Occupy Temple - The Temple News

Focus shifts to turnout

16 October 2012 Laura Ordonez

Voter registration deadline passes, turning focus to issues and turnout.

Occupy Temple focuses on mountaintop removal, budget cuts at latest meeting

15 September 2012

Student group holds a meeting to outline issues of interest that it plans to tackle during the semester.

Students, security workers, and local residents march up North Broad Street in Thursday’s rally. (John Moritz, TTN)

Rally held in support of security officers

06 September 2012 John Moritz

Students and local residents rallied alongside security officers for better pay.

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Islam conference, hosting controversial speakers, sparks protest

24 April 2012 Ali Watkins

A group’s speakers on campus brought about a protest. Dean of Students Stephanie Ives foreshadowed the inevitable contention in Kiva Auditorium at the Islamic Apartheid Conference, sponsored by Temple University Students for Intellectual Freedom, yesterday,

Adamant activism

09 April 2012 Kate Kelly

Without a physical camp, Occupy Temple has maintained its presence on Main Campus. Occupy Philadelphia once again setup a physical camp in the city this past weekend, this time in Independence Mall. The re-debut of

March down Broad Street calls attention to Pa. education funding

01 March 2012 Amelia Brust

In line with National Day of Action for Education, student activists marched to the governor’s local office today. In a multi-school effort for state higher education funding, student groups marched south on Broad Street today,

TSG recruits Ambler students in fight for higher education funding

20 February 2012 Amelia Brust

Temple Student Government is hoping to increase Ambler student participation in TALON, as Occupy Temple students plan a rally for higher education. Temple Student Government officers reminded students to register with the Temple Advocates Leadership

Current, former protestors discuss campus causes

20 February 2012 Ali Watkins

A teach-in created a dialogue about old and new protests at Temple. Yellowed pages of old yearbooks and newspaper clippings papered the walls as curious students filed through the Temple Gallery in Tyler School of

Union workers claim unfair representation

13 February 2012 Kierra Bussey

Protestors argue that women and Latino workers are underrepresented in construction projects. Yesterday, Feb. 13, at 8 a.m., members of the Coalition of Labor Union Women and Occupy Temple gathered at Broad and Oxford streets

Occupy sect hones in on colleges

07 February 2012 Mark Staver

Activists center efforts on colleges, surrounding neighborhood and the environment. A sect of Occupy Philadelphia, student activist group Occupy Temple, mirrors many other movements across the country. However, this group is now focusing more on