December, 2011 - The Temple News

Owls resilient in close contests

31 December 2011 Connor Showalter

NEWARK, Del. – The men’s basketball team shot a lower field goal percentage than the Delaware Blue Hens on Friday night, but the Owls were able to come away with a 66-63 win at Bob Carpenter Center. With

Bull fighting

28 December 2011 Joey Cranney

Senior guards Ramone Moore and Juan Fernandez hit late threes, Owls defeat Buffalo 87-85 in overtime. This game was ugly. It started with alternate 10-0 runs as both teams took advantage of the fact that

Owls suffer from shooting woes in loss to Nova

22 December 2011 Jake Adams

The women’s basketball team shot a season-low field goal percentage (25.5) in its 56-47 loss to the Villanova Wildcats on Thursday at McGonigle Hall. While Tuesday night’s game against UCLA found senior guard Shey

Women’s basketball downs UCLA

20 December 2011 Jake Adams

The Owls (5-5) held a lead against UCLA for nearly the entire game as they went on to win 59-53 on Tuesday at McGonigle Hall. The shot should never have had a chance in the

Fernandez reaches 1,000 points in Owls’ win

20 December 2011 Connor Showalter

Senior guard Juan Fernandez only needed three points to achieve the 1,000 career-point milestone in Temple’s matchup with the Rice Owls (7-4) on Monday at the Tudor Center in Houston, Texas. But Fernandez surpassed that mark

Owls win first bowl game since 1979

17 December 2011 Joey Cranney

The football team defeated Wyoming 37-15 in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl on Saturday afternoon to capture the school’s second bowl victory in program history. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Two years ago in the EagleBank Bowl,

Moore scores 1,000th career point

17 December 2011 Connor Showalter

Redshirt-senior guard Ramone Moore scored his 1,000th career point in the Owls’ road loss, 77-65, to the Texas Longhorns today at Frank Erwin Special Events Center, Austin, Texas. Moore, who finished with 13 points in the

Petition challenges ‘common’ math exams

13 December 2011 Maura Lieberman

A “common” final exam used for some math courses has prompted an online petition. As finals begin, some students in lower-level math classes find themselves taking common exams, no matter the instructor. However, some students,

Activists meet with administrators to discuss cause, leave skeptical

13 December 2011 Sean Carlin

Activists against mountaintop removal coal mining met with administrators. Administrators met with students and alumni involved with the Temple Community Against Mountaintop Removal, yesterday, Dec. 12. The meeting came in the wake of three student

Temple v. Villanova

11 December 2011 Sam Oshlag

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