Kamil T Rozanski – Temple Update

Temple University Joins University Innovation Alliance

Kamil T Rozanski — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:33:07 +0000

Temple University recently joined the University Innovative Alliance program known as UIA. The partnership mission is dedicated to serving low-income and underrepresented students. Temple University is the 18th college to join the UIA initiative The UIA was founded in 2014 with the goal of increasing college graduates across the United States. The program selects one school per state…

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Ukraine War Anniversary Vigil

Kamil T Rozanski — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:51:00 +0000

This past weekend marked a significant date for Philadelphia’s Ukrainian community. Pro-Ukraine protestors took to the streets over the weekend to rally against Trump’s policy shift. Then one day, mourners gathered on the University of Pennsylvania campus to remember the lives lost to the war. Temple Update spoke with vigilgoers about their thoughts, three years on since the start of the war.

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Northeast Philadelphia Plane Crash Rebuilding Efforts

Kamil T Rozanski — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 04:42:35 +0000

Two weeks ago, a plane crashed in Northeast Philadelphia, leaving seven dead, 24 injured and dozens of homes and businesses destroyed. Community members were left in shock. Temple Update’s Kamil Rozanski went to the area to find out how the city is supporting those affected by this sudden event. Clean-up efforts in Northeast Philadelphia are coming to an end as community members begin to…

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Penn Students React to Luigi Mangione Arrest

Kamil T Rozanski — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 15:57:42 +0000

It’s been a week since Luigi Mangione allegedly shot Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthCare, shocking Americans across the country. Temple Update’s Kamil Rozanski spoke with Penn and Temple students to hear what their thoughts are in the ongoing investigation. “I feel like people are definitely making light of a heavy situation, your opinion on CEOs and corporations, that is your own…

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Philly Christmas Village

Kamil T Rozanski — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 13:40:44 +0000

Holiday Lights, Trees and tasty treats are filling up Dilworth and Love park for this year’s Christmas Village. There are over 80 vendors selling a variety of goods from arts and crafts, food, jewelry, clothing, and of course holiday decorations. Veronica Bilisitis, a junior at Temple, says she came to enjoy the holiday spirit “I wanted to be festive, I thought that it would be very…

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Philly Zine Fest

Kamil T Rozanski — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:29:38 +0000

On Saturday, vendors from all over Philadelphia filled Mitten Hall to celebrate their love for zines. Vendors shared with us the importance of this artistic expression. From the smallest to the biggest zines, you can find one for just about any subject here at Philly Zine Fest, but what is a zine exactly? “Zine is short for magazine, a zine is basically any kind of printed…

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Vegan Restaurant Week

Kamil T Rozanski — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 18:00:58 +0000

For one week, kitchens from Center City to Passayunk, Vegan and Non-Vegan, are serving tasty displays of a vegan variety. The culinary celebration started in 2018 when Philly Vegan Restaurant Week was founded by Nicole Koedyker and Carmella Lanni in order to promote vegan dishes and the vegan lifestyle. Lanni says the mission is simple: “We are doing this,to spread awareness as an…

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Gen Z Voters Raise Voting Awarness

Kamil T Rozanski — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 19:47:57 +0000

Philadelphia’s youth are bringing a fresh burst of enthusiasm to the election season, as the number of eligible Gen Z voters reaches new heights. This year, an estimated 41 million members of Generation Z are eligible to vote, and Vote That Jawn, a local youth-focused organization, is making sure young voters are equipped and ready to cast their ballots. Vote That Jawn Philly specifically…

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Indigenous People’s Day Celebrations

Kamil T Rozanski — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 19:46:34 +0000

This Sunday marked Indigenous Peoples Day, Temple Update spoke with tribal members and has more on celebrations in the city of Philadelphia highlighting native culture. The beating of drums and the singing of rain bringers sounds off the Indigenous People’s Day festivities each year at bartram’s garden. The festivities have taken place at Bartram’s Garden for fourteen years…

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Changes to Meal Swipe Plans

Kamil T Rozanski — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 22:44:37 +0000

This semester, new changes are being implemented to the meal plans and how students can use them. With the largest incoming freshman class in recent years and students transferring from the University of the Arts, Temple students say they have been waiting longer for their meal than in previous years due to this increase. Alana Beltran, a junior, says, “I feel like additionally since…

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