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[ 17 November 2018 ] Temple football shuts out USF in second half of comeback win Football
[ 17 November 2018 ] Key special teams plays lift Temple football to win Football
[ 17 November 2018 ] Temple football scores 27 consecutive points to beat USF Featured
[ 16 November 2018 ] Temple men’s basketball improves to 4-0 Basketball
[ 16 November 2018 ] Baker Dave competes in Food Network cookie competition Features

Educate yourself, get your shots

13 November 2018 Christina Mitchell

A columnist argues that people should stay informed about the health benefits of vaccines.

Policymakers: regulate guns, prevent further heartache

13 November 2018 Kerry Lyster

It’s time that policymakers listen and enact gun control laws.

Typewriters: Escape from modern technology

06 November 2018 Rae Burach

Students should utilize typewriters as a means to slow down and think.

Temple: Improve graduate student experience

06 November 2018 Myra Mirza

The university should make the graduate school experience more welcoming.

Making strides toward a trans fat-free Halloween

30 October 2018 Christina Mitchell

As a kid during Halloween, I never thought about the nutritional value — or lack thereof — of candy I was collecting door to door. I never thought about the additives in these delicious sweets.

Common Grounds’ sign should never have gone up

23 October 2018 Kelly Brennan

Although the new coffeeshop will take down the sign this week, it wrongly downplayed prescription drug misuse.

Temple: Support Philadelphia refugee centers

23 October 2018 Tyler Perez

As more refugee centers shut down, the university should contribute to Philadelphia locations.

Respect everyone, people are not ‘illegal’

16 October 2018 Kerry Lyster

President Donald Trump held a rally in Kentucky on Saturday where he spoke about immigration — using his usual phrases like “criminal aliens” and “most vile, most vicious people on Earth” to refer to immigrants.

Free identification: a pathway to true democracy

16 October 2018 Rachel Berson

The cost of IDs and other documents create significant barriers for people in poverty.

Confirming Kavanaugh: a message to survivors

09 October 2018 Rachel Berson

By confirming Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, the United States has shown little regard for survivors of sexual assault.