2011 - The Temple News

Professors bring activism to classroom

29 November 2011 Alexis Sachdev and Priscilla Ward

Political science professor Nicholas D’Arreca and sociology professor David Allen introduce their passion for civil rights activism to their students. On May 4, 1970, four students were killed and nine were injured, one of whom

American cuisine finds home in Paris

29 November 2011 Kenny Thapoung

Columnist Kenny Thapoung bids farewell with American diner classics in Paris. I refuse to leave France. If you see me walking across Broad Street from January until March, avoid me at all costs or else

People you should know

29 November 2011 Lauren Hertzler

Introducing John Worsencroft Utah native and war veteran John Worsencroft, a 29-year-old teaching assistant for Bryant Simon’s U.S. history 1877 to present class, shared his experience as a Sergeant Marine and how it has made

Personality vs. Sexuality panel prompts discussion

29 November 2011 John Corrigan

Attendees discuss issues such as racism, homophobia and personal acceptance at the Personality vs. Sexuality panel event on Nov. 15. What makes a person gay? Why does it matter? Would Martin Luther King Jr. have

Dating site attracts higher ed students

29 November 2011 Luis Rodriguez

DateMySchool.com, founded in November 2010, is a website exclusively for singles with an active .edu email address. Current college students can do anything online: Black Friday shopping, board meetings, ordering pizza and even speaking to

Sustainability office adopts car sharing

29 November 2011 Becky Kerner

Zimride strives to slash single occupancy vehicles and adopts a green initiative. The Office of Sustainability is driving a hard launch of Temple Zimride, a car share program started in April in an effort to

Gov. pushes for privatization

29 November 2011 Amelia Brust

Main Campus basks in a barren liquor desert, but lawmakers are pushing for change. A new report released by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett’s office on Oct. 3 outlines plans to privatize state-run liquor stores, which

TSG discusses reservations

29 November 2011 Amelia Brust

Last night’s TSG meeting addressed room reservations and committee activities. Student Center Director Jason Levy addressed student organizations at the Temple Student Government General Assembly Meeting on Monday, Nov. 28. Levy discussed concerns from organizations

Clarke may assume council presidency

28 November 2011 Sean Carlin

Darrell Clarke could be City Council’s next president, but that has some on Main Campus worried. Councilman Darrell Clarke’s fifth district is not only plagued with a poverty rate that hovers as high as 68 percent,

Working students fall behind

28 November 2011 Khoury Johnson

Students who work while enrolled in college classes tend to take extra semesters to graduate, data show. Besides commuting an hour from Upper Dublin, Montgomery County to Main Campus and working between 20 to 30