Lawrence Ukenye

Funeral for Fairmount fire victims held at Liacouras Center

17 January 2022 Lawrence Ukenye

On Jan. 5, a fire in a three-story residential building on 23rd Street near Ogden killed 12 people, including nine children and three adults.

Temple delays spring semester residence hall move-in

31 December 2021 Fallon Roth and Lawrence Ukenye

Undergraduate students moving into residence halls must receive a COVID-19 test within 24 hours of their arrival. The university is also encouraging those who are eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster shot.

Temple must mandate booster shots now, not wait for the city

30 December 2021 Lawrence Ukenye

The Editor-in-Chief of The Temple News argues that Temple University should require COVID-19 booster shots to slow the spread of the Omicron variant.

First two weeks of Temple’s spring semester will be remote

22 December 2021 Fallon Roth and Lawrence Ukenye

The announcement comes as the Omicron variant becomes the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the United States.

Former Fox dean guilty of conspiracy, wire fraud

29 November 2021 Jack Danz and Lawrence Ukenye

Porat could be sentenced for up to 25 years in prison for the most serious charge in March.

Temple student fatally shot on Park Avenue

28 November 2021 Lawrence Ukenye

Samuel Collington, a 21-year-old senior political science major, was shot after parking his vehicle on Sunday afternoon.

Defense rests in former Fox dean’s trial

26 November 2021 Lawrence Ukenye and Jack Danz

The defense called 10 witnesses to the stand, who largely spoke to Moshe Porat’s honesty and integrity.

Philadelphia requires COVID-19 vaccine for city employees

19 November 2021 Lawrence Ukenye

Employees must be vaccinated by Jan. 14, 2022, and will have until Dec. 20 to submit requests for exemptions to the mandate.

Temple outlines plans for COVID-19 vaccine mandate

13 August 2021 Lawrence Ukenye, Fallon Roth and Amelia Winger

Students will be required to receive their first shot of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 10 and their second by Oct. 1.

Penn to require vaccine for faculty, staff and students

01 June 2021 Lawrence Ukenye

All faculty, staff and doctoral students at the University of Pennsylvania must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Aug. 1.