February, 2008 - The Temple News

Feeling broke? Refresh fashion with no money

04 February 2008

Last week was Restaurant Week, which means – among other things – that I am essentially broke. And isn’t it always when there’s no way you can validate any kind of shopping that you feel

Alumnus drinks on the job and gets paid

04 February 2008

Imagine a job where you’re paid to drink. You get into a high-end club thanks to the VIP list and are instructed to try as many different expensive wines and liquors as possible, while still

Comedic essays offer advice, lessons on love

04 February 2008

As a general rule, males between the ages of 18 and 34 do not purchase a particularly large number of books dispensing advice on the topics of romance and relationships. Whether this trend stems from

‘Darker Face’ takes on roots of race, gender

04 February 2008

Temple’s next theater production – The Darker Face of the Earth – explores gender roles, race relations and tolerance in the context of a 19th-century American cotton plantation. Although the play is set more than

Chilly No More: The best ways to weatherize your home

04 February 2008

Sophomore communications major Chrissy Angeli used to wear a winter coat while doing homework at her computer desk. She said it was like riding in a car with the windows cracked. “I could literally hear

Business privilege tax corrodes commercial growth

04 February 2008

Business is the heart of any city. It provides the rhythm a city needs to survive and prosper. Philadelphia policymakers do not seem to understand this. They have been taxing businesses out of the city

Dreamah’s nightmare

04 February 2008

She was young and energetic and fun. And then she was dead. Ejected through a windshield and pronounced dead on the pavement of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, amid broken glass and unlived expectations. It is

‘Spot the Asian’ again

04 February 2008

Do you want to know how Comcast will celebrate Asian American History month in April? By pulling the plug on AZN Television, a network dedicated to providing content for Asian Americans. Comcast announced last week

Sensible policing a start of positive change

04 February 2008

Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey unveiled his new policing strategy for Philadelphia last Wednesday, receiving thunderous applause from the legion of assembled officers and cadets at the Wachovia Center. Their cheers were for something rarely

Photograph was insensitive and unprofessional

04 February 2008 Letter

Editor: Today, like many students around the world, I woke up, brushed my teeth, took a shower, got dressed and put on my shoes, one foot at a time. I made sure to leave for