Cohen, Steven 1/1/1997 - 31/12/2025
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1 US MA: Edu: OPED: 4/20 Crackdown Highlights Administrative HostilityMon, 25 Apr 2011
Source:Tufts Daily (MA Edu) Author:Cohen, Steven Area:Massachusetts Lines:132 Added:04/25/2011

Last Wednesday marked the fourth year in a row in which I have attended the informal Tisch Library roof gathering on April 20, or "4/20" as it is affectionately called by those familiar with its distinguished status as the international holiday of the marijuana counterculture. Like each of the previous years, the minutes approaching 12 a.m. and 4:20 p.m. saw a massive influx of students proudly displaying their knitted ponchos, Bob Marley T-shirts and glossy red eyes. But unlike each of the previous years, also in attendance this year were various administrative deans and a large Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) contingency. IDs were taken, joints were stomped out and, in at least one instance, a student was tackled and forcibly restrained (for reasons, I may add, which entirely avoided me as I watched on in surprised disbelief).

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