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Cut to the Chase: Drew’s always right
Drew Carey will be premiering as the new host of The Price is Right on Monday. In Tuesday’s issue of The Temple News, I will examine the top 10 game show hosts in this week’s “Cut to the Chase.”
To give you a preview, check out this article on CNN.com. As a journalist, I think the lede is absolutely amazing.
HEADLINE: “Drew Carey to be married for first time”
LEDE: Drew Carey has finally found Ms. Right.
Even though it is very easy to come up with awesome puns based off the name of the show, that is some excellent newswriting from the AP. If you’d like to start sharing your favorite all-time game show hosts, please start commenting. Come Tuesday, we’ll be posting others’ opinions of the best game show hosts.
Don’t worry. It’ll be here before you know it.
A love-hate relationship with Temple’s lit mag Hyphen
Dear Hyphen staffers,
Before we bond over our ink-on-paper brotherhood, I have to get something off my chest. Why’d you dump your 2007 edition in the Temple News boxes – without even asking? C’mon dudes, you understand how ungodly printing costs are these days, no? Businesses pay us to advertise on that big red box in the SAC. Show it some respect.
That being said . . . you’re like the aloof roommate who steals my hummus and leaves the lights on, but I still adore because you’re witty and have a great vocabulary. Plus, we’re one and the same. Temple News doesn’t get the love it deserves, and neither do you. Screw the naysayers, though, ’cause this year’s publication ain’t bad. The nuggets:
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This Week’s Missed Connections
Each week, I follow and post the sexiest Craigslist Missed Connections that are posted by Temple students, because frankly, I’m waiting for a reply from a professor I have a thing for anyway. For those unaware, Missed Connections are the creepiest way to get your crush’s attention, but hell, they work better then staring at that babe from a shaded park bench after midnight.
Aww, this week has your standard fare “i followed you on my bike so we must be meant for each other” longings, a metal-head connection, And a uhm… wizard love potion? Whatever you call it, GHB is ill-e-gal, kiddos.
Sexxxytime:
across from me right noww – m4w – 23
yes u keep catching me stare at uuu
but u are an absolutely gorgeous girl
and i cant help but stare ?
your have a nose ring & long dark hair
i doubt u read these but…if u do..sweet.
ur beautiful.
boy who works in the library. one day you wore a pink shirt. – w4m – 21
i see you at the library desk sometimes. last year, i got out a book called “design for dummies.” when i handed it to you, i said i felt retarted and you said not to worry, that you didn’t think i was retarted. that makes you cool in my book. i just moved back to philly and you seem like you might be a neat boy to hang out with, so yeah. i know this is lame that i am posting this. even moreso because i plan to watch a lifetime movie when i am through. maybe you like lifetime, too..
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The Peabody Cruise
Every residence hall offers a different freshman experience – some better than others.
For my first two years at Temple, I lived in 1300 Residence Hall. I liked it; I made some great friends I still have today. It took me a while to meet those people, and once I did, I didn’t meet too many others. I feel a little shafted.
I was giving tours of Peabody Hall Sunday, working the Open House for prospective students. I found myself very jealous of the nearly 300 freshman that live there.
The hall, built in 1956 and celebrating its golden anniversary last year, has the atmosphere of a cruise ship for college kids. Walking down the long, narrow, white hallways with the colorful doors and matching door frames felt like I was on the Titanic. Well, third-class Titanic, but the Titanic nonetheless.
Each cabin…er…room has its own style. The residents truly make it their home, as they should. The color extends from the well-decorated hallways (props to the RAs) to the cozy, intensely decorated rooms. My jealousy grew even more.
The television lounge – a big screen TV in front of a few rows of couches just off the lobby – was homey, despite not having any walls. The staircase leading to the basement truly gave the cruise ship feel. Who knew stairs had so much power?
The game room had not one, but TWO pool tables. In 1300, with more than 1,000 residents, there was only one! And after a while, someone stole the cue sticks. And, we didn’t have a foos ball table like Peabody, either.
These kids are lucky.
It seemed like an STA Travel cruise vacation in the form of a four-story building where people actually live.
I’ve heard alumni talking to each other exchanging many memories that begin, “Remember that time in Peabody…” Current students do the same. Rarely do you hear people talking about 1940, or even Johnson or Hardwick in the same way.
I don’t know what it is about Peabody. What began a women’s residence hall in the 1950s has become an unmatched co-educational experience. Peabody is probably the only residence hall on campus I’ve never heard any negative comments about, which says a lot coming from a tour guide.
Peabody residents – be proud. I know you already are. The entire campus should be envious of you for gaining the truest college experience one can get on Temple’s campus. It’s kind of like taking a constant vacation with classes in between. Like…Semester at Sea in Peabody Hall.
This Week’s Missed Connections
Each week, I’ll follow and post the the juiciest Craigslist Missed Connections that happen on Temple’s campus, because frankly, I’m looking for ones written about me anyway. For those unaware, Missed Connections are the saddest, funniest and creepiest way to get your crush’s attention, but hey, its cheaper then Match.com.
This week’s got two students hot for teacher, begging the question- who’s getting A’s in your stats class? There’s some illiterate love and a construction worker cat-call reversal.
Here’s the hotness:
crazy stache messy blonde hair at temple – w4m – 22
dude, you’re mustache is wild, you really really stand out and I notice you everywhere on campus. You always look angry, i like. meet up sometime someday maybe?
i have a crush on my professor – w4m
I’m in your statistics class at 8:40 in the morning and told you that I really like your class. I actually hate statistics but I think you’re dreamy.
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Temple’s secret stash
Somewhere in the netherworlds of the Facilities Management Web site rests forgotten pieces of furniture just there for the taking. Putting craigslist to shame, The Temple University Purchasing Surplus Database is where anyone can search through these abandoned treasures.
Sometimes, even Temple faculty is in the mood for some new digs. If the desire to rid a department of extra furniture strikes a faculty member, they simply declare the item as “surplus” and Facilities Management hauls it off to be disposed of, thrown out, or moved to the university’s surplus database (the details).
I stumbled across the database and promptly asked Temple for an old couch. An excerpt from the mail I got in return:
Thanks for your interest in the Surplus program. You now must send a
requisition to purchasing clearly marked surplus listing this item along
with a “ship to” address and your Dept. center number. Upon receipt I will
do a work request and have OFM pick it up and deliver it to where you
specify on the req. If you choose you can schedule a day and time to visit
the warehouse and see the item before you send the req. I recommend seeing
the item first as if it is delivered sight unseen and you don’t like it your
dept will pay to send it back to the warehouse.
If you can manage to get the appropriate documentation, you too can have Temple furnish your apartment with crappy dorm furniture.
Reason to get a bike #341
There’s no doubt, students who rely on public transportation have been worried about the possibility of SEPTA fare increases over the past few months.Transportation is probably the last thing we remember to factor in to our loans, long after calculating our ration of beer and sneakers.
While the number of students residing on campus is climbing fast, there are still 13,000 undergraduate students who commute to Temple each day. Can you even imagine how much homework gets done when you calculate 13,000 30-minute rides on the R6? Dayum.
While we may have exhaled a sigh of relief when Judge DeVito blocked SEPTA’s elimination of transfer passes, SEPTA is still appealing the decision. Many think that SEPTA has no where else to turn. But others say that SEPTA is turning its back on its most loyal customers- the customers that rely on it.
Fox School of Business professor Frederic Murphy participated this week in a roundtable series led by the Metro and Philadelphia Forward evaluating SEPTA’s problems. Marc Stier of Neighborhood Networks and Young Involved Philadelphia’s Erik Johanson also weighed in. This week’s question: Should transit agencies like SEPTA be responsible for going beyond federal regulations to protect low-income mass transit riders?
Their answers after the jump.
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Ida Mae’s in Fishtown may be so-last-week, but you definitely missed this
The $5 Granola, Yogurt and Fruit at this brunching mecca was under-your-radar because you’ve been busy loading up on the rashers, bangers and other carb-heavy gems the restaurant offers. My old favorite was the Huevos Rancheros, a dish that looks like a sloppy hot mess but is delightful. Basically, it’s a Mexican breakfast: sunny side eggs, sour cream, avocado, black beans, cheddar cheese and salsa. And yes, it’s a laxative with a 10-minute time release.
Since I was sick of wrecking the cutesy, artsy bathroom mid-meal, I looked for healthier options this weekend. Which was difficult with hangover-induced fatty food cravings, I gotta’ tell ya. But I summoned the health food freak within and holy poops, am I glad I did. The Granola, Yogurt and Fruit dish is served in three separate, neat bowls. The granola is full of almonds and other yummy nuts that I don’t know the name of, the yogurt is creamy and vanilla-y, and the fruit is a blueberry, strawberry, melon mix. And like any good collaboration, all the ingredients together are even tastier.
If you quit drinking coffee, the grey tea pairs perfectly with this meal.
I’m tellin’ ya: next time you head down to F-town, consider getting in touch with your inner Whole Foods nazi.
