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Swarthmore: Loves Fraternities, Hates George W. Bush
When you picture Greek Life in PA schools, you think Penn State, not Swarthmore. Indeed, it probably surprised few when students elected to hold a […]
Swarthmore Biologist Accused of Plagiarizing…his Own Work
Once upon a time, Colin Purrington, a former Professor of Biology at Swarthmore, created a handy, humorous guide on the perennially sexy topic of poster-making. […]
High School Teacher Apparently Driving Around Delco, Drinking Beer with Students
When they were pulled over by police a couple weeks ago, a 17-year old-girl, a 17-year-old boy, and a 33-year-old high school English teacher claimed […]
El Wingador Indicted on Cocaine Charges
It’s probably a good thing Bill “El Wingador” Simmons wasn’t allowed to participate in the Wing Bowl this year. In a twist of irony, the […]
Missing Girl Found Alive in Delco
Nailla Robinson, the girl who was taken from a West Philadelphia school on Monday, was found by a man on a 69th Street playground about […]
Ex-Widener Dean Was Accused of Sexual Abuse in ’80s
For a period of three years in the late 1980s, a former dean at Widener University repeatedly abused a teenage boy by performing oral sex on […]
Delco T-Mobile Employee Stabs Customer Over Bad Bill Dispute
In what will undoubtedly be the most Delco news of the day, a T-Mobile store employee in Upper Darby stabbed a customer in the stomach […]
Uncle Charged With Whipping 6-Year-Old Nephew to Death
A Delaware County man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 6-year-old nephew. Authorities allege that the man whipped his nephew […]
Of Course Two Guys Were Cited for Tubing Down Chester Creek During Hurricane Sandy
Ah, Delco. Delco, Delco, Delco—where genius flourishes. Two Delaware County bros were cited after police found them tubing down Chester Creek during Hurricane Sandy. Just […]
Dad Leaves Baby Home Alone While He Goes Burgling
A Delaware County father is in some trouble after police say that he left his 1-year-old daughter home alone so that he could scope out […]
Three Men Face Charges in Kidnapping, Rape of 15-Year-Old Girl
Three Upper Darby men—37, 35 and 41 respectively—are facing a slew of charges after they allegedly abducted a 15-year-old girl and held her captive for […]
Woman Hid 36 Vials of Crack in Her Down-There at a Delco Wawa
A 23-year-old man and his 22-year-old girlfriend were at an Upper Darby Wawa on Saturday. The couple sat in an SUV in the parking lot […]
Swarthmore’s 80-Year Sorority Ban Lifted
Students at Swarthmore College voted to ban sororities starting in 1933. The decision came after one of the campus chapters supposedly refused to admit a […]
Teen Girls Attack Mentally Challenged Woman
A group of teen girls in Chester recently attacked a 48-year-old mentally challenged woman. The woman was sitting on her stoop when the pack of […]
Delco Inmate Mistakenly Released Had “Awesome Breakfast,” Returned to Prison
In June, two inmates were mistakenly released from Delaware County Prison. North Philly’s Richard Dwayne Smith says he was arrested for violating his probation after […]