on March 9, 2019. He had played on a number of travel lacrosse teams, including Legacy Lacrosse, of which he was a member of the championship team that won the World Series of Youth Lacrosse in 2016. In the most recent incident according to a story written by Amherst student journalist Shawn Chen three athletes on the mens lacrosse team chanted the n-word outside of the suite of a black lacrosse player on March 7. Amherst Lacrosse Team on Probation By Lilah Burke March 23, 2020 The Boston Globehas reported that Amherst College has placed its men's lacrosse team on probation through the 2021 season and terminated coach Jon Thompson after a racist incident involving the team. Last year, after the anti-Semitic incident was made public, mens lacrosse still participated in matches and went on to compete in the NCAA national championships. The school is making itself ineligible for the 2021 postseason under the probation and has banned formal team gatherings until Nov. 1, which includes any player-run practices or other team-bonding activities. He is survived by his parents, Glenn and Lydia, an older brother, Connor, and other relatives, it says. P.O. Fri Mar 20 2020 | Kenny DeJohn | College But Devoe, a Black man, felt there was more to the story. The Jumbos jumped up to the #6 seed in NESCAC with wins over the last two weekends at Amherst (2-0) and Hamilton (2-1) and on home ice . var currentheadline = document.getElementById("headline").innerText; We publish narratives intentionally and specifically to enlighten and transform the world. Thompson led the Mammoths to its first national championship game last season, and the team was ranked No. The activist became one of the first Black models favored by European and New York designers. Catherine EpsteinProvost and Dean of the Faculty. He was named All-County Midfielder in his junior year for lacrosse. Those cases include sharing photos of a teammate with a swastika drawn on his face who had passed out at a party, and GroupMe exchanges denigrating and ridiculing gender-nonconforming and trans staff. At least one member of the lacrosse team was accused of using a racial slur during a "harassing" incident that occurred in March. In December 2018, another incident occurred at a mens lacrosse party in which a swastika was drawn on the forehead of an unconscious student. On March 10, the mens lacrosse team traveled to Endicott College to compete in its regularly scheduled game. In short, we cannot ignore the harmful culture that exists on the mens lacrosse team, and its damage to our community.. Our athletes can and must reflect the best of Amherst, holding themselves to the high standards we expect of our community in all its endeavors. Phone Number: 673-6248. //

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