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Thursday Watercooler: Family of dead student say he was not gay

James Withers — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:34:16 +0000

Tea Party is no different from high-school kids. There are multiple problems I have with Tea Party acolytes. For 8 years, when a certain Republican president was spending cash we didn’t have,(...)

Withers: Lawyers in Clementi case seek mistrial

James Withers — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:19:09 +0000

Lawyers for Dharun Ravi, the Rutgers University student accused of spying on Tyler Clementi, have filed papers requesting a mistrial.

As reported by the New York Times, included in the request(...)

Gay couples to sue NJ, seeking same-sex marriage

Jennifer Vanasco — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:01:44 +0000

Seven gay and lesbian New Jersey couples, along with many of their children, are going to court to try to force the state to recognize gay marriage.

The families say in their legal complaint(...)

Monday Watercooler: Pride and marriage

James Withers — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:05:26 +0000

Pride and marriage.On Saturday morning, my neighbor Carlo wrote this on his Facebook page. “Maybe it’s just my imagination but this morning walking in the streets of New York [C]ity I can(...)

Rutgers spycam defendant due in court today in NJ

Jennifer Vanasco — Fri, 06 May 2011 12:55:33 +0000

(New Brunswick, N.J.) A defendant in the Rutgers webcam spying case is due in court. Nineteen-year-old Molly Wei is scheduled to appear Friday at a hearing before Superior Court Judge Glenn Berman in New Brunswick. Wei is one of two former Rutgers students accused of spying on a classmate’s intimate encounter with another man days [...]

Thursday Watercooler: Remembering Brendan

James Withers — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:38:46 +0000

New York governor pushing for gay marriage. Andrew Cuomo has been on the job for approximately a month and half, and is already talking about making a go at same sex marriage. “We’ll be(...)

NJ governor signs tough law to fight bullying

logointern1 — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:15:51 +0000

(Trenton, NJ) New Jersey’s governor has signed an anti-bullying bill that gay rights advocates say is the toughest law of its kind in the nation.

The issue has gotten more attention since a(...)

Withers: NJ preacher enjoyed a three-way

James Withers — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:07:17 +0000

It’s good to ponder about your past before you talk. Rev. Cedric Miller, of New Jersey’s Living Word Christian Fellowship Church, noticed Facebook played some role in the infidelity problems of(...)

Tuesday Watercooler: New Jersey Statehouse passes Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights

CStottlemyer — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:39:36 +0000

New Jersey Statehouses pass “Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights”

This week, both chambers of the New Jersey Statehouse passed the all-important “Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights.” According to NJ(...)

NJ senator introduces college anti-bullying law

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:00:54 +0000

(Trenton, NJ) New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg has introduced legislation to require colleges to adopt a code of conduct that prohibits bullying and harassment.

The Tyler Clementi Higher(...)