Posted on 28 April 2008 by Police Reports
April 21
1680 N. 10th St.
Window broken on a 2005 Chevy Cavalier with $10 in change, 50 CDs and gym bag taken between 4:30 p.m. on April 20 and 8:30 a.m. on April 21.
TECH Center
Student reported an unknown person removed her wallet from her book bag, containing credit card, Owl Card, keys and $60 when it [...]
Posted on 28 April 2008 by Kylee Messner
In a study of approximately 90 children, Temple researchers found that children who suffer from migraines are more likely to suffer from a sleeping disorder than children who do not experience migraines.
“Clinically, children with migraines are more likely to take daily naps, disrupting their night time sleep,” said Dr. Martina Vandrame of Temple’s neurology department. [...]
Posted on 28 April 2008 by Abigail Shepherd
This upcoming summer, from May 24 to June 27, a team of 16 architecture and design students from Temple will team up with students and professors from six other universities and travel to Mumbai, India, to design and build portable schools for children in some of the worst areas of the city.
“The whole thing is [...]
Posted on 28 April 2008 by Esther Hiotang Castillo
Adelaide Ferguson will become associate vice president of the new Office of International Affairs on July 1, 2008.
The new office will bring together the Office of International Programs, which supervises study-abroad programs and international campuses, and the Office of International Services, which provides services for international students. It will be responsible for all international activities [...]
Posted on 28 April 2008 by Kathryn A. Lopez
The General Education Executive Committee announced last spring that the intellectual heritage program would be revamped for the first time in more than 25 years.
The instructions from the GEEC mandated that the new curriculum be constructed around themes, as opposed to chronology, consist of fewer required texts and be more diverse.
IH will complete the transition [...]
Posted on 28 April 2008 by Morgan A. Zalot
An e-mail scam hit Temple April 23, when a hacker gained access to a TUmail account and sent mass e-mails requesting that users reply with their username, password and date of birth.
“You should never give out your personal information in an e-mail,” said chief information security officer Ken Ihrer. “Temple University will never ask anyone [...]
Posted on 28 April 2008 by Brittany Diggs
The signs of economic downturn are difficult to ignore in Allegheny West, a North Philadelphia neighborhood plagued by abandoned properties and blight. The aging infrastructure of the residential area limits the opportunities for residents to live in reliable and affordable housing.
The Allegheny West Foundation, a nonprofit community development corporation, is one of 13 local [...]
Posted on 28 April 2008 by Mary Hagenbach
The Office of University Housing and Residential Life has changed their policy and removed all but five listings from their off-campus living directory, and apartment complexes that didn’t make the cut are left to wonder why.
Off-campus living is mandatory for juniors and seniors and optional for freshman and sophomores. Prior to February, the Office of [...]
Posted on 28 April 2008 by Rebecca Hale
Results from last week’s election have forced Temple Student Government to hold run-off elections on April 30 and May 1.
Posted on 28 April 2008 by Joe Polinsky
Women’s Basketball
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Sunday that Temple coach Dawn Staley is “high on the search list” for the vacancy at South Carolina after Susan Walvius resigned earlier this month.
Staley signed a six-year contract extension with Temple last year.
Temple Director of Athletics Bill Bradshaw told the Inquirer, “Dawn and I have an agreement not to [...]