As we mentioned earlier, Philadelphia is considering a bike sharing program. You can be part of that process today at City Hall, 2 p.m., 4th floor council chambers. City Council will hold hearings on the proposed program. More information: Bike Share Philadelphia Related: .pdf of Philadelphia bike lanes, etc. (large file)
At the Philadelphia Public School 4×400-meter relay, a young runner saw the face of God. It was a familiar face, with a warm smile and a hint of Jell-O on his breath. “I still couldn’t believe it was him,” Gibson said. “When I looked up, I thought it was God. But then I said, ‘Whoa, [...]
If you’ve taken IH2 (soon to be Mosaic, see our article here), you’ve probably read Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, the milestone 1958 novel the presents colonization through the eyes of the colonized. Achebe will be at the Free Library tonight celebrating the 50th anniversary of the book. The auditorium is sold out, but simulcast [...]
A special Temple cameo from overheardinphilly.com: The Eternal Struggle For Dominance Of The Temple Guard Philadelphia cop comes tearing in the door and tries to jump onto an elevator, followed by a shouting Temple cop: Philly cop: “I outrank you!” Temple cop: “No, *I* outrank *you*!” Temple University Dental School Overheard by Feeling safe [...]
PA residents: today is the last day to register to vote in the April 22 Democratic primary. If you don’t get Obama’d on campus, check this website for details. Deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 4 Presidential election: Oct. 6.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has taken a bit of time out of his uber-busy campaigning schedule and $10 out of his campaign fund to fill out a bracket for the NCAA tournament. He shunned Temple, picking Michigan State to win in the first round. Who cares if he was right? His final four picks: [...]
Abilene Christian University will begin using iPhones and iPod Touches in their education process, according to a news story from the university. The cool devices will be used for homework alerts, class surveys, checking meal balances and over 15 other already designed web applications. ACU’s student paper, the Optimist, has a blurb up on it [...]
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton provided the opening address of the two-day Kerner Plus-40 Symposium at Penn’s Great Hall of the Irvine Auditorium today, The Temple News is the first to report. The event was held to recognize the 40th anniversary of the Kerner Commission Report’s release on Feb. 29, 1968. Clinton spoke for about [...]
The Philadelphia Zoo just had a baby– a baby sifaka. Sifaka: any of several diurnal mostly black-and-white lemurs (genus Propithecus) with a long tail and silky fur [m-w.com] The Zoo wants your help naming it. The nominees are: “Loka” (loo-ka): a Malagasy name meaning “Prize” “Kapiky” (ka-PEE-kee): a Malagasy name meaning “nut” “Eko” (eh-KO): a [...]
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports today that Penn and Drexel are in talks to run two small high schools within the Philadelphia School District. The two schools would be in the University City area, one focusing on international studies and the other on engineering and technology. The schools could open as early as September, 2009. The [...]
