October, 2010 - The Temple News

Student health plan seeks exemption

18 October 2010 Connor Showalter

Health care laws might affect Temple, which renews its student health plan in 2011.

Family mourns student death

18 October 2010 Connor Showalter

David Olsen, a 24-year-old from New Jersey, died from an accidental overdose.

Hanging on to the youth vote

18 October 2010 Josh Fernandez

With Election Day approaching, student and political leaders discuss the importance of the youth vote.

Stressing the importance of youth voting

18 October 2010 Josh Fernandez

Glenda Davis was disheartened to learn that Philadelphia voter turnout for the Nov. 3, 2009 Election Day was approximately 12 percent. The 59-year-old North Philadelphia resident said voting and election participation is important, especially for

Re: The International Socialist Organization of Temple University’s letter of condemnation for TU Purpose’s Oct. 7 event

18 October 2010 Letter

Dear Editor, It is of great concern to all when free speech is threatened, especially here at Temple, a premier institute of higher learning and historical bastion of free speech and intellectual exchange. Temple University

Re: TU Purpose-sponsored event with the founders of Stop Islamization of America*

18 October 2010 Letter

*Editor’s Note: This letter was submitted to The Temple News and handed out on Oct. 4 to address TU Purpose’s speaking event the evening of Oct. 7. Dear Editor, We, the International Socialist Organization of

Re: The Supreme Court review of the case Snyder v. Westboro Baptist Church

18 October 2010 Letter

Dear Editor, First, and most importantly, concerning the death of Marine Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder: My immediate response to his picture on the website brought tears of sorrow for a family I never knew nor

Joint problems

18 October 2010

The decision to decriminalize marijuana should be left to the states, not the federal government. Last week, the federal government scorched a blunt. Though California voters will decide Nov. 2 whether they want Proposition 19,

Sex-free life no longer a solution

18 October 2010 Jillian Weir-Reeves

The new sex-education program that could replace abstinency-only education still doesn’t provide necessary information. Nearly a decade after it started funding abstinence-only programs, Congress decided to cut the $100 million per year for the 10-year

Cable news bias achieves favorable ratings

18 October 2010

Fox News Channel’s coverage may have a conservative slant, but its transparency translates to high ratings. The Fox News Channel is conservative. While that may seemingly contradict some of the channel’s slogans – such as