Music Issue: CC Jazz Fest

Jazz has etched itself into the cultural fabric of Philadelphia. The city has served as the mold for jazz legends such as Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, Bessie Smith, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. Throughout this month in Philadelphia, jazz appreciation month will be honored in venues across the city that are hosting events to capture [...]

Temple’s Top Model selected last month

On Feb. 28, Residence Hall Association hosted Temple’s Next Top Model in the Student Center to encourage being bold and true to oneself. Society often gets caught up in the vanities of life: being skinny enough, tall enough, having prettier hair, a smaller nose, longer legs, bigger muscles or a better body. In an effort [...]

Women’s History Month: Siobhan Reardon

Siobhan Reardon is a literacy advocate. After moving from New York City – where she worked at the New York Public Library System in the mid-80s and then the Brooklyn Public Library – she came to the Free Library of Philadelphia. Now, Reardon actively engages with the challenge of combating the literacy epidemic in Philadelphia. [...]

People you should know: Thomas Meyer

Thomas Meyer, assistant professor in the philosophy department, is a self-described “math person.” It’s from math he said he derived his curiosity for philosophy. After obtaining his bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and a Ph.D from the University of Pennsylvania, Meyer now seeks to challenge the idea that philosophy brought math into the world. More [...]

‘Soul Train’ honors

Dancers gathered to form the world’s longest Soul Train to honor the late musician Don Cornelius. People wearing afro wigs and bell-bottoms boogied in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum, Feb. 13 to groove together without respects to race, age or gender in a celebration of life. Many picked their pseudo ‘fros out without inhibition. [...]

Movers & Shakers: Diane Isser

She is the curly-haired rebel with a cause, known for organizing protests and counter-protests around Main Campus. Diane Isser, a junior political science and sociology major, takes political action unapologetically, and was the driving force behind the mountaintop removal coal mining protests, the Troy Davis protest on Main Campus and Temple’s involvement in Occupy Philly. [...]

Professor’s book recalls history of Philadanco

The troubled history of African-American ballerinas in Philadelphia and the subsequent founding of Philadanco is captured in professor Brenda Dixon-Gottschild’s recently published book, “Joan Myers Brown & the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina.” “The Talented Tenth” describes the likelihood of one-in-10 black men becoming world leaders, through education, publishing literature and encouraging social change. [...]

People you should know

Introducing Emily Youcis Known by many faithful Phillies fans as “The Pistachio Girl,” senior painting major Emily Youcis has been selling the green snack to fans for the last three years at Citizen’s Bank Park. Though competitors have tried to steal her spotlight, none have succeeded at the sale like Youcis. The Harrisburg native isn’t hard [...]

People you should know

Introducing Betty Long. Betty Long is committed to helping people get the care they deserve, despite the current overhaul of the healthcare system. Long founded–and is now the president of–Guardian Nurse Healthcare Advocates in 2003. The communications alumna said she had every intention of becoming a sports writer. Long decided to pursue nursing when her [...]

Children gain voice through literacy

Mighty Writers and the Philadelphia Youth Poetry Movement aim to improve literacy rates in the city. Organizations across Philadelphia are helping youth combat the literacy crisis in new and refreshing ways. The Philadelphia Youth Poetry Movement and Mighty Writers, among others, are giving youth across the city the opportunity to express themselves. At the weekly [...]

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