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The most popular Facebook groups in the Temple network

16 October 2007

It’s no secret that college students love Facebook. Most can attest to spending hours browsing through friends, photos and joining groups. But have you ever wondered which groups are most popular in your network? Well,

Come on ride the train with commuters

09 October 2007

During the 10-minute break between classes, commuter students bombard Berks Street in a rush to catch their anticipated train home or make it to their first class. Much of their time is spent riding and

Time to manage two lives: school and home

09 October 2007

Freshman dance major Emily Dixon begins her 30-minute commute from her West Mount Airy home at 7 a.m. to find a parking spot on campus, and then heads to her first class at 8:40 a.m.

History of, life as a campus commuter

09 October 2007

One hundred and twenty years ago, Russell Conwell founded Temple as a school for Philadelphia residents to commute to from their own backyards. One hundred and twenty years later, commuters still hold the majority in

Selling tokens, serving the public with SEPTA

09 October 2007

Ronald Wise, a 17-year SEPTA veteran, holds the morning shift in the token booth at the northbound Cecil B. Moore station. He has put two children through college with this position and he’s sticking to

Cut costs, save environment: PhillyCarShare

09 October 2007

The green men were spotted again. The matching pair, sporting green spandex bodysuits complete with green face paint and reflector shades, slivered through an afternoon crowd near the Bell Tower last Tuesday during Fall Fest.

Commuting to campus in $3 or less

09 October 2007

Gene Maggioncalda gets mobbed at car shows when he drives his ’78 El Camino into the lot. Not because it’s been restored to perfect showroom condition, but because it barely makes a sound. Maggioncalda, a

The guiding life of a tour guide

02 October 2007

“Right now you’re at the Bell Tower,” said sophomore Owl Ambassador Courtney Clarahan. “It is our tallest monument here on campus. Anyone wanna take a stab at how tall it is? Anyone?” The prospective students

It’s a hard-hat life for construction workers at Alter

02 October 2007

There was a time when Temple students could walk comfortably down 13th Street to get to the Student Center. That era has been replaced with the reign of the construction worker, the man pounding steel

The psyche behind intramural sports

02 October 2007

The sun sets behind Geasey Field as the first games of flag football commence. Playing on field A is team 501 Corp. against That Justice System Burns. The fields are a flurry of energy with