November, 2010 - The Temple News

Taking it to the streets

29 November 2010 Alexandra Olivier

Rittenhouse Square musicians tell stories and successes of their lives as street performers. In a city where nature acts as the backdrop to a concrete stage, all one needs is a hat and some talent

TSG members debate election rules

29 November 2010 Cary Carr

On Monday Nov. 29, Temple Student Government held a special senate meeting in which they introduced and discussed the changes made to the election code. The meeting began by confirming former Senator Jillian Kochis as

Confessions of a former school bully

29 November 2010 Josh Fernandez

Abdul Khaber was not shy to admit where he fit in the bully-victim dichotomy when he was in middle school and high school. “I didn’t get bullied too much because I was the bully,” he

Re: Getting students to react to the TSA’s new security measures

29 November 2010 Letter

Dear Editor, Recently, the Transportation Security Administration decided to implement the use of full-body scanners for airline passengers. While the use of body scanners are reportedly at random, once a scan is refused (for any

Research Snags

29 November 2010 Jillian Weir-Reeves

My high school teacher always said students in high school tend to be graded on content, but once they get to college, they’re graded with regard to content and structure. The days of using SparkNotes

Failing to explain the point

29 November 2010 Samantha Byles

Once Hurricane Katrina hit the Louisiana and Mississippi areas, it became a nationwide tragedy that was quickly overshadowed by a discussion about then-President George W. Bush, his passiveness toward the victims and, of all people,

Battling bully behavior

29 November 2010 Josh Fernandez

The first few weeks of my first year of middle school were less than thrilling. Two older peers took great pleasure in making me their target of the month. I tried changing seats on the

Workplace Violence

29 November 2010 Editorial Board

Earlier this month, the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals, the union that represents the Temple University Hospital nurses, hosted a Philadelphia conference to address violence against healthcare professionals state-wide. While instances of

Reasonable Judgment

29 November 2010 Editorial Board

For one week, The Temple News did not take to newsstands for Thanksgiving break. And that’s when news broke. Two freshman football players are being investigated for two rape cases. The first reported case occurred

TUCC to stop non-credit courses

29 November 2010 Becky Kerner

After being offered for nearly 30 years at TUCC, most non-credit courses will no longer be available at the campus after the Fall 2010 semester. William Parshall, the executive director of TUCC and Ambler Campus,