Monthly Archives: February 2014

TSG announces support system for athletes of cut teams

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At Monday’s General Assembly meeting, Temple Student Government introduced a plan to help student-athletes affected by the upcoming sports cuts.

Ray Smeriglio, TSG communications director, presented an overview of a new section of TSG’s website, which has features for affected student-athletes and students who want to support the sports that are slated to be cut.

The website has information for athletes who plan to transfer or to stay at Temple, including scholarship and financial aid resources, emotional and psychological aid and career help.

“We wanted to give them something to make the process easier,” Smeriglio said.

Additionally, Student Body President Darin Bartholomew announced a campaign to support affected student-athletes and their sports teams in the coming months. The university-wide Owl Days will be a partnership between TSG and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and will provide transportation for students to attend games. So far, dates have been set for rowing and crew, tennis, track and field, baseball, softball, lacrosse, and fencing.

Bartholomew said TSG has never before made a push for student support the sports, which normally see much lower attendance numbers than the university’s most popular sports, basketball and football.

“We hope to see tailgates at every event,” said Brooklin White, president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and a member of the softball team.

Also at the meeting, TSG reminded students to attend Owls on the Hill Day on April 29. In the wake of Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposal to keep funding for Temple and other state-related universities at the same level as last year, Bartholomew said it’s important to consistently have a presence at the capitol and keep Temple’s needs in the minds of state legislators.

Captain Eileen Bradley of Campus Safety Services made an offer to all student organizations interested in talking about safety. For free, a team from CSS will make a short presentation on some of their lesser-known resources available to students, including a walk-in escort program and “to your door” shuttle services.

Crime logs Jan. 27 – Feb. 4

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A theft occurred on Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. on the 1700 block of North Broad Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred on Jan. 27 between 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. in Barton Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of disorderly conduct occurred on Jan. 27 at 7:20 p.m. on the 1400 block of West Oxford Street. An arrest has been made in regards to this incident.

A theft occurred on Jan. 25 at 10:57 p.m. on the 2000 block of North Broad Street. An arrest was made in regards to this incident.

An incident of public drunkenness occurred on Jan. 29 at 12:20 a.m. on the 1300 block of West Oxford Street. An arrest has been made in regards to this incident.

A sexual assault occurred on Dec. 4 between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. in White Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of criminal mischief occurred on Jan. 29 at 9 p.m. in Anderson Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.

A DUI occurred on Jan. 30 at 3:50 a.m. on the corner of 16th street and Diamond Street. An arrest was made in regards to this issue.

An incident of underage consumption has occurred on Jan. 31 at 12:39 a.m. in 1940 Residence Hall. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

An incident of underage consumption has occurred on Jan. 31 at 1:34 a.m. on the 2000 block of North Broad Street. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

An incident of underage consumption has occurred on Jan. 31 at 1 a.m. on 1900 block of Liacouras Walk. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

A theft from auto occurred between Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. and Jan. 31 at 2:15 a.m. on the 1100 block of West Susquehanna Avenue. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred on Jan. 31 between 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. in Weiss Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of underage possession occurred on Jan. 31 at 10:15 p.m. in White Hall. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

An incident of underage consumption has occurred on Feb. 1 at 12:15 a.m. in 1300 Residence Hall. The incident was exceptionally cleared.

An incident of underage consumption has occurred on Feb. 1 at 12:25 a.m. on the 1200 block of West Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

An incident of harassment occurred on Jan. 31 at 11:30 p.m. on the 1300 block of West Cecil B. Moore Avenue. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of harassment occurred on Feb. 1 at 1:30 a.m. on the 1900 block of North 11th Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred on Feb. 1 between 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. in the IBC Building. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of harassment occurred on Feb. 1 at 2:30 p.m. on Morgan Hall. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

An incident of underage consumption has occurred on Feb. 1 at 10:45 p.m. on the 1800 block of North Broad Street. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

An incident of underage consumption has occurred on Feb. 1 at 11:15 p.m. in Johnson Hall. The incident was exceptionally cleared.

An incident of criminal mischief occurred on Feb. 1 at 11:30 p.m. on the 1400 block of West Diamond Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of underage consumption has occurred on Feb. 2 at 1:55 a.m. on the 2000 block of Marvine Street. The incident was exceptionally cleared.

An incident of underage consumption has occurred on Feb.2 at 1:15 a.m. in Temple Towers. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

A robbery occurred on Feb.2 at 1:30 a.m. on the 2100 block of North 15th Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of public drunkenness occurred on Feb. 2 at 1:50 p.m. in the Student Center. The incident was exceptionally cleared.

A theft from auto occurred on Feb. 2 between 12 p.m. and 11:40 p.m. on the 1600 block of North Park Avenue. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of underage consumption has occurred on Feb. 3 at 1:20 a.m. on 1300 Residence Hall. The incident was handled by the School Code of Conduct.

A DUI occurred on Feb. 3 at 4:20 p.m. on the 1800 block of North 10th Street. An arrest has been made in regards to this incident.

A theft occurred on Feb. 4 at 12:30 a.m. on the 1900 block of Liacouras Walk. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of fraud occurred on Feb. 3 at 3:30 a.m. on 1300 Residence Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.

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A theft occurred between Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. and Jan. 28 at 8:30 a.m. in the Outpatient Building. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of criminal mischief occurred between Jan. 28 at 5 p.m. and Jan. 29 at 7 a.m. in the Outpatient Building. No arrests have been made at this time.

A theft occurred between Jan. 29 at 4 p.m. and Jan. 30 at 8 a.m. on the New Medical School. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of harassment by communication occurred on Jan. 30 between 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. in the Rock Pavilion. No arrests have been made at this time.

An incident of harassment occurred on Feb. 2 at 4:35 a.m. on the 3000 block of North Broad Street. No arrests have been made at this time.

Bill Clinton to visit Liacouras Center in April

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A new fundraising lecture series hosted by the Temple University Law Foundation will start on April 10 at 5 p.m. with former President Bill Clinton as the program’s first guest speaker. Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell is to moderate a question-and-answer discussion afterward. Tickets for the event range between $40 to $100.

According to the Beasley School of Law, the series is intended to “[benefit] student scholarships and the Barrack Public Interest Fellowship Program.” Clinton will be the ninth president to speak at the University, following John F. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Harry S. Truman and more.

Corbett proposes zero percent increase in Temple funding

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Today, Gov. Corbett proposed the same funding for Temple as last year’s budget. Speaking at the State Capitol building in Harrisburg this morning, Corbett announced his 2014-15 annual budget proposal that included Temple’s appropriations level.

Corbett’s proposal would see Temple receiving a little over $139.9 million, the same funding that the university has received for the last two fiscal years. All of the other state-related universities – Pennsylvania State University, the University of Pittsburgh and Lincoln University – had a zero percent increase in appropriations proposed as well.

The budget must still go through the General Assembly, which includes a series of subcommittee meetings and votes, then signed by Corbett. The new fiscal year begins on July 1, a deadline that has been narrowly met for every budget since Corbett has entered office.