Category: Stories

  • TUTV Celebrates 10th Anniversary

    TUTV Celebrates 10th Anniversary

    A student-run media organization has now been producing for a decade Written by Kylee Reader Temple University Television, TUTV for short, has now been in production for 10 years—and they have no intent of stopping any time soon. As explained by their website, TUTV is the university’s digital cable station that broadcasts to the city…

  • Breaking Boundaries in Beauty

    Breaking Boundaries in Beauty

    Alankato Cobb Jr. is one of few men in the beauty sector, but he believes this is an opportunity to transform the industry Written by Emma Ford, Photographed by Alankato Cobb Jr. The beauty industry has been notoriously feminine for years, dominated by women both in the customer base and in the leading executives. But,…

  • Support Through Spotify

    Support Through Spotify

    How Kayleigh Beato strives to provide support through her music Written by Anna Durning, Photographed by Kayleigh Beato Close friends and relatives of Kayleigh Beato, a senior media studies and production major, know that above all things, she is a strong woman who is well acquainted with the ups and downs that life throws her…

  • Luck of the Irish Dance

    Luck of the Irish Dance

    Members of the university Irish Dance team detail their transition after the shift to a more virtual lifestyle. Written by Kylee Reader, Photographed by Isaac Schein and TU Irish Dance Following the rapid spread of the coronavirus, most if not all of what the world considered to be ‘normal’ activities were forced to shift to…

  • The COVID-19 Temple Dining Experience

    The COVID-19 Temple Dining Experience

    Temple Culinary Services is taking every precaution possible to protect its students and its workers amidtst a pandemic Written by Emma Ford, Photographed by Michael Seitzinger COVID-19 caused a drastic change in the college experience, robbing students of certain events entirely and completely transforming others. One of the many facets of this modified experience is…

  • The Bridge Between Student Body and the University Administration

    The Bridge Between Student Body and the University Administration

    Temple Student Government Written by Anna Durning, Photographed by Saba Ahmed At Temple University, there’s one place for students to discuss matters pertaining to just about anything that affects them: the Temple Student Government. From issues of bigotry to educating Temple owls on the importance of waste management and everything in between, they cover it…

  • Temple’s Newest Resident: The Lanternfly Invasion

    Temple’s Newest Resident: The Lanternfly Invasion

    Lanternflies have taken over Temple, but students are squishing the bugs every chance they get Written by Emma Ford, Photographed by Michael Seitzinger When students returned to campus this fall semester, they were greeted by an unexpected, and rather unpleasant guest. Covering walls, sidewalks, and any other surface they could find were spotted lanternflies. These…

  • Zoom Zones

    Zoom Zones

    How Temple is creating spaces for Students Written by Anna Durning, Photographed by Ethan Puth As students discovered through quarantine, getting work done remotely is hard. There are issues that arise with technology, communication, and a myriad of other issues. Worst of all, people are cooped up in the same space with the same people…

  • Social Influence at Temple

    Social Influence at Temple

    Hafeezat Bishi is striving to educate people through social media outlets Written by Anna Durning, Photographed by Sierra Henderson and Olamide Yusuf Hafeezat Bishi, a senior communications and social influence major, is also a social media influencer on Instagram and YouTube. Catering mostly to Generation Z and Millennials, she focuses on topics such as the…