2016 in Photos

Track & field got a new head coach, Elvis Forde. Here, a view of runners practicing in January. | JENNY KERRIGAN / THE TEMPLE NEWS

A young child tries out Virtual Reality glasses at the Philadelphia Auto Show on Jan. 14. | MARGO REED / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Rob Lawton Jr., a 2013 marketing alumnus, started a grassroots campaign to deliver clean water to the residents of Flint, Michigan who are battling a lead crisis in their water system. | BRIANNA SPAUSE / THE TEMPLE NEWS

The Stadium Stompers protest the possible construction of a stadium on Main Campus outside of a Feb. 8 Board of Trustees Meeting in Sullivan Hall. | BRIANNA SPAUSE / THE TEMPLE NEWS

John Bendel finished a project called 4 Years/ 40 Walls in which he documented the changing graffiti in the abandoned school since 2011. | ZACH FISCHER FOR THE TEMPLE NEWS

Keishon Norton, 17, trains during preseason after school on Thursday, Feb. 18. Students and faculty at George Washington Carver High School hope the proposed stadium on Temple's main campus can provide practice space for their football program. | HARRISON BRINK / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Violinist Herbert Light has played with the Philadelphia Orchestra for 56 years. His son, Jonathan Light, is chronicling his father's work in a documentary. | DAN RAINVILLE FOR THE TEMPLE NEWS

Bernie Sanders visited the Liacouras Center on April 6 as a stop on his Democratic presidential primary campaign. | JENNY KERRIGAN / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Cirkus Cirkör, a Swedish circus, believes knitting can be a means to achieving peace. The group premiered its show as part of the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts on April 8. | MARGO REED / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Senior Nicole Tiernan battles with a defender in the snow during Temple's 7-3 away win over Vanderbilt on April 9. | DONALD OTTO FOR THE TEMPLE NEWS

Bill Cosby leaves a Montgomery County courthouse in July 2016 after his request for dismissal of charges was denied. FILE PHOTO | BRIANNA SPAUSE

Shafayeet Hoque, left, a freshman biology major, and Willa Douglas, a freshman vocal performance major, play “Pokemon Go” during their second day on campus. | NOELLE QIFU CRESS FOR THE TEMPLE NEWS

Freshman midfielder Albert Moreno reacts to his shot attempt in the first half of Temple’s 3-0 win against the Manhattan Jaspers on Friday at the new Temple Sports Complex at Broad and Master streets. The new complex provides on campus playing space for Men's Soccer, Women's Field Hockey and several club sports. | HOJUN YU FOR THE TEMPLE NEWS

Coach Matt Rhule walks the sideline during the Owls’ 28-13 loss to Army on Sept. 2. Rhule resigned as the Owls' head coach in December after accepting a coaching position at Baylor University in Texas. | GENEVA HEFFERNAN FOR THE TEMPLE NEWS

Paula Peebles of North Philadelphia and Fight for $15 leads the protest against area Republicans holding a private meeting with then-Republican nominee Donald Trump. | MARGO REED FOR THE TEMPLE NEWS

Richard Englert replaced Neil Theobald as the university's president after Theobald resigned. | BRIANNA SPAUSE / THE TEMPLE NEWS

President Barack Obama visited Eakins Oval outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Sept. 13 to campaign for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Presidential Election race. | MARGO REED FOR THE TEMPLE NEWS

Student body President Aron Cowen makes peanut butter and jelly sandwiches Sept. 19 during the Main Campus Program Board’s organized attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most peanut butter and jelly sandwiches made in an hour. More than1,000 students gathered at the Liacouras Center and successfully broke the record. | PATRICK CLARK / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton visited Mitten Hall on Sept. 19 to meet with potential student voters. | MAGGIE ANDRESEN FOR THE TEMPLE NEWS

Black Student Union executive board members Celine Corbie, Starr Clark and Lauren Smith sit during the national anthem at Temple’s Homecoming game to protest oppression of people of color in the United States. | KHANYA BRANN FOR THE TEMPLE NEWS

Two of the eight-man boats that make up the men’s crew team’s heavyweight fleet row on the Schuylkill during practice on Oct. 5. | SYDNEY SCHAEFFER FOR THE TEMPLE NEWS

Greta Greiman, with her father Keith, a 2001 alumnus of the Tyler School of Art, enjoys the coloring installation at the PhillyRow exhibition on Oct. 8. | KAIT MOORE FOR THE TEMPLE NEWS

Joyce Badolato, a Sodexo worker of 12 years, prepares a bowl of vegetables at Wok Star in the Morgan Hall Food Court on Oct. 14. Food service workers formerly employed by Sodexo will have the opportunity to re-apply for their jobs once Aramark takes over dining services at Temple. / JAMIE COTTRELL FOR THE TEMPLE NEWS

University officials rushed to fix a broken water main at 13th and Norris Streets on Oct. 12 which caused flooding on main campus and cut water service to Peabody Hall temporarily. Occurring some time between 9 and 9:30 a.m., traffic was diverted and students had to wade through ankle high water following the incident. | PATRICK CLARK / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Stuart Gethers (right), waits for a shuttle bus to arrive on Broad Street near Polett Walk on Nov. 11 due the the citywide SEPTA strike. EVAN EASTERLING | THE TEMPLE NEWS

Freshman theater major Kaytiona Golomb holds a sign at the protest of President-Elect Donald Trump, Nov. 9. | EVAN EASTERLING / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Junior forward Obi Enechionyia attempts a layup in the Owls’ 97-92 win against La Salle on Nov. 11. | PATRICK CLARK / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Perry Genovesi, a 2008 English alumnus, hangs a guitar in the Free Library of Philadelphia, which is planning to offer instrument rentals. This would be the first free instrument rental program in the city. | MARGO REED FOR THE TEMPLE NEWS

The football team celebrates its second consecutive division title. The Owls beat East Carolina 37-10 on Nov. 26. | HOJUN YU FOR THE TEMPLE NEWS