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A win and a loss

16 October 2007

Last week, it was a 17-point deficit. This week, it was the football team’s quarterback and team leader suffering a season-ending injury. The Owls overcame adversity again, defeating Miami (Ohio), 24-17, Saturday at Lincoln Financial

Lokey erupts for four goals

16 October 2007

Alli Lokey tore apart the adage that a good defense beats a good offense. Ripped it to shreds, actually. Lokey carried the field hockey team to a 6-1 victory Sunday at Geasey Field, scoring four

Second-hand smoke affects academic performance, study says

16 October 2007

Lung cancer, heart disease and nasal sinus cancer are a few of the risks smokers face when lighting up and the results of a recent study have helped add to this continuously growing list. The

Mural Arts program holds first national Arts in Criminal Justice Conference

16 October 2007 The Temple News

Artists, policy makers, students, educators, and criminal justice professionals from 29 states and six countries gathered for the first time ever in the heart of Philadelphia last month. The different parties were in town to

Hart visits TSG

16 October 2007

Temple University President Ann Weaver Hart spent the duration of yesterday’s Temple Student Government meeting addressing some burning issues. “The greatest strength [of Temple] is its students and faculty and staff. No question,” Hart said.

Professors confused by fair use law

16 October 2007

Ithaca College professor Cyndy Scheibe wanted to use cover images from Newsweek magazine to create teaching materials. The magazine told her she could, but only if she paid photographers for the photos and asked the

Trustees vote to elect one of their own

16 October 2007

The Board of Trustees added a new member to its ranks at their first meeting of the fall semester at the Feinstone Lounge in Sullivan Hall last Tuesday. The Committee on Trustee Affairs unanimously elected

AFSCME, administration negotiate contract details

16 October 2007

The union for professional and technical employees at Temple is clashing with the Office of Labor Relations over a stipulation that would include merit pay in their next contract. In their last negotiation session Wednesday,

Freshmen grow accustomed to luxury-style living

16 October 2007

College living has become more than community bathrooms and closet-size dorm rooms, especially for freshmen living in the apartment-style housing Temple has to offer. Equipped with their own bathrooms, common areas and kitchen space, Temple

Brain Gain

16 October 2007

Last year, Gerry Stefanatos had two job offers: the Mayo Clinic, one of the top medical schools in the country, and one at Temple as chair of communication sciences and disorders. He – along with