April, 2012 - The Temple News

Real estate values rise with off-campus housing

17 April 2012 Mark Staver

Renovated homes near Main Campus now carry high real estate values. With the inclusion of a new residence hall, library, and state-of-the-art research facility, construction at Temple is on the rise. The spike in construction

Trial set for film student

17 April 2012 John Moritz

A student who said he was arrested for taking photos of police will go to trial in June. Ian Van Kuyk, the Temple student arrested last month while taking pictures of Philadelphia Police officers, must

Video creator won’t be charged

17 April 2012 Becky Kerner

The district attorney won’t file charges for videos alluding to a threat against Temple. As the University of Pittsburgh grapples with a string of bomb threats, Temple has passed the April 10 date of what

No commercial plans for bird design

17 April 2012 Laura Detter

The winning design of the Bird’s Eye View contest may not see widespread use. As a response to the approximate 1,000 bird deaths on Main Campus every year, the Birds’ Eye View competition hosted in

‘Recyclemania’ contest meets all but one goal

17 April 2012 Laura Detter

Temple succeeded in some areas of the contest, but fell short in pounds recycled. For eight weeks, the Office of Sustainability, University Housing and Residential Life and departments all across the university focused on using

Peddy goes pro

16 April 2012 Jake Adams

The Chicago Sky select Shey Peddy in the second round. A nervous Shey Peddy played on her phone and pretended not to have the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Draft on her mind. Peddy told The Temple

Under the radar

16 April 2012 Alexis Sachdev

Cover the Night Philadelphia Friday, April 20 7:30 p.m. LOVE Park 1599 JFK Blvd. Kony2012.com By now, you must have heard of Joseph Kony and his army of child soldiers in Uganda. Or, at the

Spring fashion means lots of color

16 April 2012 Mark Longacre

Columnist Mark Longacre argues that while bright colors comprise nearly every spring fashion trend, be wary of too much of it. Even though we barely had a winter, it’s finally spring, and arguably the most

Street Sounds: Vahe Sarkissian

16 April 2012 Victoria Marchiony

Philadelphia is positively swarming with music students. Despite their presence, the question that few of them ever seem prepared to answer of, “What are you going to do with a performance degree?” always lingers. Vahe

Koozies keep hands warm, beers cold

16 April 2012 Meghan White

Homemade beer koozies offer a crafty way to consume beverages and keep them cold, in style. Last summer I made a paper-bag inspired beer koozie. My design took inspiration from a few places, our mean