Freshman Frank Petillo Jr. of New Jersey was struck and killed by a car on Ring Road at UMass Dartmouth in April 2023. To date, no one has been charged.
FIRE notes that campus policy limits student protest to a special 'free speech zone.' However, the university says no protests have actually ever been stopped.
UMass President Marty Meehan and UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Robert Johnson issued statements on Xifaras's death and praised her contributions to the University.
Just in time for Labor Day, first-year students at UMass Dartmouth have begun to move on campus to mark the unofficial end of summer on the SouthCoast.