Coffee Won't Cure Your Hangover

Coffee may wake you up, but it won’t sober you up, a new study shows. Researchers have concluded that while drinking coffee after consuming alcohol may make you feel more awake, it doesn’t actually make you more sober - and that combination could lead to poor decision-making, reports WebMD.com. “Coffee may reduce the sedative effects of alcohol, which could give the false impression that people are not as intoxicated as they really are,” Thomas Gould, PhD, of Temple University told WebMD.com. Gould added that people who have only consumed alcohol are more likely to feel “tired and intoxicated,” and more importantly, acknowledge that they’re drunk.

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Archaeologists Dig Westampton

After what was deemed a successful dig in October, archaeologists will resume their task of unearthing a freed slave settlement called Timbuctoo. David Orr, a professor of anthropology at Temple University, announced last week that the team of archaeologists that found several artifacts predating the Civil War will return to the township for two months next summer to continue its work. The 4.5-acre site off Rancocas Road and Church Street is believed to have been a settlement for freed slaves, a haven for fugitive slaves and possibly a stop along the Underground Railroad during the 1800s.

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Audacious Freedom Dialogues and Kwanzaa Too

Two acclaimed minds, Dr. Cornell West from Princeton University and Dr. Molefi K. Asante from Temple University kicked off the Audacious Freedom: Civic Community Conversations Series. “In framing the event, we thought of the relationship between Richard Allen and Absalom Jones,” states Ivan Henderson, project coordinator at the African American Museum in Philadelphia. “They [Allen and Jones] were revolutionary thinkers, respected leaders, abolitionists, and as the saying goes ‘masters of all trades’ during their time in history. The need continues for those types of public intellectuals.” If Beyond Race and Racism: Shaping the Future of American Democracy in the Audacious Freedom series is any example, the intellectual tradition is in demand. All free tickets were reserved at the host site, the Franklin Institute within hours of announcing the guest debaters. To satisfy public demand, the debate streamed live on the Franklin's website.

(12/22) [More]

John Goldkamp: Broken Bail Process Fuels Fugitive Mayhem

This week's Inquirer series on criminal justice raises an issue that, although seldom talked about, looms large in the local system: fugitive defendants. Ranging from 40,000 to 60,000, the "fugitive caseload" is made up of criminal defendants who are released on bail after their arrests, but fail to show up in court. They walk away from the system, and bench warrants are issued for their reapprehension - which may occur sooner, later, or never. The causes of the billion-dollar fugitive caseload are complex. Whether the fugitives fail to show up on purpose or by accident - out of confusion or disorganization, for example - can be debated. But our research over the years suggests that the hapless defendants are greatly outnumbered by the intentional fugitives.

(12/17) [More]

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