Just one glance toward the skyline reminds us that this isn’t just another month. Perhaps you’ve seen pink ribbons on the backs of cars, the lapels of sports coaches and politicians, or large bands of
Tonight, one of six Democratic presidential debates will take place at Drexel University. Not at Temple. Damien LaVera, a spokesman for the Democratic National Committee, said Drexel has the positive attitude about politics that the
Temple has been built on the backs of the dead. It’s late October, and we think about the old, the hidden and the dead. Temple has its ghosts, indeed. TEMPLE BY GRAVES In the 1880s,
I’d assume most of us don’t spend a lot of time down by the city’s beautiful Delaware River waterfront, mostly because we don’t have a beautiful waterfront. Philadelphia has a seven-mile central waterfront that is
A total of 10,000 men in Philadelphia were summoned to the Liacouras Center over the weekend. The aim was to rally black men – not only in mass, but in unity – and forcefully take
America. This country is about being able to make decisions. It’s the land of the free. Still, the idea of free choice is in question, and at the center of it is another American idea.
I support Michael Nutter. I voted for him in the primary, and I will vote for him in the general election in November. You should too, even though his sham competition with Republican challenger Al
There are a handful of fresh sculptures at 11th and York streets. Statues designed by respected artists that are grouped around a well-worn dirt path and are shook by regional rail trains four times an
Of the nearly 20,000 students who attend Temple’s Main Campus, a majority commute. As one of those commuters, I’ve often found myself running across campus and arriving on the train platform disheveled and out of
Seven shootings have occurred at Philadelphia recreation centers since January, leaving four dead and community members searching for answers. “It’s senseless,” said Victor Richard. “It’s total disrespect for human life.” Richard is the commissioner of