Former Temple professors may find seats on city ethics board

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Phyllis W. Beck, a retired Superior Court judge, and Michael H. Reed, a lawyer at Pepper Hamilton LLP, may find themselves appointed to Philadelphia’s Board of Ethics, the Inquirer reports.

Beck is a former law professor at both Temple and the University of Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, Reed is a former adjunct professor at Temple and a 1969 alumnus, his biography page reads.

The article suggests Mayor Michael Nutter is expected to nominate the Beck and Reed to two vacant spots in the near future. City Council would have to confirm the appointments.

Gov. Corbett proposes to cut state appropriation for state-relateds in half

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In his budget address today, Gov. Tom Corbett proposed a $27.3 billion budget. But the overall budget – which stood at $28.2 billion last year – may be decreasing in a way that directly affects Temple students.

Temple, the University of Pittsburgh, Penn State University and Lincoln University may lose more than 50 percent of state funding if the budget is agreed upon by the legislature and the governor in the coming weeks.

Last year, Temple received $178.5 million in state appropriation funding. Cut in half, that is just $89.25 million.

On Oct. 21, Temple sent its annual appropriation request to the Pennsylvania Department of Education for the 2011-12 fiscal year, asking for a 6.4 percent increase in state appropriation funds, which would total approximately $189 million.

Sydenham Commons sells for $5.85 million

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Yup, that’s right.

Sydenham Commons, the apartment complex behind the Liacouras Center parking garage reportedly sold for $5.85 million, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal. That equates to $65,000 per bed in the 27-unit, 90-bed building.

The property was built in 2006.

The Business Journal reports that the buyer of Commons is local but the name has not been disclosed.

Keep up with The Temple News for future reports.

Cardoza named A-10 Coach of the Year, Players earn All A-10 Honors

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Yesterday, women’s basketball coach Tonya Cardoza was named the Atlantic Ten Conference Coach of the Year in her third season as head coach of the Owls. Under Cardoza, the Owls went 22-7 this year and posted a 13-1 record which included a 14-game winning streak.

A major component of the season’s success was because of Temple’s  “Big 3” of junior guard Shey Peddy, junior forward Kristen McCarthy and senior Qwedia Wallace, which averaged 15.8, 13.9 and 12.9 points per game, respectively. Peddy was named to the first team All A-10 and was first team all-defensive selection. McCarthy was a second team selection and Wallace was a third team selection.

The Owls will be playing in the A-10 Tournament this weekend in Lowell, Mass. as they will face the winner of St. Bonaventure and Fordham on Saturday.

Mobile Weather Lab comes to Main Campus

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This afternoon the CBS 3 Live Mobile Weather Lab camped out by the Bell Tower on what was, for the most part, a sunny day.

Junior BTMM major Angel Young visited the CBS 3 station for a class. She now follows CBS 3 meteorologist Justin Drabick on Facebook, and asked him to come to Temple.

“I’m passionate about CBS 3,” Young said. “Justin has been driving around in a lot of the snow storms, and I figured he could use a break, [it’s getting warm] so I said come to Temple!”

Segments broadcasted from Main Campus aired on CBS 3 at 4:15 and 6:15. Several students talked about spring break plans and read the forecast during the live broadcast.

Drabick showed off the van to students, which is equipped with forecasting technology and microwave capability.

Jake Jacobson, cameraperson and Mobile Lab driver, explained that this allows broadcasters the ability to ‘go live’ from anywhere, even while the van is moving, with cameras mounted both inside and outside the car. The forecast technology measures temperature, wind speed and direction, and other conditions.

Jacobson said that while stations in other cities utilize this mobile technology, they are the only station to do so in Philadelphia.

“It gives us an edge,” Drabick said.

The CBS 3 footage can be viewed at http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/category/watch-listen/video-on-demand/.

Ice Hockey Wins Game 1 of ACHA Regionals

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The Owls only need to win one more game to go to the ACHA Nationals for the first time in team history.

The Owls beat Bowling Green State University, 4-2, in their opening game of the ACHA Regionals on Saturday afternoon. Junior forward Taylor Lockhart scored two goals and junior goalie Will Neifeld had 27 saves on 29 shots.

The Owls have already come further than any Temple ice hockey team before them; the Owls had been knocked on the first day of Regionals every time prior to today. They play Liberty University tomorrow morning at the Northeast Skate Zone with an invitation to Nationals on the line.

Ice Hockey Goalie Neifeld Wins Two Awards

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The exceptional season that Temple ice hockey has had just keeps getting better.

Owls’ junior goalie Will Neifeld won the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association conference award for Best Goalie and League MVP last weekend. Neifeld holds a tie for first in the MACHA conference with three shutouts and is third in the country in minutes (1473.77). He had a goals against average of 2.69 to go along with a save percentage of .92 in 26 games played for the Owls this year.

Neifeld led the Owls to a 20-11 record this season and a 5th place ranking in the American Collegiate Hockey Association southeastern conference. The Owls will play Bowling Green University tomorrow in the ACHA Regional playoffs at the Northeast Skate Zone at 4:50 p.m.

The playoffs are a single-elimination tournament in which the final two teams advance to the National playoffs in San Jose, CA. If the Owls win tomorrow and win in the finals on Sunday, they will earn their first trip to Nationals in the program’s history.

With state funding in question, companies seek to help students in need

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With the future of state funding in the hands of men and women who don’t attend college, tuition rates for students at Temple, Penn State University and University of Pittsburgh could peak significantly. Luckily, The New York Times wants to help.

NYT is offering a writing contest for all college-age students to write an essay about love in the era of technology. For the fourth consecutive year in a row, NYT is asking college students to “tell [them] the truth about what love was like for [you] in this age of 24/7 communication, blurred gender roles and new attitudes about sex and dating,” according to its website. The grand prize is a $1,000 scholarship, and submissions are due by March 31st. Visit NYT’s website for more information.

For more information on state-related funding, see Angelo Fichera’s coverage of student government-led rallies in Harrisburg to increase funding here.

Listen to Temple great Aaron McKie’s interview

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Former Temple guard Aaron McKie, who, along with Rick Brunson and Eddie Jones, was recently inducted into Temple’s Hall of Fame, spoke to a handful of media outlets, including The Temple News, at halftime of Sunday’s win over St. Joseph’s.

McKie, an honorable mention Associated Press All-American during the 1992-93 season, finished his career sixth on Temple’s all-time scoring list with 1,650 points. McKie never came off the bench for the Owls, as he started 92 games in his three-year tenure on North Broad Street.

McKie was drafted in the first round of the 1993 NBA Draft by the Portland Trailblazers. McKie would also later play for Detroit, Philadelphia and the Los Angeles Lakers during his 14-year professional career. While with the Sixers, McKie was named the Sixth Man of the Year following the 2000-01 season. McKie would later join the Sixers as an assistant coach, a position he still holds.

Listen to McKie’s thoughts on a variety of things, includi his induction, former Temple coach John Chaney’s impact on his coaching style and this year’s Temple squad, among other things

Aaron McKie

Drunk at the…Student Center?

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At approximately 4:45 p.m., today, a girl was seen being placed on a stretcher on the outside of the Einstein Bros. in the Student Center.

A witness said the girl appeared intoxicated.

Temple police and medical personnel escorted the girl into an ambulance outside the Student Center.