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Dissing Orientation

06 November 2007 Editorial Board

Temple has no rich activist heritage. There have been tremors to the contrary. Many of late. Last Wednesday, there was another. As reported on this edition’s front page, Temple’s Black Student Union joined with the

Safety First

06 November 2007 Editorial Board

Reality struck again Thursday evening. And it struck hard. With all of the fancy bells and whistles Temple has added to campus in recent year, it’s almost too easy for students to forget that this

Crime Report for 10/30

30 October 2007

Oct. 22 Barton Hall Female student reported being harassed by a male student. Hardwick Hall, 10th Floor Student reported an unknown person removed an iPod and head phones from his room between 5 p.m. and

10,000 Men Participants

30 October 2007 Letter

I, like you, attended the recent “10,000 Men” rally held on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007, at the Liacouras Center. Similar to the Million Man March of 1995, and the anniversary Millions More Movement gathering of

Owl football’s forgotten black history

30 October 2007 Letter

On a sports column about the low number of minority head coaches in college football that appeared Oct. 23 Dear Editor: You have a short memory, or perhaps you are too young to have ever

Enemy Confused

30 October 2007 Editorial Board

Islamo-Fascism Awareness came to Temple last week, as part of a week-long event held by Temple College Republicans. Temple’s events were held in complement to a well-documented nationwide effort, seemingly aimed at linking Muslims and

Stale Candy

30 October 2007 Editorial Board

At this point in our lives, there are those of us that still go trick or treating on Halloween and those of us that don’t. For those of us that have retired our pumpkin buckets,

Crime Report for 10/23

23 October 2007

Oct. 15 Rock Hall, First Floor Employee reported an unknown person placed a harassing letter under her office door between 4:30 p.m. Oct. 12 and 8 a.m. Oct. 15. 2042 N. Carlisle St. Student reported

Child Whoopee

23 October 2007 Editorial Board

Everybody has fond memories of middle school. Making new friends. Getting involved in activities. Obtaining your first batch of birth control pills. Last Wednesday, a committee in Portland, Maine, ensured that this sacred tradition would

Study hits close to home

16 October 2007 Letter

In response to “Study: Alcohol increases chance of breast cancer by 30 percent.” Dear Editor: As a Ph.D. scientist and Napa Valley winemaker devoted to the cause of ending breast cancer, this issue hits very