Kelly Antonacci – Temple Update

TSG’s New Sexual Assault Bill Faces Criticism

Thu, 20 Apr 2017 22:47:52 +0000

1 in 5 women and 1 in 16 men are sexually assaulted while in college, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. It’s a huge issue on college campuses and Temple is no exception. Temple Update spoke to one student who was sexually assaulted 2 years ago. “I did not want that to happen. Nobody wants to have to feel like a victim,” she said. The assault happened when another…

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Board of Trustees Halt Plans to Increase Meal Plan Prices

Fri, 24 Mar 2017 00:00:11 +0000

Temple’s Board of Trustees voted last Tuesday to increase meal plan prices by 6 percent. Temple’s Chief Financial Officer, Ken Kaiser said this increase was mostly due to the soda tax, which he expects to cost the university $400,000. Temple Update reached out to Kaiser multiple times, but he declined to comment. Mayor Kenney. however, was quick to respond to these allegations by issuing this…

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‘Stadium Stompers’ Return to North Broad Street

Thu, 16 Feb 2017 17:33:57 +0000

The Stadium Stompers are back, after months of silence. Lining the street shoulder-to-shoulder, protesters from Stadium Stompers, a campus group dedicated to stopping Temple’s plans for an on-campus stadium, blocked traffic on the Cecil B. Moore intersection of Broad Street. “The stadium will cause pain. It will cause disruption. It will cause traffic problems…the stadium will cause a problem…

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SEPTA Strike is Over: What You Need to Know as SEPTA Returns to Service

Mon, 07 Nov 2016 22:00:01 +0000

Updated: 12:30 11/10/16 Student commuters are returning to their normal routine as SEPTA returns to full service. Kelly Antonacci spoke with students and community members as they waited for a subway at Cecil B. Moore station. One high schooler, Desiree Hill, said she was happy that SEPTA was back on track. “I had to walk everywhere. And my job is in West Philadelphia on 52nd and Market and…

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Residence Halls Face Delays in Mail Deliveries

Thu, 06 Oct 2016 14:12:19 +0000

Freshman Timothy Bovitt had a difficult star to his college experience. He ordered a textbook for his Race and Diversity GenEd. After a week of waiting, it still didn’t come. “I started to get kind of worried because it was like okay, for this week I want you do do readings one through three. I was like I can’t do any of those readings,” he said. He received the textbook a few days later…

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