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Pell Grant slaps restrictions on recipients

16 January 2012 Lauren Hertzler

Changes to the Pell Grant will place time limits on grant recipients. Dating back to nearly four decades ago, the Basic Education Opportunity Grant, later renamed the Pell Grant, was created to help provide federal

Campus Safety hosts holiday party for local children

09 December 2011 Becky Kerner

Campus Safety Services hosted a holiday party for local children where they gave out more than 380 gifts. Campus Safety Services hosted its annual Children’s Holiday Party Sunday, Dec. 4, from 10 a.m. to 1

GLBT panel brings issues to forefront

05 December 2011 Sean Carlin

On Dec. 1, students gathered in the Student Center to discuss current issues facing the GLBT population on Main Campus and in the nation. On Dec. 1, Queer Student Union and the College Democrats held

Musicians get down in Underground

05 December 2011 Alexis Sachdev

Each month, the Boyer College of Music and Dance hosts Jazz @ the Underground, where students, professors and musicians can gather to jam. Jazz isn’t clean. Jazz isn’t perfect. It doesn’t care what you’re wearing,

Personality vs. Sexuality panel prompts discussion

29 November 2011 John Corrigan

Attendees discuss issues such as racism, homophobia and personal acceptance at the Personality vs. Sexuality panel event on Nov. 15. What makes a person gay? Why does it matter? Would Martin Luther King Jr. have

Temple Performing Arts Center opens doors to elementary children

14 November 2011 Rachel McDevitt

The Arts Wide-Open program within Temple Performing Arts Center offers local kids art and musical opportunities on Main Campus. The Baptist Temple is huge. It is centered on Temple’s Broad Street front and believed to

Chronicles of a Love Junkie

14 November 2011 Jenelle Janci

Michael Roberts, studying for his master’s in dance composition and performance, presented his thesis on Friday in the Conwell Dance Theatre. Michael Roberts has a lot of questions about heartbreak. “I was interested in looking

Students weigh in on results of local election

14 November 2011 Amanda Rossetti

After the municipal election results came in on Nov. 8, students and professors speak their minds on the issues and the implications of the winners. On Nov. 8, Philadelphia residents voted for the local officials

Graphic artwork shines in Tyler’s gallery

07 November 2011 Lauren Hertzler

Project SHINE’s gallery, located in Tyler School of Art’s atrium, features posters detailing the immigrant experience and will run through Nov. 12. Project SHINE, an organization based off of research done more than three decades

Chess program influences life lessons for youth

31 October 2011 Lauren Hertzler

Young students from Meade Elementary learn the game of chess from the Director of Community Relations L. Harrison Jay, and gain life lessons in the process. The concept of playing chess dates back to the