March, 2008 - The Temple News

Jordan values time on bench

24 March 2008

Women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley could secretly be piecing together a coaching staff capable of defeating the actual lineup. First, there’s Staley. The three-time Olympic gold medalist’s on-court career was successful, highlighted by two USA

With practice off and running, Golden’s looking for backs

24 March 2008

With all the hype surrounding the men’s and women’s basketball teams during the last week as they both reached the NCAA Tournament, it’s been easy to overlook what’s been happening at Edberg-Olson Hall. The Owls,

Ken Anderson, 52, former women’s gymnastics coach

24 March 2008

Ken Anderson, Temple’s women’s gymnastics coach from 1986 to 2006, died on Thursday, March 20. He was 52. As of press time, The Temple News was unable to confirm the cause or location of Anderson’s

Strong bodies, strong minds: The mentality of success

24 March 2008

Sometime in the fall, prior to the start of its five-month-long season, the fencing team sat down and discussed its goals for the upcoming campaign with Rolf Wagschal, M.A., a doctoral candidate in Temple’s kinesiology

Quick exit forces Men’s team to look ahead to next season

24 March 2008

The atmosphere in the No. 12-seeded Owls locker room afterwards was almost equivalent to their play during the game: quiet and weary.

Morris’ teammates run out of gas against Arizona State

24 March 2008

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — After 21 wins, 13 losses and countless practices, road trips, meetings and weight room sessions, it was all over. The 11th-seeded women’s basketball team’s season came to an end Sunday in

Commentary

Black Jesus: creating God in our own image

24 March 2008

Soaring brick-and-mortar tributes to God can be found in any community. Churches especially permeate places that test faith and offer little hope, places like North Philadelphia. The imagery inside, however, shows that the God these

Commentary

Increase our speed limits

24 March 2008

Here’s the problem for me. I’m not hitting 100 on the speedometer often, but it’s difficult to drive the speed limit. When a road is empty, it’s not only hard, but also unnecessary. When I’m

Commentary

Learning through hip-hop

24 March 2008

Hip-hop is an imperfect, but charming, language. It is derogatory toward women, it thrives off power, sex and money, and it’s all one big bleep after all obscenities are taken out. But what great cultural

John Dougherty: a first rate Senate mistake

24 March 2008

Philadelphia’s own State Sen. Vincent Fumo, among his other distinctions, sits on the board of trustees for the National Constitution Center, a museum enshrining the most sacred government document in the land. The man ought