April, 2008 - The Temple News

‘Fling’ to duplicate success

14 April 2008

Spring Fling has been a Temple tradition for three decades. Upperclassmen can’t wait, freshman tingle with anticipation and teachers shrug their shoulders when most of their students don’t show up to class. The tradition comes

TSG slates announced

14 April 2008

Temple Student Government’s April 22 and 23 elections draw closer as three slates discuss their plans to improve Temple. The three slates are Owl Opportunity, Temple Reloaded and Owl V.O.I.C.E.S. OWL OPPORTUNITY Dusha Holmes, a

College dems host state convention

14 April 2008

Temple hosted the annual Pennsylvania College Democrats convention for the first time last weekend. The convention brought together 105 delegates from 15 colleges and universities throughout the state. Visiting students were lodged at the Holiday

Surge in political activism from students on all Philly campuses

14 April 2008

The full force of the American political machine is upon Pennsylvania after its emergence as a major battleground state for the Democratic primary season. One may have observed one or two people with a clipboard

Beneath bigotry, difficult truth lurks

14 April 2008

Who would have guessed in 1991 that the post-Cold War era would last only a decade? That, just less than 10 years later, an even more momentous event than the collapse of the Soviet Union

Community members voice candidate concerns

14 April 2008

For some people living in North Philadelphia, it may seem like the American dream is dead. Yet, many people have not given up on the idea that the country can redeem itself, even though they

Celebrity mating gone bad: don’t mix these genes

14 April 2008

Apple. Indiana. Jagger. Dweezil. Moxie Crimefighter. No, these aren’t a few of my favorite things. Rather, they’re proof that babies born to celebrities don’t have a shot in hell when it comes to “standard” names.

Spring Fling goes green

14 April 2008

Spring Fling is finally here, and this year’s theme may be the most memorable yet.

Take a walk through North Philly history

14 April 2008

Whether you drive, walk or bike to campus, you may unknowingly share one thing with your fellow students and neighborhood residents – the vast history that encompasses North Philadelphia. That history of struggle and poverty

Old City Coffee devotees make it a new city tradition

14 April 2008

.Old City Coffee’s roast is far from the average Joe