In the early morning hours on Tuesday, March 22, an SUV collided with a pole and flipped on to its side at the intersection of Broad and Diamond streets, outside Johnson and Hardwick residence halls. Temple police were unable to comment, but said none were injured in the accident. A report is expected to come from the Philadelphia and Temple police forces later in the day.
With the future of state funding in the hands of men and women who don’t attend college, tuition rates for students at Temple, Penn State University and University of Pittsburgh could peak significantly. Luckily, The New York Times wants to help.
NYT is offering a writing contest for all college-age students to write an essay about love in the era of technology. For the fourth consecutive year in a row, NYT is asking college students to “tell [them] the truth about what love was like for [you] in this age of 24/7 communication, blurred gender roles and new attitudes about sex and dating,” according to its website. The grand prize is a $1,000 scholarship, and submissions are due by March 31st. Visit NYT’s website for more information.
For more information on state-related funding, see Angelo Fichera’s coverage of student government-led rallies in Harrisburg to increase funding here.
“The best way to spread Christmas cheer, is singing loud for all to hear,” said Buddy the Elf.
On Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m., singers from Boyer College of Music and Dance let their holiday spirit echo off the Bapist Temple’s walls during their winter concert. The event showcased Temple University Singers and Chorale and the Women’s Chorus, with Jeffrey Cornelius, Rollo Dilworth and Boyer graduate students as the conductors for the evening.
The setlists featured operatic, a cappella and small symphonic and instrumental sets to add diversity.
Click here for Boyer’s upcoming vocal, dance and instrumental events.
The Women’s Chorus performed on Wednesday, Dec. 1 in the Baptist Temple at 7:30 p.m.
Early Sunday afternoon, students were welcomed back to the TECH Center by a flying, feathery friend.
A small bird was sighted today in the lobby of the center and in Starbucks. According to a member of the maintenance staff, the bird has be stuck in the building for about a week; it has survived by scavenging for food in trashcans on various floors.
There is currently no plan to save the small bird, as it is unable to remain in one spot long enough to be captured and released outside. According to a Starbucks employee, the bird perches on high ledges in the lobby, then swoops down and crashes into windows, thinking he can get outside.
On Thursday, Oct. 28, former President Bill Clinton is expected to visit Main Campus to encourage students to vote in the upcoming election and endorse Joe Sestak, Pennsylvania’s Democratic senatorial candidate. Details on the event are unconfirmed, but it is expected to take place at the Bell Tower at 8 p.m.
Clinton has spent the past few months in Pennsylvania in an attempt to push Sestak’s name to the politically volatile state. Clinton’s wife, former First Lady Hillary Clinton, won over Pennsylvania in the 2008 Presidential primary elections.
For more information on the upcoming Nov. 2 election or the importance of voting, pick up the Oct. 19 or Oct. 26 issues of The Temple News.
