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President Owl: National campaigns remind us of municipal and state battles.

14 April 2008 Editorial Board

Every four years, presidential campaigning comes to Pennsylvania, to Philadelphia, to Temple and the student body manages to seem politically energized. Sen. Hillary Clinton rallied in McGonigle Hall, and last week, Chelsea Clinton appeared in

Crime Report for 4/8

07 April 2008

March 31 1510 Carlisle St. Window broken on a 1998 Lexus between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. March 30. Nothing reported missing. Temple Towers Student reported receiving harassing phone calls from an acquaintance of her

Candidates battle campaign blunders, finances

07 April 2008 Letter

Submitted by Michael N. Price With the Pennsylvania primary quickly approaching, both Democratic candidates are doing their best to avoid a disastrous political slip-up that could cost them the all-important April 22 vote. Both Sens.

Booze Bust: Temple’s alcohol amnesty policy fails in keeping

07 April 2008 Editorial Board

If you’re underage and out for a night of drinking, it’s best that you drink to the point of hospitalization so that you won’t be punished by Temple. That’s what Temple’s amnesty clause outlines in

Clean City: Philly Spring Cleanup stands as an example of the enthusiasm the city needs

07 April 2008 Editorial Board

Philadelphia has seen a wave of grassroots action in recent months. The tepid 10,000 Men organization held a community action fair this weekend in an effort to cut crime in the city’s most dangerous areas,

Graduates stay in Philadelphia, but not North Philadelphia

31 March 2008

At the start of my senior year this past August, I finally relocated to a neighborhood in North Philadelphia more commensurate with all the stereotypes I’d heard about the area before I enrolled here. Ugly.

TSG Shift: Temple Student Government has unwisely moved back the elections.

31 March 2008 Editorial Board

On Main Campus, long criticized for low levels of interest in student government, TSG has postponed their elections, scheduled for next week, as reported by The Temple News today. Moving the dates from April 8

Market Rates

31 March 2008 Editorial Board

Finding rent control is difficult these days. Despite national trends, real estate in Philadelphia is hot, and off-campus housing is no exception. Temple students living off campus are facing rising rent due to the demands

City Tuition: Temple’s funding of four scholarships for city

24 March 2008 Editorial Board

In 2009, Temple will spend more than $41,000 on scholarships for four Philadelphia School District students as part of the new Temple University Philadelphia Scholars program. Since beginning its capital drive in 2002, the university

Debit Dont: Temple-issued debit card paychecks are headed your way.

24 March 2008 Editorial Board

Call us old fashioned, but we think paper paychecks are a pretty easy, efficient way to receive our work payments. Clearly, Temple doesn’t think so. According to them, paper is nothing but bad news. That’s