UK – Temple Update

Quarantine Life in the UK

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 15:39:34 +0000

Much like the U.S., the United Kingdom has been hit hard by the Coronavirus, and as of three weeks ago, the entire country went into lockdown. Individuals are allowed to go outside once per day for exercise, and once per day if they need to do essential shopping for groceries. The impact of the virus has been felt across the country, but some individuals feel that the U.K. could have been more…

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A London Education

Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:40:36 +0000

It’s goodbye to Broad Street and hello to Cromwell Road for Temple students studying abroad in London. Foundation for International Education, FIE, is where some Temple students are spending their semester. In South Kensington, London, Victorian-era architecture and double-decker buses line the streets. But, a new learning environment also comes with a new learning style.

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Update Abroad: London Reacts to Trump Presidency

Thu, 10 Nov 2016 19:55:06 +0000

Americans were glued to their screens when the future of our country was announced Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. Across the world, in the UK, Londoners and Temple Owls tuned into to see the end results. Londoner, Becky Black, says, “I went to bed at eleven and Hillary was in the lead and then I woke up at five and Donald Trump had practically won.” UK residents couldn’t believe…

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Update Abroad: Londoners Welcome Rainy Boat Race

Thu, 31 Mar 2016 13:40:19 +0000

Update Abroad Correspondent Stetson Miller attended a historic London event, the 162nd Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race. Around 250,000 gathered along the Thames river bank to see the two universities row to victory. But severe storms brought rain wind and hail to the event and even caused one boat to sink. But the rain didn’t stop spectators from enjoying the competition. “I think it makes it a…

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