Moravian College News

British actor Gerald Dickens on Dec. 13 will perform his one-man show of "A Christmas Carol" in Bethlehem.

Every year around this time, fans of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" devour the classic, whether at the movies, on the page or on the stage, as though it's another dish on the holiday dinner table.

The story of two college students cuffed and booked for refusing to pay a $16 mandated tip sent ripples across the country last week.

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A ccording to Brand X, Bethlehem police handcuffed two local college students and hauled them away because they did not give a tip to a Bethlehem waitress after she let them cool their heels for long periods while she went outside to smoke.

She fought the law and the law relented. Less than a week after going public with a story about being arrested last month for refusing to pay a $16.87 tip for what they called poor service at a local restaurant, Leslie Pope and John Wagner are off the hook.

Charges are expected to be dropped soon against two college students led away in handcuffs for refusing to pay an automatic gratuity at a Bethlehem tavern.

Leslie Pope and John Wagner were handcuffed and hauled away after they failed to leave a restaurant's mandatory 18 per cent gratuity - totalling $16 - for their party of eight.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - November 19, 2009 -- A local college student and her boyfriend went to a restaurant in Bethlehem, Pa.... and came out in handcuffs.

Should you be required by law to pay a gratuity if you don't think the restaurant's service was worth it? The police in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania think so, and they arrested two college students for refusing to pay a $16.35 tip over what they claim was poor service.

It was an evening out that college students Leslie Pope and John Wagner will long remember.

Two local college students were handcuffed, taken to police headquarters and cited last month for refusing to pay $16.35 in mandated gratuity following what they claim was awful service at a South Side watering hole.

Grammy Award-winning musician Kathy Mattea's Moravian College performance is being rescheduled.

College students graduating in December and May are likely to be the first in a generation to enter a job market featuring double-digit unemployment.

New Dorp Moravian Church kicks off a music series today at 3 p.m. with a program of organists in "Bethlehem Comes to New Dorp." The program includes current church organist, George Boyer and guests Dr.

Summary Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley Library System announced its selection of the Millennium ILS and Encore as a complete solution for discovery and solid core functionality in a consortium environment.

College students graduating in December and May are likely to be the first in a generation to enter a job market featuring double-digit unemployment.

Despite cautions from outgoing Superintendent Joseph Lewis' attorney, the Bethlehem Area School Board on Monday voted 6-3 to reprimand Lewis over missing district laptops.

Former Bethlehem Mayor Paul Marcincin, an affable yet sometimes controversial figure at City Hall for 21 years, died Monday morning at Holy Family Manor.

A reception to celebrate Moravian College's Alumni Art Show will be held 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Haupert Union Building Lounge as part of Moravian's homecoming celebration.