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NJ Man Convicted Of Sexually Touching Sleeping Student At PA University NJ Man Convicted Of Sexually Touching Sleeping Student At PA University
NJ Man Convicted Of Sexually Touching Sleeping Student At PA University A New Jersey man is guilty of touching a sleeping Pennsylvania college student in 2021, prosecutors say.  Eric Jones, 24, of Newark, was convicted of indecent assault in a Chester County court, said the District Attorney's Office. Investigators said Jones was the boyfriend of one of the victim's roommates at the Lincoln House, a residential building at Lincoln University in Lower Oxford Township.  Early on Oct. 17, 2021, the victim had returned home and gone to bed after taking part in homecoming celebrations, the DA's Office said.  She was trying to sleep when Jones e…

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by Mac Bullock
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NASA Rocket Launch Includes Experiments From PA Students, Will Be Visible Across Northeast NASA Rocket Launch Includes Experiments From PA Students, Will Be Visible Across Northeast
NASA Rocket Launch Includes Experiments From PA Students, Will Be Visible Across Northeast Students from three Pennsylvania schools are launching experiments into space as part of a NASA rocket launch, set for takeoff later this week. The experiments are part of NASA's RockOn and RockSat-C programs, which will take flight early Thursday morning, June 22, alongside experiments from students at more than two dozen other universities across the U.S. The PA schools participating in the program are University of Scranton, Lincoln University and Temple University. While a map has not yet been released, the launch is visible in states across the Eastern Seaboard. This is the 15th year…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Lincoln University Shooting Injures Two; Gunman Still At Large Lincoln University Shooting Injures Two; Gunman Still At Large
Lincoln University Shooting Injures Two; Gunman Still At Large Two women were injured by a single gunshot fired during Lincoln University's Spring Fling event on Saturday night, and police don't know who pulled the trigger.  It happened on the second floor of the University's LLC building in Lower Oxford Township, said Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan in a release.  One victim was sitting on a bench in a hallway and another standing nearby when witnesses reported hearing a single shot, causing the crowd to flee, officials said.  Victim number one was struck in the left ankle, and the bullet was still lodged there as of Sun…

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by Mac Bullock
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Lincoln University Student's Sister Charged In Deadly Dorm Stabbing Lincoln University Student's Sister Charged In Deadly Dorm Stabbing
Lincoln University Student's Sister Charged In Deadly Dorm Stabbing A Philadelphia woman was charged with stabbing three students – one fatally – after a brawl broke out inside a campus dorm on Wednesday, Feb. 16, authorities in Chester County said. Nydira Smith, 39, is accused of killing Jawine Evans, 21, and injuring Eric Dickerson, 22, and Clifton Walker, 22, on the campus in Lower Oxford, according to a criminal complaint provided by the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Smith is the sister of a Lincoln University student, who was also involved in the fight, the DA's office noted. Responding officers found Evans in a grassy area outside the Li…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Support Surges For Family Of Recovering Lincoln University Stabbing Victim Support Surges For Family Of Recovering Lincoln University Stabbing Victim
Support Surges For Family Of Recovering Lincoln University Stabbing Victim Support is surging for the family of a Lincoln University student who was one of three victims stabbed in a campus dorm on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Eric Dickerson was stabbed three times and survived, but his close friend was stabbed in the neck and died at the scene, according to a GoFundMe. Dickerson and the third stabbing victim were taken to Christiana Hospital in Wilmington, DE, where they were treated and released, authorities in Chester County said. Dickerson's family is now responsible for covering his medical care and therapy costs as he begins his recovery. "Erica, his moth…

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by Nicole Acosta
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1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Dorm Stabbing At PA's Lincoln University: DA 1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Dorm Stabbing At PA's Lincoln University: DA
1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Dorm Stabbing At PA's Lincoln University: DA UPDATE: One person died and two others were wounded in a stabbing at Lincoln University on Wednesday, Feb. 16, authorities in Chester County confirmed. Three people were stabbed inside a dorm on the campus in Lower Oxford on Wednesday night, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. One person was pronounced dead at the scene while two others were taken to Christiana Hospital in Wilmington, DE, where they were treated and released, the DA's office said alongside Lincoln University police. The victims have not been identified by authorities.  The stabbing r…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Black Women Wrongfully Accused Of Shoplifting In Hershey Were Detained For Hours: Report Black Women Wrongfully Accused Of Shoplifting In Hershey Were Detained For Hours: Report
Black Women Wrongfully Accused Of Shoplifting In Hershey Were Detained For Hours: Report A pair of sisters and their cousin have filed a civil suit saying they were racially profiled and wrongly accused of stealing while shopping at an outlet mall in Hershey, then held for hours by police, PennLive reports. Sisters Quashae and Quanae Brown, and their cousin Trinity Reid, had just left The Gap and Old Navy at the mall in when a pair of Derry Township officers stopped them and accused them of stealing a $6 onesie on Dec. 22, 2020, the outlet says.  Police found no stolen items but held the women — who were never charged — for hours, according to PennLive. The sisters f…

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by Jillian Pikora