college clash open mic

Dear Editor:
I am a part of a group of drexel students who are organizing competetive open
mic contests at the World Cafe Live in University City. We are all a part of the
Music Industry program at Drexel, and organizing these events is part of an
independent study program we are participating in. The open mic [...]

Temple and Verizon decorate your cell phone

Repping your school just hit a new and personal level.
For cell phone junkies tired of having tropical fish, verdant pastoral fields, a clock or your best friend, girlfriend or boyfriend as your cell phone background, Verizon Wireless now provides Temple and Greek chapter themed wallpaper backgrounds for “Get It Now” program enabled phones.
Verizon offers its [...]

Comedic heroics in Philadelphia via Trinidad

Sitting in a circle in Barton Hall on a Monday evening, the cast of The Playboy of the West Indies practiced reciting lines and working the magic of the script’s lyrical Trinidadian dialect. It was easy to see that opening night wasn’t far away.
Rehearsing every week night from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturdays [...]

Costumes from your closet

The naughty school girl. The drunk frat boy in a toga. A pimp, a whore, an ’80s-era girl or guy, a ninja, a dead anything-are you tired of wearing the same cliched costume, Halloween after Halloween?
Now is the time to think creatively. Everyone knows it’s the costume that makes a good Halloween party great, but [...]

Dirt: I heart NY edition!

Check out letters to the editor, Dirtlings, the tax exempt terrorism continues! Still, no time for PETAphiles, because it’s the Dirt: I Heart NY Edition!
Work. I managed a two-day stint in the Big Apple last week despite midterms and all other pressing responsibility that pales in comparison to overpriced drinks and celebrity sightings!
Dining at Da [...]

The science of energy

The market for high sugar and high caffeine beverages that claim to give Energizer bunny-like vitality is rapidly increasing. From Red Bull to AMP to Monster Energy to Bliss, energy drink sales have increased by 75 percent since 2000, according to www.nutraingredients.com. The effectiveness and safety of the beverages are still up in the air.
Nearly [...]

The best part of waking up

Like many college students, Dana Mears begins her day with two cups of coffee. On the other hand, unlike many students, this sophomore pre-medicine major follows these cups with about two more in the afternoon, another cup for dinner and one more at night.
Mears is nothing short of a self proclaimed coffee addict. “I drink [...]

Gridiron Report: Notes

The results are plain to see, but the reasons are not as clear. Why does senior quarterback Mike McGann play so much better in games he doesn’t start?
McGann appeared calm and patient in connecting on 23 of 38 pass attempts for 298 yards Saturday in relief of freshman Joe DeSanzo. Last season, [...]

Gridiron Report: Few happy memories at the Linc for Owls

When the Owls take the field Saturday for the final time under Bobby Wallace, don’t expect the coach to get very emotional. When he leaves at the end of the season, Wallace says, he’ll forever be a fan of Temple, where he spent eight season as head coach. But two years at Lincoln Financial Field [...]

President responds on mascot policy

University President David Adamany responded to an article in The Temple News last week regarding a group that has asked NCAA member institutions to boycott playing against schools whose athletic mascots portray negative images of Native Americans.
Adamany stated in an Oct. 18 e-mail that he received a letter from the group, headed by Stephen Kaufman [...]

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