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Temple University Condemns Marc Lamont Hill’s Israel Comments, Will Not Punish Him
In a public meeting on Tuesday, Temple University’s Board of Trustees issued a statement admonishing professor Marc Lamont Hill for controversial comments he made at the U.N. last month about Israel and Palestine. But while they expressed their “disappointment, displeasure, and disagreement with” Hill’s remarks, they also affirmed his right to free speech. “We recognize…
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Bill Cosby’s Honorary Degree Is Rescinded by Temple University
Temple University announced Friday that in light of Bill Cosby’s conviction on sexual assault charges, the institution would be rescinding the honorary degree it bestowed upon him in 1991. A brief statement on the university’s website said: In 1991, based on his career achievements, Temple awarded an honorary degree to William Cosby. Yesterday, Dr. Cosby…
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Judge Asks Potential Cosby Jurors About #MeToo Bias
As jury selection begins in the sexual assault retrial of 80-year-old comedian Bill Cosby, it’s clear that the zeitgeist is markedly different than it was when the embattled entertainer faced the same charge last summer (that trial ended with a hung jury). Since then, there’s been a sea change in the visibility of sexual assault…
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Miami Beach, Fla., Police Fatally Shoot 22-Year-Old University Student Accused of Running Over Officer
A Temple University student was shot dead by Miami Beach, Fla., police after authorities say she slammed her car into an officer Sunday night. Cariann Denise Hithon was in South Florida celebrating her 22nd birthday when she was killed, NBC 10 reports. According to the report, Hithon was driving a black BMW when she crashed…
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Someone Left Bananas at Dorm Rooms Occupied by Black Students at Temple University
This week at Temple University in Philadelphia, there were two alleged instances of bananas being left at dorm rooms occupied by black students, and now the campus Police Department and the Department of University Housing and Residential Life are investigating them as “bias-related” incidents. The Temple News reports that the first incident happened Monday when…
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Bill Cosby’s Jury Includes 2 Black People, 10 White People
Somewhere in Pennsylvania, Bill Cosby probably let out a quiet “Das Racist” sigh when his sexual-assault-trial jury selection was completed. Cosby’s fate will now be in the hands of 10 white people and two black people once the trial starts June 5. Cosby’s attorneys contended that a majority-white jury would be biased against their client,…
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Bill Cosby Hopes to Revive His Career After Trial
It seems as though Bill Cosby and his family members are trying their best to have him seen in a better light. Despite the fact that more than 40 women have accused the comedian of drugging and sexually assaulting them, and with a criminal trial looming over his head, the Cosby PR train is moving…
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Report: Ex-University Cop Beat Girlfriend to Death With Help From Best Friend
Aaron Wright, a former Temple University officer, has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend, 24-year-old Joyce Quaweay. He has also been charged with aggravated assault, unlawful restraint, conspiracy to commit murder and abuse of a corpse. His best friend, Temple Police Officer Marquis Robinson, 41, was charged with conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated assault…