Temple in the News
How does one exercise individuality on graduation day when awash in a sea of same-colored gowns? Temple photographer Betsy Manning has noticed over the years that students have worn extreme heels and...
May 7, 2013
The EPA-created methodology for determining automobile fuel mileage has been questioned since tests are done by the automakers and not the EPA. Temple mechanical engineer Richard Cohen says...
May 6, 2013
Many Indian cities are segregated, but Ahmedabad, the commercial hub of Gujarat, is more so than most. In his book “Ahmedabad: Shock City of Twentieth-Century India,” Howard Spodek, a history...
May 6, 2013
Sen. Ted Cruz was born in Canada, leading some to question whether the U.S. Constitution, which restricts eligibility to “natural born” citizens, bars him from running for president. Many legal...
May 6, 2013
Philadelphia’s campaign to market Center City public schools only increased the divide between the educational “haves” and “have nots.” In her book Marketing Schools, Marketing Cities, Temple urban...
May 5, 2013
Beth Kephart's Dr. Radway's Sarsaparilla Resolvent published by Temple University Press is "a bright, burning novel, intended for a young adult audience but powerful enough to engage any adult."...
May 5, 2013
A youth league soccer referee in Utah has died after being assaulted by a 17-year-old player upset by one of the ref’s decisions. Temple psychologist Frank Farley says youth sports in America has...
May 5, 2013
Political science major and former Temple Student Government President David Lopez wants a public-sector job before he goes to law school (his end goal: to become a U.S. senator). His resume includes...
May 3, 2013
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) will no longer use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders to guide its research. Instead, NIMH is working on a long-term plan to...
May 2, 2013
In recent years, the Inquirer’s restaurant critic Craig LaBan has acknowledged what the Temple community has known for decades: Philadelphia’s food truck culture deserves respect, and Temple is a hot...
May 2, 2013