Editorial Board - The Temple News

Towers Reborn: Temple Towers is facing major renovations, a smart, cost-saving decision

17 March 2008 Editorial Board

A lot has changed since 1971. Temple has seen four university presidents, the rise and fall of the John Chaney era, and the complete metamorphosis of the university into a residential campus. But one thing

Center Stage: Philly has become a political hotbed. Get involved

17 March 2008 Editorial Board

Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., told several thousand at a rally in McGonigle Hall last Tuesday that no state better deserved to decide who would be the next U.S. President than the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as

TSG Rewritten: Temple Student Government changed its constitution, but it won’t create the change it wants

03 March 2008 Editorial Board

We’ll avoid the casual and compulsory references to Philadelphia’s long history of constitutional conventions. On Sunday, Temple Student Government held a seven-hour meeting to rework its very foundation, for the first time in 25 years,

No Hate: An alleged hate crime on Main Campus brings with it questions of its legislation.

03 March 2008 Editorial Board

After the Feb. 15 assault of a Jewish Penn State student on Main Campus, President Ann Weaver Hart issued a statement labeling the attack a hate crime. Last Thursday, administration, faculty, students, a representative from

Mayoral Split: A potential rift in Michael Nutter’s coalition may have formed at Temple last week

25 February 2008 Editorial Board

Glimmers of a fractious cobbling of elements in Mayor Michael Nutter’s coalition of dreams and reform showed through at our own doorstep last week. As reported by The Temple News [“Law school hosts forum on

Wiki Whammy: A new Temple site will be slammed with feedback

25 February 2008 Editorial Board

Temple is in a self-reflective mood. It wants to take a look at what it’s doing right and how to make it better. And it’s asked its students to help out. As reported by The

Un-equal Access: The Bush administration wants to veto a college aid bill for all the wrong reasons.

18 February 2008 Editorial Board

Yesterday was Presidents Day. And in this season where we celebrate the power and accomplishments of our chief executives past, our current president has given us more reason to remember how skewed his sense of

Tragic Alert: Temple can learn from another campus tragedy

18 February 2008 Editorial Board

On Thursday, Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, Steve Kazmierczak opened fire on his fellow Northern Illinois University students, killing five and injuring 16 before turning his weapon on himself. On Friday, Feb. 8, Temple tested TU-Alert,

Cash Mail: anonymous donation deserves thanks.

11 February 2008 Editorial Board

In this age of e-mail, receiving a personalized letter in the mail can be quite exciting. It says that somebody other than the electric company thought enough about you to physically send you a message.

Alleged Coverage: coverage of accusations of sexual assault is warranted

11 February 2008 Editorial Board

Andrew J. Porter is, as of print, innocent of the crimes alleged against him. Porter, 21, was arrested Jan. 30 and charged with two counts of rape and related offenses, as reported by The Temple