April, 2008 - The Temple News

Nutter speaks on first 100 days in office

21 April 2008

“Day 100 is quite exciting, and we’re only halfway there,” Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter said, speaking to a group of mostly students and professors at the University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday. The event, titled “The

Obama speaks to 35,000 at Independence Mall

21 April 2008

Just four days before the April 22 primary in Pennsylvania, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama made another campaign stop in Philadelphia. This time, the turnout was higher than expected. Frank Friel, director of security

Leadership Banquet Recognizes the Achievements of Temple Ambler Students

21 April 2008

AMBLER – Ambler students were recently honored at the 17th-annual Student Leadership Awards banquet. The Friday night event to honor students who have shown leadership at Ambler Campus was held at the Doubletree Hotel in

University switches to electronic grade submission

21 April 2008

For the first time in 30 years, Temple is changing their grading system. Starting this semester, Temple professors will submit their grades electronically, eliminating paper forms. This is the first time since the 1970s that

TSG slates fight issues in first debate

21 April 2008

Temple Student Government held its first debate last Wednesday for the April 22 and 23 executive board elections. But few students attended the event in the Student Center Atrium. The debate had two rounds of

Primary issues: Students could have a major impact

21 April 2008

With the Pennsylvania primary potentially determining the Democratic nominee today, college voters possess the ability to have a big impact on the outcome of the election.

Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey speaks to a crowded class at Penn

21 April 2008

Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey took the floor at a University of Pennsylvania class Thursday afternoon and addressed a room packed with students about the media’s role in public safety. After a five-minute introduction of himself

C-SPAN bus gets election reactions

21 April 2008

The C-SPAN Campaign 2008 bus visited Temple’s campus yesterday as part of the “Road to the White House” tour. The 45-foot long, 22-ton bus parked at the Bell Tower, offering tours to students of the

Sports Rewind for 4/22

21 April 2008

Baseball With three victories over Duquesne this weekend, the Owls (20-17, 11-4 A-10) moved into a first place tie in the Atlantic Ten Conference standings with Charlotte. Temple has won five straight games against A-10

Fourth place finish aided by freshmen

21 April 2008

A pair of freshmen played a key role in pushing the golf team to a fourth place finish at the 18-team Mount Saint Mary’s Invitational in Littlestown, Pa. over the weekend. The team scored an