This time by Villanova University:
LOWER MERION - An ethical rift brewing in the Villanova University community could surface today, when Mine Ener, an acclaimed former history professor, mentor and murderer is memorialized in the university's library.
No protests are expected, university officials said, but tension has grown between those who applaud Ener's extraordinary work and those who have reservations about celebrating the works of a suicide victim who killed her 6-month-old daughter who had Down syndrome."
Mine Ener was a very energetic, inspiring teacher," said Villanova senior Jeanne Hoffman. "But she killed her baby."
Villanova is a Catholic university, and the Catholic Church honors the sanctity of life. While Ener did do a lot of good research, I don't think it's right to make a dedication."
According to police reports, Ener apparently suffocated herself in a Minnesota jail cell August 2003 after being charged with second-degree murder. Earlier that month, the professor of Middle Eastern History admitted slicing her daughter Raya's throat twice with a kitchen knife. Investigators said Ener battled with postpartum depression, and told police she wanted to relieve her child's suffering from Down syndrome.
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