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Keep informed about vaccine eligibility

30 March 2021 Editorial Board

The Editorial Board encourages students to stay informed about vaccination eligibility as guidelines are updated and vaccination sites open.

Movers & Shakers: One year of the COVID-19 pandemic

16 March 2021 Editorial Board

The Editorial Board recognizes the individuals featured in Movers & Shakers who have done essential work during the pandemic and calls for the Temple community to continue following COVID-19 protocol to respect them.

Wellness Days don’t cut it

02 March 2021 Editorial Board

The Editorial Board urges the university to expand the number of Wellness Days by working with individual schools and colleges to add “relief weeks.”

Utilize new SNAP benefit eligibility

02 March 2021 Editorial Board

The Editorial Board urges students who are eligible for expanded SNAP benefits to take advantage of this opportunity.

Educate students on federal stimulus funds

16 February 2021 Editorial Board

The most recent set of direct payments to students, which come from President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief package, will be distributed to students in the coming weeks.

Require employee testing and notify faculty of COVID-19 cases

02 February 2021 Editorial Board

The Editorial Board calls on Temple University to ensure its faculty and staff are tested at the same rate as students and to notify professors and students of COVID-19 cases in their in-person classes.

Reject disinformation

19 January 2021 Editorial Board

The Editorial Board encourages students to avoid disinformation and misinformation and to seek out credible, peer-reviewed or fact-checked sources of information.

The pandemic hasn’t ended even if in-person operations have

17 November 2020 Editorial Board

The Editorial Board encourages students to continue to treat COVID-19 precautions seriously as cases rise nationwide and Philadelphia tightens city indoor guidelines.

Democracy can’t be rushed

03 November 2020 Editorial Board

The Editorial Board urges readers to remain patient in the coming days as we anticipate the results of the general election.

Community deserves voice in police evaluation

20 October 2020 Editorial Board

The Editorial Board calls on Campus Safety Services to actively seek out input from community residents on its self-evaluation of its policies and practices.