January, 2008 - The Temple News

Reports of racism against Jena Six overblown

22 January 2008 Letter

First off, I would like to state that I am in no way suggesting that racism does not exist in America. That being said, I would like to address a recent article called “Racial entertainment”

Lost News

22 January 2008 Editorial Board

By most accounts, 90 years is a long life to lead. Long enough for a Milwaukee-born child of Eastern European immigrants to distinguish himself in the education world. Long enough for an old Jewish man

Comfort dominates boards in sloppy conference victory over Rhode Island

22 January 2008

On an afternoon in which both Temple and Rhode Island had trouble putting the ball in the basket, Lady Comfort was there to clean up the mess. The Temple senior collected 14 rebounds, nine on

Another win for streaking men’s basketball team

22 January 2008

The men’s basketball team gave a performance that left no fan at the Liacouras Center famished Wednesday night. The Cherry-and-White adorned fans in the student section roared after the Owls put the finishing touches on

Men’s midseason basketball report

22 January 2008

Men’s Basketball 8-8 overall 2-1 in the A-10 Conference Best Win The surprising, 78-59, blowout win over visiting No. 20 Xavier last Wednesday. After losing its previous three games against ranked opponents – Tennessee, Villanova

Women’s midseason basketball report

22 January 2008

Women’s Basketball 9-10 overall 2-1 in the A-10 Conference Best Win This is easy enough: Saturday’s exciting 68-66 victory over No. 20 George Washington. The Owls not only played their most complete game of the

Sports Rewind for 1/22

22 January 2008

Football In December, football coach Al Golden pulled himself out of consideration for the head coaching position at UCLA. November marked the end of Golden’s second season with the Owls. The Owls went 4-8 in

Edghill receives A-10 Track Performer of the Week honors

22 January 2008

Marcos Edghill has been one of the more consistent athletes on the track and field team since making his debut for the Owls during the 2004-05 indoor season. Now, the senior is being recognized for

Men’s gymnastics team starts season with win

22 January 2008

After winning its 23rd Eastern College Athletic Conference Championship last year, the men’s gymnastics team kicked off the 2008 season at the West Point Open in New York. Ranked No. 11 in the country, the

Men’s basketball team hopes to stay afloat in tough A-10

22 January 2008

For the first time in years, the Atlantic Ten Conference is home to some of the most competitive basketball in the nation and three games into its conference schedule, Temple has shown it can keep