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Temple Grad Wins World Series of Poker

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 22:11:15 +0000

Scott Blumstein, a recent Temple graduate, won the World Series of Poker early Sunday. At age 25, Blumstein won $8.15 million at the world’s largest poker tournament in Las Vegas. A native to New Jersey, this was Blumstein’s first appearance at the main event. He beat out over 7,000 competitors to take home the money as well as the WSOP bracelet. “I’m really happy with how I played tonight,”…

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Cathy Gandolfo: Temple Alum Reflects on Convention Experiences

Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:27:18 +0000

Cathy Gandolfo, a former Temple student and veteran 6 ABC Action news reporter, has covered four national conventions during her career. Gandolfo’s convention experiences include the DNC of 1984, the RNC of 1988, and the RNC of 1992. The DNC of 1984 was her favorite convention to cover greatly because of the history she witnessed fist hand. The presumptive democratic nominee Walter Mondale chose…

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Temple Alum ROARs to End Assault through Innovation

Fri, 23 Oct 2015 16:43:57 +0000

Yasmine Mustafa, tech entrepreneur and community leader, has created a simple device titled Athena. The coin-sized product aims to protect women from physical assaults at the touch of a button. She graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Entrepreneurship (Fox ’06). She even holds the record for “Most Innovative Idea” competition awards at Temple with 4 wins, and won First Place and $25,000…

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