Greta L Phillips – Temple Update

The Face Behind “Owls of Temple University”

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 04:27:21 +0000

A Temple University freshman started his very own campus-wide social media project. Jeremy Elvas is on a mission to document stories of people who make up Temple’s diverse student body. The project takes form as an Instagram account called Owls of Temple University (@owlsoftemple). The freshman journalism major describes his project as a spinoff of Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York (@

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Halloween Festivities Wrap Up on East Passyunk Avenue

Thu, 01 Nov 2018 14:20:09 +0000

As this year’s Halloween season wraps up, East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District hosted its annual Fall Fest and Spooky Saturday 2018. The Fall festivities took place at the town’s Singing Fountain at East Passyunk Avenue and Tasker Street. The family-friendly event featured a children’s costume contest with competitions for every age group. The event also featured a separate costume…

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Jimmy Kimmel Live Visits Philadelphia

Thu, 18 Oct 2018 14:45:59 +0000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ICNeIz-vwk Jimmy Kimmel Live fans were taken by surprise when the late night show’s sidekick, Guillermo Rodriguez, made a pitstop in Philadelphia. Pat’s King of Steaks in South Philly was Guillermo’s fourth and final stop on his road trip across the country. His previous stops were Dallas, Atlanta, and Chicago. Guillermo traveled via “Guillermobile” from Los…

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Cherry Pantry Sees Growing Number of Visitors

Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:50:28 +0000

When the Cherry Pantry opened its doors last February, it set out to address the growing rate of food insecurity among temple students. Now in its second semester of operation, the pantry and its staff are hoping to expand their reach to help even more students. According to Alexis Culp, a pantry employee and third-year Temple student, the pantry has experienced an influx of new students…

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Student Arrested After Stabbing Classmate at North Philadelphia Public School

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 21:28:30 +0000

Police arrested a 13-year-old girl after she stabbed a 13-year-old male classmate at a public school in North Philadelphia. Just before 11 AM Friday morning, the teen was stabbed in the abdomen with a pair of adult-sized scissors after an argument in science class. Philadelphia Police and an ambulance were called to William Dick Public School at 24th and Diamond – just a few blocks from Temple…

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Owls Take Heartbreaking Loss Against City Rival Villanova

Mon, 17 Oct 2016 12:29:44 +0000

The Owls traveled to Conshohocken, PA Saturday afternoon to take on city rival Villanova Wildcats in a Big East conference game. The Owls (5-10) were defeated by the Wildcats (4-11) with a final score of 3-2. Just three minutes into the game, the Owls fouled during the Wildcats’ first offensive corner. The foul led to a stroke given to the Wildcats, taken by Francesca Bello, who scored the first…

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Owls Snap Five-Game Losing Streak With Overtime Win

Mon, 26 Sep 2016 02:56:32 +0000

The Owls traveled to New Haven, Connecticut Sunday afternoon to play the Sacred Heart Pioneers. Breaking their five-game losing streak, Temple brought home their second win of the season with a score of 3-2 after going into overtime. 8 minutes into the match, the first goal was scored by Sacred Heart’s Rebecca Hauser on an offensive corner. The Owls earned a corner in the last 60 seconds of the…

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Temple Comes Up Short Against City Rival Drexel

Mon, 12 Sep 2016 23:33:14 +0000

The Temple Owls hosted city rival Drexel Sunday afternoon at Howarth Field. In an evenly-matched game, Drexel took home the win with a score of 3-1. Temple led 6-2 with shots on goal in the first 20 minutes of the game. During this time, both teams had good defensive saves keeping all shots out of the cages. With 11 minutes left in the first half, senior Jessica McCarthy scored the first goal of…

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Temple Field Hockey Bring Home First Win of the Season

Sun, 04 Sep 2016 21:37:37 +0000

The Owls hosted city rival La Salle this afternoon at 1:00pm in the 2nd of 6 straight home games. Temple looked to redeem themselves after Friday’s match with No. 18 Penn State, where the Nittany Lions dominated the Owls in an 8-1 win. With 7 minutes left in the first half the score remained 0-0, with Temple outshooting La Salle 8-2. With 6:34 on the clock senior Abbey Lawrence scored the first…

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