Madison Karas

SEPTA cuts Regional Rail service by 25 percent, refunds university passes

17 March 2020 Madison Karas

Twelve lines at Temple University Station will start running an enhanced Saturday schedule beginning today.

Here are emergency aid resources for Temple students during the COVID-19 outbreak

16 March 2020 Madison Karas

Several organizers and companies on campus and in the city are offering food and housing resources during the pandemic.

‘Not everybody can just drop everything and run’: Temple students move out eight weeks early

14 March 2020 Madison Karas, Kelly Brennan and Jay Neemeyer

The university instructed students in on-campus housing to vacate by March 21 over concerns of the COVID-19 outbreak. Scrambling to leave early is emotional and difficult for them and their families.

Cutting staff, hours and prices: Temple food businesses prepare to adjust to online classes

13 March 2020 Madison Karas

On and off campus, food trucks, vendors and stores are seeing business and staff leave as the university transitions to online learning and services.

Here are the services available to Temple students after university goes remote

12 March 2020 Madison Karas and Valerie Dowret

Student support services, like academic advising and the Student Success Center, will be available remotely.

‘Scared’ and ‘unclear’: Students react to Temple’s move to online teaching to combat COVID-19 spread

12 March 2020 Madison Karas

Temple will move to online course instruction on March 16 to combat the spread of COVID-19, a disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

Petition to move Temple classes online created over COVID-19 concerns

11 March 2020 Madison Karas

A Change.org petition with more than 1,700 signatures calls on the university to transition to online classes.

Unlabeled bar supports small brewers, distillers

24 February 2020 Madison Karas

A second-floor bar hidden above an Ethiopian restaurant features more than 150 kinds of beer.

Temple student publishes second New York Times crossword before winter graduation

19 December 2019 Madison Karas

Ellis Hay published his second NYT crossword just nine months after publishing his first-ever crossword puzzle.

Articles by Madison Karas