August, 2007 - The Temple News

“Shoot ‘Em Up”: blood, wit and tears

28 August 2007

NEW YORK – One is a rough-around-the-edges Brit who permeates a masculine musk from every pore. The other is a balding schlub who could pass for your local postman. Yet despite these differences, Clive Owen

Review: “Shoot ‘Em Up.”

28 August 2007

There comes a time in every dramatic actor’s career when he just wants to get silly. A time when he just wants to drop the heavy dialogue and act out the action dreams that he

Metro-chic buys for any budget

28 August 2007 The Temple News

In the country’s sixth-largest city, there are a lot of places to shop. And unfortunately, when I first moved to Philadelphia, I wasted a lot of time in stores that were distasteful, overpriced and devoid

Faces behind the fliers

28 August 2007

Scattered across tabletops in the Student Center and tossed along Liacouras Walk like confetti, nothing ushers in a new school year better than glossy party fliers. They promise the first 50 ladies free admission, reduced

Students bid riddance to summer jobs

28 August 2007

When school lets out for the summer, hearts are set on hitting the pool, hanging at the shore, road-tripping, eating ice cream and of course, working. For students, working during the sunny months can be

Hart’s hands-off housing stance is a tired Adamany rerun

28 August 2007

A new year brings new issues, as well as some old ones with fresh angles. Housing on campus is a hot topic, especially as we face another increase in university enrollment. It is up to

Slain writer shows risks and importance of journalism

28 August 2007

On August 2, a black man was shot in Oakland, California. He had just left a McDonald’s, and was walking to work. Another man, wearing dark clothes and a mask, walked up to him and

Street sweep for a PG public

28 August 2007

We are destroying family-friendly institutions. Young adults, to be specific. Our tools for destruction? Obscene language, crass t-shirts, and an all-too carefree attitude. Children are being exposed to inappropriate behavior and language in places like

Perspectives on the Temple community finally find home here

28 August 2007

There are a lot of stories The Temple News has missed in the past. There are community stories that matter to this university, that matter to this city, that matter, if only by the trends

Hug your RA, bring your key

28 August 2007

I was just waiting for someone to come down and bother me from the highest floors in the building. It was inevitably going to happen. I had already seen students – some embarrassed, some flat-out