October, 2011 - The Temple News

Men’s soccer splits weekend games, falls in standings

24 October 2011 Drew Parent and Liz Sim

Senior midfielder Tyler Witmer misses first collegiate game after injury on Friday. Spectators at the Ambler Sports Complex were silenced after a game-winning goal by the Dayton Flyers in the 87th minute of the men’s

Ice hockey inherits leading scorer as coach

24 October 2011 Joey Cranney

All-time leading scorer Ryan Frain returns as a coach. Ryan Frain holds every major Temple ice hockey offensive record since official stats have been kept. Frain is the Owls’ all-time leader in points, goals, assists

Track athlete chases Olympic dream

24 October 2011 Daniel Craig

Senior Travis Mahoney redshirts to continue his pursuit of the Olympic Trials. Last year men’s track and field team saw its top athlete compete at the NCAA Track and Field National Championships and now is

Track athlete chases Olympic dream

24 October 2011 Daniel Craig

College Republicans support sect of local party, no mayoral candidate

24 October 2011 Matthew Petrillo

Temple University College Republicans support the Loyal Opposition. The Republican party in Philadelphia has been struggling to deal with an identity crisis after the Tea Party split from the conventional GOP. Although many Tea Partiers

Housing incentive enters fourth year

24 October 2011 Sean Carlin

A housing program attempts to bring employees closer to campus through loans. Four years after it was introduced, Temple’s Employee Home Ownership Program is making an impact on the community around Main Campus and the

Recent guild convention honors lawyer, professor for civil rights

24 October 2011 Payne Schroeder

David Kairys was honored, along with an activist convicted of murder. Professor David Kairys received the 2011 Law for the People Award on Saturday Oct. 15 at the National Lawyers Guild convention in Philadelphia. The

Interim dean positions prove not so temporary

24 October 2011 Amelia Brust

Five areas operate under temporary deans, as long hiring processes pend. Carol Lang is the interim dean of University Libraries. The position isn’t uncommon, which Lang attributed to the financial crisis that started in 2008.

Board meeting rescheduled

24 October 2011 Matthew Petrillo

A meeting change will give student activists time to prepare their case. Temple’s Board of Trustees Investment Committee, expected to discuss a student-proposed issue soon, recently canceled its Oct. 26 meeting. Ray Betzner, vice president

Walkout, teach-in highlight student interest in Occupy

24 October 2011 Angelo Fichera

To support Occupy Philadelphia, students walked out of class Friday at noon. Since local activists and self-described fed-up citizens took to City Hall grounds on Oct. 6, Occupy Philadelphia has attracted college-aged youth with its