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Threat By Ex-Student Prompts Increased Security Presence At Lehigh University Threat By Ex-Student Prompts Increased Security Presence At Lehigh University
Threat By Ex-Student Prompts Increased Security Presence At Lehigh University A threat made by a former student prompted an increased security presence at Lehigh University, authorities said. University police officers were notified around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28 about the threat, which was directed at a group of current students, the school announced just before noon Monday, Aug. 29. Muhamad Diop was later identified as the former student who made the threat, authorities said. He was in New York City, but police had no idea where he was as of Monday morning.  Now, they're asking for the public's help in locating him. "There is no evidence the individua…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Penn State Lion Loses Ear To Vandals Officials Say Penn State Lion Loses Ear To Vandals Officials Say
Penn State Lion Loses Ear To Vandals Officials Say Vandals broken into Penn State’s Nittany Lion Shrine on Sunday, May 8, and causing some serious damage, officials with the university say. The lion’s ear was broken off and red paint was splashed all over the shrine, according to a release by the school. The site has been fenced off and closed to all graduation photos. The lion wasn’t the only thing the vandal’s damaged, Old Main and the Hintz Family Alumni Center were also covered in red paint. “These are profoundly disturbing acts, at a time when many families are taking photos and celebrating the educational accomplishments of their…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Cowards Who Hate Themselves' Left Swastikas, Racial Slurs At William Paterson, President Says 'Cowards Who Hate Themselves' Left Swastikas, Racial Slurs At William Paterson, President Says
'Cowards Who Hate Themselves' Left Swastikas, Racial Slurs At William Paterson, President Says Campus police at William Paterson University were trying to determine who scrawled swastikas and a racial epithet on the walls of a residence hall, the school president said. The vandalism discovered by a resident assistant at Hillside Hall on Pompton Road in Wayne early on Friday, Feb. 18 was a "repugnant and cowardly act of hate on our campus," WPU President Richard J. Helldobler wrote in a letter to the community. Maintenance staff "quickly cleaned and painted the walls," he noted. In addition to a campus police investigation, Helldobler said the incident was "referred to the campus Bia…

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by Jerry DeMarco