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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…

Temple Marxists Tackle Virtual Activism

Political organization Temple Marxists shares the ideas of socialism with Temple University Written by Kendra Franklin Temple Marxists, the Temple University chapter of the Socialist Revolution, have been hard at work, educating students on the ideas and works of philosopher…

Ultimate Frisbee at Temple!

As all club sports were designated fully virtual during the Fall 2020 semester, the Temple Men’s and Women’s Ultimate Frisbee teams original plans were flipped upside down Written by Kendra Franklin, Photographed by Grace Woolslayer On July 15, 2020, Temple…

Sleeping Out For A Noble Cause

Temple Students sleep outside for a night in support of eradicating youth homelessness In a college setting, with students sitting in a classroom with smiles on their faces, it can be difficult to tell what hardships they face daily. Some…

Skateboarding in the Ritter Quad

Temples On-Campus Skateboarding Culture According to section 10-610 of Philadelphia City law’s bill NO. 000147, skateboarding on public property is strictly prohibited. In the early 2000s Philadelphia began to crackdown on skateboarding throughout the city, restricting the activity from being…

Camp Kesem Director: Jacey Abdalla and Sam Jansen

All the details on the revolutionary duo making strides for children in need. Jacey Abdalla, international business and legal studies double major, discovered Camp Kesem during her freshman year after a friend referred her at Temple Fest, the university’s annual…

Campus’ Keepers

Temple’s security guards add a dose of warmth to Temple Temple University is known for many things, from an array of delectable food trucks to the technological wonder of the BookBot. One of these things is how warm and friendly…

Battle of the Dorms

With an array of on-campus housing options, which dorm comes out on top? Will the underdogs fight their way into our hearts or will fancy appearances steal the show? Templar Yearbook reflects on the housing we all know and love…

Caribbean Vibes For Everyone

Student Organization of Caribbean Awareness makes students feel at home Founded based on uniting Caribbean students and spreading cross-cultural awareness, “S.O.C.A was established in 1990 by Shawn Spencer, Neill Jackson, and Neville Clarke who started out conducting meetings near a…

Making Space: From Music to Philanthropy

How Tiffany Coles is Blazing Trails at Temple Music has always been a part of Tiffany Coles’ life. Her grandfather was one of the original members of The Intruders, a soul music group from the 70s. As a child, she…

Temple Basketball’s New Head Coach

The Philadelphia Native Bringing New Life to the Program Temple Athletics has officially named Aaron McKie, a Philadelphia native and Temple alum, as the new head coach for Temple Men’s Basketball. McKie is taking over for Fran Dunphy, who he…