Editorial Board - The Temple News

Hopeful DREAM

01 March 2011 Editorial Board

The DREAM Act needs widespread support and the voice of President Hart. During spring break, students with a dream will come out of the shadows. March 10 is declared “National Coming Out of the Shadows

Pricing Homes

01 March 2011 Editorial Board

As Main Campus housing rates rise, students should explore alternative options. It’s important for students to keep price tags in perspective and to always consider their options as University Housing proposes to raise the cost

Engineering Progress

22 February 2011 Editorial Board

Administrators and government officials should cultivate innovative fields. In 1951, then-President Harry Truman and the National Society of Professional Engineers established National Engineers Week to celebrate the field’s contributions to society and to spotlight the

Attendance Appeal

22 February 2011 Editorial Board

The money students invest in Temple should motivate them to attend class. In-state undergraduates in the College of Liberal Arts pay approximately $11,834 a year for tuition. Out-of-state students pay approximately $21,662 under the same

Evening Roots

15 February 2011 Editorial Board

Temple was founded as a night school in 1884 and, while it has obviously evolved since, the university should remain committed to offering classes to nontraditional and working students who might not be able to

Late Tests

15 February 2011 Editorial Board

Students and graduate admissions must plan ahead for the new GRE. One of the most stressful days of a high school student’s life is the day he or she takes the SAT. Another equally stressful

Rallying Legislatures

08 February 2011 Editorial Board

Students concerned with future tuition increases should join to rally. For the past several months, The Temple News has reported the possibility the university could lose eight-figures worth of state funding with the turn of

Responsible Advising

02 February 2011 Editorial Board

Graduation relies on student responsibility in addition to new policies. While Temple is exploring new, more aggressive advising and academic policy initiatives to improve students’ retention and four-year graduation rates, it is important to remember

Planning Ahead

01 February 2011 Editorial Board

Students must be responsible and use the new policies to graduate on time. Upon graduating high school, incoming freshmen leave behind four years of schooling to embark on what they hope will be no more

Snow Stumped

01 February 2011 Editorial Board

The university should use last Thursday’s snowfall as a lesson. As 15.1 inches of snow blanketed Philadelphia Thursday, students were forced to squirm out from underneath their blankets to trudge to class, as the university