Throughout the summer, Eakins Oval, in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art was transformed into The Oval, a pop up park on the Ben Franklin Parkway. It hosted a variety of activities, such as food trucks, a life size chessboard, and even a “beach.” Originally scheduled to end Aug. 18, the park events have been extended for two weekends in the fall. This weekend, Oct. 10 through Oct. 13 will be the last chance to visit the park. The theme is “Harvest at the Oval, The New Shape of Fall,” featuring fall themed food vendors, a PHAIR open market, petting zoo and more.
Students react to attack on cop
A video posted to Philly.com showing a SEPTA police officer being attacked in the Cecil B. Moore subway station while bystanders watched gained heavy criticism from police officers and officials in the city.
The Temple News spoke with several students around campus asking for their reactions to the video and what they would do in such as situation.
“It’s scary to think that most people aren’t willing to step in and help someone even if they see something going wrong,” Erin Cain a freshman biology major said. “Even though it was a person of authority, clearly you know who was in the right, people still didn’t feel the urge to do anything about it.”
Alex Fern, a freshman actuarial science, was surprised by the actions of the suspect and his ability to overtake a police officer.
“Honestly, the end result was a lot more than what he should have done, the fee isn’t worth all that trouble,” Fern said. “I feel a little unsafe that he wasn’t able to defend himself one hundred percent, I understand there would be instances where he can’t defend himself, but it seemed kind of easy almost for the attacker to take him over.”
As for what she would in the situation, Fern admitted that she didn’t know.
“I’d like to think that I would be one of the people that would help, but me having never been put in that situation I wouldn’t know for sure. Everyone thinks in that situation someone else would step up.”
Allison Macolino, a sophomore tourism and hospitality management major expressed shock in the crowd’s actions.
“I think it’s crazy how now one helped him. Everyone just stood there and watched,” Mocolino said. “I can see where people don’t want to get involved, but I don’t really understand why they wouldn’t help the cop. It didn’t even look like anyone went to go get more help, you don’t have to intervene but you couldn’t go get someone else?”
“It makes it that much more real because it’s where I live and I use that Subway station all the time,” she added.
Crime Logs for 9/30 to 10/2
Main Campus
A bike theft occurred between Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. and Sept. 30 at 1 a.m. on the 2000 block of North Broad Street. No arrests have been made at this time.
An incident of criminal mischief occurred on Sept.30 at 10:31 a.m. in Mitten Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.
A theft occurred on Sept. 30 between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. in Paley Library. No arrests have been made at this time.
A bike theft occurred between Sept. 16 at 5 p.m. and Sept. 30 at 3 p.m. on the 1300 block of West Norris Street. No arrests have been made at this time.
A theft from auto occurred between Sept. 29 at 12 p.m. and Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. on the 2000 block of North 10th Street. No arrests have been made at this time.
An incident of criminal mischief occurred between Sept. 29 at 8:30 p.m. and Sept. 30 at 8:30 p.m. on the 2000 block of North 10th Street. No arrests have been made at this time.
A theft occurred on Sept. 30 between 11:30 a.m. and 11:35 p.m. in Annenberg Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.
A retail theft occurred on Oct. 2 at 1:10 a.m. on the 1500 block of West Cecil B. Moore Avenue. An arrest has been made in regards to this incident.
A bike theft occurred between Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 2 at 11:45 p.m. on the 1200 block of West Norris Street. No arrests have been made at this time.
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A theft occurred on Sept. 30 between 12:30 p.m. and 5:25 p.m. in Rock Pavilion. No arrests have been made at this time.
A theft occurred on Oct. 2 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:20 p.m. in Rock Pavilion. No arrests have been made at this time.
Kardon residents evacuated after car fire
Just after 6 p.m., Wednesday, a car fire broke out in the basement parking area of the Kardon Atlantic Apartments on 10th Street.
An SUV belonging to Temple Facilities Management caught on fire in the basement and residents were evacuated, said Charlie Leone, acting executive director of Campus Safety Services.
Facilities operates several offices on the first floor of the building.
Firefighters controlled the blaze in less than an hour and residents were let back into the building around 7:30 p.m.
Students said they were shocked to see the response to the fire, which brought several fire trucks and filled the area of Berks Street under the SEPTA regional rail tracks with smoke.
“I didn’t come down at first, usually it is just a drill,” said Dave Toomey, a junior business major. “Then a cop came to my door so I came down.”
“I just heard the alarm and waited one minute” Margaret Thompson, a junior piano performance major, said. “It’s a bummer, I want to go home soon.”
Leone said there were no injuries in the incident, and the building did not sustain any damage. However, at least one firefighter on the scene was wheeled away in a stretcher receiving oxygen. He appeared to be alert and calm.
Student Government Meeting held Sept. 30
Andrew McGinley, manager of Public Affairs and Policy, was the guest speaker at the Sept. 30 TSG general assembly meeting in the student center. In front of an audience of roughly 200, McGinley announced expansions to the Owl Academy program.
Last year, the Owl Academy went to the state capitol in Harrisburg to lobby for university funding.
Now, the Owl Academy will be extended to include experiences in talking to more officials. Monthly sessions with Temple officials and planned meeting times with elected officials are to be created this year with in order to allow Temple students networking opportunities.
This is also aimed at fostering a stronger voice for university funding among state policy makers.
“We’ll lay the groundwork for a great relationship with Harrisburg,” McGinley said.
According to McGinley, they will be posting their information via the TSG social media accounts.
Morgan Jenkins, director of local and community affairs for TSG spoke next. She thanked the people who showed up for Adopt a Block, a series of community service events, on Saturday.
Then Sonia Galiber, vice president of external affairs, spoke about the upcoming Zombie Run on Oct. 13.
Ray Smeriglio, director of communications, spoke last. He exhibited the new TSG website which now includes a directory of staff, complete explanation of the platform and a contact page for clubs allocations.
The open forum and organization announcements were held before the meeting ended.
The open hours for the TSG Office were announced as 12-6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 12- 4 p.m. on Fridays.
The chosen candidates for Speaker of the General Assembly and Auditor General will be announced for the next meeting on Oct. 7.
Crime logs for 9/17
Main Campus
A theft occurred between Sept. 26 at 11:30 p.m. and Sept. 27 at 12:15 p.m. on Geasey Field. No arrests have been made at this time.
An incident of public drunkenness occurred on Sept. 27 at 2 a.m. on the 1400 block of West Norris Street. The incident was handled by The School Code of Conduct.
An incident of harassment by communication occurred on Sept. 13 at 12 a.m. in 1940 Residence Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.
A theft occurred on Sept. 13 between 12 p.m. and 12:15 p.m. in Speakman Hall. No arrests have been made at this time.
A sexual assault was reported on Sept. 27 at 1:06 p.m. in 1300 Residence Hall. The complainant said the incident occurred in September 2012. No arrests have been made at this time.
A theft from auto occurred between Sept. 22 at 10 p.m. and Sept. 27 at 8 p.m. on the 1900 block of North 10th Street. No arrests have been made at this time.
An incident of harassment occurred on Sept. 27 at 1:50 p.m. on the 1800 block of North 12th Street. No arrests have been made at this time.
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A theft occurred on Sept. 24 between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on the 3300 block of North Block Street. No arrests have been made at this time.
North Philly church to build community center with student housing
The North Philadelphia Seventh Day Adventist Church is renovating an old building adjacent to their property on the 1600 block of West Oxford Street into a community center that will incorporate student housing.
Elder Keith S. Goodman Sr, the church pastor, said the renovation will include an expansion of church offices and new apartments, some of which will be used for student housing.
Goodman declined to comment further on the construction process, costs or an expected due date.
Former film professor screen film to TU students
In “Everything Went Down,” Dustin Morrow succeeds in showing the healing power of music.
“Everything Went Down,” a feature film by former Temple University media studies and production professor Dustin Morrow, was screened by TUTV on Thursday, Sept. 19. This musical was filled with powerful emotions, moving music, and amazing cinematography.
The film was 80 minutes long and even though Morrow would describe it as “slow-paced,” it held the audience’s attention. Movie-goers became very emotionally invested in the two characters. Former Temple student Noah Drew, did a fantastic job playing a depressed, emotional college professor who recently lost his wife to cancer. Throughout the film, music gives him the strength to move on and live again. Recording artist Kate Tucker, plays a struggling singer-songwriter who learns the true value of music as she sees how it brings him out of the dark. It was very special to watch their relationship grow and their internal struggles turn into happiness.
Morrow’s main goal for this film was to teach people about the therapeutic value of music. This message definitely shines through.
“I realized that music has a purpose beyond giving us something to sing and dance to,” said Temple student, Kyle Hostetler. “It can heal a broken heart and unite two lost souls in a way that words never could.”
Morrow is a firm believer in music education and therapy that any money generated from this film is being donated to music therapy programs for children.
The film was funded using only about $5,000 collected from Kickstarter.
The film was made with a one-man crew, so Morrow didn’t have to pay other crew memebers. Morrow shot and edited the entire production by himself. It took him about seven months to edit it down to an 80 minute feature.
“Everything Went Down” was shot in Bellingham, Wash. and at the Western Washington University campus, making for scenic imagery.
“The waterfall scene really took my breath away,” said another Temple student, Mary Kate Smyser. “Because he used eight cameras at the same time, all angled differently, it really felt like I was there.”
“Everything Went Down” will be available on Netlflix, iTunes and other online sources after spring 2014.
Cop attacked at Cecil B. Moore station while riders watch
A SEPTA surveillance video posted to Philly.com Monday shows an assault on a SEPTA police officer inside the Cecil B. Moore subway station that occurred on Thursday, Sept. 19, as onlookers watched with no one taking action.
The video, which showed a time stamp of just after 3 p.m., shows a crowd of subway riders entering the train while a cop, identified by Philly.com as Officer Samuel Washington, attempts to stop a man who had allegedly entered the station without paying.
Shortly after the train departs the station, the video shows the man violently struggle with Washington before grabbing hold of the officer and flipping him over, and then under, a bench.
A crowd of onlookers then gathers around the two, with the Washington remaining pinned under the bench for about a minute before he appears to grab hold of his attacker’s face or neck, and pulls himself up to arrest the man.
No one from the crowd gathered to watch the struggle took action to help the officer, and one woman appeared to have stopped a phone call to take a picture or video of the incident.
The video was posted to Philly.com alongside an article by Daily News columnist Helen Ubinas, who refers to the lack of action taken by passersby as the “Philly Shrug.”
B.o.B, Far East Movement announced as Homecoming 2013 performers
Main Campus Program Board announced today via Twitter that the Homecoming performers this year will be B.o.B with opener Far East Movement.
The concert will be on Oct. 19, following Homecoming week events which extend from Oct. 17-20.
Students with an ID can purchase tickets for $20 starting this Friday, Sept. 28, at the Liacouras Center.
The show itself will be at the Liacouras Center at 8 p.m. with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.
Georgia-based B.o.B is best known for songs “Headband” featuring 2 Chainz, “Strange Goods” featuring Lil Wayne and “So Good.”
