Despite city shortfall, no PILOT aid
April 20, 2010 by Stephen Zook
Filed under News
Philadelphia’s major colleges, including Temple, choose not to contribute PILOTs to the city.
SEPTA strike ends as it began
November 9, 2009 by Stephen Zook
Filed under Featured, News
The SEPTA strike is officially over, having shut down transportation for six days throughout Philadelphia. Transit Workers Union 234 officials and SEPTA officials said they reached agreement on the contract. It will include a 2 percent raise the second year, and three percent raises the three years after that. Union members’ contributions to their pension [...]
TTN sits down with Matt Lauer
October 22, 2009 by Stephen Zook
Filed under Featured, News
Matt Lauer sat down with The Temple News and TU Update before speaking to a crowd of about a hundred students as part of accepting the Lew Klein Award Tuesday. He offered some insights about journalism, traveling the world and having a show in Philadelphia canceled in 2 months. “I had a show here canceled [...]
Wilders comes and goes at Main Campus
October 21, 2009 by Stephen Zook
Filed under Featured, Living, News, Web Exclusives
Editor’s Note: Look for more coverage of the Geert Wilders event in next week’s issue of The Temple News and on temple-news.com. Geert Wilders came and went Tuesday night, though whether he changed any minds on Main Campus is debatable. The controversial Dutch politician spoke in Anderson Hall at 7 p.m. Tuesday, amid heightened security. [...]
Wilders loses sponsor, but will speak tonight
October 20, 2009 by Stephen Zook
Filed under News
Controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders will make his Main Campus debut tonight – but only after losing a student sponsor and almost being canceled.
Senator talks college costs at campus hearing
October 6, 2009 by Stephen Zook
Filed under Featured, News
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey takes the floor at a Temple-hosted Congressional hearing on affordability.
Alum finds innovative ad space on lunch trucks
September 29, 2009 by Stephen Zook
Filed under News
Shawn Geller sells a unique form of new advertising for the sides of lunch trucks.
Public cautioned after attempted abduction of Temple student
September 2, 2009 by Stephen Zook
Filed under Featured, News
Philadelphia Police reported the attempted abduction of a 20-year-old female Temple student last night near the Center City campus. The student was able to escape from the suspect’s vehicle after one block, police said. The suspect, described as a black male in his 20s or 30s, about 6 feet tall, and about 200 pounds, was [...]
Blogger dishes Philly picks
September 2, 2009 by Stephen Zook
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Eat Drink Shop Play
There are so many places to eat, drink, shop and play in the City of Brotherly Love, it’s easy to feel like a kid in a candy store – or a kid drowning in a sea of gumballs.
Cop deaths fuel gun control debate
April 28, 2009 by Stephen Zook
Filed under Commentary, Opinion
Gov. Ed Rendell is taking on one of these issues, gun control, and using the other issue to do so.



