According to reports by Fox 29 and NBC Philadelphia, it has been confirmed that 11 students at La Salle University have come down with “probable mild cases” of the H1N1 swine flu this week. This news comes weeks after reports predicted that swine flu would spread on college campuses.
Temple hasn’t had any cases of virus yet, but another flu season is fast approaching.
Are you afraid the swine flu is on its way to North Broad Street?
Brian James Kirk, a Temple alum and former Temple News designer, is spotlighted on the Philly blog Shmitten Kitten’s “Flippin’ Our Shades” feature. Check him out, ladies. He’s quite a guy.
The Temple Owls were praised as Pennsylvania’s football team by Corky Blake over at lehighvalleylive.com. His logic has more to do with the players on the team and their potential for success than the team’s past wins and losses.
John Mehler TTN
An excerpt:
“Al Golden’s doing a masterful job rebuilding the Temple program. What I like about the Owls is they are tapping into the Lehigh Valley for talent, which is more than we can say about Penn State.”
Good stuff. Now the Owls just need to prove themselves Sept. 19, when they play that most visible of Pa. teams, Penn State.
When it was reported Temple would shut down Northeastern Hospital in April, students had no say and most likely, not a lot of students were aware. But now that Temple’s dollars are on the line – Temple is at risk to lose $175 million worth of funding, a possible $5,000 tuition increase – the university’s students have the chance to speak up and be heard. After you send your thoughts to your state legislators, send them to Broad & Cecil to voice your opinion. The viral spread is worse than the swine flu.
The rain is making everyone a little cranky.
A “John Doe,” who claimed he was a 2004 Temple alumni distributed the following unedited letter throughout the atrium of the Student Center today:
Don’t eat at the SAC
History: On May 7, 2009 I ordered a burger and French fries from Burger King. After waiting in line five minutes I decided that I was not going to stand in lie with over twenty people. Keep in mind there was only one register open during lunch time. At a restaurant if you go to Ihop, Friday’s you have the opportunity to pay after you eat, however, the manager snatched my food from my hand. As a result, I will never, eat from the sac. I feel that since I am an African American they assumed that I was going to steal from their restaurant, but I was hungry at the time and I did not want to waiting in a long line and eat cold fries. I suggest you boycott the SAC.
Thanks!
John Doe
At least he’s trying to affect change.
The Temple News learned today the paper’s Web site, temple-news.com, is the winner of the 2009 EPpy Award, given by Editor & Publisher and Mediaweek.
TTN was among three finalists in the nationwide competition for best college newspaper Web site.
The Web site was honored alongside other notable publications like ESPN.com, CNN.com and NYTimes.com. More than 400 entries were submitted for the EPpy Awards this year, with individual winners in 32 categories.
Look at you, Google, at it again.
Gchat’s on the heels of AOL Instant Messenger, and there’s no need for Microsoft Word when you’ve got Google Docs. So, of course, it’s only natural for the Internet giant to take over the world’s most popular social networking site, too.
In its most recent attempt to completely take over the Internet, Google launched Google Profiles, a social networking system with profiles eerily similar to those of Facebook.
But Google’s no fool. It knows it can’t compare to Facebook without some sort of edge – so it’s tapping into your vanity.
We’ve all done the ol’ first-plus-last name Google search, usually to be disappointed or embarrassed about whatever results are wielded. Now, once you make a profile, it will appear at the bottom of your search results, allowing you to show your future employer or newest love interest the real you.
Or at least as real as you can get on the Internet.
As Mayor Michael Nutter signed a City Council bill banning cell phone use while driving, the Pa. House of Representatives passed an amendment that would strip Philadelphia of its share of the gas tax, and would also deny Philly bridge and highway funding.
The house says that the ban is in contradiction to PennDOT codes.
Hence, they have to punish Philadelphia for trying to make its streets safer, apparently. Because, you know, there’s nothing more important to work on, like the biggest recession in decades, or cops being murdered en masse by assault weapons.
You stay classy, Harrisburg.
Lady GaGa made a visit to Philly’s Electric Factory last night, and, well, I’ll just let this Perez Hilton post do the explaining.
