April 28, 2006
Quickies: Suing For A Pretty Penny
• A Penn student is suing the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity for injuries he said he sustained in a hazing incident. He allegedly was repeatedly punched repeatedly in the thighs. And, of course, the student's father brings up t"his: "For a black fraternal organization to treat black aspirants the way African-Americans were mistreated and abused during slavery, and to do it in the name of fraternity, is obscene." I see. [Daily News]
• The head of the Northwood Civic Association, Northeast Philly, began a recent meeting with this line: "We're part of Frankford, but we don't have to look at Frankford." Uhh, dude, you live in the Northeast. Nobody wants to look at you. [Northeast Times]
• Clearly, the Southampton Free Library is piggybacking off the popularity of The Real World's Svetlana Shusterman. They're going to be offering books in Russian. [Bucks County Courier Times]
• Forbes released its most expensive zip codes of the last year, and Stone Harbor clocks in at No. 48. Oh, Avalon's going to feel even more second-rate now. [Forbes]
• In Columbus, Ohio, a half-dime was sold for $1.3 million. That better be some good shit. [AP/CNN.com]
Posted by D-Mac on April 28, 2006 10:40 AM
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, Svetlana Shusterman
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The head of the Northwood Civic Association, Northeast Philly, began a recent meeting with this line: "We're part of Frankford, but we don't have to look at Frankford."[Northeast Times] http://www.northeasttimes.com/2006/0427/northwood.html
Actually, that was mis-quoted by the NE Times. It should have read: ""We're part of Frankford, but we don't have to look like Frankford."
Posted by: J. Menkevich at May 10, 2007 01:12 AM