2011 - The Temple News

Residents Struggle to Breathe Easy in the City

03 May 2011 Brittany Thomas

Columnist Brittany Thomas describes the issue of air pollution. When you breathe in ground level ozone, the damage it does to the lungs is equivalent to that of a sun burn to the skin. Because

Kierra Bussey: Boss on the birds and bees

03 May 2011 Kierra Bussey

Offering condoms to 11-year-olds shows that parents and educators need to take more control of their children’s sexual behavior. To say prevention is better than a cure is a valid argument, but the Philadelphia Department

Transparent Pockets

03 May 2011 Editorial Board

Students should be able to expect a detailed invoice when tuition’s due. Each full-time matriculated student at Temple pays $295 as part of the University Services Fee. Out of that lump sum, $45 dollars is

Temple Tweets

03 May 2011 Samantha Krotzer

Tweeters, I’ve reached my 140th character. I am willing to admit that I go back and read past columns quite frequently, and I am even more willing to admit that I laugh even more the second

Speaker discusses right and wrong in the business world

03 May 2011 Shanell Simmons

Stephen Young gave a presentation to a class about the role of ethics for future business people. The distinction between right and wrong isn’t always clear-cut. It’s a critical distinction to be made in the

Ceremony pays homage to TU Japan

03 May 2011 Angelo Fichera

Yesterday, officials recommitted to the Tokyo campus in light of the recent tragedy. Just less than two months since the 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Japan, the university held a ceremony and teach-in to re-affirm its

Freeland’s finish highlights Penn Relays

03 May 2011 Joseph Cranney

Senior sprinter Emmanual Freeland led a comeback win. In one of the last races of his collegiate career as a sprinter for the track team, senior sprinter Emmanual Freeland seized the moment and emerged victorious.

Opening Up

03 May 2011 Editorial Board

Temple needs to embrace its characteristics as a public institution. This school year, Temple has faced some setbacks, to say the least. Beyond facing sizeable financial setbacks when Gov. Tom Corbett proposed to cut slightly

Federal budget includes Pell Grant program

03 May 2011 Connor Showalter

After expecting cuts, the Pell Grants survived the federal budget process. The United States Senate Committee on Appropriations recently approved a new federal budget for the Department of Education that includes the single largest source

Lacrosse falls to Richmond

03 May 2011 Brandon Stoneburg

The Owls lost in the opening round of the A-10 Tournament. For the second straight season, the lacrosse team had a first-round match go down to the final minutes with the Richmond Spiders, and for