Dear Editor:
This letter is a response to Ashwin Verghese’s decision not to vote [“Refuse to choose from the lesser of two evils,” Ashwin Verghese, April 22, 2008]. I can definitely understand where Ashwin is coming from on this issue, but I feel that his decision may not be the best one.
I too was very disappointed […]

Huddled under the shade at Clark Park in West Philadelphia, the People’s Flea Market thrives in the hot weather.
With more than 60 vendors spread out across the park, booths range in variety from antiques to pictures and books to household items. It’s also a place where one can find authentic African art, oils and jewelry.
There […]

Alternative rock has been around for years - but it had been hard to find on the radio for Philadelphians in recent months. Thankfully, the Y100 alternative rock radio station officially has a place back on Philly’s radio dial as of Aug. 30.
During the one and a half years since Y100 was on the airwaves, […]

Marty Asalone sat nervously in his chair on the set of ESPN’s “Stump the Schwab” as he waited for the trivia gameshow to begin.
To his right sat two anxious contestants.
Across the room sat Howie Schwab, an ESPN researcher more commonly known as “the Schwab.”
A half-hour later, Asalone, a junior broadcasting, telecommunications and mass media major, […]

Even receiving the first few favorable bounces of the football couldn’t keep the football team competitive very long in its home opener against No. 13 Louisville Saturday.
The 62-0 loss at Lincoln Financial Field dropped the Owls’ record to 0-2 as they lost their 14th consecutive game, the longest losing streak in Division I-A football.
“The moment […]