2012 - The Temple News

Ice hockey retires number for first time in history for leading scorer

07 February 2012 Joey Cranney

Assistant coach Ryan Frain’s number eight was retired by the ice hockey club. Ice hockey assistant coach Ryan Frain is no stranger to firsts. In the club’s all-time record books, Frain ranks first in goals,

Under the radar

07 February 2012 Alexis Sachdev

Paris Wine Bar Grand Opening Thursday, Feb. 9 5-8 p.m. Free 2303 Fairmount Ave. www.londongrill.com I see London, I see France, I see free food, drinks and a place to dance. Actually, I just see

Street sounds: Theophilus London

07 February 2012 Jenelle Janci

Theophilus London will turn heads for more than one reason when he plays Johnny Brenda’s today, Feb. 7. Armed with a genre-defying sound and conversation starting style, London is gaining positive attention from music critiques

Handheld foods eaten with ease

07 February 2012 Caitlin Weigel

Columnist Caitlin Weigel enjoys eating with her hands during a trip to Abyssinia. Does anyone else ever think about how violent forks are? They have all those spiky prongs jutting out, just waiting to puncture

Band unites community with music

07 February 2012 Danielle Miess

The Night Owls, a band formed through Boyer School of Music, brings together music lovers both on Main Campus and in the surrounding community. The hallways of Presser Hall are filled with the sounds of

Cabaret argues for marriage equality

07 February 2012 Luis Rodriguez

Performers sang, danced and joked at the Marriage Equality Cabaret on Feb. 4. Advocacy and the arts merged this past Saturday, Feb. 4 for Five-Minute Follies’ Marriage Equality Cabaret. All of the money raised in

Sustainability initiative targets residence halls

07 February 2012 Amelia Brust

Students in 1940 are being challenged to go green by national standards. Beginning last month, students in the 1940 residence hall have the chance to prove they live eco-friendly. In a partnership with the Office

Occupy sect hones in on colleges

07 February 2012 Mark Staver

Activists center efforts on colleges, surrounding neighborhood and the environment. A sect of Occupy Philadelphia, student activist group Occupy Temple, mirrors many other movements across the country. However, this group is now focusing more on

Senator leads teach-in on gerrymandering

07 February 2012 Ali Watkins

Leach addressed the redistricting currently taking place in the state legislature. Sen. Daylin Leach (D-Delaware/Montgomery) paid a visit to Temple Friday, Feb. 3, to speak at professor Ralph Young’s latest teach-in. The program, held in

Campus safety modifies two-way radio system

07 February 2012 Becky Kerner

A Jan. 25 police incident highlighted issues with modification to its radio system. Due to a change in efficiency standards, Campus Safety Services was contacted by the Federal Communications Commission approximately two years ago regarding