Temple in the News
The speculation over New Jersey Gov. Christie's presidential bid is over, but the talk about his weight continues, with little focus on his politics. Gary Foster, director of the Center for Obesity...
October 4, 2011
The college basketball world and the Temple community were rocked by a stunning announcement on Tuesday: Men's basketball coach Fran Dunphy will shave his trademark moustache. The iconic moustache...
October 4, 2011
In an op-ed, Professor Jan Ting of Temple's Beasley School of Law argues against efforts to change the electoral college, the system that U.S. founders created for presidential elections. "I would...
October 4, 2011
In the Times' "Room for Debate" column, Peter Spiro of Temple's Beasley School of Law responded to a question about the constitutionality of Alabama's new law which requires schools to ascertain the...
October 4, 2011
The problem the country now faces is that lots of people who don't produce anything or make anything, get "paid" nonetheless — through pensions or Social Security, writes Bill Dunkelberg, a professor...
October 3, 2011
In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has worked diligently to encourage people to apply for assistance. So far, more than 35,000 in the...
October 3, 2011
As Gov. Christie reconsidered a presidential bid that would have pitted him against a trim President Obama, some wondered if he would be physically up to the task of leading the country. Gary Foster...
October 3, 2011
Japan's new Prime Minister, Yoshihiko Noda, let a panel of experts begin debate on the country's energy policy on Monday. Noda has already signaled that nuclear power could play a role for decades,...
October 3, 2011
Some Japanese have had enough of weepy Korean soap operas: Hundreds are rallying in front of Fuji TV to protest the Korean dramas. But Japan has a far closer relationship with neighboring South Korea...
October 3, 2011
The Republic of Armenia last month made chess a mandatory school subject for children over 6, and chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov continues to lobby American lawmakers through the Kasparov Chess...
October 2, 2011