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SELF-CARE FAIR

Sat, 23 Mar 2024 14:59:14 +0000

Temple’s Wellness Resource Center hosted its annual ‘Self-Care Fair’ this week hoping to give students a chance to unwind and relax. Senior Nicole Teague, whose Tuttleman Counseling Services booth could be found at the fair, says the event is “a great way to learn about the services and resources that Temple offers”. In an effort to help students divert their attention from any stress they…

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Bell Tower Music Turns Students’ Ideas into Label Releases

Sat, 09 Dec 2023 20:22:24 +0000

After months of work, the students from Bell Tower Music have completed and released this semester’s records. With three singles out this week, Bell Tower continues their tradition of releasing work from Temple artists produced by Temple students. Temple Update’s own Ethan McGrann is part of the team that discovers and signs artists to the label. He describes it as a strong…

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The Philadelphia Auto Show Returns

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 16:14:42 +0000

The Philadelphia Auto Show is back for its 120th year anniversary. This is after a hiatus of nearly 2 years because of Covid restrictions. Now the event is mask-optional after the City of Philadelphia dropped its mask mandate for indoor venues. The event is taking place from March 5th to the 13th at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Visitors can expect classics such as the 1960 Alfa…

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Navy Veteran Gives Back to Philadelphia Community

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 19:39:22 +0000

Steve Phillabaum says he knew at an earlier age that he wanted to commit to military service. Steve and his twin brother both joined the military not long after. They grew up watching their grandfather, who was a Bronze Star, and was on the battlefield during the bulge of War World II. Phillabaum was in his early twenties when he went off to war, right after 9/11. Thinking about it now…

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Students Impacted by Rise in Car Crimes

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 01:19:39 +0000

Many Temple students use street parking in and around campus as a cheap and easy alternative to the on-campus parking options. However, on-street parking comes at a risk for car owners. No one knows this more than Junior Economics major, Max Bunn. He parked his car by the corner of 16th and Norris street, just a few blocks away from campus, and it was broken into. “There was a cinder…

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Media Borough Celebrates 1971 FBI Burglars

Sat, 04 Sep 2021 15:58:06 +0000

It’s not too often that you see a crowd of people standing in the pouring rain to celebrate a crime, especially one that involves breaking into an FBI office. But that is exactly what happened on Wednesday night in Media, where spectators stood to watch the unveiling of a new historical marker. The marker serves to celebrate and commemorate a burglary that took place in 1971.

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