Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Drexel student Claudio Innocenti, 20, was arrested Sept. 2 at the Deptford Mall in South Jersey for allegedly selling fake New Jersey driver’s licenses, The Inquirer reported.

A fake license with Innocenti’s name and picture were found in his possession when arrested, according to The Inquirer.

“We’re serious about fighting underage drinking and protecting the integrity of the New Jersey’s digital driver’s license system,” state Attorney General Anne Milgram told The Inquirer. “We charge this defendant was counterfeiting driver’s licenses and assisting underage people to drink, putting them and the public at risk.”

State detectives have seized seven fake ID’s that are allegedly made by Innocenti, The Inquirer reported.

He was held in the Gloucester County Jail and released Sept. 3 on a $75,000 bail, according to The Inquirer.

TheTriangle.org will have more information.

The selection of Gov. Sarah Palin as Republican John McCain’s running mate has had the Republican Party defending the relatively unknown governor of Alaska. Last night Palin spoke at the GOP Convention in St. Paul (video below) and used the opportunity to defend herself and assail her critics.

Overall the speech seemed to be well received; however, an Associated Press fact-check of Palin’s speech found that, “In some cases, the reproach and the praise stretched the truth.”

The McCain campaign released an ad touting Palin’s credentials and attacking Obama (video below), but multiple fact-checkers are reporting the ad is “misleading” and “barely true”.

The New York Times also weighed in on the ad saying: “In addition, the McCain ad repeats one of its oft-used complaints about Mr. Obama’s support for an energy bill that provided tax breaks to oil companies. The problem is, the claim has been fairly debunked by fact-checkers across the board.”

Before heading over to Etc Theatre’s “Dramamine High” on Friday night, why not catch a glimpse of Space 1026’s newest exhibit, “Ebonza Sungondora Unillumina Faunandflora: Sacred Asymmetry?”

Opening on Friday, September 5 at 6 p.m., Space 1026, an art collective located in Chinatown, will showcase multi-media pieces of art as well as provide live entertainment from DJ COSMO DEE and a few bands. Make sure to check out the gumball style vending machine filled with small pieces of affordable art.

Drexel’s own Delilah Knuckley, an International Area Studies senior, curated the exhibit and is pleased to present “Ebonza Sungondora Unillumina Faunandflora: Sacred Asymmetry.” Look for an interview with Knuckley in the September 18 issue of The Triangle.

Ebonza Sungondora Unillumina Faunandflora: Sacred Asymmetry- Space 1026 (1026 Arch St-2nd Floor)- 6 p.m.- FREE

***Images courtesy of Totally Wreck, Jefferson Mayday Mayday Vimana, Jhonny Cisneros/ Space 1026