Tommy Sladek – Temple Update

London Students Reflect

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 14:06:41 +0000

Study abroad students reflect on their trip abroad. Correspondents Carly Mascitti and Tommy Sladek return home.

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The Changing Faces Of London

Thu, 26 Mar 2015 16:25:03 +0000

Diversity is a word used often to describe our domestic campus, and it is a rising social trend throughout the world. Temple Update took a stroll down some London streets to reveal the changing faces of the city. A 2011 consensus record found that the greater London area was made up of over 40 percent non-white. A 12 percent increase since 2001. With a diversifying population brings new…

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Temple London Report: Awkward Interactions

Tue, 17 Feb 2015 01:48:03 +0000

London correspondent Tommy Sladek and some fellow Temple Owls are making quite an impression overseas. Sladek, along with 38 other students studying on Temple’s London program, has been living in The Royal Borough of Kensington for a little over a month. Participants of the program are learning that cultural immersion is not always easy and may even lead to some uncomfortable encounters.

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Men’s basketball wins thriller over LaSalle at the Palestra

Mon, 08 Dec 2014 17:04:37 +0000

There is nothing quite like Philadelphia college hoops. The Temple Owls faced off against the LaSalle Explorers at the Palestra. Also known as the “Cathedral of College Basketball”, the Palestra has hosted more basketball games then any other venue in the country. For years, it was a ritual for the student sections at the Big 5 games to throw streamers onto the court after their school’s first…

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Men’s basketball loses heartbreaker to St. Joe’s

Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:50:05 +0000

Big5Magic was a buzz on the Twitter sphere on Wednesday night as 4 of the 5 Philadelphia Big 5 teams faced off against one another. LaSalle hosted #12 Villanova while the Owls traveled up City Avenue to take on the Saint Joseph’s Hawks. The Big 5 is comprised of Temple, St. Josephs, LaSalle, Villanova, and Penn. All five of these teams are Philadelphia-area colleges who have been battling since…

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Men’s basketball goes winless in Brooklyn

Sun, 23 Nov 2014 05:10:59 +0000

Friday night’s 74-54 loss to #3/4 Duke was expected. But coming into Saturday for the Coaches vs. Cancer consolation match against UNLV brought a more positive mindset for Temple fans. The Rebels (3-1) were crushed by an unranked Stanford team Friday night at the Barlcays Center (Brooklyn, NY). UNLV came out slow in the first 5 minutes of the game allowing the Owls(2-2) to open up to w 9-2 lead…

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Volleyball home win streak snapped

Mon, 13 Oct 2014 15:35:05 +0000

After a month on the road, the volleyball team finally returned home to Pierson-McGonigle to take on the Memphis Tigers. The Owls swept conference rival Cincinnati on Friday and looked to continue their success on Sunday. Temple grabbed the first game 25-15 thanks in part to Tyler Davis and her star performance. Davis finished with a career-best 17 kills. Junior Sandra Sydlik led the team in…

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Temple Football: Who is Austin Jones?

Thu, 02 Oct 2014 22:54:48 +0000

Jalen Fitzpatrick, Tyler Matakevich, PJ Walker, Austin Jones. Those were the names repeatedly brought up by TV announcers and temple football fans while watching the game on Saturday. Except the one name is for the most part unfamiliar. After kicking a 33 and a 47-yard field goal on Saturday, everyone wanted to know. Who is Austin Jones? I headed over to Chodoff Field after practice to learn…

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Owls Football has Record Setting Day Against Hornets

Sun, 21 Sep 2014 04:22:08 +0000

On Saturday, the Owls(1-1) hosted the Delaware State Hornets (0-3) at Lincoln Financial Field. After a loss to the Naval Academy two weeks ago,Temple did not waste anytime getting points on the board. Following a quick three and out, the Hornets punt was blocked by the Owls Samuel Benjamin and picked up by Artrel Foster who ran the ball in for a 15-yard touchdown. On the next drive…

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Little League Baseball Takes Center Stage

Wed, 03 Sep 2014 00:38:09 +0000

Professor Bryant Simon’s son Eli is a player on the Taney Little League Baseball team that placed 5th in the nation at the Little League World Series and captured the hearts of Americans worldwide.

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