September, 2011 - The Temple News

Nice to meet you

26 September 2011 Matt Flocco

In this week’s installment of his 15-part series, Matthew Flocco offers freshmen a bit of classroom etiquette advice. It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. This has become the mentality of the job

Fighter returns 40 years later

26 September 2011 Andrew Parent

Ron Aurit, a 1974 alumnus, returns to Main Campus to keep the boxing tradition alive by coaching students. Alumnus and former professional boxer Ron Aurit is returning to his alma mater to instruct a non-credit

Elimination of meat proves healthier

26 September 2011 Alex Iacovetti

In conjunction with Students for Responsible Business and Students for Environmental Action, Dining Services is joining the national campaign, Meatless Mondays encourages students to cut meat out of their diets once a week to promote

Clean the plate, conserve food

26 September 2011 Amy Stansbury

Dining Services has launched a new campaign, WasteNot, to encourage students to think twice about portion size and food waste. Nine-hundred-fifty-three pounds. Nine-hundred-fifty-three pounds of half-eaten cheesy pizza slices, chocolate chip cookies with one bite

Troy Davis executed despite protests

26 September 2011 Bob Kaplan

Troy Davis sat on death row for roughly 20 years. Many people nationwide believed that Troy Davis was innocent. He was executed on Sept. 21. On Aug. 19, 1989, police officer Mark MacPail was murdered

Dayglow paint party comes to the Liacouras Center

26 September 2011 Victoria Marchiony

What party could be so incredible that broke college students could be persuaded to drop $50-110 on a ticket? Neon paint, really loud dubstep and approximately 1,000 half- dressed strangers–that’s what. Dayglow made a tour

Pierce rushes for five TDs to lift Owls over Terps

24 September 2011 Connor Showalter

COLLEGE PARK, Md.—Junior running back Bernard Pierce rushed for a school and Mid-American Conference tying-record five touchdowns in a 38-7 upset over the Maryland Terripans today at Capital One Field. The game marked Temple’s first

Councilman introduces bill to prohibit local student housing

23 September 2011 Angelo Fichera

If passed, a new bill would prohibit students from living in certain areas around Main Campus. Last night, Sept. 22, City Councilman Darrell Clarke introduced a bill that seeks to put an end to student-community

Penn State offense dismantles Owls field hockey

23 September 2011 Hayley Condon

Penn State dismantled the Temple defense in a 4-0 shellacking of the Owls at the Penn State Field Hockey Complex in University Park, Pa. on Thursday. The Nittany Lions, who are 6-3 this season and

Men’s tennis compete at Navy Blue Invite

21 September 2011 Brian Kim

The Owls players had mixed results in its first tournament, while the Rams’ brothers, Filip and Kacper, posted a 2-1 doubles record on Sept. 9-11 at the Navy Blue Invite. Senior Filip Rams lost his first