February, 2012 - The Temple News

Owls escape La Salle with 11th straight win

23 February 2012 Joey Cranney

Temple defeated Atlantic 10 and Big-5 rival La Salle 80-79 in overtime on Wednesday night. It looked like both shots were going in. La Salle senior guard Earl Pettis took a 27-footer with five seconds

AEPi fraternity house defaced with anti-Semitic remark

22 February 2012 Angelo Fichera and Becky Kerner

A fraternity’s house was subjected to vandalism. When Aaron Wolf of Temple’s Alpha Epsilon Pi chapter woke up today, Feb. 22, and left for work, he found his fraternity’s house had been subject to vandalism,

Video: Tree House Books rewards readers with limo trip

21 February 2012 Cory Popp

by Cory Popp

Season ends in loss to Penn State in MACHA playoffs

21 February 2012 Samantha Grinnan

The ice hockey club finished the season with a 9-18 record. Last week, coaches and members of the American Collegiate Hockey Association got together to finalize the rankings for conference playoffs. Teams ranked first and

Wheeler records first victory as head coach

21 February 2012 John Murrow

The Owls split their opening series 1-2. The baseball team opened up its season with a three-game series against Old Dominion in Norfolk, Va., where first-year coach Ryan Wheeler picked up his first win at

Mahoney earns two A-10 titles

21 February 2012 James Reagan

Both men and women’s track teams finished fourth at the Atlantic Ten Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships held at the University of Rhode Island on Feb. 17-18. The men’s team was led by a

Owls open season on a high note

21 February 2012 Mark McHugh

The lacrosse team defeated the Oregon Ducks in its opener. Sophomore attacker Jamie Tabor spurred the lacrosse team to a season opening 14-12 win against the Oregon Ducks on Feb. 17 after netting all six

Fencer hopes to complete comeback

21 February 2012 Colin Tansits

After taking a year off, junior Jill Bratton looks to qualify for nationals. Junior epee competitor Jill Bratton took a year off from school and fencing last year for financial reasons and to do some

Owls open up scoring

21 February 2012 Jake Adams

The emergence of Victoria Macaulay creates a wide-spread offense. The women’s basketball team’s 21-point win against George Washington on Wednesday, Feb. 15 marked the second straight game the Owls had five players score in double

Pass-first mentality

21 February 2012 Joey Cranney

The Owls’ guards win with unselfish play. The men’s basketball team doesn’t care how it gets to 78 points, all that matters is that when the Owls score that many points, they don’t lose. No.