Politics - The Temple News

TSG recruits Ambler students in fight for higher education funding

20 February 2012 Amelia Brust

Temple Student Government is hoping to increase Ambler student participation in TALON, as Occupy Temple students plan a rally for higher education. Temple Student Government officers reminded students to register with the Temple Advocates Leadership

Current, former protestors discuss campus causes

20 February 2012 Ali Watkins

A teach-in created a dialogue about old and new protests at Temple. Yellowed pages of old yearbooks and newspaper clippings papered the walls as curious students filed through the Temple Gallery in Tyler School of

Residents to contest district proposal

20 February 2012 Amelia Brust

Some community members plan to oppose the proposed improvement district. On Feb. 16, block captains of the fifth council district gathered at the Gesu School at 17th and Thompson streets to plan to act on

Aligning priorities: Faculty reject provost’s White Paper

14 February 2012

The Faculty Senate has motioned to express its dissenting views to the provost’s White Paper. Provost Richard Englert’s White Paper, a 25-page document that, among many other functions, contains restructuring proposals for various departments around the

Aligning priorities: Corbett’s proposed budget includes slash to Temple’s funding

13 February 2012 Angelo Fichera and Sean Carlin

Another proposed cut to Temple’s funding leaves its future as an accessible, public school in question. If one travels to Harrisburg, they’ll find a familiar name carved on the frieze of the Pennsylvania department of

In proposed budget, Corbett calls for 30 percent cut to Temple’s funding

07 February 2012 Sean Carlin

Nearly a year after requesting that the state-related universities’ appropriations be cut in half, the governor proposes another major cut that could result in tuition increases. Gov. Tom Corbett proposed a fiscal year 2012-13 budget

Occupy sect hones in on colleges

07 February 2012 Mark Staver

Activists center efforts on colleges, surrounding neighborhood and the environment. A sect of Occupy Philadelphia, student activist group Occupy Temple, mirrors many other movements across the country. However, this group is now focusing more on

Senator leads teach-in on gerrymandering

07 February 2012 Ali Watkins

Leach addressed the redistricting currently taking place in the state legislature. Sen. Daylin Leach (D-Delaware/Montgomery) paid a visit to Temple Friday, Feb. 3, to speak at professor Ralph Young’s latest teach-in. The program, held in

Attention swings to Pa. budget

07 February 2012 Amelia Brust

TSG officials talked about the state budget at their General Assembly meeting. Anticipating a disappointing cut in state funding for the university, Temple Student Government Student Body President Colin Saltry spoke at the General Assembly

Congressional candidates make appearance at Republican meeting

03 February 2012 Sarah Fleischman

Republican politicians John Featherman and Mike Assad visited Main Campus. During its weekly meeting yesterday, the Temple University College Republicans hosted two republican congressional candidates. Although Vice President of TUCR Darin Bartholomew said that the