December, 2005 - The Temple News

Rear Window

06 December 2005 The Temple News

This week, Philadelphia newspapers broke the story of a University of Pennsylvania student who took a picture of two other students having sex in a window of a dorm room. The photographer, a junior engineering

The color Oprah

06 December 2005 The Temple News

Imagine that millions of people swear and live by your opinions. If there’s a certain restaurant you like, everyone patrons there. If there’s a particular product you enjoy, everyone purchases it. Your word is the

Grades become an addictive goal

06 December 2005 The Temple News

The average college student is someone who scrambles to get good grades in hopes of one day earning a degree. In the ideal world, the average college student would be someone who learns for the

Resolution stifles academic freedoms

06 December 2005 The Temple News

In the early 1950s, during the political witch hunt led by Sen. Joseph McCarthy, scores of university academics were allegedly linked to the American Communist Party. Dozens were fired and blacklisted for refusing to cooperate

For changing lifestyle, former gang leader deserves chance to live

06 December 2005

Muhammad Ali has said that a 50-year-old who sees the world the same as they did at age 20 has wasted 30 years of their life. Forgive me for beginning with an indirect quotation, but

Gaming industry should be embraced for its impact on technology

06 December 2005 The Temple News

We are the proud generation of video games. Ever since Nintendo marketed that magnificent gray box in 1985, gaming systems have been close to our young hearts. Throughout the years we’ve seen them evolve, from

Light Improvements

06 December 2005 The Temple News

‘Brokeback’ breaks boundaries

06 December 2005 The Temple News

NEW YORK – Hollywood rarely gives second chances. If an actor or director is lucky enough to see one in sight, he must grab hold of it immediately. Second chances and nothing to lose. That

Actors climb ‘Brokeback’ to Academy Awards

06 December 2005 The Temple News

Stories of forbidden love run rampant in film. Their storylines intrigue audiences with a passion that cannot be subdued, even if it defies familial laws or those of society. The headlining list of star-crossed lovers,

What’s Cookin’ with Bri: Invite other cultures to your holiday table

06 December 2005 The Temple News

This winter packs holidays in like I pack extra holiday pounds in my “trunk” – Christmas on Dec. 25 and the first nights of Hanukkah and Kwanzaa on Dec. 25 and 26, respectively. Pretty crazy.