2011 - The Temple News

Win streak stays alive as Owls down Explorers

12 February 2011 Jake Adams

It wasn’t easy, and it took nearly all 40 minutes to take control of the game, but the women’s basketball team escaped with a gutsy win against Big 5 rival, La Salle. The Owls, who

Owls avoid collapse, defeat Fordham

09 February 2011 Kyle Gauss

The men’s basketball team went into cruise control a little too early as Fordham fought back from a 25-point deficit on Wednesday. Temple managed to hang on, however, as the Owls won, 77-66. Temple came

‘Love at first sight’ doesn’t have a fairytale ending

09 February 2011 Alexis Sachdev

Columnist Alexis Sachdev explores the non-meaning behind love found at a party with jungle juice. Cassie, what do you think of this watch?” I asked my best friend as I held up my wrist to

Construction trailer next to 1300 catches fire

09 February 2011

A fire in a construction trailer next to the 1300 Residence Hall led Campus Safety Services to evacuate the building. The university released a TU advisory via e-mail at 2 p.m. to notify the student

TTN Video: Indonesian – American Dialogue Event

09 February 2011 The Temple News

Check out this TTN Exclusive video about a dialogue event between Indonesian students and Temple students at the newly renovated Hillel Center.

Spicing up a sandwich

08 February 2011 Caitlin Weigel

Columnist Caitlin Weigel experiments with the science of turning a simple sandwich into an avocado-tasting work of art. I’m going to be honest with you, dear readers: I kind of copped out this week. I

Temple Tweets

08 February 2011 Samantha Krotzer

Tweeters, something serious has happened – I’m not talking about going a week without Internet in my apartment, though that was pretty serious. I, champion and advocate of cigarettes, am now an ex-smoker. Apparently, I

Community Voice: Building neighborhoods and community

08 February 2011 Josh Fernandez

Mellisa Wilson said she believes a sense of community depends on the character of neighbors in a particular community. “In my neighborhood, everyone watches out for each other,” Wilson, 35, said. “We make sure to

Panel discusses injustices of US crime, doing time

08 February 2011 Stephanie Klock

The American Civil Liberties Union group brings awareness to injustices in the United States prison systems. The Temple American Civil Liberties Union recently held the Prisoner’s Right and Capital Punishment seminar to discuss the current

Letters to the Editor: Gov. Tom Corbett’s budget cuts

08 February 2011 Letter

Dear Editor, As a young adult from the city of the Philadelphia, studying graduate social work at the University of Pennsylvania, I fervently disagree with Tom Corbett’s decision to cut $4 billion to $5 billion