St. Joe’s Alumni Association Respects Lesbians After Media Scandal

St. Joe’s Says Lesbians Don’t Count. Sike. Remember that time when the St. Joseph’s Alumni Association didn’t want to include a lesbian couple in its “How I Met My Hawk Mate” contest? Yeah, so do we. But it looks like SJU is hoping you forget because they’ve decided to let the couple participate. How thoughtful. [NBC Philadelphia]

Knock, Knock. So, the Nashville Predators are good (they’ve notched 66 points this season). But, they’re not good enough to stop Wayne Simmonds and the Flyers from beating them 4-1.[The 700 Level]

Babysitter Arrested for Molesting Toddler. You know what’s a good indicator if someone is likely to molest a child? If they were arrested a year ago for possessing child pornography. A Norristown man is alleged to have molested a two-year-old girl a year after facing child porn charges. The family found him online at SitterCity.com. [NBC Philadelphia]

Philadelphia School District Cuts Cops. What’s the best way to combat rampant violence and prevalent bullying? Cutting 90 cops from the public school system. [Inquirer]

Sad. A 25-year-old man committed suicide last night by shooting himself in the head on the Liacouras Walk at Temple University. [Inquirer]

People in Jersey Protest Rutgers-Camden/Rowan Merger. Governor Chris Christie and many others in Jersey support the idea of Rowan University engulfing Rutgers-Camden in an effort to consolidate the state’s higher education system. These people disagree. [WHYY]