2008 - The Temple News

Let’s talk safe sex

11 February 2008

An anonymous college senior learned about STDs the hard way after she met a man on a cruise during her spring break. The student, who had never had sexual intercourse before, participated in oral sex

Overtime is Owls time

10 February 2008

Massachusetts took 11 shots in overtime against Temple Sunday. They made only two. Temple, however, took 12 shots from the foul line, sinking 11. It was the Owls ability to get to the free throw

Men’s basketball team hangs on for overtime win against UMass

10 February 2008

Captains are selected to lead the team vocally, and on the court. The Owls’ captains did just that today against Massachusetts. Senior Mark Tyndale had 20 points, including a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw

Xavier ends women’s basketball team’s seven-game winning streak

09 February 2008

After a tight first half of play, Xavier found the way to shut down the Owls: stop Ashley Morris from scoring. The 5-foot-5 guard scored 13 points in the first 20 minutes – 7 in

New service allows students to swap CD’s, DVD’s

08 February 2008

Trade ya. An electronic refuge has come for those needing to purge their cluttered stores of books, CDs, DVDs and video games, or for those needing to stock up their shelves with various media outlets.

Schools out for women’s basketball

06 February 2008

The cheesy Alice Cooper reference aside, Wednesday marked Dawn Staley’s sixth annual School Day. With over 3,000 kids in attendance from schools across the Philadelphia area, the crowd and atmosphere showed a marked improved from

Morris, Cotton help women’s basketball team notch seventh straight win

06 February 2008

While the seats in the Liacouras Center were filled with thousands of children from local schools for Dawn Staley Day, Ashley Morris was the perfect candidate to impress them. Scoring a career-high 32 points, 25

Anonymous $5 million donation arrives in university’s mailbox

06 February 2008

Temple’s $350 million campaign drive received an unexpected boost last Thursday when officials received an anonymously-sent envelope with a donation for $5 million. Unlike typical anonymous donations, even the university has no idea who the

Football team signs 26 recruits on National Letter of Intent Day

06 February 2008

The University of Pittsburgh, West Virginia University, and Michigan University were all beaten by the Owls in football. Yes, you read that correctly. The Owls defeated the aforementioned schools and nabbed the services of three-star

Student group hosts film on nuclear scenarios

06 February 2008

The Student Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy hosted a presentation by Dr. Craig Eisendrath, senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and Chairman of the Project for Nuclear Awareness on Monday,