September, 2007 - The Temple News

Spears flops, should get a second chance

18 September 2007

O Britney! My Britney! Your dreadful act is done. Perhaps one of the most anticipated performances this year was to be known as “Britney’s comeback” on the stage of the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards.

Part-time job searches end in customer service

18 September 2007

Just six weeks into his job at the campus bookstore, junior math major Michael Murrieta has already heard every four-letter word muttered under the breaths of disgruntled customers. “Everyone is paying hundreds of dollars for

Undeclared and scared: pick a major

18 September 2007

Each year, thousands of hopeful applicants apply to Temple. Along with the standard college application questions, prospective students must list an intended major. Temple offers more than 120 undergraduate majors, yet approximately 750 to 800

J&H icon tired of broke pattern

18 September 2007

“It’s still ‘broke Tuesday,’ ya’ll,” the greeter said as he swiped the students’ cards in Johnson & Hardwick cafeteria. “Put your hand in the air if you broke. Remember, Diamond Dollars don’t count. They don’t

Bonding by branding

18 September 2007

In an operating room, two scrubbed surgeons examine a backlit X-ray of a lung. One of them, older and bespectacled, notes that if they are to proceed as planned, the patient will suffer significant bleeding.

Barnes kicks up the Parkway, if Merion loses

18 September 2007

After years of wrangling, the Barnes Foundation, a multi-billion dollar art collection and educational center founded in 1922, is on the cusp of relocating to Philadelphia. Now nestled in the Main Line suburb of Merion,

‘Please’ and ‘thank you’ in the city

18 September 2007

I grew up in a small cubicle of a town. Almost everyone there smiles and makes sure to say “please” and “thank you.” In Philadelphia, when I’m walking to my apartment and smile at people,

The genetics of thin

18 September 2007

A lot of people in our society, especially women, take a lot of flak for their weight. As it turns out, it’s pointless to even bother hurling criticism, say scientists. A recent study conducted by

Recent Questions of Hart’s heart are dubious

18 September 2007

In May 1979, Ceatrice Beard was a business education graduate from Temple. She wore straight, shoulder length hair and was quick to smile. More than 28 years later, Ceatrice Beard is angry. Expansion has a

No support for football until players act right

18 September 2007 Letter

Dear Beloved Football Stars of Temple University, Another season is here and another year of hoping for a winning football season in vain. I have been at this university for six years now and have