Temple University recently expanded its academic spectrum to include American Jewish History. After many fundraisers, the Murray Friedman Professorship in that department has been endowed. The award was named after Murray Friedman, director of Temple’s
Almost 20 years after a police officer was killed on the streets of Philadelphia, the controversy surrounding the case looms as a high profile hot-button issue. Varying interpretations of the facts are flare passionate beliefs
Andrew Wyeth, eat your heart out. When the Hubble telescope was launched in 1989 astronomers hoped to answer countless cosmic puzzles though its million-dollar lens. What nobody expected was that the beauty of the cosmos
After witnessing the Millennium Man March in Washington over the weekend and the Equality Rocks concert on Saturday, I was filled with pride and joy. I felt proud to be an America, gazing at the
Halfway through the summer of 1999 I received the monthly bag of magazines from my well-read cousin. I perused Philadelphia Magazine. As an undergraduate, I envisioned a nice office overlooking Center City. Hell, if I
When it’s time to sign up for classes, I always like to leisurely peruse Temple’s course schedule books. I skim over subjects like Social Work, Early Childhood Education, Military Science, and Portuguese. Before long, I’m
With just two weekend Atlantic 10 conference series left for the Temple baseball team, the Owls have a 5-9-1 record in the conference. That record puts them in a distant fourth in their division, three-and-a-half
Temple lacrosse split two tough games at Geasey Field last week, beating the University of Pennsylvania, 15-11, and losing to No. 11 Delaware by a 12-8 score. Against the nationally-ranked Blue Hens, Patience Synnestvedt of
Saturday, May 6 – Baseball vs. St. Joseph’s (DH) – 12:00 p.m. – Erny Field — Crew at the Bergen Cup Regatta – Schuylkill River Sunday, May 7 – Baseball vs. St Joseph’s – 12:00
Temple baseball’s right fielder Joe Lyall knows the outfield fences of Erny field very well. Now they know him, too. Against Fordham last Sunday, Lyall tracked down a long fly ball that was heading over