February, 2011 - The Temple News

Aggressive advising

08 February 2011 Angelo Fichera

New programs aim to restructure the inner workings of academic advising. Across the board at Temple, the retention rate for freshmen is approximately 85 percent, which means 15 percent of first-year students will drop out

Professor speaks up about immigration

08 February 2011 Priscilla Ward

Zain Abdullah aims to create a voice with his book, “The Black Mecca: The African Muslim of Harrlem.” Before becoming a professor, Zain Abdullah served as a Chaplin for the metropolitan New York and New

A night filled with fashion, music and art

08 February 2011 Mark Longacre

RAW: Natural Born Artists, held an event that exposed independent artists, ranging from fashion designers to musicians. The craft of art has transcended from the first grade macaroni sculptures and paper mache models. While abstract

Kevin Stairiker: Dorm disaster

08 February 2011 Kevin Stairiker

After losing his personal belongings to a dorm room flooding, Kevin Stairiker says the university needs to better address facility malfunctions. Remember hearing about the disastrous Jan. 24 water-pipe incident at Johnson and Hardwick residence

Addazio signs 21 prospects

08 February 2011 Kyle Gauss

The football team signed 21 incoming players to National Letters of Intent last week. Temple football coach Steve Addazio announced his first signing class on Feb. 2, one full of famous lineage and dual-threat quarterbacks.

Computer donations aid local residents

08 February 2011 Alyssa Saylor

A Temple program uses recycled computers from the TECH Center to “wire” North Philadelphia. In an effort to setup a computer lab for North Philadelphia residents without Internet access, Temple recently donated 15 refurbished computers

Rallying Legislatures

08 February 2011 Editorial Board

Students concerned with future tuition increases should join to rally. For the past several months, The Temple News has reported the possibility the university could lose eight-figures worth of state funding with the turn of

TTN Slideshow: Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention

07 February 2011 Walbert Young

Slideshow by TTN photographers Brad Larrison, Kate McCann and Walbert Young

The Sheraton Philadelphia Center City Hotel hosted the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention from February 4th to 6th. The Convention featured tattoo artists from around the country, as well as several local burlesque and sideshow acts.

TTN Video: Babylon

07 February 2011 The Temple News

Video by Saba Aregai and Justin McGoldrick. Edited by Saba Aregai.

TTN Video: Rally for Education

07 February 2011 The Temple News

Video by Josh Fleury. Additional footage by John Lloyd, Tom Orlando, Christopher Williams.