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‘Boy Wonder’ rocks crowd at local open mic

21 April 2008

On a Monday night, musicians sit cross-legged in the vibrant lobby of World Café Live in West Philadelphia. Backpacks and guitar cases lay on the sprawling granite floor nearby. Some read the Metro, Philadelphia Weekly,

Technology aids, guides students with disabilities

21 April 2008

Michael Mathis wasn’t satisfied with the career options available to him after receiving his high school diploma. “I was the manager at Foot Action, selling shoes like Al Bundy,” he said. When the store closed

Selling bagels by the hundreds

07 April 2008

Only a few days after Einstein Bros. Bagels replaced Taco Bell in the Student Center food court on March 17, the franchise became the No. 2 best-selling venue in the food court among all others

The heaviest course load with ease

07 April 2008

Rasheedah Phillips found out she was pregnant when she was 14. She had always dreamed of being the first in her family to attend college, but as a single teen mother, the odds of

Campus campaigners get the vote out

07 April 2008

With the primary election coming to Pennsylvania on April 22, it’s easy for student voters to become overwhelmed.

Dems depend on first-time college voters

07 April 2008

With the Pennsylvania primary getting closer by the day, and the general election merely months away, many students are getting ready to vote for the first time. Maritza Lawson, an undeclared freshman, registered to vote

Alumnae double the psychic power

31 March 2008

When most people think of psychics, they envision a Miss Cleo lookalike – with a gypsy headscarf, tacky jewelry and crystal ball – seated in a shady backroom of a shop on the boardwalk looking

Get the grade or get off of the field

31 March 2008

Student-athletesnot only must they focus a huge portion of their out-of-class lives on practicing their sport, but they have to balance a full-time academic schedule on top of it. And it’s not easy.

Liacouras Multimedia

25 March 2008

Explore the life of Peter J. Liacouras though multimedia captured by The Temple News.

Temple community relations under Peter Liacouras

25 March 2008

Three men shaped Temple’s place in the community more than any others, meet them.