October, 2011 - The Temple News

Ice hockey goalie garners national attention

31 October 2011 Brandon Stoneburg

Owls’ senior goalie Will Neifeld was named to the ACHA D-II Select Team. Despite achieving numerous individual accolades, ice hockey senior goalie Will Neifeld said he won’t be satisfied until he wins a national championship

Cross country competes at A-10 meet

31 October 2011 Avery Maehrer

The men and women’s teams finish 10th and 12th place at meet. The cross-country teams knew they were underdogs at the Atlantic Ten Conference Championships. But in a year where the Owls are rebuilding towards

Men’s soccer remains in playoff hunt

31 October 2011 Tyler Sablich

The Owls split a pair of games, as the postseason looms. The men’s soccer team went 1-1 this weekend after a pair of road match-ups against two Atlantic Ten Conference rivals as the team fights

Field hockey earns third seed in A-10 tournament

31 October 2011 Kieran McCauley

The field hockey squad gears up for the A-10 Tournament. This season for the field hockey team has been challenging, to say the least. The Owls head into the Atlantic Ten Conference Tournament on Friday

Vices: Music withdrawal creates silent surroundings

31 October 2011 Hope Kumor

“Vices” is a series that challenges what we think we need. Each week, a different writer will give up something he or she “can’t live without.” We watch them land safely or crash and burn.

GLBT community lacks strong role model

31 October 2011 Brandon Baker

Columnist Brandon Baker recognizes the apparent lack of a role model for GLBT members to look up to. Ricky Martin, Clay Aiken, Rosie O’Donnell: What do these celebrities have in common? They’re as gay as

Columnist lays out rules of breakup

31 October 2011 Dana Ricci

This week columnist Dana Ricci looks back on bad breakup experiences and devises a code for making breakups go smoothly and hurt less. I’ve been there before: Lost in the post-breakup heart haze, baffled and

Chess program influences life lessons for youth

31 October 2011 Lauren Hertzler

Young students from Meade Elementary learn the game of chess from the Director of Community Relations L. Harrison Jay, and gain life lessons in the process. The concept of playing chess dates back to the

Alumnus founds company

31 October 2011 Alexis Sachdev

Matt Balin, a graduate of Fox School of Businesses, is the CEO of MyChinoki, a company breathing new life into how businesses and consumers interact in Philadelphia. The entrepreneurial trail comes with mixed results for

SEPTA 101

31 October 2011 Matt Flocco

In his 15-part series, Matt Flocco gives freshmen a slice of wisdom each week. This year, I’m in charge of a group of students who volunteer at a high school right off the Erie Broad