October, 2007 - The Temple News

Online shopping offers much more than credit debt

02 October 2007

I recently filled out a survey that asked me to name the Web sites I visit most frequently in my free time. As I pondered the question, I tried to narrow the many sites I

You say hero, I say hoagie: a clashing of dialects

02 October 2007

Anyone who’s ordered a hero in Philadelphia knows that culture shock can start with a slip of the tongue. Each year, throngs of out-of-towners come to Main Campus to realize diversity is not always marked

Txt Cnsrd

02 October 2007 Editorial Board

We love our text messaging. As the technology has evolved, we not only exchange frivolous banter with our friends, but we also get news updates, weather forecasts and movie showtimes from the beaming screen of

Hard Labor

02 October 2007 Editorial Board

Philadelphia is a pro-labor town. There’s no denyingthroughout the last 150 years,our city has been a friend to unions, and, for the most part, unions have given back. So it shouldn’t really be a surprise

SLAP: University must continue to defend guards

02 October 2007 Letter

As students at Temple, we are extremely pleased that Temple has recognized their power and duty to improve the working conditions of AlliedBarton security guards on our campus. For more than three years, the Temple

Temple students change China law

02 October 2007

Temple’s foreign programs are wide-ranging and popular, and you don’t even know about Chinese law reform. Temple has been running a program for almost a decade in Beijing. The Temple-Beijing Rule of Law program, housed

Fare hikes too early

02 October 2007

SEPTA has increased their fares – again. This hike in token and transfer costs comes after SEPTA increased TransPass costs and regional rail fares in July. The price of tokens and transfers will both increase

Nothing special about special teams

02 October 2007

What else can go wrong? The football team’s special teams unit seems to be asking that question every time it steps on the field. Penalties, fumbles, missed kicks, missed blocks and missed tackles have all

Face of a leader

02 October 2007

Perseverance is an attribute that is engrained in defensive end Leyon Azubuike’s family. Forty years ago, Azubuike’s father, Ifeanyi, was a soldier for the Bianfran Army during the Nigerian Civil War, which lasted from July

Northern Illinois searching for ways to eliminate fumbles

02 October 2007

Judging by the performances of the Northern Illinois and Temple football teams, Saturday’s game at Lincoln Financial Field just might resemble a game of hot potato. Maybe something’s wrong with the football, because neither team