February, 2011 - The Temple News

Trading others’ support for a path toward self-guidance

15 February 2011 Rosella Eleanor LaFevre

Columnist Rosella LaFevre dives into “Speed Shrinking” and learns to be alone after leaving her best friend for college. Leaving our high school lives behind for college means a lot of change – at least

Don’t curry, be happy

15 February 2011 Caitlin Weigel

Columnist Caitlin Weigel saves money by cooking tasty Indian food in the comfort of her home. What’s a delicious, spicy South-Asian dish that happens to share its name with a famous British actor? I’ll give

Temple Tweets

15 February 2011 Samantha Krotzer

I didn’t want to write a column about Valentine’s Day. Sometimes I get sick of sounding like a miserable blob of a person, and if I wrote a column that was related to Valentine’s Day,

Grading curves encourage competition and fairness

15 February 2011 Amy Stansbury

As students work to make the curve, professors try to ensure everyone is learning. “Do you curve?” For professors in the College of Science and Technology, this question is a popular one asked by their

South Gateway to provide more on-campus beds

15 February 2011

The new residence hall currently being built is set to be complete in Fall 2012. As a college student, Facilities Director of Planning and Design Tom McCreesh said he lived in a “cinderblock room with

GLBT milestones worth embracing, celebrating

15 February 2011 The Temple News

Despite tragedies last fall, the GLBT community should focus on its achievements. One of the few bright things to come out of the string of GLBT suicides last fall was the united stance the community

Community Voice: The dangers of going to body extremes

15 February 2011 Josh Fernandez

Terry Simmons said she thought it was depressing Claudia Audsei, a 20-year-old college student from England and aspiring R&B artist, died in Philadelphia after a botched butt implant surgery on Tuesday, Feb. 8. “I think

Win shows team’s versatility

15 February 2011 Kyle Gauss

With a smaller lineup, men’s basketball won a tough road contest against Dayton. Saturday’s win over Dayton was exactly what the men’s basketball team needed. After almost completely blowing a 25-point lead on Wednesday against

Shaving down food expenses for the college budget

15 February 2011 Nichole Baldino

Where to find cheap deals and coupons near and around campus. At some point during college, you’ve gone to check your bank account balance only to see you’re broke. With no Diamond Dollars left and

New volleyball coach looks to rebuild

15 February 2011 Connor Showalter

Bakeer Ganes takes over for Bob Bertucci, who resigned last year. Bakeer Ganes, the new head coach of the women’s volleyball team, plans to rebuild a team that his former mentor, Bob Bertucci, once coached