March 4th, 2008
I posted last week about our new media blow out on Hall & Oates, the pop rock legends from the 1970s, ’80s, ’90s, today, etc. into infinity.
I profiled the former students (Oates graduated, but Hall did not) for The Temple News, and also wrote a piece on how they fit into the famed Sound of Philadelphia. But moreover, while I interviewed both, I got the chance to record the 20 minutes I had with rocker and former journalism student John Oates (depicted on the right). -Oates never wrote for The Temple News.
During our conversation, I asked him briefly about TTN. He graduated in 1970, so anyone from that era, or any fans of their music, might find his short response interesting. I asked him about any divde between j-students who wrote for TTN and those who didn’t. Does anyone remember any animosity between the two?
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March 3rd, 2008
With yesterday’s enormous victory over St. Joseph’s at the most hallowed of collegiate basketball halls, the Palestra, it got me thinking.
Do any of you remember past Palestra days!?
Yesterday was a triumph, but the Owls have seen plenty of heartbreak. Was anyone there in 1998 when then-No. 6 Temple, who eventually lost in the Elite Eight, lost to Penn?
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What about in 2005 when Coach Fran Dunphy lost in his first return to the court he helped make an Ivy League institution?
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Any games from even further in the past come to mind?
Has anyone seen the Palestra documentary? The film, which features John Chaney and Dunphy, in addition to Al Shrier, came out on DVD in December. Check the trailer here.
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March 2nd, 2008
Huge news from the Palestra.
With the help of a resurgent second half from Mark Tyndale, the men’s basketball team defeated St. Joseph’s, 57-56 tonight.The win gives the Owls sole possession of second place in the A-10, with two games to play before the conference tournament begins March 12.This marks redemption after a late January come from behind victory by St. Joe’s.This is the sixth time the Owls have been pushed to last minute finales, as The Temple News reported. Take pleasure in knowing this game breaks a five game losing streak the Owls had against the Hawks, having lost 12 of the last 13 contests in the rivalry.What can only add to the battle – besides two last second decisions this seasons – is that the distaste seems real.
“Me personally, I just don’t like St. Joe’s,” said Semaj Inge, who totaled 10 points. “I just don’t like those guys.”
In addition, Temple hadn’t beaten St. Joe’s away since 2002, back when legend Lynn Greer was still sticking threes for Chaney. Check out the video below of his recent handiwork playing overseas.[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYQI4eyAS04 350 292]Temple has Duquesne next, at 7 p.m. at the Liacouras Center. Their final game of the regular season comes next Saturday against La Salle at the Tom Gola Arena.
March 2nd, 2008
Do you remember the best city rivalry in Philadelphia?
It’s back tonight.
Temple student fans have been chanting ‘Bring on St. Joe’s,’ and its more expletive-ridden brother, since the first half of the Owls win over Charlotte on Wednesday, which Temple won 75-61.
And today they get them. At 7 p.m. tonight check out Comcast Sports Net to see your Owls take on the Hawks.
Everything is on the line.
The rivalry is already hot, but now St. Joe’s is second in the A-10 and Temple is locked in third. Only the top four teams in the conference get a first round bye in the tournament.
So huge, that scoring duo Mark Tyndale and Dionte Christmas really ought to prepare with some campy interview schtick, like this one from earlier in the season by CSTV.
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February 29th, 2008
For those of you who missed it, one of our own took a fall recently.
Al Shrier, Class of 1953 and former sports editor, who we recently profiled here on Room 243, was at the men’s basketball game against Charlotte on Wednesday, when hard-nosed and tough Mark Tyndale, No. 13, bowled over the media bench, knocking over the 77-year-old.(The Owls won the game 75-61, see game story here) He got up, with a roar of attention, as a man of his stature deserves.Steve King of the Philadelphia Daily News got a quote from Shrier after the game.
“I’m fine. At least I hope so,” Shrier joked afterward. “I just took a little charge, that’s all. I’ll see you guys Sunday.”
He is a frequenter here, Room 243, so we give him a nod for being as tough as we know he is! *Sorry for the delay in posting this, I was trying to find video of the crash, but couldn’t get any.
February 29th, 2008
Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, spoke at the University of Pennsylvania yesterday. It was the opening address of a symposium on inequality, on which he spoke.In our continued support of Weekly in Print, Daily online, we got coverage up within an hour of the event -including a subway back to Main Campus. We also got video up yesterday night, as we’re trying more and more new media.See video highlights of the hour long speech below.[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IONdGtyUCxk 350 292]Note: forgive the relatively shaky camera work. I was holed up in the back end of the media holding pen, without room for a tripod and using sometimes as much as 8 to 12 X optical zoom. Any other thoughts, suggestions, comments or criticisms!?
February 28th, 2008
Check our new weekly segment. Every Fridy (except we’re starting it on a Thursday), we’ll post a Photo of the Week from the archives of The Temple News.
We’re starting on a Thursday because 25 years ago today, this photo appeared on the cover of TTN, adjacent to a story with the HED “Decision due on Owl’s Nest beer license.”
On Monday, February28, 1983, staff writer Thomas Gilton covered the end of the two-year quest of the long-time Main Campus haunt’s attempt at getting the right to sell beer.
The next morning there was a hearing, though I couldn’t immediately find the result.
Does anyone remember the result? Today, the Owl’s Nest doesn’t sell alchohol, though two on-campus locations do, the Draught Horse at 13th and Cecil B. Moore Avenue and Maxi’s on Liacouras Walk, formerly North Park Avenue.
This photograph was taken by Josh Bachrach.
Let me know your thoughts, and always check back every Friday for all your news about The Temple News alumni and your weekly dip into our long archives.
February 26th, 2008
In a world of new media, The Temple News has taken another big step.
In what we hope to be the beginning of a series, we have put together a multimedia profile of pop rock legends and former Temple students, Daryl Hall & John Oates.
Play one of their classics below, read about the band and slip into the deep, wonderful slumber of blue-eyed soul.
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February 26th, 2008
Remember Creed? Of course you do. Well, in 1998, while Creed was at its peak, the band came to Philadelphia and TTN was there, with a review, interview and plenty of love. Rock it out, my friend.
Yes you read that headline right, ‘Creed continues to rise!’
That’s a byline for Michael Christopher, then Managing Editor and the Editor in Chief the following year. Wonder what he thinks about this now!?
What do you think?
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February 25th, 2008
They call him about as important to college athletics as a man could be off the field or the court.
Al Shrier, Class of 1953 and former TTN sports editor, first took a job with Temple’s sports information office while Dwight Eisenhower was still the U.S. President.
With more than a half century mediating between media and college atheltics, he is the most decorated and most respected collegiate public relations officer in the history of Philadelphia athletics, if not the nation over. In 1955, when the Philadelphia Big 5 was first forming – yes, he predates the Big 5 – it was Al Shrier who led media to covering the round-robin on the floor of the Palestra. He is as large a part of the single most historic collegiate athletic league in the world as any. The man has a freakin’ bobble head, for goodness sake! The first sports information director so honored in NCAA history.
Oh, and did I mention that Shrier sharpened his wit and his pen with The Temple News? Yeah, well he did.
So it’s worth showing a brief clip of his appearance in the documentary on the Palestra.
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