As the end of the semester approaches, the need to sell back textbooks is a continuous effort for students. Increasing the amount of money given to students for used textbooks is among the positive changes the Main Campus bookstore is trying to make.
Jim Hanley, the manager of Temple’s bookstore, said a multi-pronged approach is underway [...]

The possibility of lead leaching out of turf fields is the focus of investigation for the U.S. Consumer Product and Safety Commission.

Changes are coming to the Johnson & Hardwick cafeteria this summer, and it’s not in the turkey tetrazzini recipe.
The Louis J. Esposito Dining Court will see a major facelift, literally from the floor to the ceiling.
“It’s going to be a total transformation,” said Jeffrey Brown, marketing director for Temple Dining Services.
The dining hall will close [...]

Despite the media attention Temple received for the November assault in Anderson Hall and the February anti-Semitic hate crime, Campus Safety Services Executive Director Carl Bittenbender said the numbers for this year look good.
Part I offenses for 2007 on campus, including murder, manslaughter, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, theft, auto theft and arson, dropped from 367 [...]

Voting ended for Temple Student Government’s annual executive elections on May 1 with an Owl V.O.I.C.E.S  . victory.
TSG officially announced the winners and swore in the slate on Monday, May 5.
Nadine Mompremier will serve as president, Farzad Firoz will be vice president of services, and Nexus Cook will be vice president of external affairs.
TSG was [...]

Beginning in the fall, all freshmen will be required to take Temple’s new general education courses in replacement of traditional core classes. Ongoing students will also have the opportunity to take gen-ed courses to fulfill the core requirements.
Terry Halbert, professor in the Fox School of Business and director of the new gen-ed program, led Temple [...]

David Arrell, the owner of the new Good Karma Café in Center City, has a philosophy.
“Coffee shops are like bars,” he said. “We go on different days for different reasons.”
Unlike a bar, however, this coffee shop has an attitude that’s all about great food, friendly people and, well, good karma.
Located in Fitler Square, the Good [...]

Since its birth in 2002, the Tribeca Film Festival has been the place for brash independent films to be exposed to the public.

“Sheer striped scarf woven with some Lurex for a bit of sparkle. Finished with tonal fringe. Exclusive to Urban Outfitters. Imported. Dry clean.”
This description, found on the Urban Outfitters Web site, paints a picture of a $20 scarf – known as a keffiyeh – that is offensive to some Israeli and anti-war advocates. In Philly, [...]

Sarah Jessica Parker can’t take her eyes away from the view. Central Park, in all of its green, springtime glory, looks like a mere patch of grass from the 36th floor of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, where journalists from around the country have gathered in large, high-ceilinged rooms to talk sex with the women who [...]