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FEBRUARY 15

Hiatus

Dear readers of Cherry and What,

We regret to inform you that this may be the last Cherry and What update for a while.

As much as we love our dysfunctional pseud0-journalistic humor website, other obligations have taken too much of our time and creative juices to put out what we feel is quality daily content.

In the words of many a rock star, it's better to burn out then fade away. However, like many a rap star, we're already planning our return to the game in the not too distant future.

We plan on having a fully revamped website up as soon as our other obligations allow us, and we would love to have your help. If you're an aspiring journalist or think you can write about daily college shit at Temple, we'd love to have you. Anyone who is interested simply needs to send a little something something about themselves to cherryandwhat@temple.edu and we'll be in contact before you can say "Saint Joe's Blows." We've got big plans in the future but we're gonna more sweet Temple student brain power to make them happen.

So that's all for now, we thank you all so very much for reading and commenting every day, and look forward to the day when the C&W is back to full ass-kicking mode. Go owls, go party, be safe, and god bless.

-Kyle Bagenstose
C&W editor-with-beef.


P.S. Go vote to bring Michael Cera to campus, because Drexel dorks don't deserve it.

News/Weekend

News update:

A few things going on over the past 24 hours.

First, more Temple Football. Damn, I guess winning 7 games gets your team just a little bit of media attention. This article is a bit different in the rest in that it focuses on Temple maintaining their drive and killer instinct despite the success they've been having, which Al Golden realizes isn't automatic.

Next, check out this piece on the new Hillel center at the corner of Norris and 15th. The center has been open for quite a while now, but this article covers exactly what Hillel is about, as well as some notes on Jewish life and culture.

So you all know the world is going to end in 2012 right? Peep this article on the upcoming disaster of a movie 2012, which quotes Temple prof Ronald Webb arguing why the whole thing is just damn preposterous, boy.

WEEKEND!













Friday:

1-6: Book and media swap in Tuttleman 201. Got lots of old books, videos, cds, and other shit you don't need? Bring them along to this swap, pay $5 bucks that goes to help youngsters publish "Treehouse books," and peruse other people's old junk.

1-2: Internationally known photographer Lonnie Graham shows off decades worth of his shit.

7: Women's basketball starts their season against Illinois in McGonigle Hall. The team projects to be pretty solid, as always.

7:30: Student dance concert, Conwell Dance Theater. Catch the best of the best dance performances of the students, by the students, and for the money.

8:00: The first performance of "Dreaming of Diamonds: The Conwell Project" in Tomlinson Theater. In honor of Temple's 125, the University is putting on a little play about the founding of Temple, starring founder Russell Conwell as himself.

8:30: Temple football at Akron. Yea it's away, but the game is on ESPNU. But seeing as how nobody in the world has ESPNU, the Draught Horse has you covered, as they'll have the game on in addition to handing out free Temple b-ball posters and of course, drink specials. All you underage kiddies are allowed in for the game, but word is they're kickin' ya out afterwards.

8-11: SHOT! heads into its final weekend, making this the last Friday night performance. If you haven't already checked it out, it comes highly recommended. It'll inspire you to do good things.

Saturday:

Temple rugby continues its successful season as they take on West Chester for the EPRU (Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union) championship. For deets contact Mike Rizzo at 908-907-0800.

2 p.m.: SHOT!....See above.

7: Flyers vs. Sabres at the Wachovia Center. Tickets start at $20.

7-9: Women's volleyball senior night against St Louis in McGonigle. It's also "dig for a cure" which means funds will go to fighting cancer.

8 p.m.: SHOT!...See above, again.

8:30: Brand New at the electric factory.

Anyone with additional listings, feel free to post them up, have a great one!

Thursty Thirsday

It's Thursday, November 12, and the C&W has your back.

Weather: High 40's and rainy, all day and all night. Well that sucks.

Good stuff from the Temple Today:

12-3: Who wants some more veggies? Temple community gardens will be selling some of that green stuff in the SAC today to help out a local non-profit. And, ya know, your health too. We heard asparagus goes great with beer.

1:30: Temple puts the "fun" into Umfundalai Dance Technique. Check out this presentation from the dance school chair in Rock Hall to learn all about this style of dancing.

2:30-3:30: For the criminal justice majors out there, boy is this a panel for you. Mayor John Street, Pennsylvania Superior Court Justice Ron Castille, and former police commie Sylvester "Stallone" Johnson will be sitting down to talk about crime n' stuff.

4-5: Also for all those criminal justice majors and lawyer wannabes, some dude named Ronald Jay Cohen will be in the Klein Law Building to give a speech called "For the Love of Lawyering." Okie dokie.

8-10: Afraid of getting mugged on the street and not knowing what to do? Learn the location of and proper way to deliver a kick to the male genitals at this TUPD self-defense demonstration in the IBC.

Other good stuff:

10-2: Phi Sig grilled cheese fundraiser, friggin' awesome! Stop by Phi sig sig's house right near 15th and Diamond to pick up $1 grilled cheeses all night. "Hey Jimmy, this keg is fuckin' kicked and now we gotta walk home in the rain." "Hey yea that sucks, but at least we can go get some hot grilled cheese." "Hey yea you're right..and then we can (Dave hits head on low basement ceiling, knocked unconscious)"

That's all for now, we'll catch ya later.

Hey humpday, we just kicked your ass

Later my man. Hellloooo Thursday.

The Temple news today is mostly about our profs kicking ass and making names.

First, professor Laurence Steinberg was awarded a whopping $1,000,000 from the Jacobs foundation, one of Europe's largest help-the-kids foundations. The millie must go to research that benefits adolescents, which Steingberg has a lot of experience in, being a national leader in development and juvenile justice. Atta boy Steinberg.

Former Business school chair William Dunkelberg is also a man getting some recognition. Peep this philly.com article about how Dunkelberg is a speed dial staple of some of Philadelphia's biggest business figure's phones...probably number 7. Dunkelberg has gained a lot of attention, including front page of the Wall Street Journal, for his economic analysis.

Finally, history prof Beth Bailey makes news for her upcoming presentation at the University of Tennessee. Bailey is speaking on her book "America's Army: Making the All-Volunteer Force," which covers the last 50 years of military activity by the United States. It's not a comedy.

As always, plenty of sports news to be found. Except today, Temple football makes the front-frigging-page of Philly.com! The headline links to this video, which showcases both Temple's excitement at our first football bowl game since we've been alive, and also our many different students. That's called "diversity," Villanova.

Not to leave out the other sports, Owlsports.com posted up two articles today, one on women's b-ball season opener against Illinois on Friday, and volleyball's senior day on Saturday.

That's all folks, catch ya in the morn.

News/ humpday lookout

Yesterday was another slow news day for T to the emple U, but we'll throw it on anyway.

First, head over to www.temple-news.com to check out their latest edition online. Or do the old school thing and pick up one of those paper things that are scattered around campus. Speaking of technology, our pick is this article that discusses how our generation is composed mostly of whiners and needs to reevaluate our online behavior. True. That.

Still speaking of technology, this article, based on Temple research, discusses how over-texting can hurt the body in the same way improper typing can. Find yourself randomly sore in the neck or shoulders? Could be from texting. Or it could be...

Then you've got your Bob Dylan, and we finally found a review. Check this one from philly.com, which says that the ol' man put on quite a show for his age. It also says the seating was just a little more than half full. Well, guess Dylan's no Lupe Fiasco.

In sports news, just have a few articles. First, check out this article previewing Temple b-ball, which contrary to our error on Monday, starts this Saturday at the University of Delaware.

We can pretty much start categorizing stories as "Bernard Pierce" stories separate from "temple football stories" (and rightly so) as two more popped up on the google radar. Check this one from friggin' ESPN discussing BP's transition from a get-in-trouble asskicker to a gridiron ass-kicker. Then go vote for him on a freshman of the year poll at cbssports.com.

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So about this humpday thing. Well first, it's Veteran's day. Thanks veterans, you dudes rock. If you also want to say thanks to our men and women in uniform, Temple is doing a couple of thangs.

First, at 11 p.m. there is going to a ceremony honoring veterans directly outside J and H. They're gonna have the color guard, and guest speakers, and complimentary lunch for veterans, and all sorts of other good stuff.

We've also heard something about creating care-packages and letters for the troops overseas in the SAC. However, time and other important details have alluded us. We'll work on that, but if you've got the intel, feel free to post.

So you're in college, and you don't know how to research or write a paper? Well, you're probably screwed, but might as well try and learn from this 11 a.m. workshop in Tuttleman 201, which claims to be able to teach you how to do it. In 1 hour. Bring addies.

All you Ambler kids have the opportunity to go hear some sweet, sweet poetry tonight at 7, in honor of prof Bernadette McBride, who won Poet Laureate of Bucks County this year. She'll be there doing her thing, along with a few other faculty members.

Oh and, lol, Papa Roach at the Wachovia Center at 7 p.m. If you're looking for something to do tonight, this should be your last resort. Hu-hyuck.

Catch ya on the flip side.

See you next week Monday

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Well wasn't that some crazy news! In other stuff, Bob Dylan came to Temple tonight! Haven't heard any reports yet, but we predict he sounds like he does on your itunes, except 30 years older.

Did you know Temple students are entrepreneurial? You know, it's what sets us apart from the Penn kids who already have money to roll around in and the Penn State kids who think that liquidation is just something you do while tailgating. Tonight's example: Chi-Chi Enigwe, the Temple alum who owns her own damn PR firm.

Not convinced? Check out this article about the comedy troupe "Secret Pants" who are getting some notoriety and met at Temple in 2004.

Oh yes, and sports. First, congrats to the soccer team for taking down #15 Charlotte in their last game of the season. The game was a perfect final note for the team's seniors, including all-American J.T. Noone.

Next, check out this Philly.com article previewing Temple men's basketball, which tips off this Friday, with the first home game coming next Friday against Siena. Head coach Fran Dunphy's tone didn't sound too promising. The gist? A lot of the team doesn't work hard enough and he doesn't know what the team's identity is. Good thing they only have the toughest non-con schedule in the nation. Oh boy.

Interview with TSG allocations chair Natalie Ramos-Castillo

You probably don't know this, but $45 of your tuition is plucked every semester to go into a large pot-$100,000 to be exact- that is redistributed to student organizations on campus. What you also probably doesn't know is that this redistribution is overseen by junior Temple student Natalie Ramos-Castillo and her TSG allocations committee. We think those numbers warrant a little one on one interview with the college Senator, to find out more about what she does.


C&W: So you're the allocations chair for TSG, huh? What the hell is that?

Ramos-Castillo: Allocations chair oversees the GAF money that is distributed to organizations on campus. GAF money comes from the General Activities Fee which is split between different departments on campus like the sports teams and such.

C&W: So how much money does your committee allocate a semester?

Ramos-Castillo: We were given $100,000 for the entire year. I want to allocate about $45,000 this semester and $55,000 next semester.

C&W: Can we have some?

Ramos-Castillo: No, sorry, only if you were a registered organization.

C&W: So that money technically comes from the pocket of Temple students right?

Ramos-Castillo: Yes, technically... most probably parent's pockets. It comes out of the General Activities Fee, the $45 every student pays per semester.

C&W: What would you say is the best thing that money is spent on?

Ramos-Castillo: There are a few things that are the "best thing[s]" money is spent on. Events on campus that fund raise for outside nonprofits like the Cancer Society or raising money for organizations to sponsor children. Conferences and Competitions because we send student organizations out to represent Temple University which brings a good name on behalf of Temple University.

C&W: What would you say is the most wasteful?

Ramos-Castillo: The Allocations committee will not fund events where money is wasted. The most wasteful thing in Allocations is when organizations do not use allocations. When organizations do not use allocations, the budget gets cut. From last year to this year our budget was cut $30,000. That is almost a semester's worth of events. Student organizations should use this money because it is put aside for them and the events they hold on campus.

C&W: Do you ever get tempted to just take some of that money and buy an entire Wine & Spirits?

Ramos-Castillo: No, because it is against the Allocations Guidelines; Article 2 Section 3.5 "A. funding can not be used to buy alcohol B. any event and/or location where alcohol is present or served, even if the group did not request funding for said alcohol". Maybe if you read the guidelines, you'd know!

C&W: Anything else you'd like to say to the people?

Ramos-Castillo: Check out the www.tucommunity.com to see events that are happening on campus. Free food may be included... that's always a plus!

We missed you SEPTA

It's Muunday, November 9, and the C&W has your back.

Contrary to everything we said yesterday about the SEPTA strike being long and drawn out, and despite our little photoshop image about 3 inches \/ that way, the strike is over. That's right, public transportation is up and running once again, but unfortunately, it's still a fuggin' Monday.

However, the weather is doing its part to further lift our Monday spirits, as it's going to be sunny and reach into the MID TO HIGH 60's, falling to mid 50's overnight. Ya know global warming, you're alllllrighttt.

Good stuff from the Temple Today:

The University is getting some H1N1 vaccines, but they're not for youuu. The announcement says they'll only go to high risk people, which probably means girls who are pregnant or expecting to be pregnant (but not girls you expect will get pregnant), people who have a chronic illness, and everyone in the President's office.

8:30-12: Tired, Ambler students? Get a free cupajoe and maybe like a bagel or something in Bright hall lobby.

10-2: Is your calling to dress up as Mickey or Minnie mouse and walk around Disney World? Well stop dreaming and head over to the Disney representatives table in the lobby of Tuttleman. Ha-hyuk.

5:30: This week's monday night film series movie is something called "Party Monster," a 1997 film directed by the great Fenton Bailey. Who else?

Other stuff:

Someone named Bob Dylan is coming to the Liacouras Center tonight? Not really sure what that's about... wasn't he in that band The Wallflowers or something?

7: The upstart Phoenix Suns come to the Wachovia Center tonight to play the 76ers, and as always, ticket starts as low as $10.

News update

So the past few days have been slow news wise, reallllly slow.

However, not slower than the SEPTA negotiations, which is currently in fourth place in a footrace with a turtle, sloth, and Drew Carey. Gov. Rendell was on hand a few days ago to try and work some of that Eddie magic, and things were looking like they might work out. According to officials, a deal was just about done on Friday night, but then the SEPTA union leaders like, changed their minds, leaving Rendell to literally say "I'm out, I got a state to run." Negotiations are pretty much dead in the water, which means off-campus Temple students will still have to scrap their way to classes for the foreseeable future. Awesome!

Hey Rendell, speaking of that state you have to run, will you help congress make up their damn minds and give TU its promised bucks already? Check out this article, written by a grown up, that reminds everyone just how ridiculous the hold-up is.

In sports, Temple football continues to roll with their seventh straight win over Miami of Ohio. This one didn't come easy, as Miami rallied from being down 31-13 to take a late 32-31 lead. However, Temple showed poise late as they kicked a winning field goal. Pierce, still kicking ass, rushed for 178 yards on the ground with 3 touchdowns, and came within 20 yards of overtaking second place in the national rushing leaders. Temple football: 7-2. Penn State football: 7-2. Lolz.

The women's field hockey team also faired well as they beat St. Hoe's 3-0 to make their first A-10 championship in six years. However, they lost to Richmond in the title game, but the tournament was still a strong finish to the season.

In other sports, women's volleyball came up with a nice 3-1 victory over La Salle, but the men's soccer team laid an egg to lose to St. Louis 0-1. However, soccer avoids being the only debbie downer of the weekend through this article on All-American J.T. Noone, who besides being a kick-ass soccer player, also like, speaks French, goes on ambassador missions, and has a high GPA. Oh, and he's humble too. Hoot hoot.

That's all for now, we'll catch ya tomorrow for the weekly outlook.