March, 2009 - The Temple News

Film lovers take a ‘back seat’

24 March 2009 Chelsea Calhoun

The seventh annual Backseat Film Festival showcased some of the best in offbeat cinema, including a sketch comedy group with Temple roots.

Crime Report: March 24

24 March 2009

Read the full crime report from the March 24 issue.

Locals in arms over hospital buildings

24 March 2009

The newly constructed medical school high-rise building, built alongside two- and three-story rowhouses, is negatively received by longtime residents who reside near the structure.

Students make good candidates for diet cola weight loss study

24 March 2009

The School of Medicine’s Center for Obesity Research and Education is conducting a study in which participants will be compensated for drinking fortified diet cola daily.

Owls falter in NCAA first round vs. Florida

22 March 2009

Temple lost to Florida, 70-57, despite 47 points from the frontcourt. But poor outside shooting doomed the Owls, who lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year.

TTN Slideshow: Owl’s NCAA Tournament first round loss to Arizona State

20 March 2009

[flickr 14423699@N04 72157615609922295] Photos by TTN Photographer John Mehler

Owls fall to Arizona State in NCAAs

20 March 2009

The men’s basketball team’s season came to end in a 66-57 loss to Arizona State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Dionte Christmas led the Owls with 29 points.

Cherry Crusaders embark to Miami

20 March 2009

Temple fans began hooting for their basketball team at the onset of the season, and now they’re being tested to put their money where their mouths are.

FML: Your day’s not so bad, comparatively

19 March 2009 Lara Taylor Strayer

Click Picks is a new online-exclusive column in which Lara Taylor Strayer will profile interesting Web sites for the Temple community. Look for her column every two weeks. If you’ve had a bad day, visit