The media hype surrounding the $640 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot keeps growing. "It sort of triggers the imagination in many people. 'What would I do if I won?' It's kind of a dream," said Frank Farley, a professor in Temple's College of Education. But he cites recent studies saying you don't have to dream about half a billion dollars for happiness — not even close. "Up to about the range of $70,000, roughly, a year — as you approach that, it's related to happiness. Beyond roughly $70,000 a year income, it doesn't improve your happiness any."

A student-built hut of wood and Plexiglas has become the semester's most talked-about installation at Temple's Tyler School of Art. The "house," as its creators, senior Elisa Mosley and junior Amy Borch, call it, is the final project for a two-year community arts class. Their assignment: "activate a space." The project intends to help open new avenues of discussion, filling the gaps that traditional education leaves behind, according to Pepon Osorio, the Tyler professor who has been teaching the class for six years.

Public outrage aimed at a neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed an African-American teenager has caused a nationwide rush to judgment. “He is one of the most reviled people in America at this moment, but we don't know enough about the case,” said Frank Farley, a faculty member in Temple’s College of Education.