Community Voice - The Temple News

Voter identification law invasive to longtime resident

26 March 2012 Connor Showalter

North Philadelphia resident Roland Jones does not like the idea of voter ID laws. Roland Jones, who lives on 18th and West Berks streets, said he has never had to show photo identification in past

Women leaders pave the way for others

13 March 2012 Kierra Bussey

Elaine Mackey discusses what Women’s History Month means to her. Women’s History Month is celebrated during the month of March and commemorates the achievements that women have made throughout American history. This year’s theme celebrates

Philadelphians want a cleaner neighborhood, but not at an additional cost

28 February 2012 Kierra Bussey

Doris Lambert would like to see certain areas of her surrounding neighborhood cleaner, but argues a fee is not the answer. There have been a lot of mixed opinions regarding the proposed North Central Neighborhood

New blog exposes volunteerism throughout Philadelphia

28 February 2012 Dominique Johnson

Founders David Kwon and Joanne Yoon created lovemyhood.com as a way to profile the many volunteer efforts in Philadelphia. Lovemyhood.com was created in October 2011 to share the volunteer experiences of friends, David Kwon and

News has become increasingly available

21 February 2012 Mark Staver

Immacula Jean-Felix, a resident of North Philadelphia higlights the many news sources she refers to for her daily dose of news. As technology constantly evolves, so does the way news is shared, and with Facebook

Protesters show their support of Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike

21 February 2012 Sarah Elizabeth Guy

Philadelphians lined up along 19th Street and JFK Boulevard to bring attention to inhumane detention practices in Israel. It’s been used by occupiers, people who are anti-abortion, tea partiers and slut walkers: Their right to

Fraud calls for new real-estate law

14 February 2012 Dominique Johnson

Judy F. Berman explains why a new real-estate law against fraud is necessary and how owners can protect themselves. The Graduate Economic Student Association recently launched DirectCongress.org, a website created to allow people to make

Union workers claim unfair representation

13 February 2012 Kierra Bussey

Protestors argue that women and Latino workers are underrepresented in construction projects. Yesterday, Feb. 13, at 8 a.m., members of the Coalition of Labor Union Women and Occupy Temple gathered at Broad and Oxford streets

Children receive reward for reaching reading goal

06 February 2012 Kierra Bussey

Tree House Books celebrates its third annual limo trip. What was an abandoned upholstery shop on West Susquehanna Avenue developed into Tree House Books. Since 2004, Tree House Books has been an asset to the

City Year Corps give back before moving on

06 February 2012 Sarah Elizabeth Guy

Jack Haymes, 19, contributes to the mission of City Year through service at Shaw Middle School in West Philadelphia. Some may have encountered a group of people in the red jackets in downtown Philly, painting