Greta 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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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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