September, 2010 - The Temple News

As you pass go, collect health insurance

06 September 2010 Zack Shapiro

With health-care reform laws taking effect, students should check how they’re affected.

Temple Tweets

06 September 2010 Samantha Krotzer

Twitter is a lot like my mother. I log in knowing I will find the answers to the questions that life throws at me. My kitchen sink is clogged again? @WomansDay lets me know the

Columnist Sarah Sanders explains how to eat fresh at Temple. For some Americans, food comes with a side of guilt. We burden ourselves with questions concerning calories, fat intake and carbohydrate breakdown, worried sick that

Players peddle a false love

06 September 2010 Cary Carr

In her new column, Cary Carr delves into the sketchy world of self-styled “pick-up artists.” An extremely confident – and probably not-that-attractive – guy heads in your direction. He asks you for a dance, which

People You Should Know: Siobhan Brooks-King

06 September 2010 Nadia Elkaddi

Joining Temple this fall as a visiting professor in the department of women’s studies is Siobhan Brooks-King. She brings with her a well-documented history in racial and sex-worker activism. In the ‘90s, she led a

Keeping it verde in style

06 September 2010 Alexis Sachdev

Verde Styles jumps from the basement to the national spotlight. In early 2009, three friends and classmates, Nish Patel, a finance major, Matt Muchnick, a kinesiology student – both current seniors – and Chris Zachariah,

For Muslims, Ramadan more than just fasting

06 September 2010 Matt Flocco

Local Muslims celebrate Islam’s holy month through prayer, charity and bonding with family.

TTN Slideshow: Red Bull Flugtag, Saturday Sept. 4

06 September 2010 Walbert Young

The Red Bull Flugtag happened at the Camden Waterfront on Saturday, Sept. 4. Three of the teams – Giant Flying Llama, Grease Lightning, and The Draught Horse Pub – featured Temple alumni. The Giant Flying Llama won first place. Photographs by TTN photographers Maria Pouchnikova, Alex Udowenko, and Walbert Young.

TTN Video: Ramadan at Temple

06 September 2010 ianrose

Video by Ian Rose. Edited by John Hutelmyer.

Domestic violence is gender-blind

06 September 2010

Allen Shelton touched his lower back, recalling a domestic violence dispute that led to his girlfriend cutting him with a knife and him living on the streets. Beneath the 51-year-old’s yellow shirt are scars from the incident.

Month: September 2010