800 American professors oppose ethnic cleansing of Palestinians

To the Editor:
[800 American professors have signed the following letter.]
We, American academics and intellectuals, applaud our courageous Israeli colleagues for their recent letter[1] warning of the possibility of ethnic cleansing in Israel and the Occupied Territories. The 187 Israeli signatories express concern that the “fog of war” [against Iraq] “could be exploited by the Israeli [...]

Allentown demonstrations

In an age where students on college campuses become more apathetic to social issues,
the Temple students that traveled to Allentown on Dec. 6 to protest the hate-filled rhetoric of the Westboro Baptist Church are to be commended.
In a free society, perhaps now more than ever, sovereign participation in the democratic process is a victory for [...]

Owls scorched by Scarlet Knights

Temple women’s basketball suffered two tough losses in recent days, the latest coming with last Tuesday’s 52-42 loss to the Scarlet Knights.
Senior guard Stacey Smalls was the only player to score in double figures for the Owls, finishing with 11 points.
The next two leading scorers were freshman Candace Dupree and sophomore Khadija Bowens, who [...]

HOW SWEET IT IS

Alison Runk could have been a Nittany Lion.
Growing up in Litiz, PA, and not too far from State College she often dreamed about playing for Penn State while being recruited by one of their assistant coaches.
But Runk, this season’s Atlantic 10 Conference Setter of the Year, was recruited to play in the back row and [...]

Missing the point

So, now we begin to understand the importance of the great Lynn Greer.
The Owls got humiliated by cross-town rival Penn by a score of 71-46.
Our beloved team (0-5) is off to its worst start in the 107-year history of the program.
Greer was one of the most memorable players in the history of Temple basketball.
If anyone [...]

Dual Duels

In a doubleheader for the women’s fencing team this weekend, the team split up to compete in both the National Intercollegiate Women’s Fencing Association (NIWFA) Christmas Invitational and the North American Cup (NAC) Division I/Veterans Competition.
10 fencers attended the NIWFA tournament, which allowed participants with a United States Fencing Association (USFA) ranking of a “C” [...]

Football’s top priority: lease the Eagles new stadium

I sat down with Temple Athletic Director, Bill Bradshaw, on Tuesday, Dec. 10 to discuss the future of the football team and what he needs to do to in order to improve the program both on and off the field.
On a list of priorities, where is finding a new conference for the football program, in [...]

Pounding at the Palestra

When Temple and Penn came out of their locker rooms for warm-ups before the start of the second half, it was pretty evident who was ahead by 25 points.
Penn was doing lay-up drills with the same vigor and energy as before the game, while the somber Owls slowly ambled back onto the court with little [...]

Is disestablishmentarianism dead in college newspapers?

Twenty years ago, I served as editor-in-chief of my college newspaper.
My co-editors and I stayed up until six or seven in the morning, five nights a week.
We drank stale coffee, smoked cheap cigarettes, and banged away on manual typewriters, trying to affect a grizzled, hard-boiled image.
Most of us were privileged kids from the suburbs, not [...]

If the Catholic Church was a company, it would have gone bankrupt long ago.

Responding to claims from victims of sexual abuse that could exceed $100 million, the archdiocese of Boston has announced that it is considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Why?
Because it knew priests were sexually abusing parishioners, covered it up, and now refuses to pay for their sins.
In an unprecedented step, the bankruptcy would suspend indefinitely any [...]

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