Karen M. Fisher – Temple Update

Temple Plans for a Possible SEPTA Strike

Thu, 10 Apr 2014 05:05:32 +0000

33% of Temple students commute to campus using either the subway or a bus. 44% of Temple faculty also commute to campus in this way. Over this past weekend the last of contracts representing over 5,000 transit workers expired and Septa went into negotiations with the union groups to discuss a new contract. While plans for a strike have not been announced at this time, if one occurs a large…

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Off-Campus Assaults Target Students

Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:00:25 +0000

The Temple community was shaken last weekend when four students were assaulted in three separate instances. Friday afternoon, a 19-year-old female student was walking with her boyfriend on the 1600 block of Norris Street when a group of minors began harassing her. Philadelphia Police released a surveillance video of the suspected minors, who began yelling at the couple and pulling the female…

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SEPTA May Extend Late-Night Weekend Service

Fri, 14 Mar 2014 14:00:24 +0000

SEPTA officials have announced that they are considering extending subway service past midnight on the weekends. This proposed change is in response to an online petition that had over 2,000 supporters. “We have been looking into this for a while, we’ve had a lot of people, elected officials, community activists, coming to us and asking us about restarting the 24/7 service on the Broad Street…

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