March, 2008 - The Temple News

Obama talks race at Constitution Center

24 March 2008

Last Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama confidently addressed the issue of race in America.

Diverse but separate campus

24 March 2008

“One of the problems of a big urban university is that people are scattered,” said Tchet Dorman, director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs. Dorman and his office are trying to help people on campus

Waking neighbors, building a community

24 March 2008

The do-it-yourself music scene in Philadelphia is rapidly turning into the hope-someone-else-does-it scene. Aspiring young bands from all over the region that want to play Philly are finding it difficult to organize a show in

The reel deal on this year’s Film Fest

24 March 2008

The 17th-annual Philadelphia Film Festival will arguably be the biggest and most influential one yet. The festival will run from April 3 to April 15 and feature more than 260 films that capture the crux

Don’t forget to wash your hands…

24 March 2008

To pee, or not to pee: that is the question. There are few things that are more uncomfortable than needing a restroom in public. Many businesses only offer their bathrooms to paying customers, while some

Campaign aims to teach students to give back

24 March 2008

For those graduating students yearning to show their class pride and having at least $10 to spare, the Class Pride Campaign could be the outlet to consider. The gift from students graduating from either the

Move over, gin and vodka, it’s time for rum’s big day

24 March 2008

A snug fit within the cozy community of Rittenhouse Square, Rum Bar carries rum in countless distinctions that hail from across the Western hemisphere.

Class gifts from students: an abandoned tradition

24 March 2008

An oddly angled, neon cherry emblem stands proudly outside the perimeter of Johnson & Hardwick halls. “Main Campus Class of 1987,” the statue reads. While its message gets across, the statue’s meaning may be lost

Postmodern literature with heart and humor

24 March 2008

Authors, like members of any other profession, have their own quirks and specialties. For instance, Dickens was particularly good at crafting memorable characters, while Hemingway is worth reading for the sound and rhythm of his

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The man behind the university’s image

24 March 2008

Peter James Liacouras is surrounded by Temple University. His office is in what was Temple’s first faculty building, Barrack Hall, one of those old stone structures on the 1800 block of North Broad Street. The