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Student government officers look to next year

03 May 2011 Cary Carr

The new and former TSG officers cite looming budget cuts as an area of focus. As Temple Student Government wraps up the academic year and plans for the future, Student Body President Colin Saltry said

Ceremony pays homage to TU Japan

03 May 2011 Angelo Fichera

Yesterday, officials recommitted to the Tokyo campus in light of the recent tragedy. Just less than two months since the 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Japan, the university held a ceremony and teach-in to re-affirm its

Federal budget includes Pell Grant program

03 May 2011 Connor Showalter

After expecting cuts, the Pell Grants survived the federal budget process. The United States Senate Committee on Appropriations recently approved a new federal budget for the Department of Education that includes the single largest source

Dropouts attributed to finances as national debt rises

03 May 2011

The total national student loan debt is nearing $1 trillion, according to PIRG. Last year, the national student loan debt exceeded the national credit card debt for the first time in history. Now, student loan

Justice in Palestine group protests ‘Apartheid Wall’

03 May 2011 Connor Showalter

Students for Justice in Palestine hosts a “wall” protest at the Bell Tower. In a peaceful demonstration, members of Temple Students for Justice in Palestine and other activists sat in front of the Bell Tower

TTN Documentary: Wild West of Broad

27 April 2011 The Temple News

The following is a documentary created by the Temple News chronicling changes within the North Philadelphia community over the past several decades.

TTN Video: City Council at Large Panel

27 April 2011 The Temple News

By Luis Rodriguez

‘Wall’ event protests conflict

26 April 2011

Students for Justice in Palestine protest today at the Bell Tower. Today, April 26, Temple Students for Justice in Palestine will demonstrate at the Bell Tower from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The group has

Engineering research aids oil cleanup in Alaska

26 April 2011

Michel Boufadel and his team will return to Alaska this May to continue research. Nicole Devine, an engineering graduate student, said participating in research in Alaska has “literally changed” her life. Devine, who met her

Merger between theater and Boyer unlikely

26 April 2011 Angelo Fichera

A task force’s findings show the theater department will not join the Boyer College of Music and Dance. As the school year comes to an end, some academic facets are left in uncertainty in the