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Seeking Assistance

11 October 2010 Editorial Board

Students should ignore stigmas and seek programs intended to provide aid. As of August 2010, 27.6 percent of Philadelphians receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as the food stamp program. This

Maintaining Progress

11 October 2010 Editorial Board

National Coming Out Week is not the only time to foster GLBT acceptance. As made visible by the array of rainbow T-shirts and support rallies, Temple students – and people all over the country –

Save Nursing

04 October 2010 Editorial Board

Hospitals should do more than raise money to alleviate the nursing shortages. Last month, Downtown Philadelphia Marriot held the third Promise of Nursing for Pennsylvania gala. Temple University Hospital participated the event along with 27

Strained Funds

04 October 2010 Editorial Board

Keeping tuition prices at a minimum is the only way to control loan debt. Students are struggling. It’s not a new concept, but, as evidenced by Rachel Donahoe’s futile attempts to begin paying off her

2010 Lunchies

27 September 2010 Editorial Board

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No Brainer

27 September 2010 Editorial Board

Students must remember the HIV pathogen and other STDs do not discriminate. As Alyssa Saylor reports today in The Temple News, Temple Queer Student Union President Nina Melito said it was a “no-brainer” for QSU

Teaching Hurdles

27 September 2010 Editorial Board

Tenure is important for professors, but Temple’s first priority should be students. According to a Sept. 3 essay by Christopher Shea in the New York Times titled “The End of Tenure,” total student-loan debt is

Fan Firsts

20 September 2010 Editorial Board

The football team’s undefeated record warrants fan and student support. On Saturday afternoon, the football team clinched its third win of the season, defeating the Connecticut Huskies, 30-16, for the first time since 2002. [“Football

Keeping Visibility

20 September 2010 Editorial Board

Temple Student Government should reflect on its past to plan ahead. Temple Student Government held its first Senate meeting yesterday [see Page 2 for coverage] and will have its first State of Campus address Monday,

Getting Ready

13 September 2010 Editorial Board

Students improving their skill sets should be sure they’re ready to teach. Fourteen teachers in the Philadelphia School District proclaimed they quit not by giving a two weeks notice, but by simply not showing up