September, 2010 - The Temple News

Students head abroad for adventure, escape

13 September 2010 Lee Miller

Lee Miller observes how traveling is more than a temporary vacation from home. TOKYO – Soon after I arrived in Japan, I heard an interesting quote from an expatriate. I’m paraphrasing, but he said many

Hearing loss hits students

13 September 2010 Nadia Elkaddi

A new study predicts as many as 20 percent of students are affected. Main Campus is being painted white with those little white earbuds, which are spreading in a large number of college campuses across

Dorm Corp.

13 September 2010 Rosella Eleanor LaFevre

With money tight and jobs scarce, students look to the Internet for ways to make some extra cash.

Temple Tweets

13 September 2010 Samantha Krotzer

I am having a midlife crisis. As of Sunday, I am 22, and since I really don’t anticipate living much past 40, I am allowed to blame all my instability on my lost youth. No one

In Defense of Ink

13 September 2010 Alexis Sachdev

Columnist Alexis Sachdev explains why her new tattoo isn’t a piece of ink she’ll regret, but instead a permanent accessory. My whole body shook with vibrations, feeling as though it would rupture at any minute.

Sex manual comes up short on advice

13 September 2010 Rosella Eleanor LaFevre

“Sex: Our Bodies, Our Junk” falls short on humor and helpful sexual information. There are certain things people should not do in public, and reading the Association for the Betterment of Sex’s book “Sex: Our

Posh meals come cheap during Philly’s Restaurant Week

13 September 2010

Restaurant Week, which will run from Sept. 12-17 and Sept. 19-24, offers fancy meals on a dime. Fancy Philly restaurants, such as Audrey Claire or Buddakan, typically aren’t cut out for the average college student’s

Street Sounds: McRad

13 September 2010 John Kennedy

This week, concert-goers have the chance to see local icon McRad, a Philly hardcore band that got its start before many Temple students were even born. McRad will play the Before the Bridge Music Festival

Tea culture in London: more than dried leaves and hot water for Brits

13 September 2010 Caitlin Weigel

Columnist Caitlin Weigel offers advice on how to experience a British afternoon tea without leaving Philadelphia.

‘True Blood’ brings an old genre back to life

13 September 2010

The sexual and racial metaphors of TV hit “True Blood” makes it a stand-out in the vampire genre. Halloween is barely on the horizon, but one “monster” is already upstaging the other things that go