Category: Stories
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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 so you can choose which one will live happily owl-er after. Morgan: Easily considered one…
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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 red telephone booth outside of the Student Center,” Summer José , a junior in Human…
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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 was on stage and on camera frequently through modeling, acting, dancing, and singing. Even with…
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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 served as an assistant coach for five years prior to his promotion. Dunphy was coach…
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From Brooklyn to Philly
Diamante Ortiz is Uplifting Marginalized Communities Across Campus and Beyond Diamante Ortiz, a senior political science student at Temple, has been interested in social activism from a young age. She grew up in the Los Sures area of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, which is a predominantly Puerto Rican and Latinx area going through the negative effects of…
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Naomi Amber
Some 20-somethings choose to spend their young adulthood furthering their education, while others choose to chase the social media spotlight. This senior makes combining the two look effortless. 21-year-old senior Naomi Abrahams is just like any other bustling undergraduate student—she’s involved in the hip hop dance group on campus “By Any Means Necessary,” holds a…
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They Play Ball Like Girls
Can Temple produce the next Doris Burke? Erin Steffe, a senior media studies and production major, may have had graduation on her mind last fall, but that didn’t stop her from founding the Sports Media Society for Women club. The organization is dedicated to promoting the advancement of women in sports media, so they may…
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Honors Connect – A step in the Right Direction
A pre-college program under Temple Honors, Honors Connect, seeks to foster a deep interest in volunteering through immersive community service What struck Tommy Nyfenger, a first-year honors student here at Temple, on his first day was how the stage at a local community concert held just steps away from main campus was positioned so it…
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Lights, Camera, Action
Temple’s very own campus cinema shows recently released movies for low prices. Located in the Lower Level of Student Center South lies one of Temple University’s exclusive night-time activities. The Reel is the university’s on-campus theater that plays recently released blockbuster movies at a discounted price. Screenings happen two weekends out of each month during…