If you picked up a copy of The Temple News this morning, you noticed that the opinion pages seemed a little too familiar. Due to a technical error, we printed last week’s opinion section in this week’s paper. We apologize sincerely for this mistake. Never fear, though, the Internet is here. Check out a Polish [...]
Temple football will finally get a bowl game after decades of futile efforts. Al Golden and his team will travel to Washington, D.C. to take on either Army or UCLA in the EagleBank bowl Dec. 29.
Check out The Temple News’ three-part documentary on life on North Broad Street. The first two installments – Screwed, about hooking up on campus, and Pumped, about partying – are up now. The documentary was produced by The Temple News’ multimedia editor Mari Saito. Check it out here.
The Inquirer wrote up a preview to the men’s basketball season, highlighting Ryan Brooks’ and Lavoy Allen’s challenges in the upcoming games. For profiles, five burning questions for the men’s and women’s teams and more, check out today’s Basketball Preview in the print edition of The Temple News.
The SEPTA strike is over. Gov. Ed Rendell and other SEPTA officials announced they have reached an agreement that will be voted on – and is expected to pass – by the union members Monday. The Inquirer story here.
Temple’s Campus Safety Services sent out an e-mail today announcing that a test of the TU-Alert system will take place on Friday. Here is the partial text from the e-mail: As a part of Emergency Preparedness at Temple University, a test of the TU Alert system will be conducted on Friday, October 2, 2009, beginning [...]
Jimmy John’s is having their famous annual One Dollar Sandwich day today! For just one dollar, you can get a sandwich. If that’s not a deal, I don’t know what is. Check them out at the Edge on Cecil B. Moore Avenue.
Temple’s nursing union is threatening to strike if a new contract is not approved by September 30. Their contract expires then, and Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals officials say they are concerned about the attitude the university is taking. The university has responded that they feel their offer is fair and competitive.
The Inquirer’s editorial page praised Temple President Ann Weaver Hart’s 2020 plan today, saying it could heal relations between the community and the university. The editorial noted Hart and the university administration’s troubles with faculty and employee unions, but credited her with standing up to John Taylor’s threats and enduring the union negotiations. It did [...]
Pennsylvania finally has a state budget, which came 80 days late and after significant damage was done to townships and non-profits, who rely on state funds. Theater and the arts are being taxed, as are the small cigars known as cigarillos (Black and Mild’s may be the most common example).
