Christmas Village engages community

Philadelphia’s annual Christmas Village kicked off Nov. 26, officiated by the traditional German Christkind. On Nov. 26, the traditional German Christkind–the Santa Claus of Germany–officiated the grand opening of the Philadelphia German Christmas Village for the 2011 season. “The biggest change this year is that we are at LOVE Park,” Nancy Schmalz, German American Marketing [...]

Student feedback forms prove to lack quality

Alexandra Olivier argues that feedback forms are an  ineffective way for professors to recieve student feedback. It’s the last day of classes and the internal battle of whether to go or not to go ensues. For some students, attending their last day is vital to have those last burning questions concerning their grades or final [...]

Shorter class times lack efficiency and substance

Shorter, 50 minutes classes don’t allow teachers and students enough time to cover important material. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday students drag themselves to class for a brief 50 minutes. By the time they get there, it feels as if class is done. This allotted time is not enough for a substantial class period. Students [...]

Campuses provide grounds for experimentation

Najee Clancy argues that the college environment influences the experimentation of drugs. Under the bright lights of college campuses across the nation, a fierce drug war rages. Deemed as a way to rise above the influence of drugs and alcohol,  colleges and universities contrarily serve as a catalyst for substance abuse. Stress, pressure and curiosity [...]

Open exemptions

Scrutiny is placed on the current Right-to-Know law at Temple. The Temple News would like to add its voice behind state Rep. Eugene DePasquale’s efforts to remove the state’s Open Records law’s exemptions for Penn State, Temple, Lincoln University and the University of Pittsburgh. These exemptions have come under close scrutiny from Harrisburg in the [...]

Full-time status

Temple did not adequately communicate its new policy to the student body. As John Moritz reports in “Full-time status reformed,” page 1, Temple, in response to a federal mandate requiring universities to base financial eligibility on percentages of classes completed, has changed a long-standing policy for what defines a full-time student. Instead of needing 12 [...]

Rugby squads prepare for spring

Both the men and women’s rugby clubs will have postseason. The women’s rugby club team had high hopes for the fall season following a year in which the squad finished as finalists in the USA Rugby National College Championships for the Women’s Division-II level. The Owls seem to be on pace as they were able [...]

Bowl bound

The football team will play Wyoming in the New Mexico Bowl. After being left out of the postseason picture last year, Temple will help kick off the bowl season this year in New Mexico. The Owls (8-4) will make their fourth bowl appearance in program history on Dec. 17 against Wyoming (8-4) in the Gildan [...]

Scandal could alter Pa. open records law

Legislators have introduced changes to open records law that could affect Temple. A proposed amendment to an existing law would require Temple to further disclose its financial information and other records to the public. State Rep. Eugene DePasquale (D-York) introduced a bill yesterday, Dec. 5, that would remove Temple’s exemption from Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know law, which [...]

Full-time status reformed

In line with a federal policy, the university redefined course completion provisions. Temple has responded to a federal mandate requiring universities to base financial eligibility on percentages of classes completed, rather than the previous standard based on number of credit hours. The rule was enacted as part of a new federal government policy that shifts [...]

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