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Owls survive weather; Spiders

08 March 2008

There was a rain delay. At a basketball game. Due to a leak in the roof of Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse, the women’s basketball team’s Atlantic Ten Conference Championship quarterfinal game with Richmond was delayed nearly

TTN Audio: Students and polar bear attend political debate

08 March 2008

To view the video supplement to this story, click here. Whoever said college students don’t pay attention to politics hasn’t been to Temple lately. As the Temple College Democrats and Temple College Republicans held their

Spiders set to take on Owls

08 March 2008

If the final minute of a basketball game is thrilling, everything that happened in the previous 39 really doesn’t matter. Sure, the shooting was poor and the offense was sloppy throughout most of the first

TTN Video: Temple Republicans and Democrats debate

07 March 2008

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TTN Video: FDA questions sodium safety

07 March 2008

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As Season Opens, Teammates Remember Richie Gargel

03 March 2008

From the first day Richie Gargel strolled into White Hall dormitory ready to play baseball with his long hair and sunglasses, there was an immediate bond with his freshmen teammates. The spontaneous pitcher had an

Men’s Gymnastics Falls Hard in Minnesota

03 March 2008

Before the weekend rolled around, Luke Vexler was eager to get to the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus, where the men’s gymnastics team faced off Saturday in a tri-meet with the Golden Gophers and

Streak Continues for Women’s Tennis Team with Two Weekend Victories

03 March 2008

The women’s tennis team rode a five-game winning streak into its matches against Army and Buffalo at West Point, N.Y. this weekend. The Owls beat Army, 6-1, Friday and Buffalo, 5-2, Saturday. Temple now holds

Black History Month: unknown and quirky contributions to society

29 February 2008

Lonnie G. Johnson Invented the Super Soaker water gun. Holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, a master’s degree in nuclear engineering and his doctorate in science from Tuskegee University. The Super Soaker water gun

Howell earns second place at Junior Olympic Championships

26 February 2008

Sophomore epee Kristin Howell is having a season to remember. Last weekend, the 6-foot-2 fencer earned a second place finish in the Women’s Under-20 epee event at the U.S. Fencing Junior Olympic Championships in Charlotte,