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Professor Brings Strippers into Classroom
By not in system - AOL NewsOnly a few weeks after an infamous live sex toy demonstration rocked Northwestern University, a professor at La Salle University in Philadelphia was suspended for bringing strippers to perform lap dances during a seminar. Much like the incident at Northwestern, the March 21 performance at La Salle was done in an after-class optional seminar. Unlike the incident at Northwestern, the performance was not for a class related to sexuality -- it was done as part of a statistics course in the business school. Some reports say the women performed lap dances on the professor and willing students. ...
2 Shot Dead, 8 Wounded at Teen Party Near Philadelphia
By not in system - AOL NewsCHESTER, Pa. - Shots rang out in a suburban Philadelphia social hall where a teenage party was being held, killing two people and sending eight others to hospitals, authorities said Saturday. Police in Chester, where a state of emergency was declared last summer because of crime concerns, said a suspect was taken into custody after officers were called to the Minaret Temple No. 174 around 11:30 p.m. Friday and found "numerous victims." View more videos at: http://nbcphiladelphia.com. Police said nine people were transported to Crozer Chester Medical Center, where a spokesman said one ...
Pa. Rower, Cyclist Save Young Men From Drowning in River
By Jane Healey - AOL NewsChris DeFelice thinks it's strange that people are calling him a hero, but after he and another good Samaritan jumped into a river to save two young men from drowning, he certainly deserves the moniker. On Thursday, DeFelice was going for his usual morning row in a single scull on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia when he heard wheels screeching on the shore, followed by a small bang. It was the sound of a Toyota Corolla that had been traveling eastbound on Boathouse Row, which runs along the riverbank. The driver had lost control of the car, which crossed a grassy median and plunged into ...
Philadelphia Breast Surgeon Moonlights as Knife Thrower
By Matthew Hall - AOL NewsMeet Dr. Ted Eisenberg, holder of the world record for the most breast surgeries performed in a lifetime. Rest assured, ladies -- you're probably in safe hands. Not content with handling scalpels all day, in his spare time Eisenberg is a competitive knife thrower. Inspired by fictional Australian outback hero Crocodile Dundee and James Bond movies, the Philadelphia surgeon is a delicate artist by day who relaxes after hours with tomahawks and hunting knives. Michael Bryant, Philadelphia Inquirer / Marketwire Ted Eisenberg of Merion Park is a plastic surgeon who specializes in ...
Will Smith Foundation Donates Computers to Philadelphia High School
By not in system - AOL NewsPHILADELPHIA -- Will Smith is donating replacements for 30 stolen computers to a high school in West Philadelphia, where he was born and raised. Charley Gallay, Getty Images West Philadelphia High School is getting new computers to replace stolen ones, thanks to Will Smith's foundation. The Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation and the Charlie Mack Cares philanthropic organizations are giving 29 Apple laptops and one desktop to West Philadelphia High School. Local community activist Charlie Mack is a longtime assistant and friend of Smith, the music, TV and film superstar. Mack ...
Philadelphia Cardinal's Apology Not Enough, Advocates Say
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsAs Philadelphia-area parishioners began to learn the names of the 21 Catholic priests suspended in connection with alleged child sexual abuse, advocates for victims criticized the archbishop's plea for forgiveness and handling of the scandal. Cardinal Justin Rigali asked a capacity crowd at Philadelphia's Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Ash Wednesday for "forgiveness of all those whom we have offended in any way" and added that the church is re-evaluating how it handles abuse allegations, CNN reported. Matt Rourke, AP Cardinal Justin Rigali, archbishop of ...
21 Priests in Philadelphia Suspended on Sex Abuse Allegations
By David Gibson - Politics DailyCardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia on Tuesday placed 21 priests on administrative leave following a damning grand jury report last month -- the second investigation of sex abuse by priests in recent years -- that said up to 37 clerics suspected of abuse remained in ministry. Rigali suspended the priests on the eve of Ash Wednesday and the penitential season of Lent. In a statement, Rigali expressed his "sorrow" for the abuse of children by clergy. "I am truly sorry for the harm done to the victims of sexual abuse, as well as to the members of our community who suffer as a result of this ...
Philadelphia Archdiocese Suspends 3 Accused Priests
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsThe Philadelphia Archdiocese has placed three priests on leave and ordered the re-examination of cases involving more than 30 other priests amid allegations of child sex abuse detailed in a grand jury report. "Many people of faith and in the community at large think that the archdiocese does not understand the gravity of child sexual abuse," Cardinal Justin Rigali of the Philadelphia Archdiocese said in a statement to reporters. "We do. The task before us now is to recognize where we have fallen short and to let our actions speak to our resolve." The cardinal said the Revs. Joseph ...
Pennsylvania Teacher Strikes Nerve With 'Lazy Whiners' Blog
By not in system - AOL NewsFEASTERVILLE, Pa. - A high school English teacher in suburban Philadelphia who was suspended for a profanity-laced blog in which she called her young charges "disengaged, lazy whiners" is driving a sensation by daring to ask: Why are today's students unmotivated - and what's wrong with calling them out? As she fights to keep her job at Central Bucks East High School, 30-year-old Natalie Munroe says she had no interest in becoming any sort of educational icon. The blog has been taken down, but its contents can still be found easily online. Matt Rourke, AP Central Bucks, Pa., East ...
Couple Gets Married on a Real Love Train in Philly
By not in system - AOL NewsPHILADELPHIA - When people ask Krisy Plourde and Tom Golden where they got married, their answer will be a rough estimate: somewhere around 46th Street. Plourde and Golden said their vows aboard an elevated train on Sunday, just ahead of Valentine's Day. The nuptials, performed by Mayor Michael Nutter, took place on a special train from City Hall to west Philadelphia. While Plourde and Golden, both 28, were being wed in the first car, about 360 other riders were getting a narrated tour of the "Love Letter" series of rooftop murals that parallel the tracks. It was perhaps the most memorable ...
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