April, 2007 - The Temple News

Diamond Dollars talks in progress

17 April 2007 The Temple News

Diamond Dollars makes most students’ lives a bit easier. Instead of reaching into their pockets to buy food, textbooks or supplies on campus, they can easily pay with a swipe of their Owl Card. But

Our housing plight deserves empathy

17 April 2007 The Temple News

“Do any of you guys have beds that we can just temporarily remove?” my landlord asked. “Or ones we can just make look like sofas? Tell them the landlord lives downstairs. If they come to

Get ‘Real’ Philly

17 April 2007 The Temple News

Seven strangers, picked to live in a house – for the 20th time. Casting directors from Bunim/Murray Productions, producers of MTV’s “The Real World,” are coming to Philadelphia on Saturday to scope out who the

Perfect pork at a Malaysian eatery in the heart of Chinatown

17 April 2007 The Temple News

Weddings are great. Biting into a three-inch piece of beautifully-decorated wedding cake tends to be somewhat disgusting though. This is unless, of course, you relish the taste of chocolate-flavored cardboard iced with inches of lard.

Delivering his best

17 April 2007 The Temple News

After playing the role of both outfielder and pitcher in his first two seasons, junior Tom Dolan is largely focusing on his pitching this year. Perhaps that was a good decision. In nine starts this

Open mic night spotlights amateurs with talent

17 April 2007 The Temple News

Fergie’s Pub’s open mic night is a musical Mecca for many unsigned Philadelphia musicians. Hosted for the last five years by the very talented and experienced drummer, Peter Gaudioso, Fergie’s has developed into a down-to-earth,

Sneaker Culture: New York VS. Philadelphia

17 April 2007 Editorial Board

Philly has Sneaker Villa. New York has Niketown. Philly has UBiq and a handful of skate shops and shoe boutiques. New York has Soho. In the City of Brotherly Love, sneaker affection comes close, but

Graphic images broadcast truth

17 April 2007 The Temple News

When I think of Al Jazeera, the Arabic television network based in Doha, Qatar, the word ‘truth’ echoes in my mind. We have been at war for four years now and Americans still don’t understand

Bigotry threatens the American way of life

17 April 2007 The Temple News

Former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich raised eyebrows after publicly criticizing bilingual education. He said that it teaches “the language of living in a ghetto.” Instead, he suggested that English be made the

Defending our smoking policy

17 April 2007 Letter

John Paul Gazzara’s letter from last week raised several points about Temple’s actions regarding smoking on campus. I appreciate the opportunity to provide some additional information. Temple’s anti-smoking efforts stretch back to the fall of