While Temple is hoping to double the amount of students who study abroad, the country of China is pulling way ahead. A new report shows a 5 percent in rise in international university students in the US compared to one year ago.

That’s helped to bump up America’s economy and provide $21.3 billion in income to the US, “about double what international students contributed to the US economy a decade ago at $10.2 billion,” according to The Australian.

John Wanamaker Middle School at 12th and Montgomery Streets is currently undergoing a $250 million dollar renovation. The former public school will be remolded into a charter school, a “green technology” training center and 600 new beds on seven floors for Temple students.

On Tuesday, Nov. 1 mayoral independent candidate Wali “Diop” Rahman visited Temple’s campus giving a speech in a political communications class. Rahman spoke to the audience about his plans if elected as mayor, which include to replace the $1 billion budget of police containment with:

• Jobs and businesses for working, poor people and the youth;
• Establish city policy to prevent discrimination in employment against ex-felons;
• Community controlled police with subpoena power and power to fire dirty cops; and
• Fully funded, community controlled education and with power to hire and fire faculty, staff and administration.

Rahman noted that he never referred to himself as a politician, but rather a “freedom fighter.” His campaign slogan hails, “Run hard! It’s our city and we want it back now! He hopes to get the support of as many voters as possible for the upcoming election Nov. 8.

Also included on this year’s ballot for Philadelphia mayor is Democrat Micheal Nutter and Republican Karen Brown.

For information on Wali “Diop” Rahman refer to diop2011.com.

Kierra Bussey can be reached at kierrajb@temple.edu.

As tuition for higher education continues to sky rocket, higher education may soon become for nobles only.

That could already be true, here at Temple. As we reported last month,

Many students received letters saying their registration would be canceled before receiving their bill from the university due to ISIS’s inability to process financial aid. Hart said that to rectify the problem, the financial aid office would work on Saturdays to answer the approximately 8,000 calls that had flooded phone lines, with some people being transferred from other parts of the office to help.

If the government continues to cut funding for education and student aid, Hooter may become an elitist squawking conservative owl.

Little princesses and clowns ran around campus trick or treating for  a cause this Halloween. All benefits these trick or treaters raised were given to  UNICEF, United Nations Children Fund.

Friday, Oct. 28 was Philadelphia Photo Arts’ Philly Photo Day where everyone in the city was encouraged to take a picture of anything they wanted within city limits and to upload it onto the organization’s website. On Nov. 10 a Philly Photo Day Opening Reception will be held from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. at 1400 N. American St. Every submission they received will be printed and hung at the exhibit.

Submissions are still being accepted on Philadelphia Photo Arts’ website through Monday, Oct. 31 at 11:59 p.m.

Despite reports that Villanova has been trying to block Temple from transferring to the Big East, it appears that Temple has a friend within the Big East in Louisville.

Rick Pitino, Louisville men’s basketball coach, is actively lobbying to add Temple for both basketball and football in the Big East. Pitino expressed his opinion to Big East commissioner John Marinatto on Wednesday that the conference needs to expand its basketball profile to make up for the losses of basketball powerhouses Pittsburgh and Syracuse, which announced their departure for the Atlantic Coast Conference in September.

Pitino said that a combination of Temple’s rich basketball history and the recent success of the football team make it an attractive candidate for addition to the conference.

The Temple News staff celebrated Halloween this year with a costume party on Friday, Oct. 28. There were a lot of lions roaming around the party, a Burger King, and a garden gnome. The list continues, but nothing topped Brian Dzenis’ costume, as he was clad in wig and skirt. See photos below for some laughs.