March, 2008 - The Temple News

The difficult road of recruiting

17 March 2008

It’s the dream of every high school athlete. As they stand before friends, family, teammates and coaches, they prepare themselves to make one of the biggest decisions of their lives. They are faced with a

With A-10 title, Dunphy leaves his mark on program

17 March 2008

Imagine what it feels like to replace a legend. Imagine the expectations. Imagine the criticism. Imagine the pressure. Imagine what Fran Dunphy must have gone through during his first two years at the helm of

Going to Maryland

17 March 2008

All was quiet. Heads were low. Hearts were beating. Players were nervous and scared. You’d be able to hear a pin drop if it wasn’t for the blaring noise of the speakers. Then, it flashed

When that voice in your head is some foreigner

17 March 2008

It’s not unusual to speak to yourself in your head. It might be a bit stranger to do so in a foreign accent. Yet, I can remember choosing my words in my mind using the

Dad: you’re Dylan to me

17 March 2008

Dear Dad, I always thought it was strange that you never really dug Bob Dylan. Especially because a major quality of his music, for me, was how he was reminiscent of you. I thought that

Stop-and-frisk plans start, will only increase hate

17 March 2008

Tyron Franklin took his last breath in a local fast food restaurant on Jan. 7, 2007, as four bullets ripped through his flesh. Reportedly, Franklin was shot two more times for being a Patterson, N.J.

Love and cash needed at Temple Hospital

17 March 2008

A few weeks ago around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, I found myself in Temple University Hospital’s emergency room with two roommates and a sick friend. While waiting to see the doctors, a middle-aged woman wandered

TSG and program board should remain separate

17 March 2008 Letter

Dear Editor, In reading your recent editorial [“TSG Rewritten,” March 4, 2008], I was pleased to find an article highlighting just one of the recent changes at Temple that will enhance our university’s standing as

Towers Reborn: Temple Towers is facing major renovations, a smart, cost-saving decision

17 March 2008 Editorial Board

A lot has changed since 1971. Temple has seen four university presidents, the rise and fall of the John Chaney era, and the complete metamorphosis of the university into a residential campus. But one thing

Center Stage: Philly has become a political hotbed. Get involved

17 March 2008 Editorial Board

Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., told several thousand at a rally in McGonigle Hall last Tuesday that no state better deserved to decide who would be the next U.S. President than the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as