The chaos during the sinking of the cruise ship Costa Concordia has raised the question about why more people didn't step forward to help passengers and crew. "One of the problems is we don't have enough heroes in our lives, what I call situational heroes; people who can rise to the occasion and are willing to take big-time risks," said Frank Farley, a professor at Temple's College of Education.

Temple Hospital's new Limb Salvage Center aims to prevent amputations by identifying patients earlier. "We're looking at close to 100,000 Americans requiring a foot or leg amputation every year," said center director Eric Choi. Choi and his team are involved in a nationwide study of a new limb-saving treatment that grows new vessels by using stem cells from bone marrow.

Police continue to investigate an incident in which men in Flyers jerseys beat two men in Rangers jerseys. Aubrey Kent, an associate professor in Temple's Sport Industry Research Center, said such incidents "feed an incorrect perception that sports fans are more prone to violence than others," he said. "British hooligans give soccer a very bad name…but in reality it is just rival gangs using the sporting schedule to conveniently arrange their clashes."

While his classmates were easing back into college life after the break, Jason Dolla spent Wednesday night leading the construction of the city's only ski resort. "This took quite a bit of planning," said Dolla, who hopes his hard work will help propel him into the job market this spring. "Talking to people in the [winter sports] industry has really helped me get my name out there." Dolla, president of the Temple Snowboarding Club, organized the annual Bell Tower Rail Jam, held yesterday underneath the chimes for which it was named.