Nicolle Elise Majette – Temple Update

Temple FLIGHT: To Wait or Not to Wait?

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 20:26:07 +0000

Temple students are experiencing long wait times and cancellation issues with Temple’s on demand evening service FLIGHT, which runs 7 days a week until 3 am. With recent concerns about on and off campus safety, the university has increased FLIGHT operations and implemented new changes to its program. In a statement to Temple Update, Associate Director of Issues Management Steve Orbanek…

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Temple Mourns the Loss of Samuel Collington

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 23:52:52 +0000

Senior Samuel Sean Collington, a political science major months from graduation, was shot and killed off-campus in North Philadelphia on November 28 after he returned from Thanksgiving break. Collington was shot at least twice in the chest outside his college apartment in the 2200 block of North Park Avenue at 1:32 p.m during an attempted robbery. “It’s devastating .. it could have been…

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U.S. Reopens to International Travel

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 22:41:14 +0000

Temple junior Vincent Shen visits his home country of China every year, dating back to 2015. But, all of that changed in 2020. “I was just expecting to spend Christmas time with my family and come back to the United States for the spring semester,” said Shen. “Unfortunately because of travel restrictions, I couldn’t come back.” Instead of learning with his peers in America…

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TSG Owls Take On the Hill

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:34:36 +0000

Temple students climbed the steps of the Pennsylvania State Capitol building on October 27, bright and early, returning to Harrisburg after a two year hiatus. This is part of “Owls on the Hill”, an annual summit where students talk with legislators in Harrisburg to advocate for continued funding of Temple. At least that’s the goal, according to Temple Student Government President Bradley…

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Temple Extends COVID Vaccine Deadline

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:30:44 +0000

The deadline to receive the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine has now passed. The university gave students and staff an additional month to get vaccinated, officials say, pushing the overall deadline to be fully vaccinated until November 15th. Senior Director of Student Health Services Mark Denys says that even though the deadline to get vaccinated has been pushed forward, it does not change…

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Philadelphians React to Derek Chauvin Verdict

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 15:30:33 +0000

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Temple Opens COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 14:24:30 +0000

Temple’s vaccination clinic on Main Campus is up and running. The site, located at White Hall, will operate twice a week for the next six weeks. From 8:30 a.m to 4 p.m, about 515 shots will be given each day. The clinic will vaccinate Temple students, faculty, and staff on Wednesdays, and city residents on Thursdays. The addition of the site on campus comes as part of the City’s effort to…

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Philadelphia on Track for Most Violent Year

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 15:06:05 +0000

“2021 is on track to be the most violent year we’ve experienced in our lifetimes” said Mayor Jim Kenney at a city-wide briefing on gun violence, the first of many to come. City leaders met last week to discuss the issue of gun violence as the numbers climb higher and higher. Over the weekend, a shooting in Nicetown left five people wounded and one man dead. He was shot 14 times.

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Virtual Semesters and the Impact on Student’s Physical Health

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 19:09:09 +0000

With another semester mostly online, students are spending more and more time looking at a screen. The increased screen time has affected a lot of students, many in a negative way. Freshman Shreya Sridhar says that at first everything seemed okay. But as the pandemic continues, increased screen time has impacted her health. “But the longer we went on, especially toward December…

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Draught Horse Closing After 20 Years

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 21:43:47 +0000

After 20 years, the Draught Horse Pub and Grill is saying goodbye. The sports bar, located on the corner of Broad and Cecil B Moore, was a popular spot for students to gather on campus. They are permanently closing by February 17. Director of operations Mike Frost told the Philadelphia Business Journal that Draught Horse failed to reach a new agreement with Temple.

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