October, 2007 - The Temple News

Crime Report for 10/30

30 October 2007

Oct. 22 Barton Hall Female student reported being harassed by a male student. Hardwick Hall, 10th Floor Student reported an unknown person removed an iPod and head phones from his room between 5 p.m. and

Edgar Allen Poe lives

30 October 2007

Edgar Allen Poe has been dead for 158 years, but his legacy lives on in Philadelphia forever more. The amount of activity surrounding the legendary writer is livelier in his death than it was in

Josh Ritter gets radical, goes rock ‘n’ roll

30 October 2007

REVIEW – I thought singer-songwriter Josh Ritter was going to be very excited to talk to me last week. After seeing him be genuinely affable on stage in September, I assumed the next time we’d

Harry’s Occult Shop scares away lurking spirits, mixes love potions

30 October 2007

Midterms are over, finals are approaching and you feel like nothing will get you through this semester. A hint of magic, along with the help of experts at Harry’s Occult Shop, might help you through

Festival celebrates Dracula, literature’s favorite vampire

30 October 2007

The leaves are falling, the weather is chilly and the pumpkins are ready to be picked. This autumn weather marks the beginning of the Halloween season and all the deliciously evil characters we often associate

Subtleties, humor make ‘Martian Child’

30 October 2007

REVIEW – In the first act of John Cusack’s one-two patriarchal-tearjerker punch this season, Martian Child (soon to be followed by the Oscar-buzzed Grace Is Gone) shows Cusack in his first major role as a

Cusack and Peet discover new life on Mars

30 October 2007

NEW YORK – John Cusack walked into the room, listening to his iPhone. He’s deeply involved in the new Bruce Springsteen album, Magic, and sat down looking reluctant to pull away from either the Boss

Do ghosts haunt Old City and Cellblock 13?

30 October 2007

According to lore, Halloween is the one night of the year ghosts can come back to interact with the living. Rumor has it, though, that spirits wander freely around Philadelphia all year long. The local

Comedy show evokes laughter in Mitten Hall

30 October 2007

Roaring laughter came from the Owl Cove in Mitten Hall Thursday, Oct. 18, during a comedy show hosted by the Public Relations Student Society of America. Five comedians performed, including current and former Temple students.

Newbie skydiver takes a jump with the experts

30 October 2007

This whole thing started out as an article about Kari Barlow, Temple student and avid skydiver. Now I’m driving to New Jersey to try out skydiving for myself. The closer I get to the Cross