2011 - The Temple News

Following game, T-shirts come under scrunity

19 September 2011 Angelo Fichera and Alexis Sachdev

The university received numerous complaints about T-shirts sported by students at Saturday’s football game. While some students at the football game against Penn State on Saturday, Sept. 17, basked in outrage and general upset after

Professor wins category in city redistricting contest

19 September 2011 Josue Mercado

A professor recently entered a city contest on redistricting. His plan emphasized compactness. Looking at a map of Philadelphia’s councilmanic districts, it’s easy to differentiate scribbled gerrymander from contiguous boundaries. But Philadelphia City Council

Shooting triggers self-defense discussions

19 September 2011 Kate Kelly

Students discuss ways they choose to protect themselves while off Main Campus. It was only a week into the school year when gunfire erupted between a student and a local youth near Main Campus. But

Profiling Temple club sports

19 September 2011 Sean Purvis

Part two of a series focusing on club sports in preseason. Men’s Volleyball: The men’s volleyball club is in its preseason phase. The club wants to carry a squad of anywhere between 12 and 15

Volleyball kills five-game non-conference losing streak

19 September 2011 Jake Adams

Volleyball loses to Pittsburgh and New Mexico, but sweeps Morgan State. The women’s volleyball team wrapped up its non-conference schedule this weekend at the Pitt Blue and Gold Classic, going 1-2 in three games. The

Underclassmen adjust to extended course

19 September 2011 Avery Maehrer

Cross country members debuted their season at the Brother Doyle Meet of Champions. Members of the men’s and women’s cross country teams kicked off their season last Saturday, as the runners traveled to Van Courtlandt

Men’s soccer splits a pair of games on Florida trip

19 September 2011 Matt Breen

New players step up for Owls in junior midfielder Cody Calafiore’s absence. Playing without its leading goal scorer, the men’s soccer team split its two games during the weekend at the Steston University Soccer Classic

Field hockey drops game with Drexel in final minutes

19 September 2011 Hayley Condon

The Owls fail to take advantage of their early lead, as the Dragons fire a late shot in game to win. The Owls outshot the Dragons 16-5, but were unable to pull out a win

Standout underclassmen lead the pack

19 September 2011 James Reagan

The women’s cross country team features only two seniors. After having success last season, the women’s cross country team has an optimistic outlook due to youth on the team. Coming off a season where they

Switch of QBs dooms Owls

19 September 2011 Joey Cranney

Coach Steve Addazio’s blunder cost the Owls the game vs. Penn State. In one of the most important games of the season Saturday against Penn State, coach Steve Addazio made a questionable coaching decision that