Student-parent strives for empirical recognition
April 26, 2011 by Maria Zankey
Filed under News
Syreeta Martin started a group to advocate for nontraditional students. Last March, senior journalism major Syreeta Martin thought she and her two daughters would be out of a home. Now, with a new student organization under her belt and a job lined up, she said that not only does she have a firm grasp on [...]
Family, friends remember former staff writer, as passionate, creative
April 12, 2011 by Maria Zankey
Filed under News
Lateef Amoo, an AKL brother and senior journalism major, passed away last week. A senior journalism major, Alpha Kappa Lambda brother and former staff writer for The Temple News passed away last week. Twenty-three-year-old Lateef Amoo, who was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia at an early age, died due to complications from a bone marrow [...]
Diamond Gems dance team earns Nationals trip, respect
April 5, 2011 by Maria Zankey
Filed under Other Sports, Sports
The Diamond Gems conclude a season that included a trip to a national competition. A unified “aww” resounded throughout an empty McGonigle Hall as members of the Diamond Gems dance team realized it would be one of their last times together as the 2010-2011 squad. The team had just finished leading the College Prep Dance [...]
Nuclear concerns lead Japan campus to evacuate U.S. students
March 17, 2011 by Maria Zankey
Filed under Articles, Featured, News, Web Exclusives
With increasing concern about Japan’s rattled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Temple’s Japan Campus announced early this morning it will evacuate its 200 remaining U.S. students. The evacuation was in response to a safety warning from the U.S. Embassy in Japan, as well as technical data from experts with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, according [...]
University operations continue despite severe weather
January 27, 2011 by Maria Zankey
Filed under Articles, Featured, News, Web Exclusives
Updated: Jan. 27, 2011, 4:25 p.m. With 15 inches of snow overnight and more than 90 cancellations due to severe weather in the Philadelphia region, Temple administrators gave the green light for university operations to continue as regularly scheduled today. Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Anthony Wagner said one of the main [...]
Twenty years past the picket lines
September 6, 2010 by Maria Zankey
Filed under Featured, News
The first day of the Fall 1990 semester was scheduled to be Sept. 4, the day after Labor Day – but classrooms remained empty.
Movers & Shakers: Jeffrey Montague
April 26, 2010 by Maria Zankey
Filed under People
Draped above the desk of Jeffrey Montague, assistant dean of the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, is a banner that reads: “I don’t make friends; I make alumni.”
Cracking the gender binary
April 13, 2010 by Maria Zankey
Filed under News
Queer Student Union is fighting to establish gender-neutral bathrooms around campus.
Family matters
March 23, 2010 by Maria Zankey
Filed under Featured, News
University Housing reversed a brand-new provision that would ban minors from campus housing.
Bra burning aside, today’s women must relight feminist match
February 22, 2010 by Maria Zankey
Filed under Commentary
The less vocal, third wave of feminism works to ensure U.S. women have access to proper care.
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