2012 - The Temple News

Pierce prepares for NFL draft

17 January 2012 Rich Fogel

Bernard Pierce announces his entry into the NFL draft. Junior running back Bernard Pierce will no longer be on Main Campus as he recently moved to Atlanta to begin training for the National Football League.

Looking at La Salle

17 January 2012 Joey Cranney and Connor Showalter

Men’s basketball will play La Salle tomorrow night. Temple (11-5) will try to improve its Atlantic Ten Conference record to 2-2 as the team takes on La Salle (12-4) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at

Wyatt, Dunphy keep season afloat

17 January 2012 Joey Cranney

Although the men’s basketball team has suffered two losses in the Atlantic Ten Conference this month, Temple fans should be happy that Owls haven’t fallen into an even bigger hole come mid-January. Despite missing two

Pa. freezes funding to university

17 January 2012 Amelia Brust

Low state revenues leave 5 percent of Temple’s funding in question. In light of disappointing state revenue, Temple is facing another cut in state funding. Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue Daniel Meuser reported on Jan. 3

Provost outlines potential restructurings in White Paper

17 January 2012

Provost Englert has opened up talks for changes to cut costs, increase efficiency. Prompted by the latest financial squeeze from Harrisburg and a desire to streamline various academic processes around the university, the provost’s office

Alumnus left for dead after beating in Old City

17 January 2012 Sean Carlin

Family, friends search for answers in the Old City beating and killing of an alumnus. A 2010 alumnus, Kevin Kless, was killed early Saturday, Jan. 14 after being beaten on the steps of the Second

TUHS affiliation with Fox Chase to benefit cancer research, medical students’ studies

17 January 2012 Kate Kelly

The university signed an agreement in December with Fox Chase Cancer Center. As part of an initiative to expand Temple’s cancer treatment and research program, the university signed an agreement in December 2011 to form

Bridging mountains

17 January 2012 Angelo Fichera

The Temple News examines mountaintop removal coal mining, a controversial practice that student activists have been challenging on Main Campus, and the environmental and health concerns associated with it.

Officials purchase domain names to preserve image

17 January 2012 Brandon Baker

In line with other universtities, Temple bought up ‘.xxx’ sites as a precaution. Temple has joined a slew of universities nationwide in buying .xxx domain names in order to avoid future association with salacious content.

Remodeled halls sport new basketball facilities

17 January 2012 Connor Showalter

Parts of the remodeled Pearson-McGonigle halls will open this week. The time for the men and women’s basketball teams to utilize the new, separate practice courts that were constructed above Pearson and McGonigle Halls as