People you should know

Introducing Ralph Young Professor Ralph Young has been a lot of things in his life, including a teacher, author, protester and historian. Nowadays, due to his relentless study of the history of dissent in America, of which he teaches a class of the same name, media outlets have been calling him to get a historical [...]

T-shirts raise awareness for Occupy movement

Joel Bridger founded Socially Conscious Shirts, a company dedicated to raising awareness and providing funds for national protests. As Occupy Philly enters its third week, protesters continue to stand in solidarity and gain supporters. In light of this, one student decided to join the cause by taking a stance outside the physical movement. Joel Bridger, [...]

College fashion

Websites such as College Fashionista make up-and-coming trends accessible to young fashionistas and fashionistos. In the past, people glossed through major magazines like “Vogue” or “Harper’s BAZAAR” for the latest fashion trends worn by picture-perfect models, but not Generation Y. They grab a smart phone and check the blogosphere to see what real people are [...]

Warm Hearts offers help, warmth for the homeless

Fareeda Mabry, founder of Operation Warm Hearts, recognizes the need to keep Philadelphia’s homeless warm this winter through organizing blanket drives. Last year, Philadelphia native Fareeda Mabry, 33, started a grass-roots organization known as Operation Warm Hearts with a simple goal in mind: Help those who cannot help themselves. The organization is seeking to collect [...]

North Broad residents seek revitalization

Longtime North Philadelphia resident William Smith comments on revitalization efforts aimed at North Broad Street. Some would say that North Broad Street seems to have been forgotten in the clutter of abandoned buildings and graffiti covered empty lots. What once used to be a vibrant stretch of culture and entertainment is now a center of [...]

GM must show responsibility or lose customer base

Dante Peters argues that GM should consider its customer base before releasing offensive advertising targeting college students. In 2009 American taxpayers gave General Motors $50 billion. In fact, the American taxpayers dished out a total of approximately $83 billion to the auto industry alone in 2009. This may seem to justify the disdain that the [...]

Social media makes negative impacts on science

Recent studies have tested social media in relation to everyday life. However this isn’t science working to its full potential. It doesn’t seem as if Facebook could become any more intertwined with everyday life. However, recent scientific studies have shown otherwise. Facebook is used to keep in touch with friends, play games and check out [...]

Internships fail to offer equal opportunity

With internship experience graduates are more likely to land a job. But at times, students are exploited and some aren’t able to take advantage of the opportunity because of financial responsibilities. Getting a bachelor’s degree doesn’t hold as much weight as it used to with both the dismal job market and the economy looking grim, [...]

SFS Disconnet

Communication has to be a two-way street when it comes to student finances. It is no surprise that the majority of students at Temple share the same sentiment that Student Financial Services isn’t providing the best customer service. Last week on temple-news.com, we asked, “Do you think SFS needs improvement?” Eighty percent responded that SFS [...]

Community Investments

The surrounding community should be a priority, but tough decisions must be made when it comes to finances. Darrell Clarke, the city councilman who weeks ago introduced a proposal to prevent student housing in the area surrounding Main Campus, is now seeking to create legislation to make the area a neighborhood improvement district. Clarke aims [...]

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