Since Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, satire has taken on increasingly darker tones. Whether a sign of our murky present times, or a meaningless cultural trend, satire’s gradual depression reaches its nadir in Kevin Brockmeier’s The
As of yesterday, Temple still did not have a men’s basketball coach. Fresh information on the university’s hunt for coach John Chaney’s replacement has not been released into the public light. A report in the
The whistle blows and the football team hustles back into formation. It runs another play. Again, the whistle blows and the players quickly run back to start another play. Those who don’t draw the ire
Matt Santry is a bit of a celebrity around these parts. As he makes his way through the smoky, loud rooms of the Grape Street Pub in Manayunk, he is constantly met with hugs and
In 1903, civil rights activist W.E.B. DuBois wrote that “the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.” One-hundred-and-three years later, the essential problem of the 21st century is becoming clearer
Going commando has its perks. There’s a little more room for things and it cuts down on laundry, but I was a little hesitant when asked if I would actually go commando for an assignment.
Simon Deng is a Sudanese man who was captured into slavery as a child. Although he is free today, he cannot forget his past as he tells his story to the world. Deng organized the
Spring fever has hit me hard, and with it, a major shoe frenzy has me going crazy for the season’s hottest looks. I don’t know what it is about shoes, but placing a new pair
Justin Timberlake is the new Rambo. No, I didn’t eat peyote buttons before sitting down to dish out Dirt. UK newsrag the Sun reports that Timberlake has just signed on for the leading role in
TECH Center, Welcome Center The first bathroom potential students see while waiting for their tour of Temple is spotless. The traffic flow varies, during tour times it’s heavier, but the majority of the people using