Free PSU vs. Temple football tickets available tonight

The first 1,000 students to attend the Owls volleyball game tonight at 7 p.m. in McGonigle Hall will receive free student tickets to the Penn State football game on Sept. 17.  The volleyball team will face Rider in a non-conference game after competing at the Big 5 Tournament last weekend.  The Owls posted a 1-2 record at the tournament, which brought their overall season record to 2-3.
You must have a Temple student ID to claim a ticket, one ticket per student.

For coverage of the game, check back with www.temple-news.com for an online web exclusive by volleyball beat writer, Jake Adams.

Teach me how to pony

Children in the North Philadelphia neighborhood take turns riding a pony in the street during a labor day block party. CONNOR SHOWALTER TTN

Philadelphia residents, Lonnie Sullivan, 50, and his son Jamal, were at the block party to teach children and adults how to ride ponies around the block.  Lonnie Sullivan, who said he is the boss of the organized pony rides, has been traveling around the Philadelphia community with his horses throughout the summer.  He receives his business from residents who hold events ranging from catering parties to sweet sixteen birthday parties.

“Any events that they call me for I do the events,” Lonnie Sullivan said. “The message is to let the kids see that there’s more stuff in the city then just selling drugs.  We don’t want our kids to be on the corner selling drug, so we got horses.”

The cost to ride the pony to the end of the block and back is $3 per kid, $5 per adult.  If a person wants to take a joy ride to center city, they can rent a horse for $75 an hour.

For more coverage of the community block party sponsored in conjunction by Temple Student Government, continue to visit www.temple-news.com.

Football captains announced

The football team announced its captains for the 2011 season today.  Three of four seniors named to the leadership role start for the Owls’ defense: offensive lineman John Palumbo, linebacker Tahir Whitehead, defensive ends Morkeith Brown and Adrian Robinson.

“I think from spring ball going into camp, we looked very good out there,” Brown said of the team at the media press conference on Monday.  “Everybody’s ready to play.”

The Owls are just three hours from kicking off their season opener at 7 p.m. against Villanova at Lincoln Financial Field.