Mydia Marie Alonso – Temple Update

Select Temple Graduate Programs Waive GREs

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:10:15 +0000

Graduate programs across the U.S. are agreeing to waive the Graduate Record Examinations General Test requirement as part of their admissions process. The GRE is a standardized test many graduate schools require in their applications. Temple’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture has said in an online announcement that it is waiving the requirement for a number of their graduate programs.

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Students Hope Biden Helps With Loan Debt

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 13:38:59 +0000

Now that Joe Biden has been elected as the 46th U.S. President, students on campus are hoping he follows through with his campaign’s plans for helping students with student loan debt. President-elect Biden has an in-depth plan for education beyond high school posted on his campaign website. This plan includes eliminating 10,000 in all student debt then forgiving all undergraduate tuition…

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Students Deal With Dining Options

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 13:07:39 +0000

With the partial closing of campus came some changes to on-campus dining. The semester started off with dining halls only offering take-out boxes to students with meal plans because of implemented COVID-19 guidelines. The university then decided in early September to switch to an online semester, which prompted Johnson and Hardwick’s Esposito Dining Hall to close in an effort to socially…

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Temple Students Say Partying Through Pandemic is “Disheartening”

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:33:45 +0000

Partying can be a large part of a college experience. COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines haven’t stopped some Temple students from partying in their off-campus apartments. Jess Caampued, a Temple sophomore, thinks partying during these unprecedented times is unsafe. “I don’t think it’s right with everything going on right now. I don’t think it’s safe especially with the amount of…

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Temple University Diamond Marching Band Plays On Through Pandemic

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 13:26:46 +0000

Temple University Diamond Marching Band has been finding ways to adjust to a new normal with COVID-19 restrictions. The band was deemed essential, which means they are allowed to continue in-person practices. Instead of having all 200 members congregate on Geasey Field at once, the band has split up into smaller groups of 50 members to maintain social distancing guidelines.

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