March to City Hall garners support for education

On March 30, Temple Student Government organized a rally, followed by a march to City Hall in response to Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed budget cuts. Joined by students from Penn State Abington, students rallied at the Bell Tower before the march. Jobs for Justice, the Every Mother’s a Working Mother Network and representatives from Philadelphia [...]

20/20 plan provokes student discussion

After the appointment of Margaret Carney as university architect, students are discussing parts of the 20/20 plan that have already been implemented, including Temple University Fitness, which was completed last fall. Future projects are currently underway, including the new architecture building on 13th Street, the renovation of Pearson and McGonigle halls and the South Gateway [...]

People You Should Know: Dan Pulse

Sports management major Dan Pulse is not your typical freshman. Approximately a month ago, Pulse began developing a new student-run holiday called Broadi Gras. He advertised his idea through a Facebook event page that has attracted the attention of 2,400 students who plan on attending. Broadi Gras, scheduled for Feb. 18, 2012 – a week [...]

Temple Tours offer campus-wide insights

Tours at Temple provide opportunities for Owl ambassadors. Seeing students wearing cherry windbreakers while walking backward through Temple, followed by a group of weary-eyed high school students and parents is a familiar scene on Main Campus. Tours and tour guides may seem ubiquitous on Main Campus, but the information that can be gleaned from a [...]

Kierra Bussey: Students plunge into debt

With the constant upward slope of tuition and fees, the financial system of higher education needs to be addressed. Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed state budget cuts to higher education brought back terrible memories for me. In 2008-09, I attended SUNY Albany in the midst of the New York’s financial meltdown. Before winter break, the university [...]

Lacrosse continues to flounder against Lehigh

The lacrosse team has lost six-straight games to fall to 1-7 on the season. The lacrosse team’s recent struggles continued this past week against Lehigh. The Mountain Hawks took care of the Owls, 18-6, on a brisk, windy day at Geasey Field. Temple has now lost six-straight games and has fallen to 1-7 under coach [...]

Star-studded event rallies, informs GLBT community

Columnist Brandon Baker shares his experience at the Human Rights Campaign gala. When I caught word that Carson Kressley from “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” would be hosting this year’s Philadelphia Human Rights Campaign Annual Dinner Gala, the gayest of my instincts told me that I absolutely must attend. So, I did. The gala, [...]

Freshman Pasquale breaks out as star for softball

Catcher Stephanie Pasquale is one of the top hitters this season. In the beginning of her first season as a Temple softball player, freshman catcher Stephanie Pasquale has already made a major impact on the team. Pasquale is batting .295 with 17 RBIs and 12 runs scored in 25 games so far this year. What [...]

Temple’s Footprint

Temple’s contribution to Philadelphia outweighs the proposed budget cuts. On Wednesday, March 16, and Monday, March 28, President Ann Weaver Hart, Lincoln University President Ivory Nelson, University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Mark Nordenberg and Penn State University President Graham Spanier, addressed the State Senate Appropriations Committee in Harrisburg, Pa., concerning Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed budget for [...]

Embarking on a walk to always be remembered

An alumnus treks the three-day journey on Relay For Life in remembrance of friends with cancer. Eric Stephenson, a Temple alumnus and Gamma Phi Sigma “Hermana Unidos,” Fraternity, Inc. member, walked 141 miles from Norwalk, Conn., to Philadelphia to honor the loss of his fraternity brother, Ramon Baez and the many others affected by cancer. [...]

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