March, 2008 - The Temple News

City zoning board fights Society Hill growth

03 March 2008

Last week, the Society Hill Civic Association held a meeting to vote whether or not to approve a proposed 15-story, 150-room hotel to be built in a vacant crater near Front and South streets. The

Campus hate crime needs to be questioned

03 March 2008 Letter

Editor: Is this really a hate crime [“Students arrested in connection with hate crime,” Morgan A. Zalot, Feb.26, 2008]? Or is this one brother trying to defend his little brother? It appears that the younger

TSG Rewritten: Temple Student Government changed its constitution, but it won’t create the change it wants

03 March 2008 Editorial Board

We’ll avoid the casual and compulsory references to Philadelphia’s long history of constitutional conventions. On Sunday, Temple Student Government held a seven-hour meeting to rework its very foundation, for the first time in 25 years,

No Hate: An alleged hate crime on Main Campus brings with it questions of its legislation.

03 March 2008 Editorial Board

After the Feb. 15 assault of a Jewish Penn State student on Main Campus, President Ann Weaver Hart issued a statement labeling the attack a hate crime. Last Thursday, administration, faculty, students, a representative from

Upcoming alleycat race brings wild to West Philly

03 March 2008

The streets of West Philly will belong to scores of fearless cyclists March 15 when the first annual Wild Wild West Race (“West Philadelphia, born and raced!”) takes place. Will Smith, eat your heart out.

Space 1026 provides a space for artists to work, inspire each other

03 March 2008

Walking up the creaky flight of stairs into Space 1026’s empire at 1026 Arch St. is like falling backwards into a kaleidoscope. The front room art gallery is a playful smattering of dreams: here and

Galleries add diversity with mixed media

03 March 2008

This First Friday, March 7, brings diversity to Locks, Wexler and Pentimenti art galleries in Old City. Gazing at the same old medium of work all night is out of the question, since three upbeat

Beer Week is proof that Philly loves us and wants us to be happy

03 March 2008

Most Philadelphians are familiar with the city’s biannual Restaurant Week, but this year, fans of festivals can embrace something new – Philly Beer Week. From March 7-16, Philadelphia – which was recently named the best

Professor Dunphy teaches lessons off the court

03 March 2008

Nestled deep within the halls on the third floor of 1300 residence hall on Cecil B. Moore, Temple men’s basketball coach Fran Dunphy’s voice could be heard as half-asleep students made their way to class

The Age of Hookups

03 March 2008

Wooing and courtship are no longer staples in the realm of developing romantic relationships. Hooking up – a very ambiguous phrase at best – has stepped in to take over where dating left off on