October, 2007 - The Temple News

Crime Report for 10/02

02 October 2007

Sept. 24 1900 N. 11th St. Student reported an unknown female in a vehicle punched him while he was riding along side of her on his bicycle. No injuries reported. Anderson Hall Campus Police found

Banhart show: an escape from the ordinary

02 October 2007

REVIEW – Philly’s live music scene triggered my latest existential crisis Saturday. Two psych-rock patriarchs played the same night: Devendra Banhart at the Fillmore at the TLA and Animal Collective at the Starlight Ballroom. As

String Band gives edge to bluegrass rhythms

02 October 2007

Nine years. More than 1,000 shows. The Yonder Mountain String Band have been there and back again and still have something new to say to each other and their devoted fans. The Temple News recently

Spell under the influence at Bob & Barbara’s

02 October 2007

REVIEW – I know what you’re thinking. A drunken spelling bee sounds like a lot of fun, and you know what? You’re exactly right. It’s a blast. The Drunken Spelling Bee at The Balcony at

Souls bared at StorySlam for turkey basting prizes

02 October 2007

Do you have a friend who tells the same story each time he or she meets someone new? Does that friend get more animated and comical each time the story is told? Bring that friend

A Cecil B. hip-hop phenomenon

02 October 2007

There is a deceptively small store wedged between Food Way and City View Pizza on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Its modest storefront does it little justice. Phenomenal Records is one of the best underground record

The guiding life of a tour guide

02 October 2007

“Right now you’re at the Bell Tower,” said sophomore Owl Ambassador Courtney Clarahan. “It is our tallest monument here on campus. Anyone wanna take a stab at how tall it is? Anyone?” The prospective students

It’s a hard-hat life for construction workers at Alter

02 October 2007

There was a time when Temple students could walk comfortably down 13th Street to get to the Student Center. That era has been replaced with the reign of the construction worker, the man pounding steel

The history of campus’ oldest buildings

02 October 2007

When parent alumni visit Temple with their prospective student children, they must notice how much the campus has changed over the years. While Temple has changed physically with contemporary buildings such as the IBC Student

The psyche behind intramural sports

02 October 2007

The sun sets behind Geasey Field as the first games of flag football commence. Playing on field A is team 501 Corp. against That Justice System Burns. The fields are a flurry of energy with