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Efficient shooters aid squad’s performance

14 April 2008

She shoots and she scores. It’s a familiar phrase these days for the women’s lacrosse team, which, through Sunday, is converting 50 percent of its shots — up from 36.1 percent a season ago —

School of Law gets new dean

14 April 2008

The search for a new dean of Temple’s James E. Beasley School of Law ended with President Ann Weaver Hart’s announcement that JoAnne A. Epps, currently associate dean for academic affairs of the law school,

More than 1,000 relay for life

14 April 2008

More than 1,000 students took part in the university’s fifth-annual Relay for Life to raise money for cancer research.

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Graduation speaker announced

14 April 2008

Floyd W. Alston will be the featured speaker at the university-wide commencement ceremony at the Liacouras Center on May 22. Alston, a local business leader, will also receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree

Hillary Clinton makes Drexel appearance

14 April 2008

Across Pennsylvania college and university campuses, political momentum has been picking up. On Friday, Sen. Hillary Clinton addressed a crowd of 1,000, mostly college-aged supporters and voters on the campus of Drexel University. Philadelphia Mayor

Chelsea Clinton visits campus, talks foreign policy with students

14 April 2008

With the Pennsylvania primary less than two weeks away, former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton spoke at Temple Friday night to spread her mother’s message. “I am really proud to be here on behalf of my

‘Fling’ to duplicate success

14 April 2008

Spring Fling has been a Temple tradition for three decades. Upperclassmen can’t wait, freshman tingle with anticipation and teachers shrug their shoulders when most of their students don’t show up to class. The tradition comes

TSG slates announced

14 April 2008

Temple Student Government’s April 22 and 23 elections draw closer as three slates discuss their plans to improve Temple. The three slates are Owl Opportunity, Temple Reloaded and Owl V.O.I.C.E.S. OWL OPPORTUNITY Dusha Holmes, a

College dems host state convention

14 April 2008

Temple hosted the annual Pennsylvania College Democrats convention for the first time last weekend. The convention brought together 105 delegates from 15 colleges and universities throughout the state. Visiting students were lodged at the Holiday

Take a walk through North Philly history

14 April 2008

Whether you drive, walk or bike to campus, you may unknowingly share one thing with your fellow students and neighborhood residents – the vast history that encompasses North Philadelphia. That history of struggle and poverty