2011 - The Temple News

Preventing a tasty farewell

17 January 2011 Zachary Scott

Tasty Baking Co. deserves a bailout because it’s important to Philadelphia and the company’s employees. Imagine a world without Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpets. Get rid of the cream-filled chocolate cupcakes and those handheld apple pies; no

A sex-negative diagnosis

17 January 2011 Josh Fernandez

A report in the Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics proves sex negativity in the United States is affecting young adults’ health. The religious right is in for a treat with a recent

To tweak or not to tweak a literary classic: Pro-censor

17 January 2011 Fatia Kasumu

Replacing the racial slur will let readers learn about “Huckleberry Finn” without feeling uncomfortable, especially in a classroom. Everyone has come into contact with this word at one point or another. Lately, this racial slur

To tweak or not to tweak a literary classic: Anti-censor

17 January 2011 Philip McCausland

Removing the N-word and “Injun” from Mark Twain’s classic does a disservice to the author and readers. Considered a great classic and a sharp social criticism of 19th century United States, the “Adventures of Huckleberry

Ousting OWLnet

17 January 2011 Editorial Board

During the last four years, Temple’s administrative systems have undergone a major and long overdue upgrade and continue to do so. The archaic system that hosted OWLnet, among other administrative sites, was slow, unable to

Reasonable Control

17 January 2011 Editorial Board

All eyes fell on Tucson, Ariz., the days following Jan. 8, when a gunman opened fire on a crowd at a meet-and-greet between Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and her constituents. Jared Lee Loughner, an armed

Kiplinger ranks Temple in Best Value in Public Colleges

17 January 2011 Maura Lieberman

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine recently ranked Temple at No. 94 in its 100 Best Value in Public Colleges for 2011. According to Kiplinger’s website, the ranking was judged on “strong academics, affordable price and generous

No. 19 Owls fall to Duquesne in upset

15 January 2011

PITTSBURGH — If it takes a basketball team around 12 minutes to score its first basket from the floor, that team probably will not win. This is exactly what occurred as No. 19 Temple was

TTN Slideshow: Owls vs. St. Bonaventure

14 January 2011 Anna Zhilkova

Slideshow by TTN Photographer Anna Zhilkova

Temple men’s basketball team cruised to an easy win on Jan. 12 as the Owls defeated St. Bonaventure, 83-55.

Owls ransack Rams

13 January 2011 Jeffrey Janiczek

The women’s basketball team decided after the new year that beginning Atlantic Ten Conference play last week would be like opening up a brand new season. The Owls have played exceptionally well since then and