2008 - The Temple News

Comedic essays offer advice, lessons on love

04 February 2008

As a general rule, males between the ages of 18 and 34 do not purchase a particularly large number of books dispensing advice on the topics of romance and relationships. Whether this trend stems from

‘Darker Face’ takes on roots of race, gender

04 February 2008

Temple’s next theater production – The Darker Face of the Earth – explores gender roles, race relations and tolerance in the context of a 19th-century American cotton plantation. Although the play is set more than

Chilly No More: The best ways to weatherize your home

04 February 2008

Sophomore communications major Chrissy Angeli used to wear a winter coat while doing homework at her computer desk. She said it was like riding in a car with the windows cracked. “I could literally hear

Business privilege tax corrodes commercial growth

04 February 2008

Business is the heart of any city. It provides the rhythm a city needs to survive and prosper. Philadelphia policymakers do not seem to understand this. They have been taxing businesses out of the city

Dreamah’s nightmare

04 February 2008

She was young and energetic and fun. And then she was dead. Ejected through a windshield and pronounced dead on the pavement of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, amid broken glass and unlived expectations. It is

‘Spot the Asian’ again

04 February 2008

Do you want to know how Comcast will celebrate Asian American History month in April? By pulling the plug on AZN Television, a network dedicated to providing content for Asian Americans. Comcast announced last week

Sensible policing a start of positive change

04 February 2008

Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey unveiled his new policing strategy for Philadelphia last Wednesday, receiving thunderous applause from the legion of assembled officers and cadets at the Wachovia Center. Their cheers were for something rarely

Photograph was insensitive and unprofessional

04 February 2008 Letter

Editor: Today, like many students around the world, I woke up, brushed my teeth, took a shower, got dressed and put on my shoes, one foot at a time. I made sure to leave for

Unclear Clery

04 February 2008 Editorial Board

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act was enacted in 1990 in an effort to expand the reporting of crimes on college campuses. It’s virtually impossible to argue with

Loudest Picture

04 February 2008 Editorial Board

It was just a five by seven photograph in the top corner of Page 3 in the Jan. 29 edition of The Temple News. There was a fresh faced young woman dressed warmly to fight