Month: March 2005

Whether you are a native Philadelphian or your’re from the cozy suburbs, the sight of homelessness probably evokes feelings of empathy. It is a pervasive problem, something many people witness everyday. Homelessness affects between 2.5

Mike Austin doesn’t quite match the stereotype of a homeless person. He doesn’t wear rags or disheveled attire. He doesn’t carry a bag full of personal items and other belongings. He doesn’t even sit on

Most students maintain the impression that the city they live in has one of the worst homeless situations in the country. Walking down Fairmount Street and anywhere past Diamond on North Broad, it would seem

Of all the radical policies advocated by George W. Bush in his four plus years in office, the most overarching has been his focus on the purported evils of the government. From the No Child

More celebrity woes … Natalie Portman, along with actor Aki Avni and a film crew, had their production disrupted last week when they were chased away by an angry mob while shooting on location in

One November night in 2003, some friends and I were returning to our parked car when we spotted a little orange and white cat. She was extremely dirty and skinny. We wanted to do something