Spencer Trabbold – Temple Update

Fox School of Business Online MBA Program Loses #1 Ranking

Thu, 25 Jan 2018 20:23:12 +0000

Temple’s Fox School of Business’s online MBA program has lost it’s nationwide #1 ranking. The business school significantly overstated the number of new entrants for its 2016-2017 entering class who submitted GMAT scores. The incorrect data resulted in the school’s rank being higher than it otherwise would have been in the Best Online MBA Programs rankings. This comes just days after the program…

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Former Temple Football Player Arrested in Florida

Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:17:33 +0000

Former Temple football player and current New York Jets wide receiver, Robby Anderson, was arrested in South Florida on Friday. Police say Anderson was driving 105 mph in a 45 mph zone. He is currently facing nine charges including harm to a public servant/family, fleeing police, resisting an officer, reckless driving, eluding police, failure to drive in a single lane, two counts of disobeying a…

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Temple Hosts Panel About Tension on the Korean Peninsula

Thu, 05 Oct 2017 20:33:29 +0000

Temple University hosted a panel discussion entitled “Tensions on the Korean Peninsula” on Tuesday, October 3rd. The forum panelists discussed the current situation between North Korea and the United States, and explained their insight into the North Korean mentality regarding potential conflict with the United States and South Korea. Evan Osnos, one of the panelists and a journalist for The…

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5,000 Protestors Gather to Oppose President Trump’s Travel Ban

Tue, 31 Jan 2017 15:24:51 +0000

Thousands of protestors gathered at Philadelphia International Airport on Sunday afternoon to voice their opposition to President Trump’s executive action that bars immigrants and refugees from entering the country. The protest began at 2 pm as about 5,000 gathered in terminal A with signs and bullhorns. The mass of people then began marching across the airport chanting things like, “No fear…

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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 » ]]>

TSG Election Comes to a Close

Thu, 31 Mar 2016 13:55:50 +0000

The Temple Student Government Elections are coming to a close, and some students still don’t know what they are voting for. Last year, only six percent of the student body voted in the TSG elections. This year, all four tickets have been campaigning on campus and on social media to earn student’s votes, and raise that percentage. Believe in TU and Empower TU were out in full force on Tuesday and…

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TSG 2016 Election Season Underway

Thu, 17 Mar 2016 13:15:13 +0000

Temple Student Government has held it’s first debate of the 2016 election. Temple Update moderated the debate along with the Temple News. It happened on Tuesday, March 15th in the Student Center. This year, four tickets are running for office instead of the usual two, making this debate more diverse in opinion than years prior. The tickets in this years race are Believe in TU…

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Temple University Gets #Roasted!

Thu, 25 Feb 2016 13:09:45 +0000

The roast was part of a weekly show organized by Good Good Comedy, a local Philadelphia stand-up group focused on putting on hilarious shows all over the Philadelphia area. The show, titled Burn it Down, targets Philadelphia institutions such as CityWide, the Parking Authority, and SEPTA. Lou Misiano hosts the Burn it Down show every week, and said that the idea came to him after talking to…

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Trustees Vote to Move Forward on Campus Stadium

Thu, 11 Feb 2016 14:50:00 +0000

Temple’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to approve funding for the initial design of a football stadium on Temple’s main campus. The Board made the decision following roughly 45 minutes of emotional appeals by members of the community, demanding the plans for the proposed arena be halted. The university released a statement including specifications the board agreed upon during their meeting…

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STADIUM TALK: Students Weigh in on Possible Stadium

Sat, 23 Jan 2016 02:11:35 +0000

Temple Student Government has announced that they will be holding an open forum for students that want to ask questions about the newly proposed campus stadium. President Theobald and Athletic Director Pat Kraft will attend the forum to provide students with information about plans and answer any questions. President of Temple Student Government Ryan Rinaldi said that he is looking forward to…

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