Open letter to the University of Massachusetts

to scoop@admin.umass.edu

As a UMass graduate, I would like to like to raise my objection to your support of a radio station, WTKK 96.9 Boston, that has refused to fire a broadcaster, Jay Severin, after he called Mexicans primitive and stated that their number one export was women with venereal disease. He is currently suspended but I as decent human don’t feel that a radio company should support indecent comments that are blatantly racist. This is disgusting and your support of a radio station like this is just as disgusting. To see what was said, you can watch this link. http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=Mh3dR5QxB5U <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh3dR5QxB5U>

I will be contacting other alumni to encourage them to withhold any financial contibutions to UMass until this situation is resolved.


Thank you for your time,
Bill Bumpus '06