August, 2015 - The Temple News

Temple rises in ranks, piques interest

25 August 2015 Jenny Roberts

New projects and high standards are rightfully gaining national attention.

Reform beneficial for prisons, society

25 August 2015 Vince Bellino

New drug reform will help former prisoners get back on their feet and attract them to higher education opportunities.

Owls add freshman trio

25 August 2015 Tom Dougherty

The volleyball team’s upperclassmen are helping three new freshmen find their roles.

Nicodemus Madehdou (left), Ololade Bello and Jose Hernandez of JumpButton Studio pose with Blackstone LaunchPad Program Director Julie Stapleton Carroll. | COURTESY Blackstone Launchpad Temple

Technology as an artificial memory

25 August 2015 Albert Hong

Thomas Dixon created ME.mory to deal with his memory loss.

Maddi Gray, sophomore, Zac Baker, sophomore, and Rachel Paul, junior, make up the board of Temple’s chapter of She’s the First, a nonprofit organization that funds education for girls in low-income countries. Gray opened the chapter at Temple last spring. | Jenny Kerrigan TTN

Nonprofit focuses on education ‘gender gap’

25 August 2015 Jenny Roberts

She’s the First raises funds and awareness for girls’ education in developing countries.

Program focuses on recovery after cancer

25 August 2015 Albert Hong

Camp Discovery is a week-long event that helps local women in various stages of cancer treatment participate in activities that enhance their quality of life.

Theo Dennis of tiny rainbows took the stage at The Nest, located on Diamond Street, Saturday, Aug. 16. | Aaron Windhorst TTN

With new semester, new basements

25 August 2015 Vince Bellino

The upcoming school year will be met with the opening of new house venues to host Temple’s thriving DIY music scene.

‘The Extra People’ breaks the 4th wall

25 August 2015 Grace Maiorano

A new production uses headphones and flashlights to create a dreamlike world. where audience and performer become one.

Marcell Bellinger plays the trumpet for World Cafe Live. Bellinger also works as a jazz teacher, mentoring young trumpet players. | JD Mousley TTN

Monday Jazz Jam shines spotlight on aspiring talent

25 August 2015 Logan Beck

World Cafe Live offers a night of free jazz to musicians and diners once-a-week.

Adjusting to the American

25 August 2015 Tom Reifsnyder

Coach Seamus O’Connor and the women’s soccer team won three conference games in 2014, its highest conference win total since 2009 while in the Atlantic 10 Conference.