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Stadium Stompers Block Broad Street

Thu, 14 Apr 2016 22:45:57 +0000

“Stadium Stompers,” the “Fight for 15” group, and community members from across North Philadelphia gathered on North Broad Street Thursday afternoon to symbolically block the flow of traffic and march their way south to City Hall. View More » ]]>

Budget Stalemate in Harrisburg Puts Universities in Check

Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:00:05 +0000

For the first time since his inauguration as Temple’s president, Dr. Neil Theobald is caught in a political gridlock for state funding. Dr. Theobald, along with representative leaders from Penn State University, Lincoln University, and the University of Pittsburgh, again gathered on a four-person panel last Wednesday, over Spring Break, to discuss the allocation of state funds to their…

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LOVE Park Welcomes Back Skateboarders, Ban Lifted

Thu, 11 Feb 2016 01:03:35 +0000

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney was joined Wednesday morning by several city officials as they officially broke ground on the renovation of LOVE Park, set to be completed by Spring 2017. But it was what Kenney did after the ceremony that made headlines. In a press conference after the groundbreaking, Kenney officially reopened the park to skateboarders, ending a 14-year ban instituted by Mayor…

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Updated: President Of BSU Speaks Out Against Racial Slurs Found On Car

Mon, 08 Feb 2016 18:05:36 +0000

Package by Phil Dupont Temple Police are investigating the discovery of a racial slur and a swastika written in the snow on a parked car near campus early Friday. The car was parked on Carlisle Street near White Hall. A photo showing the slur and the swastika was tweeted by Kelly Dawson, a Temple junior and president of the Black Student Union. “My initial reaction was honestly…

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#StadiumTalk: TSG Hosts Stadium Forum, Protests Ensue

Tue, 02 Feb 2016 00:19:13 +0000

The Temple Student Government hosted a student forum for discussion of a possible on-campus football stadium Monday. It was cut short by protest both from students and members of the community surrounding the proposed site. Temple University brought the idea forward after the Eagles proposed doubling the current amount the university pays for using Lincoln Financial Field.

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Bike Safety: Sharing the Road

Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:50:59 +0000

Philadelphia is one of the top bicycle commuting cities in the nations 10 biggest cities, according to a study done by Bike PHL. Many Philly cyclists face dangerous obstacles during their daily commutes. Temple Update followed Senior Travis Southard through city streets to get a feel of what a typical day of a cycling is like. “Technically, cars are supposed to wait. Sometimes they’re very…

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Temple Student Takes Stand for Bike Advocacy

Thu, 12 Nov 2015 14:00:38 +0000

South Philadelphia resident and Temple student Travis Southard does not spend his commute in a car, but on a bicycle. As one of the ten most populated cities, Philadelphia has the highest percentage of people cycling to work. Last March, Philadelphia ranked fifth among large American cities for total bike lane miles, and fourth in bike lane miles per square mile. Despite these rankings…

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Landslide Victory for Mayor-Elect Jim Kenney, Poor Voter Turnout

Thu, 05 Nov 2015 14:30:14 +0000

Philadelphia has a new mayor. Former City Councilman Jim Kenney won in a landslide victory against Republican candidate Melissa Murray Bailey on Nov. 3. His victory was called early on, with less than 10% of the votes counted. In the end, the councilman took home 85.39% of the vote, amassing 201,163 votes alongside Bailey’s 13.21% and 31,117 votes. Although he cruised to victory…

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Temple’s Response to Online Threat Against a “University near Philadelphia”

Thu, 08 Oct 2015 13:30:59 +0000

ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) and the FBI. View More » ]]>

Temple Alum Sings at Festival of Families

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 14:00:42 +0000

Temple Update‘s Phil Dupont got a chance to sit down with former Boyer College of Music student Garrick Morgan about his experience singing on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway stage in front of Pope Francis and the hundreds of thousands that came out to celebrate the Festival of Families on Sept. 26th. Morgan, who graduated in May of 2015, had been in contact with the head of the Philadelphia…

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