Hillary Clinton comes to Temple, shows cowardice

Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y. held a rally at Temple in McGonigle Hall during Spring Break. Some think it a staged act that speaks to her broader campaign.

Major changes in economics

A bull market can be seen right here at Temple, stemming from high demand of the business school’s economics department.
The department will be transferred from the Fox School of Business and Management to the College of Liberal Arts, effective July 1, 2008.
The move came three years after a periodic program review in the fall of [...]

Jimmy John’s says lack of visibility slows business

When owners of nationally acclaimed Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches opened up shop on Temple’s campus last semester, they expected the same success the chain has seen on other campuses.
But unlike their fast delivery, business has been slow.
Marc and Emily Gondek opened the franchise on Sept. 18, 2007, at the base of the Edge, at the [...]

Adjunct to take on high profile case

Temple adjunct professor and attorney Michael Coard agreed to defend alleged cop killer John Lewis almost immediately.
Lewis is facing charges of murder, assault and theft in connection with the Oct. 31, 2007, fatal shooting of Officer Charles Cassidy inside a West Oak Lane Dunkin’ Donuts.
When the story broke that Lewis had been apprehended for the [...]

Philly slots lose hand

Last week, Gov. Ed Rendell lambasted Philadelphia City Council members for delaying the progress of the Foxwoods and SugarHouse casinos, calling them a “City Council with no guts that can be extorted by community groups.” If it were not for Mayor Michael Nutter’s revoking of the SugarHouse building license just prior to this statement, I [...]

Ambler hosts Iraq documentary screening

Filmmaker Mike Shiley presented his award winning documentary Inside Iraq: The Untold Stories at Temple’s Ambler campus on Tuesday to a handful of students and Temple faculty, followed by an open Q&A session.
Shiley is not a journalist. In fact, he had no experience in the field prior to the film, aside from being an avid [...]

Hart gives incentives for housing in local area

President Ann Weaver Hart unveiled Temple’s Employee Home Ownership Program last Monday that offers full-time employees a piece of the burgeoning North Philadelphia franchise through significant financial assistance.
“This program will provide financial assistance to full time employees that would like to purchase a home in our surrounding communities,” Hart said last Monday at the Bell [...]

Network hampered by unexpected shutdowns

The Princeton Review named Temple University one of the 25 most connected campuses in the nation in 2006, but a recent increase of network failures has caused students to question that ranking.
Since May 2007, the network has experienced at least 10 unplanned network shutdowns. One recently occurred on Aug. 29 and lasted about three hours [...]

Renovating a landmark

From the outside, the Baptist Temple appears to be intact and grandiose with its elaborate granite stonemasonry and ornate stained glass windows. But upon entering the interior of the centuries-old North Broad Street building, peeling, cracked walls and a dilapidated ceiling echo a long history of neglect that characterizes this landmark structure.
After 33 years of [...]

TSG leaders look to cash-in on productive summer

Leaders of Temple Student Government have big plans in store for the student body and university, but it needs student participation to succeed, TSG officials said.
The three members of the “Owl Potential” slate, President Juan Galeano, Vice President of Student Affairs Nadine Mompremier and Vice President of Academic Affairs Eric Stephenson, said they believe it [...]