Bikers, drivers share street space

After several accidents between bikers, drivers and pedestrians, the need for designated bike lanes on Main Campus becomes apparent. The Office of Transportation and Mobility is working on extending bike lines east of the Berks Street train station and south from Cecil B. Moore Avenue on 11th, 12th and 13th streets. Cecil B. Moore Avenue [...]

Winning design would save birds through music

The winner of the “Birds Eye View” contest was named last week. The grand prize winner of a student art contest was revealed last week at the Graphic and Interactive Design at Tyler School of Art’s launching of the “Bird’s Eye View” initiative. The initiative features an exhibit highlighting submitted entries of student artwork designed [...]

TSG survey to assess gen-ed

A survey will be available this semester to evaluate the general education program. Utilizing its role as a liaison between students and university administrators, Temple Student Government is set to debut a survey dissecting student perception of the general education program. The five-minute online questionnaire survey is the brainchild of TSG Director of Academic Affairs [...]

Hebrew major on the chopping block

Some feel that the Hebrew major, to be cut this fall, may find its way back to campus, with more support. Effective Fall 2012, Hebrew will no longer be offered to students as a major. The major’s suspension could potentially be the first in a series of cuts as the university reshapes itself in response [...]

Starr power

Restauranteer Stephen Starr said he doesn’t plan to open any more restaurants in Philadelphia. Last year, Starr opened six restaurants, and now operates a total of 19 in the city. Granite Hill September 2011 Stephen Starr’s upscale Granite Hill eatery sits on the ground floor of the Philadelphia Art Museum, providing a French dining option [...]

Artists duel for Knight grants

The Knight Foundation offers grants to improve arts in the city. The Knight Arts Foundation has selected its 55 finalists for this year’s Knight Arts Challenge, which reviewed more than 1,200 ideas from art producers across the city. The challenge, which originated in Miami two years ago, is in its second year in Philadelphia. Funding [...]

Dimock residents, protesters challenge environmental agencies to remedy situation

Protesters weathered blustery winds and frigid temperatures on Friday, Jan. 13, to voice grievances over drilling practices in Northeastern Pennsylvania, calling for the state to live up to promises to restore water quality of a small town in Susquehanna County. The protests—which managed to close off a section of the Blue-Route—centered in Logan Square in [...]

City goes viral

“Change by Us,” a social networking site, is intended to increase civic participation. Civic participation is no longer only face-to-face. “It’s a new age with new ideas, and the old, archaic ways of spurring change within a community should be re-evaluated, if not completely abandoned,” said Julia Klaiber, the director of external affairs for CEOs [...]

Working students fall behind

Students who work while enrolled in college classes tend to take extra semesters to graduate, data show. Besides commuting an hour from Upper Dublin, Montgomery County to Main Campus and working between 20 to 30 hours per week, sophomore political science student Ethan Penning is part of Temple’s Diamond Marching Band and said he prefers [...]

Merit pay

Temple awards teachers for excellence, but tenured professors have an advantage. As a non-tenure track professor in the political science department, Alistair Howard knows he’s in good company. Howard said he believes that the professors Temple provides for its students are well-qualified, and he has good reason. “For example, the political science department has some [...]

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