February 22, 2012 in College, Philly News, The Temple News
In September 2011, management at the TECH Center Starbucks began enforcing a policy prohibiting the tipping of baristas, due to policies put in place by Sodexo, Temple’s food-service provider that licenses the store. But one student insisted his tip be accepted, sparking his own exploration into Sodexo’s contract with students. “I had stapled a dollar [...]
February 19, 2012 in College, Opinion, Philly News
An interview with Inquirer reporter Vernon Clark concerning the newspaper’s recent sale.
February 15, 2012 in Education, Philly News, The Huffington Post, The Philadelphia Public School Notebook
An immense collection of books fills the shelves of Tree House Books. From Best American Essays by Annie Dillard to Sula by Toni Morrison to a shelf dedicated to children’s author Lemony Snicket. Tree House Books, a nonprofit organization in North Philadelphia, works to “grow and sustain a community of readers, writers, and thinkers” through [...]
January 24, 2012 in Philly News, The Temple News
Philadelphia CeaseFire, based at the medical school’s Center for Bioethics, Urban Health and Policy, seeks to reduce the number of shootings and killings in the 22nd district of North Philadelphia. Ceasefire, which has been in operation for six months, is a structured and disciplined violence intervention program, developed in Chicago and based on the premise [...]
January 24, 2012 in College, Philly News, The Temple News
U Got Munchies, a popular food truck that made its way to Main Campus last semester, is slated to open its first restaurant this semester next door to the Owl’s Nest. The restaurant, to be located at 2012 N. Broad St., will also be named U Got Munchies, but will offer more food for Temple [...]
December 6, 2011 in College, Education, Philly News, The Temple News
A group of students is utilizing a class project in an effort to raise awareness about suicide, and honor the memory of a graduate who died just before the semester began. Days after he was declared missing by friends and family, Roswell Friend, a broadcast telecommunications and mass media major who graduated last spring, was [...]
November 29, 2011 in Opinion, Philly News, The Temple News
Fareeda Mabry, founder of Operation Warm Hearts, recognizes the need to keep Philadelphia’s homeless warm this winter through organizing blanket drives. Last year, Philadelphia native Fareeda Mabry, 33, started a grass-roots organization known as Operation Warm Hearts with a simple goal in mind: Help those who cannot help themselves. The organization is seeking to collect [...]
October 27, 2011 in College, Education, Philly News, The Huffington Post
It’s Tuesday evening near Temple University’s campus as Rosella Eleanor LaFevre, 20, sits in the nearby Dunkin’ Donuts jotting down ideas for the next installment of MLTS magazine. The first issue, for now available only online, has been well received by its intending audience: women. MLTS standing for Most Likely To Succeed, is a magazine [...]
September 20, 2011 in Opinion, Philly News, The Temple News
I always enjoy talking to Mr. Nasir about the happenings of the world. He definitely has a story to tell, one that I hope to fully tell someday. Amjad El Nasir, 58-year-old business owner, said that President Barack Obama is “doing as much as he can possibly can,” when it comes to lowering the unemployment [...]
September 6, 2011 in Opinion, Philly News, The Temple News
With the onslaught of recent flash mobs taking place in Center City, many are asking, “Why?” Are the youth of this city so bored with themselves, and so angry, that they find entertainment in hurting innocent bystanders for no reason at all? And are the adults of this city doing enough to engage them in [...]