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Will Temple Towers fall?

07 February 2006 The Temple News

Temple Towers, one of the university’s oldest dorm buildings, may be about to undergo major changes. Administrators are now working with consultants to decide whether Towers should be renovated, or demolished and rebuilt. The university

Community remembers late pastor, ‘friend to homeless’

24 January 2006

Many in his family said the Rev. Paul M. Washington was destined to devote his life to God. What they never could have guessed is the impact he would have on his community through that

A mother to 38 for the past 20 years

06 December 2005

Agnes Butler is not an average mother. Butler has opened her home to 38 boys in the foster care system since 1982. She currently hosts six young men in her row house on the 1700

Council sparks debate over academic freedom

06 December 2005 The Temple News

Marc Stier is a key player in Democratic city politics. He recently organized a grassroots organization called Neighborhood Networks, a coalition of hundreds of progressive activists who are pushing to reform city government by increasing

City honors slain teen

29 November 2005

Family, friends and strangers gathered in McGonigle Hall on Monday to pay tribute to Terrell Pough, the teenage single father who was murdered on Nov. 17.At the memorial service, many people who knew Pough shared

Underground Brothers

22 November 2005 The Temple News

Two weeks ago, Sigma Pi fraternity brothers handed out 2,000 alcohol awareness playing cards to students passing by the Bell Tower. One card, an ace of spades, carried the message of Samantha Spady, a student

Fox school professors competitive in business research

15 November 2005

There are more than 150 faculty members associated with the university’s Fox School of Business and Management. Professor Ed Rosenthal is only one, but he is not alone in taking a well-publicized approach to his

Transit workers walk off the job

01 November 2005 The Temple News

A fall-out between SEPTA management and union workers left students scrambling for alternate means of transportation Monday. The Regional Rails, along with LUCY and CCT Connect, however, remain operating, and are the sole methods for

Death of activist incites protest

04 October 2005

A small group of protestors gathered at the corner of Sixth and Market streets on Friday to protest a recent FBI mission that killed fugitive and political activist Filiberto Ojeda Ríos. FBI agents confronted Ríos

Experience Philadelphia

01 October 2004 The Temple News

Whether you are a new student in Philadelphia, or an experienced one, there is an event for you starting on Oct. 2. Campus Philly Kick-Off, sponsored by Campus Philly and the Philadelphia Department of Commerce,