Temple in the News

USA Today - September 20, 2007
Missing from the national debate about the war in Iraq is recognition of the many acts of heroism that take place on the battlefield. Writes Greg Zoroya: “Heroic acts...
September 20, 2007
The New York Times - September 20, 2007
William J. Barnes shot and partly paralyzed a Philadelphia police officer in 1966, and he served 20 years for it and related offenses. But last month, 41 years after the...
September 20, 2007
Science Daily - September 20, 2007
Teens exposed to secondhand smoke at home are at increased risk of test failure in school, suggests a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health. “Our retrospective...
September 20, 2007
Phillyburbs.com, MSNBC - September 20, 2007
Will more surveillance cameras lower crime in the Philadelphia suburban community of Bristol Township? “Cameras can work — to a point, said Jerry Ratcliffe, an...
September 20, 2007
Daily News - September 20, 2007
Exercise and diet advisor Kimberly Garrison says fitness should be a family goal. “ ‘Parents need to evaluate all forms of media [their children watch or play]...
September 20, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer - September 20, 2007
A job fair sponsored by the city of Philadelphia brought more than 2,000 people to the Liacouras Center on Wednesday.
September 20, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer - September 20, 2007
Kathryn Morris, who attended Temple in the late 1980s, was back in Philadelphia recently for location shots to be used in the coming season of “Cold Case”, the...
September 20, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer - September 19, 20, 2007
A large number of Temple students were part of the protesters who marched from the university to City Hall raising awareness about the Jena 6, a group of black high school students who are accused of...
September 19, 2007
Voice of America - September 19, 2007
Scientists debate whether there is a connection between brain development and risky behavior among teens. “Laurence Steinberg is a psychology professor at Temple...
September 19, 2007
Washington Post - September 19, 2007
A funeral was held yesterday for Howard Gittis, vice chairman of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. and the closest adviser to billionaire financier Ronald O. Perelman,...
September 19, 2007