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Philly Pretzel Factory supports NBCA with campaign

17 October 2011 Kierra Bussey

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month gains recognition and local Philly Pretzel Factory stores with its signature ribbon-shaped pretzel. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month celebrates its 25th year anniversary of awareness, education and empowerment. In support

Re: Oct. 11 “Appearance does not dictacte sexuality”

17 October 2011 The Temple News

Dear Editor, As a student of Temple, I appreciate the representation The Temple News provides for our campus community and I respect its function of informing students on current issues and opinions in an educated

Occupy protestor clears misconception

17 October 2011 Kierra Bussey

The Occupy movement went global Oct. 15. Nathaniel Miller said that it involves people from every background. Oct. 15 marked the Global Day of Occupation. The Occupy movement has spread worldwide with demonstrations in more

Drink ban limits free will

17 October 2011 Daniel Craig

The University of New Hampshire claims that its proposed energy drink ban is best for its students, but Daniel Craig suggests students should decide for themselves. Energy drinks are bad for you. If one wishes

Religion evaluated in class

17 October 2011 Maryline Dossou

Intellectual heritage, a required course at Temple, is meant to share and analyze differing viewpoints, not to demean any faiths. Philadelphia is a melting pot of ideas presenting themselves at every street corner, every public

Study shows graduation rates at its lowest

17 October 2011 Sarae Gdovin

According to the CCA, it is taking students too much time to graduate. However, this new epidemic is a result of the many changes that have hit university culture. In recent years, college students have

Mentors matter

17 October 2011 The Temple News

Although students have busy lives, students should take the time to mentor. Busy college students often get so caught up in work and hectic schedules that they lose sight of investing time in unselfish, worthy

Fiscal awareness

17 October 2011 The Temple News

Students need to pay attention to talks about state appropriations. Last week, the university welcomed the commonwealth’s Senate Appropriations Committee and began talks about state appropriations. These talks are something that Temple has come to

Re: Does Temple University care for its graduate students?

10 October 2011 The Temple News

Dear Editor, Graduate students are like the cogs of a wheel without whom the teaching and research progress of Temple would come to a standstill. A large portion of the teaching responsibilities at Temple are

Local attributes voting trend to attitude

10 October 2011 Samantha Byles

Although there is a large number of registered voters, Philadelphia residents need to show up to the polls during the general elections. According to the Pennsylvania Department of State, as of May 2011 there are