Temple football coach Steve Addazio "is showing why he has been regarded as a master recruiter," wrote the Inquirer's Keith Pompey. On National Signing Day, Addazio will unveil a recruiting class that is considered the best in the MAC — and perhaps the best in Temple history. Pompey also revealed that former Penn State quarterback Kevin Newsome will be transferring to Temple. "I'm confident in coach Addazio as a head coach and more as a man," Newsome said. "Temple is definitely what I want, [and] I know Philly is a good city."

An international study of holiday shopping and religion finds that shoppers of minority religious status may view malls as central meeting places that "can play an active role in the creation of a sacred event." The study, co-authored by Fox School of Business marketing professor Ayalla Ruvio, found that malls can offer a gathering place to temporarily overcome minority religious status, creating a type of "marketplace sacralization."