Kelly A Antonacci – Temple Update

March For Our Lives Draws Hundreds of Thousands in Washington D.C.

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:07:02 +0000

Hundreds of thousands covered the streets of the nation’s capital Saturday to join the March For Our Lives. Marchers, some as young as six, armed themselves with signs and a simple message: enough is enough. Teenagers from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School organized the march after a former student used an AR-15 to open fire in the school. He killed 17 people—all of whom were recognized…

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Protesters Escorted Out of Board of Trustees Meeting

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 23:42:12 +0000

President Englert met opposition at a Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday. Martha Sherman — the President of FMLA, the Feminist Leadership Alliance — went in on the university president. And then, was escorted out. “You’re not listening to what students at this university have to say,” she shouted from the public viewing area. Sherman was one of two students forced to leave the meeting for…

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Temple Opens Food Pantry

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 15:30:32 +0000

When Sarah Levine was food insecure, dinnertime didn’t end with the dishes. “The stress of knowing where your next meal is coming from is… always on your mind,” the senior said. Students who are food insecure do not know where their next meal is coming from, which leads to skipped meals and a constant headache. And for a high-achieving student like Levine, a worry like that takes a toll.

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Student Remembers Church Shooting in Montgomery County

Fri, 10 Nov 2017 20:11:19 +0000

The gunman who opened fire on a congregation in Sutherland Springs is dead, but people around the nation are still grieving the loss of the 26 people he murdered. Five days have passed since Michael Kelley opened fire at members in First Baptist Church. Four people, including two children, are still hospitalized. And some are in critical condition. Images from the massacre remind Temple Junior…

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TSG’s New Sexual Assault Bill Faces Criticism

Thu, 20 Apr 2017 22:47:52 +0000

1 in 5 women and 1 in 16 men are sexually assaulted while in college, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. It’s a huge issue on college campuses and Temple is no exception. Temple Update spoke to one student who was sexually assaulted 2 years ago. “I did not want that to happen. Nobody wants to have to feel like a victim,” she said. The assault happened when another…

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Library Construction Back on Schedule Following Setback

Thu, 30 Mar 2017 14:44:45 +0000

Temple University’s new library is on the rise, but Temple’s construction manger, Dozie Ibeh, says getting here wasn’t an easy process. Construction began on the library last year… But then complications slowed their progress. The original design included concrete, which put the project over budget. “Thats why I say it’s an iterative process. You establish a budget you design a building.

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Board of Trustees Halt Plans to Increase Meal Plan Prices

Fri, 24 Mar 2017 00:00:11 +0000

Temple’s Board of Trustees voted last Tuesday to increase meal plan prices by 6 percent. Temple’s Chief Financial Officer, Ken Kaiser said this increase was mostly due to the soda tax, which he expects to cost the university $400,000. Temple Update reached out to Kaiser multiple times, but he declined to comment. Mayor Kenney. however, was quick to respond to these allegations by issuing this…

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‘Stadium Stompers’ Return to North Broad Street

Thu, 16 Feb 2017 17:33:57 +0000

The Stadium Stompers are back, after months of silence. Lining the street shoulder-to-shoulder, protesters from Stadium Stompers, a campus group dedicated to stopping Temple’s plans for an on-campus stadium, blocked traffic on the Cecil B. Moore intersection of Broad Street. “The stadium will cause pain. It will cause disruption. It will cause traffic problems…the stadium will cause a problem…

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Temple Addresses Concerns of International Students Amidst New Immigration Policy

Sun, 29 Jan 2017 19:36:13 +0000

Temple University is addressing international students’ concern as their ability to travel in and out of the country remains uncertain. The Trump Administration recently signed an executive order suspending the immigration of nationals from Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. After the news broke yesterday that multiple immigrants from the Middle East were being sent back by officials…

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SEPTA Strike is Over: What You Need to Know as SEPTA Returns to Service

Mon, 07 Nov 2016 22:00:01 +0000

Updated: 12:30 11/10/16 Student commuters are returning to their normal routine as SEPTA returns to full service. Kelly Antonacci spoke with students and community members as they waited for a subway at Cecil B. Moore station. One high schooler, Desiree Hill, said she was happy that SEPTA was back on track. “I had to walk everywhere. And my job is in West Philadelphia on 52nd and Market and…

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