Category: Archive
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Fun GenEd’s on Campus
To many students, hearing the phrase ‘GenEd’ (short for general education courses) brings to mind images of math, English and other standard lectures. However, for students looking to keep their credits interesting, that is not always the case. There are many GenEd courses that mix up the old formula and provide students with a unique…
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Hangin’ With Hooter
A Conversation With Temple’s Most Famous Owl Not Named Stella Temple’s resident mascot, Hooter, is the epitome of a school spirit prodigy. Standing at five and a half feet tall, the furry owl spends his days spreading school spirit throughout campus. Although Hooter cannot talk, communicating with him isn’t too difficult. His best friend, Matt…
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Temple Student Government
Leading a Nationally Growing Campus “Serve. Unite. Build.” Temple Student Government’s slogan embodies the spirit behind its members who represent Temple’s student body every day. As the university’s rankings rise, Student Body President Ryan Rinaldi said TSG’s role in the university is now more important than ever. “This has been a historic year,” Rinaldi said.…
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InMotion Dance Team
Move and groove with InMotion Temple’s InMotion dance team was started in 2007 as an outlet for girls to continue dancing when they came to Temple. Membership to InMotion is contingent upon auditions. These auditions are two days long and require potential team members to showcase their dance abilities by memorizing routines and performing technical…
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Cherry, White, & Pink
Lindsey Casella Represents Temple On and Off Campus Senior advertising major and general business minor Lindsey Casella used her creativity to thrive during her four years at Temple. As a freshman, Casella was eager to become involved in campus life and activities. Now, she is one of the Victoria’s Secret PINK campus representatives at Temple.…
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Brandon Matthews
Temple’s Hole In One If anyone can attest to the idea that golf consists of much more than swinging a club and hitting a ball, it’s senior Brandon Matthews. Matthews describes golf as a “very mentally taxing yet addicting sport.” Matthews grew up surrounded by sports and decided to pursue golf when he was in…
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Living and Learning
In a Living Learning Community, or LLC, a student shares a living space with fellow students in his or her major or school as a way to encourage stronger relationships among people with common interests. “You can either have a thematic or an academic LLC,” said Cassie Stanford, peer mentor for the Media and Communications…
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Fallen Buildings
“Barton Hall, you’ve been good to Temple and CST. Now it’s time to say goodbye.” Sounds morbid, doesn’t it? That’s what Temple’s College of Science and Technology posted on Facebook on Tuesday, September 22, 2015, with a photo of the nearly demolished Barton Hall in an accompanying photo. Have you ever seen the movie Divergent?…
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Center City Campus Renovations
Temple University’s Center City campus introduced a new Barnes & Noble bookstore and Starbucks café, both of which opened gateways to a more diverse crowd and a more beneficial use of space. “It has opened up that corner of our building, which was pretty much like a dead corner,” said Denise Stevenson, a Temple security…