April, 2012 - The Temple News

Features

Music Issue: Pixel8ter

23 April 2012 Victoria Marchiony

In the past year, the word “dubstep” has been on the tip of many music lovers’ tongues as the popularity of artists such as Skrillex, Deadmau5 and Bassnectar has skyrocketed from the electronic music scene

Music Issue: Learning how to rock

23 April 2012 Cara Stefchak

The growing School of Rock franchise offers performance-based lessons. For some members of the current generation, the only exposure to classic rock and roll music comes with shredding on a plastic Guitar Hero controller in

Features

Music Issue: Artistic cooperation and collaboration on Girard Avenue

23 April 2012 Andrew Small

Girard Hall provides space to perform, present and create art, music and films. A warehouse sits at 527 W. Girard Ave., at the corner of 6th Street and Girard Avenue. The building constitutes a creative

Emerging musicians fill Philly soundscape

23 April 2012 Kevin Stairiker

Columnist Kevin Stairiker concludes his “Fear of Music” series with a satirical take on how to be an unsuccessful musician. At this very moment, it’s never been easier to be an unsuccessful musician, especially in

Students for Liberty attend Paul rally at Independence Hall

23 April 2012 John Moritz

The rally was held in a lead up to the Pa. republican primary election. A small contingent from Temple University Students for Liberty withstood the elements Sunday, April 22, for a chance to hear republican

Underage fines boost awareness programs

23 April 2012 Becky Kerner

Officials have seen a decrease in repeat offenses of underage drinking. In January and February of this year, 73 individuals were reported for public intoxication or underage drinking by Campus Safety Services. This compares to

Groups differ on awareness methods

23 April 2012

The Kony 2012 video has divided students’ message toward the warlord’s actions. Temple supporters of Invisible Children took to the streets of Philadelphia to make an infamous African warlord known, while other students set out

District meeting focuses on Temple

23 April 2012 Angelo Fichera

Neighbors sounded off about students and the improvement district at a meeting. With no developers or steering committee members beside him, Darrell Clarke on Thursday, April 19, told his constituents he wanted to have a

News

Conference brings center upgrades

23 April 2012 Amelia Brust

The Liacouras Center is seeing upgrades as a result of Temple’s Big East admittance. Temple will replace the scoreboard in the Liacouras Center, as part of a series of upgrades to the arena and other

Boathouse woes

23 April 2012 Joey Cranney

City law has slowed Temple’s process of building a boathouse for the crew teams. The Schuylkill River is one of the most celebrated venues for competitive rowing in the world. With ideal training conditions set