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Biology major Ashley Rutherford drinks three energy drinks while working on a paper for her American literature class. Freshman art and advertising major James Thompson said he prefers coffee and drinks it more than three times a day.
With finals right around the corner, college students prepare themselves for their upcoming hectic schedules by [...]

PAT HOUSE
Senior public relations major Pat House is humble about his accomplishments. In class, he sits quietly and keeps to himself.
“I’m shy,” House said. “I don’t start conversations with people I don’t know.” House may be subtle in every other way – except when it comes to comedy.
House got his start as a comedian in [...]

When sophomore journalism major Samantha Richcrick transferred to Temple from Pittsburgh’s Point Park University last fall, she couldn’t help but feel like just a number.
“It was a lot to get used to,” Richcrick said.
Like many of her peers, the thought of starting over at a new school excited Richcrick. But she wasn’t the only transfer [...]

He emerges from behind the pillar, his step hurried. His clothes - khaki pants and a plain T-shirt - are appropriate for the setting. He sets up his violin and begins to play outside of the tiny McDonald’s at Suburban Station.
It is 9:30 a.m. For most of the people hurrying in and out of the [...]

Sophomore Greg Liniski has four midterms this semester. He works part-time as a server in Center City and worries he might not make the grade, due to his job interfering with study time.
“I work at least 20 hours a week,” the political science major said. “When am I going to have time to study and [...]

This campus thrives on diversity. It’s what attracts students from upwards of 25 nations and every region of the U.S. It’s what captured the title of the nation’s most diverse college campus in the 2008 edition of the Princeton Review’s Best 366 Colleges.
But for each individual student, the concept and definition of the word may [...]