February, 2010 - The Temple News

Restorative Justice makes a difference

22 February 2010 Matt Flocco

Ryan Derfler spills the paint on his job as a MAP guide.

TTN Slideshow: John Mayer live at the Wachovia Center 02/21/2010

22 February 2010 Colin Kerrigan

John Mayer played the Wachovia Center in South Philadelphia on February 21st, 2010. Slideshow by TTN photo editor Colin Kerrigan

Spring into this season with fun fashionista tips

22 February 2010 Rosella Eleanor LaFevre

Rosella LaFevre lays out the dos and don’ts of spring fashion this year, so ladies on campus can look their best while soaking up some sun.

‘Any Given Monday’ on any day

22 February 2010 Max McCormack

There’s something to be said about the current state of the world. It seems more bad things are happening, and most of us are lost in the middle. That sense of helpless solitude is at the heart of Bruce Graham’s dark and satirical play, Any Given Monday, now being presented at Plays & Players Theatre.

Street Sounds: Man Man

22 February 2010 Stephen Kimmerly

A strange but catchy band, Man Man takes blues, rock and pop to create a vaudeville-folk, Gogol Bordello-like sound. The addition of experimental sounds makes Man Man difficult to identify with any one specific resonance.

Temple students versus new Tyler

22 February 2010 Nicole Welk

All the schools are part of the same univeristy, so why does it seem like they can’t get along?

Curly comeback

22 February 2010 Kendra Royster

African-American women are embracing their locks and forgoing harmful chemical hair straightening for a healthier, more natural look. Salons and stylists in the city are helping this trend grow.

Philadelphia panel on crime

22 February 2010 Manuel Agurto

The city of murals has inmates to thank for their hard work splashing color on community walls.

Black women return to their natural roots

22 February 2010 Shari C. DaCosta

Shari DaCosta writes about her decision to not only go natural, but to make it a statement.

Karma’s helping hand

22 February 2010

Gathering his crutches, Herb Vann helped himself up off the sidewalk. He had been sitting in front of the Rite Aid on Broad Street and Oxford Avenue, looking slightly disheveled with a plastic bag wrapped around his right shoe and asking for 75 cents to catch a bus.