A jazz trio played as guests and winners filed in to room 200 of the Student Center for the third annual Diamond Awards Ceremony last night, where 25 juniors and seniors were awarded for their superior leadership, academic achievement, service to the university and impact on the community.
“Our Diamond Award recipients are willing to take [...]

History professor Morris J. Vogul has accepted a positition as president of The Tenement Museum in the Lower East Side in New York City.
Vogul will begin his term as president starting this summer. He has taught American history at Temple for the last 30 years, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer article. He served as [...]

Main Campus’ 2008 Spring Fling was held on Tuesday, April 15.

Floyd W. Alston will be the featured speaker at the university-wide commencement ceremony at the Liacouras Center on May 22.
Alston, a local business leader, will also receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from the university, according to a university release. In 1990, Alston founded Beech Corp., a community development corporation that revitalized the [...]

Many great artists gain the most recognition from their tortured lives and the abnormal events that fueled their creativity. The works they produce in reaction to these events are often overshadowed by the fabled stories that surround them.
Frida Kahlo’s life and work are no exception. The tragedies of her life have been the subject of [...]

A group of Ron Paul supporters passed out pamphlets at Saturday’s rally for the Republican presidential candidate. They handed one to an older woman hurrying across the street. “Who is he?” she asked.
“He’s running for president,” said one of the supporters.
“I’ve never heard of him. I’m voting for the lady,” the woman replied.
Paul, a lesser-known [...]

Temple’s favorite alumni and Board of Trustees member Bill Cosby is planning to release a hip-hop album titled State of Emergency, according to AllHipHop.com. Cosby, 70, has spoken out against vulgar rap music in the past, but his album is reportedly clean and issue oriented.
This album will be the Cos’ 35th to date.
Alex Irwin can [...]

Temple alumnus and Board of Trustees member Bill Cosby has announced he will be the commencement speaker at High Point University’s 2007 graduation ceremony next spring.
High Point, located in High Point, N.C., has confirmed Cosby as a speaker at their May 5, 2007 ceremony for graduating students. High Point spokesperson Chris Dudley said Cosby’s invitation [...]