Music Fesitval Hits Philly

Electronic music festival brings the Cataracs, Switch, Shwayze and many more to the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing this summer. Because everyone is looking for a good time this summer, the founders of Pixie & Buck Productions have compiled an event that offers just that. On June 18, electronic music hits Philadelphia with full force. [...]

Student government officers look to next year

The new and former TSG officers cite looming budget cuts as an area of focus. As Temple Student Government wraps up the academic year and plans for the future, Student Body President Colin Saltry said he looks forward to working with students through the proposed budget cuts and creating a more efficient form of government [...]

PIFA takes over Broad Street

A Parisian-themed celebratory  street carnival marked the end of the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts. For six blocks down South Broad Street, from Chestnut to Lombard streets, the French Parisian spirit invaded Philadelphia on April 30. As the grand finale for the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts, the Kimmel Center and its collaborators [...]

People You Should Know: Rob Homayoon

Many people associate YouTube with funny bloopers, musical parodies and viral videos, but for second-year dental student Rob Homayoon, who studies at Kornberg School of Dentistry on the Health Sciences Campus, the website allows him to teach the world to make origami, and in return, he makes an income in the mid-to-high, four-figure range per [...]

Residents Struggle to Breathe Easy in the City

Columnist Brittany Thomas describes the issue of air pollution. When you breathe in ground level ozone, the damage it does to the lungs is equivalent to  that of a sun burn to the skin. Because Philadelphia is in noncompliance with properly restricting the amounts released, it’s not surprising to find out that the rate of [...]

Kierra Bussey: Boss on the birds and bees

Offering condoms to 11-year-olds shows that parents and educators need to take more control of their children’s sexual behavior. To say prevention is better than a cure is a valid argument, but the Philadelphia Department of Public Health went too far when it launched its campaign to provide free condoms via mail to children as [...]

Transparent Pockets

Students should be able to expect a detailed invoice when tuition’s due. Each full-time matriculated student at Temple pays $295 as part of the University Services Fee. Out of that lump sum, $45 dollars is allocated to the General Activities Fee. The GAF is collected each semester and distributed to “umbrella organizations,” which are put [...]

Temple Tweets

Tweeters, I’ve reached my 140th character. I am willing to admit that I go back and read past columns quite frequently, and I am even more willing to admit that I laugh even more the second time around. With two years worth of material, I am proud to say that I’ve still got it. The question [...]

Speaker discusses right and wrong in the business world

Stephen Young gave a presentation to a class about the role of ethics for future business people. The distinction between right and wrong isn’t always clear-cut. It’s a critical distinction to be made in the business world, Stephen Young said “Success divorced from ethics is no success at all,” said Young, a guest speaker in [...]

Ceremony pays homage to TU Japan

Yesterday, officials recommitted to the Tokyo campus in light of the recent tragedy. Just less than two months since the 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Japan, the university held a ceremony and teach-in to re-affirm its commitment to the devastated country. “We gathered here today to recommit and re-affirm the unique partnership that Temple shares with [...]

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