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Vice President Harris coming to Philadelphia to speak at SEIU convention
Vice President Kamala Harris will return to Philadelphia on Tuesday to deliver the keynote speech at the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) convention, the White House announced Saturday. The visit will be the vice president’s fourth trip to Pennsylvania of 2024; she joined actress Sheryl Lee Ralph for a conversation on reproductive rights in Montgomery County on May […] The post Vice President Harris coming to Philadelphia to speak at SEIU convention appeared first on Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
19 protesters arrested following attempt to occupy Penn building, university says
Nineteen protesters, including six students, were taken into police custody Friday night, after attempting to occupy a building on the University of Pennsylvania campus, a university spokesperson said. Around 9 p.m. pro-Palestinian protesters had hit the streets in University City once again. The activists had blocked the road near 34th...
Separate overnight shootings in Philadelphia leave 3 people injured, police say
Three people were injured after two separate shootings that happened in Philadelphia Friday night into Saturday morning, police said. According to police, the first shooting happened around 11:51 p.m. Friday on the 4600 block of E. Roosevelt Blvd. Police said responding officers found a 37-year-old man suffering from two gunshot...
19 protesters arrested after trying to occupy Penn’s Fisher-Bennett Hall
Nineteen protesters were arrested Friday night during a demonstration on the University of Pennsylvania campus. Chopper 6 was overhead around 9 p.m. as Philadelphia police swarmed the university and scuffled with some pro-Palestinian demonstrators in the city’s University City section. Members of the Penn Gaza Solidarity said they were...
Council Shows Support for Brith Sholom Residents
Regarding the ongoing and dire issues at Brith Sholom House, Councilmember Curtis Jones introduced a resolution “honoring, recognizing, and supporting the courage of” its residents. The Wynnewood Heights facility has chartered to area seniors since 1968, serving as an independent residence faculty for Deion’s living on fixed incomes,...
19 arrested as pro-Palestinian protestors attempted to occupy Penn's Fisher-Bennett Hall
Nearly 20 people, including six University of Pennsylvania students, were arrested Friday night as pro-Palestinian protestors attempted to occupy Fisher-Bennett Hall at the corner of 34th and Walnut streets.
E-52’s journey “Into the Woods”
Bacchus Theater, a small and dark room, lies in the basement of Perkins Student Center. However, during the weekend of April 25-27, the room was lit up with singing, dancing and acting as the members of E-52 Student Theater took to the stage. E-52 has put on productions since 1923,...
Top247 DL Maxwell Roy focused on four Big Ten schools; sets two OVs
One of the top uncommitted defensive lineman in the nation is focused on a quartet of Big Ten schools, and official visits are set to two of them. Maxwell Roy, who is the No. 101 prospect and No. 15 defensive lineman in the nation and plays at Philadelphia St. Joseph's, is focused on Michigan, Ohio State, Rutgers and Wisconsin.
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