Made possible by a $1.5 million donation, the Beasley School of Law will create a Social Justice Center that will work with nonprofits and agencies in the city to address social justice needs in the area, according to University Communications.
The donation was made by Sandra and Stephen Sheller.
Pick up The Temple News on March 5 for a full recap of the gift and the new Social Justice Center.
Two weeks after Temple started its spring campaign to have all students update their living addresses online, more than 70 percent have responded. Students are prompted to update their living address through a pop-up window after logging into TUPortal.
The number of eligible students who would see the window is 34,344, Dean of Students Stephanie Ives said. As of Friday, Feb. 22, 24,551 students have updated their living addresses.
However, Ives said not all students have logged into TUPortal to see the prompt, but, of those who have, the “vast majority complete the information the first time they see the window.”
It may have been cold outside, but that did not stop the sold out crowd at World Café Live from enjoying indie-rock group Bad Books on Feb. 21.
Although Bad Books featured members of Manchester Orchestra as well as Kevin Devine, fans of both artists came to support the super group.
The crowd, comprised of mostly 20-somethings, often yelled out to band members. A particularly vocal fan proclaimed her love for singer Andy Hull. He promised her a meeting after the show, before the fan was quieted down by security.
The band featured more upbeat tracks, like “Baby Shoes” and “You Wouldn’t Have to Ask,” as well as the more somber tunes, like “The After Party.”
The show also featured New Jersey-based band The Front Bottoms and Weatherbox as opening acts.
New Bad Books fan Matthew Lilly described the band as, “encompassing a younger feel to it, yet with a mature spin. They are all extremely talented musicians and I would love to see them again.”
Lilly added, “I thought the atmosphere of the venue was really classy. It. complimented the main act very well.”
Danielle Miess can be reached at Danielle.miess@temple.edu.
Investigators announced Thursday that a $15,000 award is being offered for the arrest and conviction of those responsible for setting five fires on multiple floors of Morgan Hall earlier this week.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering $5,000 in conjunction with L.F. Driscoll Company which is offering $10,000.
Check back with temple-news.com shortly for more information.
Two sexual assaults were reported on Main Campus in the past two weeks.
The first case consisted of a sexual assault that was reported Feb. 4, stemming from an incident that occurred in Temple Towers the prior weekend, said Deputy Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone.
The case involves two Temple students: an 18-year-old female victim and an 18-year-old male. No charges have been filed yet and the case has been referred to the Philadelphia Police Special Victims Unit, Leone said.
The second case involves a sexual assault that stemmed from an off-campus incident over the weekend. Temple police have not apprehended a suspect in the case, and are working with the Philadelphia Police Special Victims Unit to pursue further leads. The victim, a male Temple student, allegedly met the offender, another male whose affiliation is unknown, at a party and went back to the student’s residence.
A description has been released of the suspect: a black male, believed to be of college age, husky build, dark complexion, approximately 5 feet, 10 inches and 180 pounds wearing a red cap.
Philadelphia Police are searching for three suspects who allegedly attempted to take a woman’s cell phone on Monday, according to police.
On Feb. 4, at approximately 1:10 p.m., a 21-year-old woman was on the 1800 block of West Berks Street when three suspects approached her from behind, grabbed her and tried to take her cell phone, police said. After an unsuccessful attempt to grab the cell phone, police said the suspects fled west on Berks Street.
The first suspect is described by police as a 16 to 19-year-old black male of light complexion and stocky build. He was last seen wearing a black jacket over gray, a hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. The other two suspects are described as black males in their late teens.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Philadelphia Police Department at 215-686-TIPS, 215-686-3093 or text tips to 773847.
A sexual assault was reported Monday morning, stemming from an incident that occurred in Temple Towers during the weekend, said Deputy Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone.
The case involves two Temple students, an 18-year-old female victim and an 18-year-old man. No charges have been filed yet and the case has been referred to the Philadelphia Police’s Special Victim’s Unit, Leone said.
Leone said that along with being referred to the Special Victim’s Unit, the case has also been referred to the Student Code of Conduct through the university. He said alcohol was involved.
Check back with temple-news.com for more information as it becomes available.
Gov. Tom Corbett is expected to announce Friday that he will propose flat funding for Temple and the other state and state-related universities in Pennsylvania as part of his 2013-2014 budget proposal which he will announce Tuesday, according to PennLive.
PennLive reports that Corbett has invited representatives from the 14 state universities and four state-related universities in Pennsylvania to join him at a news conference at the capitol in Harrisburg at 1 p.m.
If Temple were to be flat funded for the 2013-2014 fiscal year, its state appropriation would remain at $139.9 million. Corbett requested a 30 percent cut to Temple’s appropriation for the 2012-2013 budget, but the state ultimately kept the university’s appropriation on par with what it received in the 2011-2012 fiscal year.
In his first budget proposal as governor, Corbett proposed to cut Temple, and the other three state-related universities’ appropriations in half for the 2011-2012 fiscal year. Eventually, the cut was altered to a 19 percent appropriation reduction, bringing its state funding from $172.7 million in 2010-2011, to $139.9 million, which it stands at today.
For a full recap of today’s announcement click here.
Sacramento Kings starting guard Tyreke Evans walks into Pearson Hall for practice in the afternoon, Jan. 31.
Pearson Hall has seen a wide range in the style and quality of basketball so far this year, but this afternoon brought with it a slightly different spectacle.
The Sacramento Kings arrived at Pearson Hall a little before 1 p.m. to prepare for the upcoming meeting with the Philadelphia 76ers tomorrow night. Tip-off for the game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
“I said ‘what’s up Demarcus [Cousins]’ and he replied with a swift no reply,” said senior marketing major Myles Federico. “Jimmer [Fredette] replied with a polite head nod.”
No word yet on whether Khalif Wyatt plans on challenging Tyreke Evans to a game of H.O.R.S.E.
A sexual assault was reported Wednesday stemming from an incident that occurred last week said Deputy Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone.
Leone said the sexual assault happened at approximately 11:50 p.m. on Jan. 24, in White Hall, which normally houses freshmen. The victim, a 19-year-old woman and the suspect, a 19-year-old man, were both students and knew each other, Leone said.
The case has been referred to the Philadelphia Police Department Special Victims Unit and will be referred to the Student Code of Conduct, Leone said. No charges have been filed as of Thursday afternoon.
Check back with temple-news.com for more information as it becomes available.
