Tag: Student Life

  • I’ve Got Bingo!

    I’ve Got Bingo!

    IDEAL promotes inclusion and empowerment through games of BINGO. Written by Gracelyn Latham, Photographed by Olivia Guerra As one of the culminating events of Temple’s National Coming Out Week, the IDEAL team promoted Drag BINGO as a nightcap activity after the annual Drag Show performance.  Temple prides itself on being exceptionally inclusive for all students,…

  • Student Health Ambassadors Keep Campus Safe

    Student Health Ambassadors Keep Campus Safe

    Temple introduces the Student Ambassador program to uphold the four pillars Written by Emma Ford At the start of the 2020 fall semester, Temple launched its Student Community Health Ambassador program as part of the university’s effort to combat the spread of COVID-19. The program employs Temple students whose job is to promote safe habits…

  • Blast From the Past

    Blast From the Past

    Temple’s College of Liberal Arts hosts a presentation on the 1918 Spanish Influenza Epidemic in Philadelphia Written by Anna Durning In late October, The College of Liberal Arts (CLA) hosted Dr. Hillary Iris Lowe, Abigail Grueber (Ph.D. student at Temple), and Charlie Hersh (Class of 2015, Bachelors in Religion) to present their research on the…

  • America’s Most Historical Election

    America’s Most Historical Election

    Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic cadidate Joesph R. Biden Jr. went head-to-head in one of the most controversial elections ever. Written by Emma Ford Nearly everyone can agree that, in the history of this country, there has never been an election year quite like this. Between a global pandemic, huge social movements, and record-setting…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Liacouras Hosts Annual Temple Fest

    Liacouras Hosts Annual Temple Fest

    Students make their mark at Temple’s annual festival made up by owls for owls. The 2019-2020 school year hit the ground running with the annual Temple Fest, an event stretched over the span of two days that is dedicated to providing students the opportunity to network with over 200 student organizations, departments, as well as…

  • Stepping Up to The Plate

    Stepping Up to The Plate

    Between earning good grades and scholarships, senior Spanish and art history double major Eilish Haley has worked hard to continue her love of Irish dancing since she arrived at Temple. Haley has been dancing since she was in second grade, participating in both Irish dance and dancing for a ballet company while in high school.…