April, 2012 - The Temple News

Offensive weapon emerges

17 April 2012 Joey Cranney

Sophomore Jalen Fitzpatrick looks to show his versatility. Junior running back Matt Brown emerged from the locker room after he led the Cherry squad to a 17-10 win in Temple’s annual Cherry and White scrimmage

Ambler shapes athletics

17 April 2012 Colin Tansits

The Ambler Sports Complex poses pros and cons for teams. When Jackie Krostek boards the yellow school bus outside of the Liacouras Center, she can’t help but wonder what the skit is going to be

New-look linebackers lead Owls’ defense

17 April 2012 Connor Showalter

Ahkeem Smith hopes to lead the defense. After spending last season adjusting to a new position, redshirt-senior linebacker Ahkeem Smith, will look to perfect his mindset on defense. The former running back, who spent his

Letter to the editor

17 April 2012 The Temple News

Dear Editor, Students for Intellectual Freedom turned three years old in March. During those three years, infamous claims of bigotry, particularly against Muslims, have been assigned – via character assassination attacks – to us by

Community organizer provides donated food

17 April 2012 Kierra Bussey

For the last 13 years, Tony Stamps has been helping those who are less fortunate, unable to afford adequate food. Tony Stamps, born and raised in North Philadelphia, is a community member who saw a

Olivier: Online feedback forms still ineffective

17 April 2012 Alexandra Olivier

Olivier argues that placing student feedback forms online will still yield the same results as paper feedback forms.

Bomb threats should be taken seriously

17 April 2012 Sarae Gdovin

Gdovin argues that although recurring bomb threats become frustrating, they should always be taken with precaution. Twelve bomb threats in one day. The first couple may have seemed like a joke, or a strange hope

Plagiarism compromises integrity

17 April 2012 Coryandar Gilvary

Gilvary argues that utilizing ghostwriting services invalidates the work of other’s who honestly complete assignments. Buying papers from essay mills and freelance ghostwriters is becoming a very profitable practice, and many former professors are even

Finishing Flights

17 April 2012 The Temple News

The university shouldn’t forget about what it learned during the Bird’s Eye View contest. For the past few years, Temple’s grounds department has kept track of the number of dead birds lining Main Campus buildings.

Ambler Coverage

17 April 2012 The Temple News

The Temple News presents collaborative coverage of Temple’s Ambler Campus. Originally the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women, 101 years later Ambler Campus looks pretty different. During the past academic year, as Ambler celebrated its