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Temple Law rose 11 spots in the U.S. News & World Report law school rankings for 2011 -- to number 61 in the nation -- ahead of most law schools in the region.

Under a new law school ranking methodology proposed by author and journalist Malcolm Gladwell, Temple Law ranks 46 in the nation.

Many law schools that typically rank in the top 50 of the US News rankings did not fare as well in the Gladwell system.

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Tried the crossword and can't quite finish? Want to check to see if you got them all right? Then check out the answers now!

Check out the new paper online now!

Brand new layout, articles and a crossword!

Our first general body meeting will be September 16, 2010 in K1C!!!

This article was written by a recent graduate who worked in the past as a day trader and is looking to give advice to those students who may be looking to work in the financial world in the near

The latest edition of Temple Prima Facie is online now and available for download.

Read the spring edition (PDF, 200 kb)

Contents include:

Temple Section:
- Clinical Roundup, page 4
- Study Abroad, page 8

Arts and Culture:
- Treasure Map to Amelia Island, Florida, page 9
- Review of Le Bus, page 11

National Section:
- Federal Court Quashes Human Gene Patents, page 12
- Virginia Attorney General Proves Controversial from the Start, page 13

Opinion:
- Right To Bear Arms, page 14
- We Have the laws. We’re Just Not Using Them, page 17

[The following is the full text of a letter sent by e-mail from announce@temple.edu on Dec. 17.]

Dear members of the Temple University community:

Thanks in large measure to grassroots advocacy efforts of students, parents, faculty, staff and alumni, the state House of Representatives Monday approved Temple’s $181.6 million Commonwealth appropriation for the current fiscal year. Governor Rendell signed the appropriations bill today. After an almost six-month delay, this is wonderful news. The funding represents more than 20 percent of Temple’s operating budget.

Temple's annual Commonwealth funding was unanimously approved today by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, in spite of Rep. John Taylor's earlier opposition, according to a Temple University announcement.

Taylor had previously said he wanted to withhold all of Temple's funds -- $175 million dollars -- because he disagreed with the university's recent decision to convert a university-run hospital to an ambulatory care center.

Temple announced the latest vote in an e-mail from Temple's Ken Lawrence Jr., Senior Vice President for Government, Community and Public Affairs. Lawrence provides twitter updates on the topic at http://twitter.com/TUGovtAffairs.

A final state budget has not yet been completed, so Temple's funding is not yet guaranteed for the coming year. Temple University has posted a petition to support Temple's funding, which the public can sign, at: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/join-the-fight-for-the-cherry-and-the-w....

The university has created a web page to track public policy issues like the funding debate, at: http://www.temple.edu/newsroom/TUGovtAffairs/index.htm, according to Lawrence.