2008 - The Temple News

SEPTA goes green, but for the right reasons?

29 January 2008

SEPTA took its first tenuous steps toward becoming an environmentally friendly transportation network by finally placing an order for 400 hybrid diesel buses, the first hundred of which will go into service in July. In

Reporter’s tactics were cruel, unwarranted

29 January 2008 Letter

Editor: I read an article in The Temple News [“Singles get struck by Craigslist’s arrow,” Amanda Fries, Dec. 4, 2007], and I could not help but respond. I am a commuter student at Temple. This

Mayoral Split

29 January 2008 Editorial Board

Earlier this week, Mayor Michael Nutter and Gov. Ed Rendell, one of Nutter’s predecessors in the mayor’s office, appeared together at City Hall to throw their endorsement behind Sen. Hillary Clinton’s bid for the U.S.

Empty Seats

29 January 2008 Editorial Board

Lewis Katz wants you to support Temple athletics. He wants you to support Temple athletics so much, he is willing to put $10,000 on it. Katz, a member of Temple’s Board of Trustees since 1998,

Big men help lead men’s basketball team to victory

29 January 2008

The big men came to play. And so did the little guy. With a career-high 19 points from freshman forward Lavoy Allen, 10 points from junior center Sergio Olmos and a career-high 17 points from

Another Big 5 crown for the women’s basketball team

29 January 2008

It was a day of streaks. Temple and La Salle traded baskets for over seven minutes early into the second half. With the score tied at 42, the Owls went on a 10-0 run. LaSalle

Women’s basketball team narrowly escapes with Big 5 win

29 January 2008

For a brief second at the Liacouras Center Wednesday night, there was a sinking feeling. The feeling of conceding an 11-point halftime lead to a nemesis Big 5 team poised to pounce. The feeling of

Inconsistent defense

29 January 2008

St. Joseph’s Pat Calathes said he could hear Temple coach Fran Dunphy barking out instructions over the muddled noise of more than 10,000 fans at the Liacouras Center Saturday night. “I heard coach yelling at

Men’s basketball team can’t let Hawks loss linger

29 January 2008

The men’s basketball team’s loss to Saint Joseph’s Saturday was nothing short of a heartbreaker.Pat Calathes’ three-pointer with five seconds remaining was, no doubt, a blow to the gut of a Temple team that appeared

Strong defensive efforts lead to two road wins for women’s basketball team

29 January 2008

Quietly, and without a whole lot of attention, the women’s basketball team has put together two solid weeks of basketball. After inconsistencies and struggles in the beginning of the year, the Owls have reeled off