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Placement tests include grad hopeful

30 October 2007

Christopher Paslay’s work appeared on the placement tests Temple administered to hundreds of incoming freshmen, but the university said that same work is not quite enough to secure him admission to its graduate school. Paslay,

Ambassador criticizes U.S. policies

30 October 2007

Venezuelan ambassador Bernardo Alvarez Herrera eschewed elitism last Thursday with a word on the American electoral process. “You’re telling me that in a democratic country, if you want to be elected senator, you need to

A relationship rooted in community history

30 October 2007

North Philadelphia native Vince Griffin encountered his first experience with Temple 54 years ago. At the age of seven, Griffin participated in a summer preparatory program which partnered the College of Education with local North

Tuition rise is double the inflation rate

30 October 2007

Along with other universities around the country, Temple’s tuition and fees increased at double the rate of inflation, according to figures reported by the College Board last Monday. Since last year, tuition and fees at

Islamo-fascism week causes public uproar nationwide.

30 October 2007

Six years after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, concerns still linger of it happening again. From Oct. 22 through 26, the Temple College Republicans held two events on campus as part of the nation-wide

Islamo-fascism controversy

30 October 2007

“College kids are living in a fantasy world,” former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum told an audience at the Student Center last Wednesday “The world is changing, but you don’t see it because you don’t feel

Soy meat and the right kind of ‘dive’

23 October 2007

On my scavenger hunt for picks, I came across an area that often gets overlooked. It seems that everyone who parties in Center City hangs out on Chestnut or Walnut streets. Meanwhile, Sansom Street’s nightlife

Daring, hit musical will spark Broadway evolution

23 October 2007

REVIEW – On a Broadway of shows too timid to deviate from safe applause, Spring Awakening has defied every convention of the blockbuster formula. More importantly, it has drawn the line for the next evolutionary

Runners hoping to avoid No. 13 at Championships

23 October 2007

For the men’s and women’s cross country teams, 13 represents an unlucky number when it comes to the Atlantic Ten Conference Championship meet. That’s because for the past two years, both teams have finished in

Lack of black coaches ignorant and offensive

23 October 2007

The numbers are staggering. More than 50 percent of the players on Football Bowl Subdivision Championship (formerly known as Division I-A) teams are black, according to the Black Coaches and Administrators Web site. Yet, only