Kissinger appointment compromises 9/11 investigation

Henry Kissinger, an ultra-conservative, has been the subject of much controversy.
He is a popular subject of books, biographies and documentaries — most of which focus on his war crimes.
Now, as chairman of the Sept. 11 investigation, Kissinger is in charge of investigating the deaths of more than 3,000 people, but he is personally responsible for [...]

Religious Extremes

You had to see it to believe it.
I was returning from a rather pleasant trip to Allentown when I spied a group of people near a church holding signs with slogans like “Fags Die, God Laughs” and “No Tears for Queers.”
I had read that an anti-homosexual group would be in Allentown last weekend to support [...]

Temple: The school that never closes.

Last Thursday, winter came early as eight inches of snow blanketed the city.
The wintry mix brought subfreezing temperatures and piles of white stuff that forced many businesses to shut down.
SEPTA reported delays of up to an hour, while slick roads and related accidents slowed traffic to a crawl.
And with temperatures hovering in the low 30s, [...]

This Week in Photos

Two workers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia table at the Dec. 6 AIDS awareness event in the Liacouras Center were handing out information packets and condoms to those in attendance, mainly high school students. Hall of Fame basketball player Earvin “Magic” Johnson, who is HIV positive, spoke at the event.

Smallpox shots make students sick

Healthy college students injected with the smallpox vaccine in clinical trials have developed aches, pains and fevers that laid them up for days.
The symptoms have been temporary, but they underscore the dangers of the vaccination strategy under consideration by the Bush administration, experts say.
Unlike other vaccinations, smallpox immunizations involve injections of a live virus called [...]

New travel services to be offered

The rising cost of travel and a need for expanded customer service has prompted Temple University to open its travel services to competition.
Beginning this December, travel arrangements authorized and paid for by the University can be made through five different travel agencies.
Previously the University’s sole travel agency was the Philadelphia-based World Travel.
“We saw our service [...]

Minority enrollment addressed at TSG

Five Temple University administrators visited the Dec. 9 Temple Student Government meeting to answer questions from students concerning the issue of falling minority enrollment.
At the TSG meeting on Nov. 25, it was announced by several TSG officers that the percentage of minority students enrolled at the University had fallen between 1997 and 2001.
“It is not [...]

Temple News in Brief: Klecko nabs award from Big East Conference

Senior defensive lineman Dan Klecko was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Year yesterday.
Klecko, 6 foot 1 and 276 pounds, led the conference in sacks (10) and is the first Temple player to win the award.
The head coaches across the league who voted were Larry Coker of Miami, Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech, [...]

Temple in Brief: Chaney to remain in hospital, will miss Penn State trip

Men’s basketball head coach John Chaney remained at Temple’s University Hospital with a mild case of pneumonia yesterday, forcing him to miss the team’s game against Penn State last night.
Assistant coach Nate Blackwell will take over for Chaney, who checked into the hospital last Sunday after leaving practice early.
After the game the team will take [...]

Student teach-ins

While many Temple University students spend their Friday afternoons getting ready for the weekend, some have been putting together what has become a popular forum for discussion of pressing national issues.
Students in Professor Ralph Young’s “Dissent in America” class, inspired by heated classroom debates about President George W. Bush and United States foreign policy, have [...]

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