September, 2006 - The Temple News

Transit discount available

26 September 2006

Though more than 450 Temple students receive a discount for using SEPTA, many students still don’t know that such an offer exists. “There’s basically no notification to students,” said Meghan Daly, a senior broadcast journalism

Food Fascination

26 September 2006 The Temple News

Let’s face it – Philadelphia loves its lunch trucks. Giving business people a quick solution to the midday munchies – and providing countless others with an affordable on-the-go option – lunch trucks are as much

Loan consolidation costs rising

26 September 2006 The Temple News

Tuition rates aren’t the only increasing costs for college students. A rise in student loan interest rates may have some students and recent graduates second-guessing their decision to consolidate these loans. While consolidating loans can

And the winners are…

26 September 2006 The Temple News

Ray’s 13th and berks Ray’s lunch truck, located at 13th Street and Berks Malls, is still one of the best on campus, though funnel cakes have sadly left the menu. British chef Ben Proftka said

TSG tables all allocations bills; no cash for student groups yet

26 September 2006 The Temple News

Several student organizations will have to wait another week before they receive funding from Temple Student Government. TSG members were ready to vote on about 15 student organization bills during their general assembly meeting Monday,

Jurassic 5 should check back on bad ‘Feedback’ rating

26 September 2006 The Temple News

Four years after its last beat dropped, Jurassic 5 once again dusts off the vinyl, bringing you the “real hip-hop sound,” which turns out, involves the Dave Matthews Band, old-school beats and even older, hackneyed

$79M set for building funding

26 September 2006 The Temple News

Two committees on the Board of Trustees held a meeting Sept. 21 primarily concerning the construction financing for Alter Hall of the Fox School of Business and Temple Japan’s debt. The Budget and Finance Committee

Relief at the pump?

26 September 2006 The Temple News

Denise Haydt, a senior communications science major, cut back on her driving to cope with higher gasoline prices. A self-described “full-time student and full-time mother,” Haydt longs for the days when fueling a vehicle was

Taking it to the streets

26 September 2006 The Temple News

Every day at 9:30 a.m., Bill Zacharatos, 33, from Upper Darby, Pa., drives up Norris Street and parks his lunch truck, The Creperie, in the same spot between 12th and 13th streets. At 8:30 p.m.,

City revamps food truck inspection codes

26 September 2006 The Temple News

Students who dine at lunch trucks on campus have the choice between traditional Asian meals, Mexican cuisine, Italian food or American dishes that are all sold from trucks; but they also might be trading cleanliness