February, 2007 - The Temple News

TECH Center celebrates one year

20 February 2007

One year. One million visits. And one broken keyboard. As the TECH Center celebrates its one-year anniversary, the facility has surpassed the expectations of its directors and administrators, said Jerry Hinkle, director of computer labs.

All you gotta do is DANCE

20 February 2007 The Temple News

A set of rickety wooden stairs carries you to the dance floor, where David Bowie and Madonna are on heavy rotation. The shaggy-haired bartender hands out fluorescent yellow and pink cupcakes for free. Cute boys

Mystery Man

20 February 2007 The Temple News

Do you know this man?Chances are not many of you do. His name is Richard M. Englert, and he serves as Temple’s interim provost. Englert had previously served as a professor of educational administration in

Bookends only worth Walnut Theatre’s historic value

20 February 2007

“Bookends,” the story of friendship broken and rediscovered, recently made its world debut at the historic Walnut Street Theatre building. Written by Ohio native M.J. Feely, the production recounts a successful director and writer team

Put a lid on trashy behavior

20 February 2007 The Temple News

Prospective Temple students are bombarded with literature that demonstrates how prestigious the school is and how aesthetically pleasing the campus is. Yet the campus we walk on everyday looks nothing like the campus we were

Russian heartbreak spices up an English author’s love triangle

20 February 2007 The Temple News

“The love story is triangular in shape,” writes Martin Amis in “House of Meetings,” his 11th novel. “And the triangle is not equilateral.” The short novel is, in fact, a rather oddly warped love story,

Book deals bind Web patrons

20 February 2007 The Temple News

High prices and bookstores go hand in hand, almost like students and classes. It’s a fact of life for most college students. Expensive textbooks and low buy-back values might be common for many students, but

Name Calling

20 February 2007 The Temple News

As a child, Farra Kwiatkowski was more than just frustrated having to correct people after they mispronounced her name. “When I was a little kid, I use to get embarrassed because I had to keep

Missed opportunities doom Owls in season finale

20 February 2007 The Temple News

WASHINGTON D.C. – Trailing George Washington by three points with less than a minute left, Temple senior Fatima Maddox squared up near the top of the key and left the ground to take a crucial

Christmas, Owls continue to struggle

20 February 2007 The Temple News

Dionte Christmas stepped to the foul line shortly into the second half of Temple’s game against Saint Joseph’s Thursday. Usually a safe bet from the line, Christmas’ two shots both clanged off the rim. Christmas