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Alumnus films Travel Channel special

16 January 2012 Connor Showalter

Dan Lantz,1990 alumnus, traveled the world with the Travel Channel to shoot its New Year’s Day premier special, “Hot Spots 2012” with Johnny Jet. After 26 years of working in the television and film industry,

Owl to globetrottess

16 January 2012 Jake Adams

Fatima Maddox, former member of Temple Women’s Basketball, signed with the Harlem Globetrotters two years after leaving North Broad and after several seasons abroad in Sweden. Fatima Maddox wanted to be like Allen Iverson. Watch

05 December 2011 Priscilla Ward

Introducing Betty Long. Betty Long is committed to helping people get the care they deserve, despite the current overhaul of the healthcare system. Long founded–and is now the president of–Guardian Nurse Healthcare Advocates in 2003.

Professor develops technology to alleviate drilling effects

05 December 2011 Amy Stansbury

Chemistry professor Daniel Strongin is developing a method to prevent effects of acid mine drainage. At first glance, the experiment in the laboratory does not look like anything out of the ordinary–nothing more than a

It’s All Greek to Me: Nov. 29 – Dec. 7

29 November 2011 Victoria Marchiony

In the week before Thanksgiving break, most of the IFC fraternities welcomed their new brothers into their ranks as they were initiated and “crossed” into full brotherhood, just in time for executive board elections. One

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29 November 2011 Lauren Hertzler

Introducing John Worsencroft Utah native and war veteran John Worsencroft, a 29-year-old teaching assistant for Bryant Simon’s U.S. history 1877 to present class, shared his experience as a Sergeant Marine and how it has made

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14 November 2011 Marisa Steinberg

Introducing Fiona Otway When film and media arts graduate student Fiona Otway first picked up a camera, she was creating anti-smoking public service announcements for her health class in junior high school. Although she still

TTN Video: Vices – Brian Dzenis

08 November 2011 The Temple News

by Luis Rodriguez

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07 November 2011 Ali Watkins

Introducing Nancy Henkin Throughout the past 30 years, Dr. Nancy Henkin has achieved what many only dream of: taking her passion and turning it into her reality. Her work at Temple’s Intergenerational Center has impacted

Alumna founds program for women in drug recovery

07 November 2011 Alexandra Olivier

Kristin Gavin, an adjunct professor and alumna founded “Gearing Up,” a program in the Interim House that encourages recovery through cycling. Some choose to write poetry, others knit and still others may listen to music