February, 2008 - The Temple News

Men’s basketball team defeats Rhode Island for another overtime victory

13 February 2008

The men’s basketball team found itself involved in another overtime game Wednesday and once again, the Owls found a way to pull out a win after regulation ended. Three days after Temple needed an extra

Give me a room on the 13th floor

13 February 2008

I could never understand why the number 13 is seen in such a bad light. It can’t be too unlucky—it was the number chosen by legends Wilt Chamberlain and Dan Marino, it’s the number on

TTN: Progress Plaza Reconstruction

13 February 2008

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No perfect way to love on Valentine’s Day

13 February 2008

Valentine’s Day advice in a dating column can be as redundant as Halloween costume tips in a fashion column. Since I’m single, of course I’m told to send flowers to myself and stay overly optimistic

A student’s worst Valentine’s gift

13 February 2008

Valentine’s Day has been getting a bad rap lately, and for fairly logical reasons. Despite all it’s done for happily united lovers across the globe, many halves of the relationship feel slighted, frustrated and, quite

Comedian Mike Birbiglia hits Comedy Central

13 February 2008

“I was raised Catholic, I was an altar boy when I was a kid, and the answer is ‘no.’” Subtle, laid-back and self-deprecating is the humor of Mike Birbiglia, the 29-year-old comedian who performed on

TSG elects new parliamentarian

12 February 2008

Students at the Temple Student Government meeting elected Jon DeSantis as their new parliamentarian at their weekly meeting yesterday. DeSantis, a sophomore, emphasized his experience with TSG in his PowerPoint presentation. He served on the

The Edge donates goods to local schools and businesses

12 February 2008

Community assistants at The Edge are running donation programs that extend beyond the usual resident events that are held weekly. The CAs are required to organize events and in the past have held a food

Research shows Internet tools increase physician disease reporting

12 February 2008

Temple researchers released the results of a study on the use of Internet tools to increase disease reporting by physicians. Dr. Lawrence Ward, an assistant professor of medicine at Temple and author of the study,

Crime Report 2/12

11 February 2008

Feb. 4 2029 N. Broad St. Complainant reported a 1991 Pontiac Bonneville with Pennsylvania tag GFZ-5890, stolen between 10:25 p.m. Feb. 3 and 6:30 a.m. Feb. 4. 2014 N. Broad St. Employee reported an unknown