May, 2011 - The Temple News

Freeland’s finish highlights Penn Relays

03 May 2011 Joseph Cranney

Senior sprinter Emmanual Freeland led a comeback win. In one of the last races of his collegiate career as a sprinter for the track team, senior sprinter Emmanual Freeland seized the moment and emerged victorious.

Opening Up

03 May 2011 Editorial Board

Temple needs to embrace its characteristics as a public institution. This school year, Temple has faced some setbacks, to say the least. Beyond facing sizeable financial setbacks when Gov. Tom Corbett proposed to cut slightly

Federal budget includes Pell Grant program

03 May 2011 Connor Showalter

After expecting cuts, the Pell Grants survived the federal budget process. The United States Senate Committee on Appropriations recently approved a new federal budget for the Department of Education that includes the single largest source

Lacrosse falls to Richmond

03 May 2011 Brandon Stoneburg

The Owls lost in the opening round of the A-10 Tournament. For the second straight season, the lacrosse team had a first-round match go down to the final minutes with the Richmond Spiders, and for

Joel Faltermayer and Phillip McCausland: Consistently incorrect rhetoric

03 May 2011 Joel Faltermayer and Phil McCausland

In the final installment of “Private Matters,” Joel Faltermayer and Phillip McCausland discuss the worth of a Temple degree moving forward. There is no doubt Temple is changing. Whether you talk to a tenured professor

Uncovering art, culture in Rome experience

03 May 2011 Nicole Welk

The study abroad program in Rome offers artistic opportunities for students. Students studying within the Temple Rome program, which ended on April 23, have been slowly trickling back into the United States. While a majority

Dropouts attributed to finances as national debt rises

03 May 2011

The total national student loan debt is nearing $1 trillion, according to PIRG. Last year, the national student loan debt exceeded the national credit card debt for the first time in history. Now, student loan

Justice in Palestine group protests ‘Apartheid Wall’

03 May 2011 Connor Showalter

Students for Justice in Palestine hosts a “wall” protest at the Bell Tower. In a peaceful demonstration, members of Temple Students for Justice in Palestine and other activists sat in front of the Bell Tower

Street Sounds: Find Vienna

03 May 2011 The Temple News

Philadelphia’s Find Vienna finds inspiration by clapping to the band’s own beat. Venturing off the beaten path, Philly-based band Find Vienna has an edgy way of delivering pop-rock in a new, refreshed fashion. With sweet

Golf team takes fourth in A-10 Tournament

03 May 2011 Tyler Sablich

Senior Andrew Mason shot four-over-par 220 in Florida. As its captain’s career at Temple came to a close, the golf team finished the season strong with another Top 5 finish. The Owls traveled to Orlando,