2007 - The Temple News

Renumbering could ease registration

13 February 2007 The Temple News

Students can expect changes in the course registration process with the implementation of a new course numbering policy. The university has been in the planning process since 2003 to convert all three-digit course numbers to

‘Is that a spot?’: Students risk fines for parking

13 February 2007

For freshman Monica Kramer, having a car on campus makes life easier. The French major from Upper Darby lives in Peabody Hall and parks outside the building when spots are available. “I leave it out

Student-run radio station broadcasts live online

13 February 2007 The Temple News

Tucked away on the first floor of the TECH Center, student-run radio station WHIP has finally found a home and is expected to broadcast live via the station’s Web site by the end of this

Student Activities staff maintaining legacy of late program coordinator

13 February 2007 The Temple News

Temple lost an “institution” when Arnold Boyd, the longtime program coordinator for the Office of Student Activities, died of heart failure in his office Nov. 3, 2006. Several students recalled fond memories of Boyd, who

In engineering, females tackle gender diversity

13 February 2007 The Temple News

Junior electrical engineering major Brittany Fleming is among the 113 female undergraduates and graduates enrolled in the College of Engineering. As of the 2006-2007 school year, 85.9 percent of the undergraduates and graduates enrolled in

A Teachable Moment

13 February 2007 The Temple News

In time for the celebration of African American History Month, pictures of a “gangsta-themed” party at Clemson University that mocked African Americans surfaced on the social networking Web site Facebook. The party titled “Living the

Harvard’s First

13 February 2007 The Temple News

After 371 years, it was about time. We’re sure that was the feeling in Cambridge, Mass., Sunday as Harvard did something it had never done in its history – name a woman as its president.

Liberty, justice and insurance for all

13 February 2007 The Temple News

There are currently 767,000 uninsured persons in this state. This statistic may soon be fixed by Gov. Ed Rendell’s “Prescription for Pennsylvania,” a proposal to expand public health care coverage. Pennsylvania is the fifth state

Pass or fail: I get to choose, not my prof

13 February 2007 The Temple News

Most college students have had a professor who grades the student based on his or her attendance. These professors may implement policies that lower a student’s grade by a full letter if he or she

Even dictators deserve to die with some dignity

13 February 2007 The Temple News

The death of Saddam Hussein passed without much public fanfare in the United States. Fidel Castro, whose death is imminent, will not be so lucky. The city of Miami reportedly planned an event at the