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Senate Hopeful Called For Removal of U of Penn President Over Antisemitism Inaction

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, December 7, 2023

by Alex Lloyd Gross Hamas, the terror organization that slaughtered and raped Jewish people on October 7,2023 and started a war with Israel has been the focus of many protests. In Philadelphia, at the University Of Pennsylvania, there have been many protests in favor of Hamas and in favor of Israel. The protests that were…

US Attorney: Jefferson University Will Pay $2.7 Million To Resolve Student Loan Allegations

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, July 25, 2023

Philadelphia, PA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced today that Thomas Jefferson University will pay $2.7 million to resolve allegations that it misused and improperly retained federal funds intended to be used for student loans. The allegations arise from a loan program established by Congress to address the nation’s shortage of primary care…

US Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action For College Admissions

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, June 29, 2023

by Alex Lloyd Gross June 29, 2023 The United States Supreme Court has just ruled affirmative action cannot be used for college admissions. The ruling was 6-3 to overturn. Many feel that the time and need for affirmative action has long since gone. With the program in place, good , talented applicants were denied admission…

Police Give More Information On the Arrest Of Miles Pfeffer

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, February 21, 2023

by Alex Lloyd Gross Feb 21, 2023 Philadelphia Police held a press conference to give more information on the murder of Temple University Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald. They were joined by Dr. Jason Wingard, President, Temple University and Dr. Jennifer Griffin, Director of Public Safety, Temple University. it was confirmed that Miles Pfeffer was…

Man Guilty Of Hacking College Computer To Steal Financial Info

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, January 31, 2022

by Alex Lloyd Gross January 31,2022 Students that attend colleges have to provide a wealth of information to those learning institutions about their financial profiles. This information includes Social Security Numbers, addresses, and other contact information. Timothy Spillane, 39, of Chester Springs knew that and figured out a way to hack into two area…

Congressman Fitzpatrick Co Sponsors Campus Sexual Assault Bill

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, August 10, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – , Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jackie Speier (D-CA), and Annie Kuster (D-NH) introduced the Hold Accountable and Lend Transparency (HALT) on Campus Sexual Violence Act, a bipartisan bill with 36 cosponsors. The Act will strengthen prevention efforts and the enforcement of laws to eradicate the epidemic of campus sexual violence and hold…

Former Temple Business School Dean and Others Indicted

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, April 18, 2021

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced during a press conference today that Moshe Porat, the former Dean of Temple University’s Richard J. Fox School of Business and Management (“Fox”), has been indicted on charges that he conspired and schemed to deceive the school’s applicants, students, and donors into believing that the…

Group Of GOP Lawmakers Seek To Ban Pa.’s Transgender Student Athletes From Playing Women’s Sports

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, April 6, 2021

Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Five female Republican state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would ban transgender students in Pennsylvania from playing women’s…

New Traffic Calming Tools Now Operational In Bensalem School Zones

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 22, 2021

by Alex Lloyd Gross No one likes to read about a child struck by a car in a school zone. Still, in Bensalem that happens more than anyone would like. Just last year, Olivia Adelman, a student was struck by a speeding vehicle on Bensalem Boulevard. You can read that story here. For a while, police…

Frankford Shuts Out Roxborough

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 20, 2021

by Alex Lloyd Gross This year, the Roxborough Football Team is mostly new. They are young and inexperienced. They played the Frankford Pioneers at the Frankford home field. Almost from the start, The Roxborough indians could not get anything going in their favor. From penalties to plays getting called back, they were getting clobbered. …