Protest at campus PNC branch ends in three student arrests

Three students were arrested this afternoon while staging a sit-in inside the campus PNC Bank. The students, Ethan Jury, Diane Isser and Daniel Teichman, were taken out the back of the bank in handcuffs by officers, and were transported to the 9th district police station at 21st and Hamilton streets. The sit-in, and the simultaneous [...]

UC Davis: Nonviolent student protest is met with extreme violence

Kate Kelly argues that students everywhere should be outraged at what transpired at UC Davis, where students were peppered spray in an attempt to break up their nonviolent protest. Following the Occupy movement these past few weeks, I have seen several disturbing images and videos depicting seemingly-unwarranted police brutality against protestors. I saw young women [...]

It’s All Greek to Me: Nov. 29 – Dec. 7

In the week before Thanksgiving break, most of the IFC fraternities welcomed their new brothers into their ranks as they were initiated and “crossed” into full brotherhood, just in time for executive board elections. One such fraternity was Kappa Sigma, which recently initiated 26 new members. With more brothers among them, Kappa Sig will host [...]

Waiting game

The football team is waiting to hear from a number of bowl games this upcoming week to see if the Owls pick up an at-large bid to a non-BCS bowl. For the third year in a row, Temple’s postseason fate lies in the hands of college football bowl officials. With a win against Kent State [...]

Bahama beatdown

The women’s basketball team fell to St. John’s and Texas A&M in the Junkanno Jam in Freeport, Bahamas. Coming off of two road losses to Ohio State and Northern Illinois, Temple’s women’s basketball team was hoping a trip to the Bahamas to play in the Junkanoo Jam would help end their losing streak. It didn’t. [...]

Late game miscues cost Owls in losses

The women’s basketball team traveled to the Bahamas to play St. John’s and the NCAA defending champion Texas A&M. W ell this certainly wasn’t a part of the game plan.Looking at the first few games of the season and the roster that the women’s basketball team was bringing to the court, it would have been [...]

Men’s crew prepares for spring

The Owls are led by seniors who have impressed coach Gavin White thus far in fall training. As the men’s crew team wraps up its fall season, coach Gavin White said he hopes the success he saw during the past few months transfers into the spring. “We’ve probably had the best fall we’ve had in [...]

Women’s cross country sets program-best finish

The Owls’ youth leads the pack for women’s cross country. The women’s cross country team wrapped up its season at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships on Nov. 19 at Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, N.Y., earning a program-best 15th place finish. Freshman Jenna Dubrow led the team with a 41st place finish and a [...]

Softball coach answers burning questions

Coach Joe DiPietro discusses his outlook on the softball team’s spring season. The Temple News: What qualifications were you looking for in terms of recruits? Joe DiPietro: This year we brought in two outfielders, because we have two senior outfielders. These kids hopefully will replace them next year. We also brought in a freshman pitcher. [...]

Fencing team competes at individual tournament

In the 40th Annual Garret Open hosted by Penn State on Nov. 19, Temple had several fencers place higher than last season’s performance at State College. Fencers at the tournament came from top schools from around the country. Harvard, Penn State, and Princeton had Top 5 finishes in all three weapon events. In foil competition, [...]

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