March, 2011 - The Temple News

Community Voice: Reacting to Gov. Corbett’s cuts

15 March 2011 Josh Fernandez

For 62-year-old Albert Kendrick, Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed budget seems a little off. “None of the stuff on that budget sounds right to me,” Kendrick said. “It seems so terrible.” Kendrick said he understands the

Kristen Mosbrucker: Chopping service funding

15 March 2011 Kristen Mosbrucker

Eliminating the AmeriCorps program will most hurt the communities it serves. You see them on the train, in public schools and walking around neighborhoods in Philadelphia. They don a uniform of tan construction boots, khaki

Lee Miller: Accessible transit goals

15 March 2011 Lee Miller

Expanding access to high-speed rails in the U.S. overlooks the need for local access to jobs and other services. There is no doubt in my mind that the United States’ inner-city rail transportation system is

Balancing Act

15 March 2011 Editorial Board

Students must stay informed and voice their concerns over the proposed 2011-12 budget. Although many noted Gov. Tom Corbett’s kept promise not to raise any taxes, it was the governor’s spending cuts that raised eyebrows

Dunphy’s best NCAA opportunity

14 March 2011 Kyle Gauss

The team’s matchup with Penn State works in Temple’s favor. Wow. I don’t think you could have picked a more perfect first-round matchup for the men’s basketball team. Penn State? Really? The same Penn State

TTN Slideshow: Men’s Basketball, Temple v. La Salle

13 March 2011

[flickr 14423699@N04 72157626126885707] Slideshow by TTN Photographer John Mehler. The men’s basketball team had five different players score at least 14 points as the No. 24 Owls defeated La Salle, 96-76, in an Atlantic Ten

Owls’ luck finally runs out

12 March 2011 Kyle Gauss

For just the second time underneath coach Fran Dunphy, the men’s basketball team lost a game in the Atlantic Ten Conference tournament as the Owls lost to Richmond, 58-54. The Owls, who were seeking their

Spreading the wealth

11 March 2011 Kyle Gauss

The men’s basketball team had five different players score at least 14 points as the No. 24 Owls defeated La Salle, 96-76, in an Atlantic Ten Conference tournament quarterfinal contest. On a day where two

For Temple and higher education, Gov. Corbett proposes ‘drastic cuts’

08 March 2011

A few hours after Gov. Tom Corbett released his budget proposing the state cut funding for state-related universities in half, Senior Vice President for Government, Community and Public Affairs Ken Lawrence put things into perspective.

Owls fall in semifinals to Dayton

06 March 2011 Jeffrey Janiczek

LOWELL, MA – In the months leading up to the 2010-2011 Atlantic Ten Conference season, the Dayton women’s basketball team was picked to finish second in the conference, and Sunday night the team proved why.