Explore other parts of the city should NID pass

Petrillo argues that the NCNID targets students who live in the surrounding off-campus housing. It’s that time of the year when you, hopeful student, might be on hunt for that perfect North Philly house or apartment to comfortably live for next semester. You need somewhere quiet and calm, which is off-campus, if you don’t mind [...]

Proposed bill lacks validity and proof

Darrell Clarke’s bill proposal doesn’t have enough supportive evidence for his strong claims against Temple students. Councilman Darrell Clarke’s weak proposal to ban student-housing near Temple demonstrates another of his unfounded claims and sends an unfortunate message to both current and prospective students. There is no doubt that hostility remains between students and permanent residents, [...]

Token giveaways switches to lottery system

Temple Student Government is changing the way it distributes SEPTA tokens during its popular Free Token Fridays. Every Thursday at 8 p.m., 50 registered students will be randomly selected to receive two free tokens. Students will now receive tokens if they win TSG’s “lottery.” The current system of first-come, first-serve is “inherently biased toward students [...]

Hart’s replacement, new policy, discussed at meeting

Yesterday’s General Assembly meeting left students talking about President Hart’s replacement and TSG’s policies. Student representatives raised concerns about being forced to attend weekly Temple Student Government meetings at yesterday’s General Assembly meeting. The new protocol comes after TSG announced that student groups that want to collect appropriations must send a representative to weekly meetings. [...]

Tweeting out for attention

Before Facebook chat or Twitter updates, people would broadcast their every action and emotion to the world through away messages. For those who remember AOL Instant Messenger, they probably remember the away messages that usually consisted of song lyrics or meaningless cliché expressions, just like today’s Facebook status updates. But unlike AIM away messages, Facebook [...]

People You Should Know: Greg Gant

Greg Gant may be an inspiring filmmaker, but he’s got the business smarts of an entrepreneur, the chic style of a fashionista and the indomitable swagger of a Temple student. The senior broadcast, telecommunication and mass media major launched a fashion line of T-shirts using the Temple “T” called Thug Life in January 2009. Gant [...]

UK pints and plastic cups for all

Taking a cue from the United Kingdom could give U.S. students the chance to learn responsible drinking before they enter college. Studying abroad feels a lot like freshman year: The awkwardness of making new friends coupled with nervously assimilating into a new culture, is often braided together with the socially cohesive ingredient of alcohol. And [...]

Cable news bias achieves favorable ratings

Fox News Channel’s coverage may have a conservative slant, but its transparency translates to high ratings. The Fox News Channel is conservative. While that may seemingly contradict some of the channel’s slogans – such as “the no-spin zone,” where “we report, you decide” – no one can argue one factor of the FNC: It’s been [...]

Bookstore boasts friendly factories

A new politically friendly clothing company began production of Temple apparel. Anthony Santangelo grinned widely with embarrassment as his mother told him to try on a larger-sized sweatshirt. “Mom, I think it fits,” the sophomore undeclared major said. They both peeked in a mirror inside the Main Campus Barnes & Noble College Bookseller, scanning the item’s [...]

Setting aside fear and partisanship

The U.S. may need to stop polarizing the Mosque debate and shift the focus to the people affected by fear and poor politics

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