2018: The year in photos

Frances Dixon, 43, (second from left) sits on the couch with her family inside their home on 11th Street and Norris. She has lived in Norris Homes for the past 22 years. | SYDNEY SCHAEFER / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Fans cheer on top of a garbage truck on North Broad in front of City Hall after the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots, 41-33, in the Super Bowl on Sunday. | JAMIE COTTRELL / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Former First Lady Michelle Obama speaks to graduating high school seniors at College Signing Day at the Liacouras Center. | SYDNEY SCHAEFER / THE TEMPLE NEWS

More than 100 people attended a march in Center City on Friday, carrying signs meant to celebrate Black women. | KHANYA BRANN / TEMPLE NEWS

The rowing team’s Second Varsity 8 boat practices on the Schuylkill on April 12. | LUKE SMITH / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Mia Davis was featured in this year’s Women’s Basketball Preview. | SYDNEY SCHAEFER / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Fred Tookes, 59, holds pictures of his late father, pastor Ernest Tookes, and Bishop S. C. Johnson, who founded the Apostolic Faith Church, in front of The Original Apostolic Faith Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, Inc, on Broad Street between Oxford and Jefferson on Sunday. The church suffered a three-alarm fire last week, and these photos were some of the few things preserved. | SYDNEY SCHAEFER / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Honeybees gather on their hive frame at Glen Foerd in Northeast Philadelphia on Aug. 30. This hive frame is one of many that 2014 horticulture alumnus Sam Torres maintains. SYDNEY SCHAEFER / THE TEMPLE NEWS

A boy holds up a sign at the March for our Lives on March 24, 2018. | MAGGIE LOESCH / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Students join hands and hold flowers in honor of Jenna Burleigh at a vigil held for her Thursday afternoon at Founder’s Garden. | SYDNEY SCHAEFER / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Ngô Thanh Nhàn, the adjunct associate director of Temple’s Center for Vietnamese Philosophy, Culture and Society, plays Đàn Tranh, a traditional Vietnamese musical instrument, at the Folk-Arts Cultural Treasures Charter School on Callowhill near 10th Street. | QUANG DO / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Senior forward Obi Enechionyia hangs onto the basket’s rim after he dunks over a LaSalle player during the Owls’ 87-83 loss to LaSalle University on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at the Tom Gola Arena. | SYDNEY SCHAEFER / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Former Senior guard Tanaya Atkinson watches her shot near the net during the Tigers’ 83-78 overtime win on Feb. 26 at McGonigle Hall.| JENNY KERRIGAN / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Mike Dellapena, a men’s gymnast from 1985-90 and assistant coach to Fred Turoff from 1990-92, drapes Turoff in the Temple gymnastics flag that hung in Pearson Gym 143 for decades after it was auctioned off for $2,100 on Oct. 28. | SYDNEY SCHAEFER / FILE PHOTO

Former university trustee Bill Cosby walks into the Montgomery County Courthouse on April 2. He was convicted of three counts of aggravated indecent assault later that month. | SYDNEY SCHAEFER / THE TEMPLE NEWS

The Owls cheer from the sideline during the Owls’ 85-57 win against UConn on Jan. 28 at the Liacouras Center. | SYDNEY SCHAEFER / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Musicians participating in the Symphony for a Broken Orchestra, a two-year project between the School District of Philadelphia and Temple Contemporary, rehearsed on Saturday at the 23rd Street Armory in Center City. The group performed on Sunday using only broken instruments. | SYDNEY SCHAEFER / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Walé Oyéjidé, a 2010 Beasley School of Law alumnus and fashion designer, speaks at a “Fashioning Black Masculinity” panel at the Tyler School of Art on Thursday. Oyéjidé, who wears a jacket from his fashion label, Ikiré Jones, designed a scarf featured in the Marvel film “Black Panther.” | HANNAH BURNS / THE TEMPLE NEWS

John Livingstone, a 1982 finance alumnus, and his friend’s 10-year-old son Mark, chant from the top of an RV during the Eagles tailgate at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday. | JAMIE COTTRELL / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Temple’s first co-ed a cappella group competed in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella finals in New York City on Saturday. | KATHY CHAN / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Temple Performing Arts Center on Wednesday night. | SYDNEY SCHAEFER / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance members gather in O’Connor Plaza on Oct. 5, 2017, to protest the dedication of Founder’s Garden and demand Board of Trustees Chairman Patrick O’Connor step down. | SYDNEY SCHAEFER / FILE PHOTO

Wyclef Jean performs for a crowd of more than 100 people during the homecoming pep rally at the Bell Tower on October 13. | SYDNEY SCHAEFER / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Former guard Josh Brown passes the ball forward during the Owl first-round loss in the NIT on March 14 at Penn State. | SYDNEY SCHAEFER / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Sophomore distance runner Millie Howard competes in the 124th Penn Relays at Franklin Field on April 26. | SYDNEY SCHAEFER / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Sophomore forward Thibault Candia attempts a shot in Temple’s 4-1 win against Duquesne University at the Temple Sports Complex on September 19. He scored twice, once in each half. | SYDNEY SCHAEFER / TTN FILE PHOTO

Thousands of people make their way up the Benjamin Franklin Parkway for the Women’s March on Philadelphia on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. | LUKE SMITH / THE TEMPLE NEWS

Redshirt-junior running back David Hood (right) gets tackled at Connecticut’s 1-yard line after an 11-yard gain in the first quarter of the Owls’ 28-24 homecoming loss on Oct. 17, 2017 at Lincoln Financial Field. | GENEVA HEFFERNAN / THE TEMPLE NEWS

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