October, 2007 - The Temple News

Ambassador criticizes U.S. policies

30 October 2007

Venezuelan ambassador Bernardo Alvarez Herrera eschewed elitism last Thursday with a word on the American electoral process. “You’re telling me that in a democratic country, if you want to be elected senator, you need to

A relationship rooted in community history

30 October 2007

North Philadelphia native Vince Griffin encountered his first experience with Temple 54 years ago. At the age of seven, Griffin participated in a summer preparatory program which partnered the College of Education with local North

Tuition rise is double the inflation rate

30 October 2007

Along with other universities around the country, Temple’s tuition and fees increased at double the rate of inflation, according to figures reported by the College Board last Monday. Since last year, tuition and fees at

Islamo-fascism week causes public uproar nationwide.

30 October 2007

Six years after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, concerns still linger of it happening again. From Oct. 22 through 26, the Temple College Republicans held two events on campus as part of the nation-wide

Islamo-fascism controversy

30 October 2007

“College kids are living in a fantasy world,” former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum told an audience at the Student Center last Wednesday “The world is changing, but you don’t see it because you don’t feel

The riverfront: when will murmurs develop?

30 October 2007

I’d assume most of us don’t spend a lot of time down by the city’s beautiful Delaware River waterfront, mostly because we don’t have a beautiful waterfront. Philadelphia has a seven-mile central waterfront that is

Star inspirations for the 2007 costume season

30 October 2007

A red and white striped shirt with a matching hat, a pair of blue pants, brown shoes, black-framed glasses and a walking stick. At 5 years old, my mom sent me out on Halloween night

Crime Report for 10/23

23 October 2007

Oct. 15 Rock Hall, First Floor Employee reported an unknown person placed a harassing letter under her office door between 4:30 p.m. Oct. 12 and 8 a.m. Oct. 15. 2042 N. Carlisle St. Student reported

Soy meat and the right kind of ‘dive’

23 October 2007

On my scavenger hunt for picks, I came across an area that often gets overlooked. It seems that everyone who parties in Center City hangs out on Chestnut or Walnut streets. Meanwhile, Sansom Street’s nightlife

Red Bull Art of Can mixes energy and innovation

23 October 2007

Red Bull is giving flight to artistic innovation in the City of Brotherly Love this fall with the Art of Can exhibit. Philadelphia is home of the fifth U.S. Red Bull Art of Can exhibit,