Students from Temple, the University of Pittsburgh, Lincoln University and Penn State University came together today to rally the support of state politicians for state funding.

Joining under PASS, the Pennsylvania Association of State-related Students, students lined the stairwell in the rotunda of the Capitol building in Harrisburg at approximately 11:30 a.m.

Throughout the Rally for Higher Education, students took turns taking the podium to share personal stories, sing, or begin chants.

Temple Student Government’s, the organizing body behind Temple’s participation in PASS and the rally, Student-body President Natalie Ramos-Castillo made an address at the beginning of the rally. Ramos-Castillo was joined by the leaders of the student governments from the other three state-related schools, as well.

The total number of students appeared to be around 250 students.

State representatives occasionally walked by, while others stopped to take notice of the rally.

Former Philadelphia Mayor and Temple alum John F. Street was in attendance for quite some time, wearing a Temple hat and watching the rally unfold.

The “T for Temple U” chant and a rehearsed “I believe, I believe, I believe that we need funds,” song were two of the chants used a number of times to entice the crowd.

The rally ended at approximately 1:45 p.m.

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