For the love of staying healthy, go do us all a favor and get a flu shot. They are still being offered from Student Health Services, free of charge in the underground tomorrow from 8 a.m. 12 p.m. and Wednesday from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
If you are busy during those times, make an appointment to have one by calling 215-204-7500, but be prepared to sit on the phone for a few hours.
For more information, visit the Student Health Services website.
As I walked into my 10 a.m. class – which felt more like an 8 a.m. – this Monday morning, I was greeted with an outrageously loud and fast-paced-one-minute-Australian-accented lecture on a travel option for this summer 2012.
As snickers and smiles beamed across the lecture hall, I tried to understand what was being said about the International Student Volunteers program.
International Student Volunteers is a non-profit organization that combines “meaningful volunteer projects with action packed adventure travel.” Travel destinations include South Africa, Ecuador, Australia, New Zealand, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. A total of 50 students are being chosen from Temple to go on this trip.
Volunteer projects include sea turtle conservation, teaching English to children, home and community building, rainforest regeneration and elephant conservation projects.
While volunteering, adventure tours are offered, highlighting white water rafting and sea kayaking, SCUBA and snorkeling on exotic reefs, canyoning and cave exploration, horseback riding to hidden waterfalls and more.
Information meetings are being held this Thursday, Oct. 13, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. every hour on the hour in room 220 in the Student Center.
Check out the ISV website for more information.
On Friday, Oct. 7, Temple Theaters posted its final promotional video for the fall musical “Urinetown,” in anticipation of its upcoming opening. The show opens on Friday, Oct. 14 and runs through Oct. 30. Admission ranges from $10-$25, and can be purchased at Tomlinson Theater’s box office on Norris Street between Liacouras walk and 13th Street, or online at templetheaters.ticketleap.com.
From 1-3 p.m. today, the student center will be celebrating its fourth birthday.
There are two huge cakes, popcorn, games and prizes.
Stop by for some FREE fun in the Howard Gittis atrium today!
The week will start off with a panel discussion on race, sexuality and religion in the Student Center rooms 217A and 217B. The event will run from 6:30-8 p.m.
The panelists will discuss how the constructs of race, sexuality and religion play into their everyday lives and audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions.
The first 50 people to enter will receive a free NCOW shirt.
To see the other events going on throughout the week visit ncowtemple.com/events
This afternoon at the Bell Tower, girls were selling $15 pink t-shirts for tomorrow’s football game at the Lincoln Financial Field against Toledo. Temple students can get tickets for free, and in hopes of spreading breast cancer awareness, $5 tickets are available for non-Temple attendees wearing pink.
All of the profits of the t-shirts go toward breast cancer awareness.
Click here for more information on ticket specials for tomorrow’s game.
Monday morning in the Tech Center
Searching for breakfast in front of Ritter
We know you’ve been dying to see the 2011 Lunchies edition of TTN. So here’s a treat.
Lex Sachdev, Living editor, and Chief Copy Editor, Cara Stefchak, prepare for the front page of lunchies.
Because I know you’re roaring with excitement, pick up a copy of The Temple News this Tuesday at your local newsstand.
In honor of National Coming Out Day, Residence Housing Association and Queer Student Union are hosting National Coming Out Week at TU, starting Wednesday, Oct. 5. The Living section of The Temple News is searching for personal essays about being a GLBT person. Topics can include experiences in coming out, GLBT and religion, community acceptance, etc. All essays should be 600 words or more and can be forwarded to Living Editor Alexis Sachdev at asachdev@temple.edu.
Remember when Facebook let you stalk that hot, mysterious partygoer on Sunday mornings? Or was just a distraction during your Monday morning lecture? There was Farmville, Mafia Wars, the “Like” button didn’t exist and life was simpler. But those days are behind us now. Earlier this week, Facebook unveiled its new home page, as well as a new prototype – “Timeline.”
Though there’s been quite the hullabaloo over the “new” Facebook – three news feeds on one page? Way too much – Timeline has gone relatively unnoticed. The new app allows you to see the entire sequence of the user’s life – birth, growing up, break ups, marriage, etc. The app also allows users to post music so people visiting (ahem, wasting time) their page can listen along.
The app offers a home page of sorts which users can customize with photos, friends, maps, info, likes and statuses.
The release date has not been announced yet, but my recommendation is to get ahead on your school work for the next, uh, three years to counter all the creeping you’re bound to do in the TECH Center.
