October, 2011 - The Temple News

Law schools place too much weight on LSAT scores

24 October 2011 Karen Blyton

Karen Blyton argues that law schools place too much importance on standardized test score instead of looking at other aspects of a students’ academic history. For prospective law and graduate students looking to apply to

Grateful giving

24 October 2011 The Temple News

Consider giving back to Temple at some point to show your support. As Kate Kelly reports in “More donors, less cash pledged to university” on Page 1, the university is consistently strategizing ways to collect

Walking out

24 October 2011 The Temple News

Students should be aware that there are numerous ways to support issues important to them. As Angelo Fichera and Amanda Plaskin report in “Walkout, teach-in highlight student interest in Occupy” p. 1 , approximately

‘Hyphen’ strains to showcase student artistic endeavors

23 October 2011 Carl O'Donnell

Temple’s Hyphen literary review is the best opportunity you’ve never heard of. Scratch that, it was an opportunity — you might have just missed it. Hyphen is Temple’s undergraduate literary review, and it’s uber-important for

Field hockey shuts out Saint Louis

22 October 2011 Avery Maehrer

The field hockey team continued their conference dominance last Friday afternoon in Saint Louis, defeating the Billikens 1-0 at the Anheuser-Busch Center in Fenton, Mo. The lone goal of the game came in the 21st

Volleyball drops third straight A-10 match

22 October 2011 Jake Adams

The women’s volleyball team returned to North Broad for a four-game home stand against George Washington Friday night. But the comforts of home didn’t help the Owls. The Owls were swept in straight sets for

Ice hockey loses ninth straight

22 October 2011 Samantha Grinnan

A lack of speed and early sloppiness proved to be too much for ice hockey against Virginia Tech on Friday. The ice hockey team suffered another tough loss Friday night against Virginia Tech, losing 3-1.

Undocumented activists, professors take to Old City for immigrant rights

21 October 2011 Haley Kmetz

Undocumented youth and allies rallied for immigrant rights. Nearly 50 people gathered in Old City, at 6th and Market Streets, yesterday, Oct. 20, to protest against failed efforts, at both the federal and state levels,

Occupy Philadelphia supporters stage walkout, march to City Hall

21 October 2011 Angelo Fichera and Amanda Plaksin

Students walked out of class today to support Occupy Philadelphia. To show solidarity with Occupy Philadelphia, students walked out of class at noon today to rally at the Bell Tower, before swarming Broad Street for

Sorority holds meeting to educate students about Occupy movement

20 October 2011 Mark Lauterbach

A sorority held a meeting to help educate students about the Occupy movement. The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority occupied room 200B of the Student Center last night to inform students about Occupy Philadelphia and to