Chemical spill requires outside assistance
A professor in Barnum Hall reported a minor chemical spill on the morning of Friday, Feb. 4. At the time of the accident, the lab was being cleaned. A table was moved and approximately 500 mL of the chemical pyridine fell.
Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) officers called chemical spill control to clean up the chemicals when they reported to the scene. The spill control workers roped off the room with tape and vented the area.
Pyridine, commonly used as a solvent in paint and rubber manufacturing, can cause damage to the liver if humans inhale, ingest or absorb it through their skin.
Enormous Boston Ave. party broken up due to noise violation
Both Medford and Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) officers broke up a party held on Boston Avenue on the morning of Sunday, Feb. 6 at 12:33 a.m., reportedly due to complaints regarding the noise.
When TUPD arrived, officers counted 20 people standing outside and approximately 250 people inside the house. Medford police arrested one student for creating disturbances as authorities broke up the party.
According to Sergeant McConaghy, the TUPD has jurisdiction over parties occurring on campus as well as parties occurring on any street adjacent to the campus.
Boston University Students Hit by MBTA Train
At approximately 1:30 a.m. yesterday morning, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) officials reported that a train struck and killed two Boston University (BU) students walking along the tracks behind BU's Walter Brown Arena.
The commuter train, which was the last of the evening coming from Worcester, MA inbound to South Station, collided with Molly Shattuck, 19, and Andrew Voluck, 20, according to Newscenter 5 reporter Gail Huff.
MBTA spokeswoman Lydia Rivera stated that authorities remain unsure why these two students were walking on the tracks nowhere near a T station.
-- Compiled by Mark Pesavento
