In the face of an impending nor’easter, the Ambler and Fort Washington campuses have canceled all classes and activities after 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to a TU Alert.
All other campuses will operate normally Wednesday night.
Check back with Broad and Cecil for any other cancellations as information becomes available.
Polls have officially closed and President Obama is re-elected. Click the link below for more.
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At least several hundred first-time voters in Philadelphia and the surrounding area were forced to vote provisionally Tuesday after their names weren’t on register lists in various polling places, a PennPIRG press release indicated.
There have been reports from multiple Temple students who have said they were directed to vote provisionally in polling places off-campus despite registering to vote on time and properly.
At polling places on 10th and Oxford streets and 16th and Berks streets, Temple students were separated into “college lines” and voted provisionally, multiple students said.
One Temple student said he was forced to vote provisionally at the Amos Recreation Center at 16th and Berks streets without giving his name or offering his voter registration card.
Some reports indicate late registration by students has been the cause of the mixup, but the press release warned the city didn’t update its rolls after Philadelphia was redistricted following the 2010 U.S. Census.
Multiple news outlets have projected Barack Obama will carry Pennsylvania in the 2012 Presidential Election.
We spoke with community member Kim Gass about todays polls and explore where Temple students stand on the issues. Stay tuned for post election results and see how your votes played a role.
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Community activist Ronald Armour wants you to vote, and he’ll make sure you hear him.
Armour, 71, spent the day driving around his car armed with a microphone and a speaker strapped to the top of his car. He started off his day at the Pennrose Playground polling station on 12th Street and Susquehanna Avenue, and had plans to visit more polling stations east of Broad Street.
State senator Shirley Kitchen urges people to vote from Ronald Armour’s car. Luis Fernando Rodriguez / TTN
A woman who went by Ms. Mary took the microphone and urged people to think about public health issues wen casting their vote. State Senator Shirley Kitchen also took a moment to speak into Armour’s microphone.
Below is a clip of Armour speaking from his car.
In the final hours of the 2012 campaign season, Mayor Michael Nutter made a round of stops throughout the city, including one east of Main Campus in the Norris Homes community Tuesday.
Mayor Michael Nutter and State Sen. Vincent Hughes stopped by a polling place east of Main Campus Tuesday. | SEAN CARLIN TTN
Nutter, accompanied by State Sen. Vincent Hughes and a DJ, urged the crowd of about 20 people at 11th and Berks streets to make sure everyone gets out to the polls, before a short speech stumping for President Barack Obama.
Nutter and Hughes also reminded voters that they would not need a photo ID to vote and told them not to get out of line if they’re going to vote at 8 p.m., when the polls close.
While so much of conversation regarding today’s presidential election revolves around President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney, senior history and political science major Dan Toms chose to support a different candidate with his vote.
Toms voted for Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson.
“I don’t like either candidate of the two main parties,” Toms said, donning a “I voted today
Senior Dan Toms displays his “I Voted Today!” sticker outside Paley Library today, Nov. 6.
!” sticker on his peacoat’s lapel. “I’ve always had Libertarian leanings.”
Toms said that although he didn’t watch last night’s Third-party debate, he researched the candidates online and has been following the development of their platforms since early this year.
Look for complete election coverage in the Nov. 13 issue of The Temple News.
In the midst of a presidential election that drew many students outside of the classroom and into the voting booths today, Nov. 6th, many local politicians are running on the same ballot as Mitt Romney and Barack Obama for a chance to represent those in the North Philadelphia community.
For those registered to vote in and around Main Campus, there are several other offices up for election.
For U.S. Senate, Democratic incumbent Senator Bob Casey Jr. is running against Republican Tom Smith and Libertarian Rayburn Douglas Smith.
For U.S. Congress, two districts split Main Campus, the 1st Congressional District lies East of Broad Street, where Democratic incumbent Congressman Robert Brady is battling Republican John Featherman. In the 2nd Congressional District west of Broad Street, Democratic incumbent Chaka Fattah is running against Republican Robert Mansfield Jr. and James Foster, an independent.
On the state level, the position of Auditor General is up for grabs between Democrat Eugene A. DePasquale, Republican John Maher and Libertarian Betsy Elizabeth Summers. For State Treasurer, Democrat Robert M. McCord is up for re-election against Republican Diana Irey Vaughan and Libertarian Patricia M. Fryman. For Pennsylvania Attorney General, Democrat Kathleen G. Kane is running against Republican David J. Freed and Libertarian Marakay J. Rogers.
In the 3rd Senate District in the Pennsylvania General Assembly, which encompasses Main Campus and the surrounding North Philadelphia community, Democratic State Senator Shirley Kitchen is running unopposed. Most of Main Campus and the surrounding student community west of Broad Street find themselves within the General Assembly’s 181st Congressional District, where Democratic Representative W. Curtis Thomas is also running unopposed. Some students living north of Susquehanna Avenue between 17th and North Broad streets will find themselves in the Assembly’s 197th District, where Democrat Jose Miranda is running against Republican Steve Crum.
All voters have the option of voting for one, all, or some of the elected positions on the ballot. There is also an option to vote a straight party line, or to vote for no candidate for any office.
“I’ll be honest, I’m not very informed on that subject, I should be, but I’m not,” Charles Brown, a junior journalism major, said. “I voted among party lines.”
Fiona Allen, a sophomore communications studies major, said that while she voted for all local candidate positions, she knew less about them than she did the presidential race.
“I’m not extremely informed on local candidates at all, I was extremely concerned about with presidential election,” Allen said. “I did do a little bit of research, but it is hard because everyone is so hyped about the presidential elections.”
For information about how to find your voting place, visit votespa.com.
John Moritz can be reached at john.moritz@temple.edu or on Twitter @JCMoritzTU.
Even as Temple was largely spared by Hurricane Sandy’s wrath, it didn’t keep this TTN crime reporter’s car from being damaged.
Sandy didn’t go unnoticed to this TTN crime reporter’s car | ALI WATKINS TTN
After moving my car from tree-lined streets in Sandy preparation, I heard the guttural boom and subsequent shatter, and I knew before I even looked out my window. Sandy hurled a concrete block on to my roof, hitting at just the right angle to smash through the top of the door and shatter the back window.
On a street full of cars, this little Saturn Coupe is the only one that bears scars from Frankenstorm.
-Ali Watkins
Areas on the southern edge and to the west of Main Campus, including the Edge and surrounding residential areas, lost power Thursday night at approximately 10 p.m.
Oxford Village and areas of 15th Street have reported power outages. In addition, readers on Twitter said residences on 17th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue, and on Sydenham Street, were without electricity.
Campus Safety Services indicated via Twitter that extra patrols were positioned west of North Broad Street while PECO dealt with power issues.
In the dark? Join the conversation by commenting below and letting us know the area you’re in.
[Updated 11:29 p.m. 11/1]
