December, 2007 - The Temple News

TUJ dean retires for the sea

04 December 2007

Kirk Patterson wants to sail the world.The current dean of Temple University Japan, who announced his retirement at a campus-wide meeting on Aug. 27, is looking beyond his departure at the end of this month.It

Teaching grant to aid CST

04 December 2007

Temple announced the receiving of a national grant last Monday that will boost enrollment in teacher training. The new program calls for continued and increased collaboration between the College of Education and the College of

Street to receive $30,000 for teaching, ‘additional duties’

04 December 2007

At 64 years old, Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street has a political career older than most students at Temple. When he disclosed that he had no specific plans after office, Gov. Ed Rendell suggested he

Hart discusses initiatives, struggles

04 December 2007

The Temple News: A great amount of Temple’s endowment was raised just in your first year of tenure, more than had been raised in any year of the capital drive, before it went public. What

‘Passion’ for students led dean back home

04 December 2007

His time away from Temple University was brief – just seven months – but he was greatly missed. “It was like having a colleague out on maternity leave,” Katie D’Angelo, associate dean of students, said

Coffee chain to open on Liacouras

04 December 2007

Nick Bayer says his company, Saxbys Coffee, is not looking to become a formidable competitor to Starbucks. But if all goes as planned for Bayer, Saxbys is likely to be the largest single-entity alternative to

Small businesses keep holiday buying local

04 December 2007

As you prepare for your much-deserved winter break and, no doubt, begin holiday shopping for your loved ones, I would ask you to please keep in mind the importance of buying locally. Be it products

Hip-hop gear, vintage purses and lots of spicentage purses and lots of spice

04 December 2007

Most of you are probably aware of South Street – the long strip of boutiques, shops, restaurants and bars that are full of eccentric people and interesting buys. But just because it’s a well-known area

Notable deaths of 2007: gone but not forgotten

04 December 2007

Elizabeth Gladys Dean is 95 years old. Up until October 2007, she – and only one other person in the living world – shared the same experience. At 2 months old, Dean was on the

Bill Cosby isn’t speaking to us anymore

03 December 2007

Despite repeated attempts to ask for an interview with Temple alumnus, booster and Board of Trustees member Bill Cosby, we, the 86-year-old newspaper of the community for which he is, invariably, the most public figure,