Then and now - The Temple News

Then and now: CHUCK DARROW, Editor-in-Chief 1976-77

13 October 2009

I cannot imagine how my life would have turned out had it not been for The Temple News. But I do know this: It would have been significantly – if not entirely – different had I not joined the staff my first day at Temple in September 1974.

Then and now: CHARMIE R. SNETTER, Editor-in-Chief 2006-07

13 October 2009

I was a freshman who was blessed – and in some ways, cursed – to be The Temple News’ Temple Student Government beat reporter.

Then and now: DAVE ISAAC, Web Editor 2008-09

13 October 2009

I was thrilled and honestly a little bit surprised when I was invited to join the staff at The Temple News. I had no idea what it would entail, but I hadn’t taken part in many activities on campus, other than playing roller hockey my freshman year.

Then and now: BRIAN WHITE, Editor-in-Chief 2003-04

13 October 2009

I was on the phone with a source during the Fall 2003 semester, discussing a decision Temple had made, which my source said he thought was particularly stupid.

Then and now: CHRISTOPHER VITO, Managing Editor 2006-07

13 October 2009

Two days into my freshman year, I knocked on the office door and pleaded with the editor-in-chief to hire me. Mundane and grassroots as it sounds, that day unlocked a wonderful four-year experience. I was

Then and now: STEVE SANSWEET, Editor-in-Chief 1965-66

13 October 2009

A long time ago in a galaxy… Oops, I didn’t mean to start with a plug about my current employer!
It’s just that my time at The Temple News was a long time ago, and eventually, if a bit circuitously, it led me to Lucasfilm Ltd. and my own little bit of Star Wars heaven.

Then and now: CHRIS STOVER, Editor-in-Chief 2008-09

13 October 2009

I never aspired to become the editor-in-chief of The Temple News. As an unassuming freshman in 2005, I did what I was told. I wrote whatever the editors needed, covering topics from SEPTA to ramen noodles.

Then and now: MICHAEL SISAK, Editor-in-Chief 1962

13 October 2009

This year marks the 88th anniversary of the Temple News. It is being celebrated with a reunion and panel discussion this weekend. Former writers, photographers and editors look back at their time at The Temple News.