It has arrived! The day you’ve been waiting for is finally here! Oh wait, no, people still misuse they’re/their/there and incorrectly punctuate their sentences. They’re sentences? Whatever.
I digress. AP Style has released new T-shirts for sale on its website so you and all your journalism junkies and radio roadies can coordinate at the next Comma-Con. And for $18, this wouldn’t make a bad Halloween costume, either.
On your daily route to and from class (psh, who are we kidding?), you’re sure to have stumbled upon a giant light tube, strongly resembling a cross between a mosquito light and giant humidifier. If not, stop looking at the sidewalk when you walk.
Either way, this giant bug-humidifier is actually neither; it’s an Avenue of the Arts Light Mast and it’s just the first of many to be installed in North Philly.
According to University Communications, these light tubes are a part of the Avenue of the Arts Streetscape Enhancement Project.
To see a time lapse of the installation, click here.
From 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. today, the Bell Tower was swarming with students checking out all that The Sustainability Day Fair had to offer.
The Bell Tower is a great place to hold events like this, because most students have to walk through this area to get to class.
In my eyes, The Sustainability Day Fair was a success, stopping many students – including myself – to check out all of the cool stands.
Kierra Bussey can be reached at kierrajb@gmail.com.
Don’t miss the opportunity to be in the presence of the renowned author and editor, Demetria Lucas.
Thursday, Oct. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m., Temple University’s Her Campus and Association of Black Journalists will host, “Finding Your Essence: a chat with Associate and Relationship Editor of “Essence Magazine,” Demetria Lucas,” at the student center 200C. The event will include a Q & A session and provide participants with a chance to network.
Not only is Lucas an author and editor, but she also is known for her self made blog, “A Belle in Brooklyn: the unintentionally funny adventures of a southern women living way too far above the Mason Dixon.” She exudes confidence and wants to share that same sentiment with other women who are trailblazing their path to success in whatever field it may be.
The event is free and all are welcome! Food and light refreshments will be served.
Kierra Bussey can be reached at kierrajb@temple.edu.
Last year’s documentary Wild West of Broad won Best Documentary Student Film at First Glance Film Festival this past week.
Wild West of Broad chronicles the changes within the North Philadelphia community over the past several decades. The neighborhood’s interactions with Temple and its ensuing effects have resonated throughout each block in the area and far beyond the expanding confines of Temple’s Main Campus. Told through the narratives of those who have seen these changes occur, this documentary explores how the community has come to this point and what the future may hold.
As part of EgoPo Classic Theater’s Festival of Jewish Theater season, the Prince Music Theater on Chestnut Street is hosting a production of “The Diary of Anne Frank.” Set in the family’s attic annex, the iconic Holocaust story stays true to Frank’s writing. The play uses narration from the diary to progress the scenes in the play.
The families in the story survived in their hideout for more than a year and were captured by the Nazis just as Allied forces began liberating European countries. Though the families’ fates weren’t included in Anne’s diary, historical records say that the families were taken to concentration camps on one of the last Nazi trains out of Holland. Anne died of Typhus at the Bergen-Belsen camp just a month before its liberation.
Sara Yoko Howard, a recent Temple grad, plays Anne’s character. Russ Widdall, who plays the character of Mr. Van Daan, is also a Temple graduate. Temple theater professor and faculty production manager Matthew Miller worked as the scenic designer and production manager for the show.
The show runs until Nov. 6. Other productions as part of the Jewish Theater Festival include a world premier of “The Golem,” and “A Dybruk.” Find out more about the shows at egopo.org.
The women’s soccer team was defeated 7-1 Sunday afternoon in their final road game of the 2011 season. The University of Dayton Flyers, with a 14-3 record, offensively ripped through the Owl’s. Before Temple scored their lone goal, the Flyers put four past Tara Murphy, the junior Owl’s goalie. Senior Niki Conn scored her 5th goal of the season, arriving at a team-leading goal. Temple Owls will host the Duquesne Dukes this Friday for the final match of their 2011 season.
Temple students are no different from any other college when it comes to blogging. Whether it’s fashion, sports or music there is a blog to cater to most specific of topics. One blogger choose to venture from the usual and start a blog of campus “cuties” spotted at the Tech Center called “Tech Temptations”. Some of the photos are candid but hilarious none the less. I’m interested to see where this goes.
Dan Trachtenberg, a 2003 film and media arts alumnus, was recently hired by Universal Studios to direct “Crime of the Century,” a science fiction/action flick not to be confused by a TV movie of the same name about the Lindberg kidnapping, produced in 1996.
According to the School of Communications and Theater, this is Trachtenberg’s first time directing a feature-length film. His prior directorial experience includes a short film, “Portal: No Escape,” which was the second highest rated video in the film and animation section on Youtube.
