College-friendly deals prompt a night in the city

The Kimmel Center’s STIX program, among others, makes theater more accessibile for students. Although some would say the best perk Temple offers is the surrounding cultural epicenter of Philadelphia, the paradox remains that college students often cannot afford to experience the theatrical performances along the Avenue of the Arts. Located on 260 S. Broad St., [...]

Street sounds

Introducing Mat Kearney Singer/songwriter Mat Kearney, yes that’s Mat with one “T,” originally from Oregon, has spent most of his career living in Nashville, Tenn. Whether it is TV shows like “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Friday Night Lights” or even co-headlining with Ingrid Michaelson, his music can be heard everywhere. Kearney just recently released his third major [...]

Under the radar

Taste of Philly Food Tour / Nov. 5 / 10 a.m. / $15.95 / Reading Terminal Market – 12th and Filbert streets / tasteofphillyfoodtour.com Loosen those belt buckles and join this tasty tour at the Reading Terminal Market. Often led by food writer Carolyn Wyman, attendees will be taken on a tour through the famous [...]

First Friday Preview

The Locks Gallery in Washington Square displays the work of artist Pat Steir, inspired by nature, at November’s First Friday exhibition. Art has the ability to embody a story that can be so graphic and telling that it forces someone to be captivated in the vivid use of a brush stroke and color. Often times, [...]

Coldplay takes jock-jams approach on new single

Columnist Kevin Stairiker says Coldplay’s new single is anything but “wussy rock.” Contrary to popular belief, Coldplay is a pretty interesting band. It’s downright astounding that a band so reviled by large groups of people for wildly different reasons–metal heads because of the Joe Satriani scandal, cool kids because of early career Radiohead-aping –continues to [...]

Urinetown

Temple theater’s production of “Urinetown” highlights issues of sustainability. In Tomlinson Theater, two rolls of toilet paper hang from a display board. At first they may seem like playful decorations, emphasizing the almost crude name of the musical Tomlinson played host to. Upon a close look, one’s mind will reel at the devastating facts on [...]

Comfort foods satisfy

A trip to Stephen Starr’s Jones induces a nostalgic realization about comfort food. Comfort is defined as something that soothes or consoles us–that brings us reassurance, relief or consolation. Comfort is a state of ease and satisfaction of bodily wants, unconstrained by pain or anxiety. And though there are some things that stray from this [...]

City garden pops up

Philadelphia Horticultural Society’s garden brought a vibrant green space to Center City. June of this year, as the ground was warming and flowers blooming, a garden popped up in an empty lot in Center City. Through the end of October, the once vacant lot was occupied by the freshly erected green space, and a refreshingly [...]

Volleyball splits a pair of home matches

After the volleyball team beat cross-town rival LaSalle on Friday, the Owls were unable to finish the weekend undefeated, losing to Atlantic Ten Conference powerhouse Saint Louis in straight sets. The Owls (7-17, 3-8 A-10) showed early on that they could compete with the Billikens (12-9, 8-3 A-10) who came into the game ranked third [...]

Men’s tennis competes at ITA Tournament

In the final tournament of the fall season, men’s tennis got a taste of the tough competition it will have to face when regular season play starts in January. Seniors Mansur Gishkaev and Filip Rams and junior Kacper Rams were the only players to suit up for the Owls in the regional Intercollegiate Tennis Association [...]

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