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Columnist advocates against gay bar stigma

19 March 2012 Brandon Baker

Columnist Brandon Baker asserts that GLBT bars don’t match their stigmas in society. Philadelphia’s GLBT community is blessed with a variety of friendly – read: outrageous – bars to choose from, especially in a state

Warm weather calls for fresh wardrobe

19 March 2012 Marisa Steinberg

Columnist Marisa Steinberg offers advice to clean out your closet the green way. Let’s face it: Winter isn’t happening this year. I’m having a tough time dealing with the regret of bringing my pea coat,

Campus Night Out

19 March 2012 Lauren Hertzler

Party promotion business launches on Main Campus. An idea that sparked nearly two years ago is showing its potential as it flourishes in popularity and shows promise for the college party scene. Although most Temple students go back to their hometowns

Women of color

13 March 2012 Anthony Curtis

In honor of Women’s History Month, The Temple News honors Women of Color, an organization that offers support to a diverse group. Last year, junior strategic and organizational communications major Aisha Folkes did not know

Dating site reveals disrespectful male mentality

13 March 2012 Alexis Sachdev

Columnist Alexis Sachdev discusses an incident of gender-based disrespect. Several months ago, I assigned our Multimedia Editor Luis Rodriguez an article on DateMySchool.com, a dating site exclusively for college students. An .edu email address is

Columnist analyzes fracking debate

13 March 2012 Joe Hoey

Columnist Joe Hoey breaks down both sides of the fracking debate and Aubrey McClendon’s role in the issue. I remember the first time I heard about fracking. I was sitting in the Student Center as a

Researchers test various means of water purification

13 March 2012 Amy Stansbury

Dr. Rominder Suri, a researcher in the Water and Environmental Technology Center, uses vibration and other methods to purify water. Americans use a lot of water. The average family of four living in the United

Bikers, drivers share street space

12 March 2012 Khoury Johnson

After several accidents between bikers, drivers and pedestrians, the need for designated bike lanes on Main Campus becomes apparent. The Office of Transportation and Mobility is working on extending bike lines east of the Berks

Spring Break 2012

28 February 2012 Alexis Sachdev

For those of you who think that spring break consists of wild, half-naked pool parties, wet T-shirt contests, mango body shots, performances by Snoop and Wiz, DJ Pauly D on the turntables and naked debacles