It isn’t sloppy hyperbole to call 13th Street a vein for Philadelphia. From Pollock Street just south of Oregon Avenue to 69th Avenue south of Cheltenham Avenue, 13th Street runs almost continuously through the entire
For many Temple students, Girard Avenue is a main street, the road to school and a place to buy the occasional late-night beer. It is the center of an increasingly large off-campus community that has
Ah, college. Parties, procrastination and 2 a.m. bowls of Ramen noodles. A place where going to bed at 5 a.m. and waking for class three hours later makes perfect sense. Then there’s the second half
In 2005, I spent Labor Day with little knowledge of the hurricane that had just hit New Orleans. The next day at work, I listened to the radio. The topic on Sept. 4 was Hurricane
To live in a city is to be in a constant state of flux. Philadelphia is no exception. Every corner is covered with infinite layers of memories. One block can take on a thousand different
You might think that we would come to appreciate the streets we walk every day. They are our home, temporary for some, permanent for many. Though often, we don’t. So, forgive me if I think
A new year brings new issues, as well as some old ones with fresh angles. Housing on campus is a hot topic, especially as we face another increase in university enrollment. It is up to
On August 2, a black man was shot in Oakland, California. He had just left a McDonald’s, and was walking to work. Another man, wearing dark clothes and a mask, walked up to him and
We are destroying family-friendly institutions. Young adults, to be specific. Our tools for destruction? Obscene language, crass t-shirts, and an all-too carefree attitude. Children are being exposed to inappropriate behavior and language in places like
There are a lot of stories The Temple News has missed in the past. There are community stories that matter to this university, that matter to this city, that matter, if only by the trends