Taking it to the streets

Rittenhouse Square musicians tell stories and successes of their lives as street performers. In a city where nature acts as the backdrop to a concrete stage, all one needs is a hat and some talent to make it in Rittenhouse Square. “After shopping on Walnut [Street], I like to come here and just enjoy the [...]

TSG members debate election rules

On Monday Nov. 29, Temple Student Government held a special senate meeting in which they introduced and discussed the changes made to the election code. The meeting began by confirming former Senator Jillian Kochis as a Supreme Court Justice for TSG. Afterward, Monica Rindfleisch, rules and administration chair of the Ad-Hoc Committee on election code, [...]

Confessions of a former school bully

Abdul Khaber was not shy to admit where he fit in the bully-victim dichotomy when he was in middle school and high school. “I didn’t get bullied too much because I was the bully,” he said. The 24-year-old said he bullied his peers for a number of reasons – he said he thought that those [...]

Re: Getting students to react to the TSA’s new security measures

Dear Editor, Recently, the Transportation Security Administration decided to implement the use of full-body scanners for airline passengers. While the use of body scanners are reportedly at random, once a scan is refused (for any reason), TSA agents are authorized to give passengers an “enhanced pat down.” Passengers who have gone through the “enhanced pat [...]

Research Snags

My high school teacher always said students in high school tend to be graded on content, but once they get to college, they’re graded with regard to content and structure. The days of using SparkNotes to get by without proper citation are gone. The rubrics have changed. Professors not only want to know what you [...]

Failing to explain the point

Once Hurricane Katrina hit the Louisiana and Mississippi areas, it became a nationwide tragedy that was quickly overshadowed by a discussion about then-President George W. Bush, his passiveness toward the victims and, of all people, Kanye West. During a televised American Red Cross concert fundraiser for Katrina victims, West abruptly said, “George Bush doesn’t like [...]

Battling bully behavior

The first few weeks of my first year of middle school were less than thrilling. Two older peers took great pleasure in making me their target of the month. I tried changing seats on the bus, drowning out their verbal abuse with music and so on, but nothing changed. The harassment only got worse. One [...]

Workplace Violence

Earlier this month, the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals, the union that represents the Temple University Hospital nurses, hosted a Philadelphia conference to address violence against healthcare professionals state-wide. While instances of violence in an urban trauma center aren’t shocking, workplace violence needs to be addressed and should not be treated as [...]

Reasonable Judgment

For one week, The Temple News did not take to newsstands for Thanksgiving break. And that’s when news broke. Two freshman football players are being investigated for two rape cases. The first reported case occurred Nov. 20 on Main Campus inside the 1300 residence hall, while the other occurred Nov. 11 on Norris Street near [...]

TUCC to stop non-credit courses

After being offered for nearly 30 years at TUCC, most non-credit courses will no longer be available at the campus after the Fall 2010 semester. William Parshall, the executive director of TUCC and Ambler Campus, said enrollment is to blame. “Last year, the bottom just dropped out of our enrollments, principally due to the economy,” [...]

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