Stadium Stompers – Temple Update

Stadium Stompers Host Town Hall to Address Community Updates

Thu, 01 Nov 2018 14:35:23 +0000

A city-wide town hall was held at the George Washington Carver High School of Science and Engineering by the local Temple community to discuss the plans for a new Temple stadium. During the meeting on October 30th, a local activist group Stadium Stompers informed attendees that plans for an on-campus Temple Football Stadium have effectively been halted. Temple will now have to renegotiate with…

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Temple Update Exclusive: One-on-One with Chairman Patrick O’Connor

Thu, 01 Nov 2018 14:30:16 +0000

Temple University Board of Trustees Chairman Patrick O’Connor has served Temple University since 1971, when he was 28 years old. O’Connor took a hiatus from the board between 1984 and 2001, later being elected Chairman in 2008. After a combined 30 years of service, the chairman has had a hand in many important decisions about Temple’s future. This week, Mr. O’Connor sat down with Temple Update…

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Temple Explores Stadium Options Ahead of Eagles Lease Expiring

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 15:35:37 +0000

Temple football staff are sitting down with the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field for talks regarding renewing the school’s stadium lease. Having leased the use of Lincoln Financial field for years, Temple’s football staff are now at a crossroads, with the Eagles lease set to expire at the end of the 2019 season. Plans to go forward with a Temple on-campus stadium have been put on hold…

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Temple’s Community Center Proposal Draws Community Opposition

Thu, 12 Apr 2018 14:25:33 +0000

At City Council’s public hearing Monday, many North Philadelphia residents testified against the proposal for a new community center. A group of community members and the Stadium Stompers sat at the hearing shaking their heads in disappointment. Community members who testified said they don’t want it. Community Leader Linda Waters-Richardson outlined some of reasons why some residents do not…

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Protesters Escorted Out of Board of Trustees Meeting

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 23:42:12 +0000

President Englert met opposition at a Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday. Martha Sherman — the President of FMLA, the Feminist Leadership Alliance — went in on the university president. And then, was escorted out. “You’re not listening to what students at this university have to say,” she shouted from the public viewing area. Sherman was one of two students forced to leave the meeting for…

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President Englert Testifies Before Senate Appropriations Committee

Fri, 02 Mar 2018 03:26:38 +0000

President Englert seemed confident Tuesday after his testimony before the Senate Appropriations committee. He, along with his counterparts from Lincoln, Pitt, and Penn State Universities made the annual trip to the capitol to appeal for the continuation of financial support for state institutions. That state funding was in peril just a few months ago, when the state had yet to pass the funding…

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Stadium Stompers Hold Press Conference to Protest On-Campus Stadium

Tue, 27 Feb 2018 21:21:03 +0000

The Stadium Stompers, NAACP, and the Black Clergy of Philadelphia held a press conference Tuesday morning in protest of Temple’s proposed multi-purpose facility. The conference was held on the corner of 15th and Norris Streets next to Geasey Field, which is the proposed site of the facility. Representatives that spoke feel that the project will be disruptive to the daily lives and comfort of the…

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EXCLUSIVE: President Englert Talks New Stadium Plans

Sat, 27 Jan 2018 20:01:49 +0000

President Richard Englert sat down with Temple Update reporter Dan Ray in an exclusive interview discussing the the university’s progress for an on-campus football stadium. Temple just submitted designs and plans to the Philadelphia Planning Commission for review, and should get an evaluation from the city in four to five months. Concerns over the project dwarfing the North Philadelphia…

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Stadium Stompers at Temple’s Board of Trustees Meeting

Wed, 18 Oct 2017 21:55:10 +0000

https://youtu.be/mJrhET6pWJ4 The first board of Trustees meeting of the semester took place last Tuesday. One of the topics many anticipated to be brought up was the proposed stadium. To the dismay of many, President Englert and the rest of the board remained silent on the issue, repeating only what he said during his State of the University Address. Outside the meeting…

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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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