The festival has been moved because of forecasted weather and possible flooding.
So if any Temple students didn’t want to go all the way to FDR Park for the festival, now they have no excuse… because that was obviously an acceptable excuse before.
Lights out
Philadelphia is in the Atlantic Flight Corridor, which means that migratory birds fly over the city during the fall migration, which is going on right now.
Because birds will see lighted windows at night as transparent and try to fly through them, Temple currently has a “lights out” campaign through the Office of Sustainability, partly to help the number of window strikes.
Turn off campus lights at night to save electricity and the birds.
Help save the birds!
Hundreds of birds die from crashing into windows of buildings on our campus, and as expansion of high risers and office buildings in Philadelphia increase, this problem will only continue to escalate.
Daniel Featherston, the faculty advisor for PAW, is working with Audubon, the Philadelphia Zoo, and some Temple people to reduce the deaths of the wild bird population during their migratory and seasonal travels.
If you want to get involved, you can help install patterns on windows at Paley for one day for a few hours in a week or two. These patterns were applied to windows at the Philadelphia Zoo, and are working.
If anyone is interested in helping, contact danielf@temple.edu.
Procrastinator’s Worst Nightmare
According to the ominous voice in the tech center, internet is down campus wide.
No one has gone insane yet, but the night is still young.
Record draw for Penn State game
If the Owls had been able to hold on and win their game against Penn State on Saturday, the victory would have been viewed by a record audience.
The game, which was televised nationally on ESPN, had a 1.6 national rating. That means the game was aired in approximately 1,610,910 households and was viewed by nearly 2 million people, both Temple football records.
The game was also a record draw at Lincoln Financial Field. The attendance of 57,323 was the second-largest in Temple football history and the student attendance of nearly 11,000 was a Temple record.
The Owls’ next game this Saturday against Maryland will air on ESPN3 in addition to being broadcast on 1210 WPHT-AM.
12th & Susquehanna shooting update
Today at 10:23am a 20-year-old man was shot once in the mouth inside a residence at 12th and Susquehanna streets, according to The Philadelphia Police Department.
“Apparently, a male she had a previous relationship with came into her home and attempted to assault her,” said Charles Leone, deputy director of The Temple Police and Campus Safety Services.
The woman’s son then attempted to intervene but was shot by the male. The shooter was described as an African American male approximately 40 years old, 5’7” in height, bald with a beard and mustache and last seen wearing a blue plaid shirt and jeans. After the leaving the residence, he ran towards Broad and Susquehanna streets. His identity is known, but he has not yet be found.
The victim was admitted to Temple Hospital in guarded condition in the Intensive Care Unit this morning.
Stewart to start for Owls at QB
Coach Steve Addazio announced at a press conference today that redshirt-senior quarterback Chester Stewart will make his first start of the season for the team’s Saturday road game against Maryland.
“We’ve got two quality quarterbacks, both played a lot of football for us. We decided to start Chester Stewart,” Addazio said. “That doesn’t mean Mike Gerardi won’t play, all playing time is based on how our players perform in the game. That’s how it is at every position.”
The change in the starting lineup will leave redshirt-junior quarterback Mike Gerardi on the bench, at least for the start of the game. Gerardi has thrown 30-59 for 423 yards and three touchdowns in his first three starts of the season.
The Owls posted a 2-1 record with Gerardi at center. Last Saturday in the 14-10 Penn State loss, Gerardi went 9-22 for 95 passing yards and threw two fourth quarter interceptions. Stewart came off the sidelines late in the second quarter, and was used in the Owls’ next five offensive drives before Gerardi spelled him, with the score 10-7 in favor of the Owls, to start the fourth quarter.
Although both Stewart and Gerardi saw significant playing time in the last game, Addazio said he does not expect to run a two-quarterback system.
“It’s not a two-quarterback system in any way, shape, or form,” Addazio said. “It’s just the simple fact that we have two quarterbacks that have played a lot of football here. We’re giving the opportunity to one to take it and run with it.”
“A two-quarterback system is usually for when you have two different guys and you’re trying to do two different things,” Addazio added. “Our intent is to get the right guy in there [who] is going to consistently go.”
Off-Campus Shooting
Philadelphia and Temple police are investigating a shooting this morning inside a home on the 1200 block of Susquehanna Avenue, according to a TU Advisory issued at 11:15 a.m.
The shooter was described as a 5-foot-7 bald male, wearing a plaid shirt and blue jeans. The suspect was last seen at Susquehanna Avenue and Broad Street, and police say they believe they know the shooter’s identity. The alert asked student’s to avoid the area, due to increased police activity.
Anyone with more information regarding the crime should contact the Philadelphia police.
Vernalicious arrives on campus
- Vernalicious’ griddled mac & cheese. TTN CONNOR SHOWALTER
A new lunch truck has emerged at 12th and Montgomery Streets called Vernalicious.
Today is the food truck’s second day on campus, according to owner Verna Swerdlow. Swerdlow, a Philadelphia native, works alongside boyfriend Dave Jurkofsky in the truck.
Their tagline, “Simply Good Food,” hopes to describe the items on its menu, which features home-style griddled mac and cheese and their specialty, lamb.
Be sure to pick up The Temple News next Tuesday, Sept. 27, with the 2011 Lunchies insert to learn more about Vernalicious and other food trucks on campus.
Burnt sausages
At approximately 8pm Monday evening, the residents of 1940 residence hall on Liacouras Walk when the fire alarm alerted residents to clear the building.
According to several reports, a cooking venture in the basement kitchen gone wrong – burned sausages, to be exact – caused this inconvenience.
To all new students living in residence halls, here is a general rule of thumb: don’t cook. If you’re going to cook, don’t do it at 3am, during finals or midterms, or in the wintertime.
