Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has taken a bit of time out of his uber-busy campaigning schedule and $10 out of his campaign fund to fill out a bracket for the NCAA tournament. He shunned Temple, picking Michigan State to win in the first round. Who cares if he was right?
His final four picks: North Carolina over Kansas and UCLA over Pitt, with North Carolina winning it all.
CBS News has further analysis of his picks and their political connotations, here.
See Obama’s complete bracket here.
In other Obama basketball news, check out “Barry” Obama’s high school basketball highlight tape:
Abilene Christian University will begin using iPhones and iPod Touches in their education process, according to a news story from the university. The cool devices will be used for homework alerts, class surveys, checking meal balances and over 15 other already designed web applications.
ACU’s student paper, the Optimist, has a blurb up on it as well.
No word from Temple on the wireless capabilities of the “Celebrate Temple Lanyard.” Stay tuned.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton provided the opening address of the two-day Kerner Plus-40 Symposium at Penn’s Great Hall of the Irvine Auditorium today, The Temple News is the first to report.
The event was held to recognize the 40th anniversary of the Kerner Commission Report’s release on Feb. 29, 1968.
Clinton spoke for about an hour on a wide variety of issues, but did not mention his wife’s presidential campaign.
Check back tonight for TTN video coverage.
The Philadelphia Zoo just had a baby– a baby sifaka. Sifaka: any of several diurnal mostly black-and-white lemurs (genus Propithecus) with a long tail and silky fur [m-w.com]
The Zoo wants your help naming it. The nominees are:
“Loka” (loo-ka): a Malagasy name meaning “Prize”
“Kapiky” (ka-PEE-kee): a Malagasy name meaning “nut”
“Eko” (eh-KO): a character name from the television show “Lost”
“Cozbi” (cos-BEE): Suggested write-in
Check out the website to vote.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports today that Penn and Drexel are in talks to run two small high schools within the Philadelphia School District. The two schools would be in the University City area, one focusing on international studies and the other on engineering and technology. The schools could open as early as September, 2009.
The collaboration would be the first in Philly, but similar joint-efforts have taken root around the country.
No word on why Temple is not involve or when we will get to run our own high school.
[Image courtesy of Disney].
According to the Associated Press, the Philadelphia Parking Authority’s Taxi and Limousine Division has approved a rate increase. The initial $2.70 charge will remain the same, but the per-mile charge will rise to $2.30 from $2.10. The change is set to take effect on June 2. In other taxi news: as Philadelphia raises its fare price, New York City is developing, and mandating, green taxi cabs.
On Feb. 28, Major League Soccer will tentatively announce plans to establish an expansion team in Chester, just outside of Philadelphia, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer article today. The unnamed team will play in a $115 million yet-to-be-built, 18,500 person stadium.
Philadelphia is currently the largest city in the country without a MLS team.
Ed. Note: That may not actually be Alycia Lane. Stay tuned.
