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Temple Hires Dogs to Help Students Take Exams
Temple has hired doggies from Therapy Day International to help students during exam period, which starts on Tuesday, December 10th. Though they may be asked […]
Sign: Temple’s Tyler Building for Sale or Lease
The above sign appeared on Temple’s main campus the other day, right in front of the Tyler School of Art building. Handwringing ensued. Hillel Hoffmann, […]
More Than 50 Temple Students Arrested on Homecoming Weekend
After a brief respite, the Temple News reports that campus authorities are cracking down—again—on student drinking, arresting more than 50 students during homecoming weekend.
Why Are Birds Committing Mass Suicide on Temple Campus?
The Temple News reports on mass aviacide on the university’s main campus: “The Audubon Pennsylvania Society and Temple’s grounds department estimate more than 1,000 birds […]
Armed Standoff with Temple Student Ends Peacefully
A day of negotiation with a 26-year-old Temple University student that began early Sunday ended last night at around 2:16 a.m. after the student surrendered […]
Enrollment Down at Pennsylvania Universities
The Inquirer reports that enrollment is down at Pennsylvania’s state-supported universities—but then again, enrollment is down everywhere. The state should have 14,000 fewer enrollees by […]
Hey Kids! It’s (Kind of) Safe to Drink Again at Temple!
Granted, that’s not the headline that Temple wants to see for this story. But heck, here’s the news: “The crackdown on student drinking by Temple […]
Photo of the Day: “Not Another Urban Barbershop” Opens for Temple Students
The new Diamond Cutz TU at 10th and Diamond wants to make it clear that it’s “not another urban barbershop.” Hmm. Classy.
Rolling Stone Thinks Temple’s Marching Band Is Awesome
Rolling Stone has compiled a list of sweet college marching bands playing sweet top-40 songs. Temple’s band–for the version of Kanye West’s “All of the Lights” […]
Penn, Temple Students Facing Underage Drinking Crackdown
This maybe isn’t a good time to be an alcohol-loving college student in Philadelphia. First, let’s see what’s going on at Penn: The 2013 Annual […]
Temple Students From Violence-Torn Nations Find Philly Isn’t All That Different
A piece in the Temple News examines how foreign students experience Philadelphia’s, er, elevated crime rate. Nidaa Husain, a photographer from South Africa, made a project […]
This Year’s Freshman Class Is Temple’s Smartest Ever
This doesn’t make any sense. I thought millennials were stupid and lazy. Looks like we’ll need to tweak the national narrative—at least here in Philly—thanks […]
Former Temple Track Star Sues University
The Temple News reports: A former Temple track star has sued the university, her former coach and an assistant athletic director for $10 million dollars […]
Sound Off: How Many Games Will the Eagles Win This Year?
Last week, the first official victory of the NFL season was registered, and a team didn’t achieve it. Instead, the league went to 1-0 by […]
Temple Grad Decides to Pay Off Student Loans Using the Little Known “Forrest Gump Method”
CBS Philly reports on Jason Kasher, a 2012 Temple grad who is running 1,000 miles to raise the money to pay off his student loans: […]