Student Thieves Show A Lot Of Guts

Students Can't Stomach Bare-Bellied Photo, So They Swipe Newspapers

Nearly 1,000 copies of the Framingham State College student newspaper were stolen by students embarrassed by the journal's front-page photo showing them as bare-bellied lacrosse fans. Each girl had a letter painted on her stomach which, in combination, spelled out the name of a lacrosse player.

Authorities put the theft down to vanity, saying that some of the girls believed the photo was unflattering due to their flabby bellies. The girls vehemently deny this claim, pointing out that they were embarrassed academically because they’d made a spelling mistake.