People you should know

People You Should Know: Frank Farley

11 October 2010 Kara Savidge

Dr. Frank Farley’s work could be considered “risky.” As a professor in the College of Education, Farley teaches graduate students the ins and outs of educational psychology while conducting his own extensive research on risk-taking

People You Should Know: Jamira Burley

27 September 2010

Jamira Burley, the former director of local affairs for Temple Student Government, has always had a connection to the Philadelphia community. Now, Burley is a full-time student and a full-time employee of the School District

People You Should Know: Dr. Benjamin Seibold

20 September 2010 Matt Flocco

Assistant professor of mathematics Dr. Benjamin Seibold juggles studying mathematics, traveling the world, teaching differential equations, creating sculptures and playing ultimate Frisbee. And, to top it all off, he recently completed research on traffic jams.

03 May 2010

Michelle Herbert has worked at Temple for about 10 years. She has rotated among Wrap Up, Mein Bowl, Sizzling Salads, Charleston Market, Taco Bell and Benny’s Steak Shop at the Student Center’s Valaida S. Walker

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20 April 2010 Tracy Galloway

You don’t know Tom Meyer? Well, you should. The aspiring comedian is a senior communications major who, at 22, has already appeared on one of America’s most delicious reality television shows. The Temple News: What

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06 April 2010 Chelsea Calhoun

With a résumé that can speak for itself, Sarah Z. Salem, a senior architecture major, hardly needs an introduction: She’s a former chapter president of the American Institute of Architecture Students at Temple, former intern for Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, an award-winning Philly-based architectural firm, and the team captain and a founding member of student-run philanthropic architecture organization Freedom By Design, which just completed its first project – an in-home ramp for a disable Navy lieutenant.

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29 March 2010 Kenny Thapoung

Maryland-raised Melanie Martin is a natural city girl. Beginning her college career as a shy freshman who hardly went out on the weekends, Martin has matured into her senior year. A communications major, Martin hosts the show “Fabulously Focused” on Temple’s WHIP and has recently created her own Web site based on the show.

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16 March 2010 Sheila Stanton

Dr. Robert Levis, Temple’s chemistry department chairman, has been teaching the university’s Chemistry of Wine course for two years. This Gen-Ed science course covers a wide range of topics dealing with both the scientific and cultural aspects of wine. In true Bar Guide spirit, Levis brushes on a few of the topics that are included in his class and answers some frequently asked questions about wine.

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01 February 2010 Chelsea Calhoun

Dr. Jayasinhji “Bapa” Jhala is an associate professor of visual anthropology with some self-declared unconventional teaching practices. Jhala says it’s his colleagues’ straight-and-narrow applications, though, that allow him to encourage students to “climb a hill

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25 January 2010 Gian Hunjan

The Temple News: Your art has matured throughout the years into projects that bring about interaction, not just reaction, with the audience. How have you been viewing art as a whole, and how are you