Month: October 2003

Both aspiring novelists and poetry lovers will appreciate Temple’s Poets and Writers Series. The English Department, the Provost’s Office, the Dean’s Office and the Richard Moyer Fund all sponsor the weekly events in which fiction

Every now and then, the City Council surprises us all and makes an intelligent move. Its recent decision to hold back in enforcing new regulations that would affect Philadelphia’s many newspaper boxes is one of

President George W. Bush stood before the United Nations to gain support for the occupation in Iraq, Sept. 23, 2003. But Bush came off as nothing more than an indignant teen-ager turning to his parents

At one time, the term “marketplace” in the context of universities referred to the free exchange of ideas and perspectives, of liberal education and critical thinking. But lately, as I work my way through campus,

First things first: I am neither pro-choice nor pro-life. I don’t fully understand both sides of the issue and therefore am choosing to reserve judgment. However, what I am is pro-decency. I am sure many

The city of Denver recently announced it is giving $10 million in welfare benefits to Wal-Mart. Even to the most cynical person, the question is: Why? Wal-Mart is a company sitting on top of nearly