Philadelphia Police begins body camera pilot program
By Bob Stewart The Philadelphia Police department has begun its body camera pilot program in the 22nd district, which covers Temple. On Dec. 1, 30 officers and one sergeant volunteered to start wearing...
View ArticleTemple Hospital employee robbbed on Health Sciences Campus
A female Temple Hospital employee was the victim of an armed robbery around 11:10 p.m. Saturday outside Shriner’s Hospital, in the 3500 block of North Broad Street at the Health Sciences Campus....
View ArticleStudent robbed on 18th Street near Susquehanna
Police are searching for three suspects in connection with the armed robbery of a Temple student around 9:30 p.m. Sunday on 18th Street just south of Susquehanna Avenue. Executive Director of Campus...
View ArticleFox’s online MBA earns top spot in national ranking
The Fox School of Business announced today that U.S. News and World Report, a publication known for its annual rankings of colleges and academic programs, named Fox’s Online MBA as No. 1 in the nation....
View ArticleCLA Dean Teresa Soufas resigns
Teresa S. Soufas, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, resigned today “due to health reasons,” according to a memo obtained by The Temple News. Soufas will take a sabbatical before returning to teach...
View ArticleCLA Dean Teresa Soufas resigns
Teresa S. Soufas, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, resigned today “due to health reasons,” according to a memo obtained by The Temple News. Soufas will take a sabbatical before returning to teach...
View ArticleShooting near Main Campus kills 56-year-old woman
Philadelphia police are searching for a suspect in connection with a shooting that took place at 12th and Jefferson streets around 9:15 a.m today and claimed the life of a 56-year-old woman who was not...
View ArticleBrick assaulter, 16, sentenced to prison
Zaria Estes, the 16-year-old girl convicted for striking a Temple student twice in the head with a brick last March, was sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2 to six years in state prison, along with four years...
View Article1.13 issue: News in brief
SERVICE EVENTS PLANNED FOR MLK DAY Temple’s Office of Community Relations has coordinated with several local organizations in preparation for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 19. An opening ceremony...
View Article1.20 issue: News in brief
BERKS ST. COMMUTER LOUNGE OPENS A new commuter lounge located at the corner of Warnock and Berks streets opened last Monday after construction started on the project in early November. The lounge,...
View ArticleSuspect apprehended for two robberies
Temple Police have apprehended a suspect in connection with two Thursday robberies. According to a TU Alert, the first robbery took place around 10:45 a.m. in the 1600 block of French Street, between...
View ArticleStore robbed near HSC
A store was robbed on the 3400 block of Germantown Avenue, near the Health Sciences Campus around 12:45 p.m. Charlie Leone, executive director of Campus Safety Services, said a suspect was armed with a...
View Article1.27 issue: news in brief
DIVERSITY CENTER SET TO OPEN “The Burrow” – a space that will be home to Temple Student Government’s TUnity statement and where students can learn more about diversity – is set to have a soft opening...
View Article2.3 issue: News in brief
OLD TUCC BOOKSTORE TO CLOSE The bookstore located on the third floor of Temple’s Center City Campus on 15th and Market streets will permanently close at 4 p.m. on Feb. 6 in anticipation of the opening...
View ArticleCawley recalled from Board of Trustees
On Jan. 21, only his second day in office, Gov. Tom Wolf recalled more than two dozen of former Gov. Tom Corbett’s eleventh-hour appointments, including Jim Cawley, the former lieutenant governor who...
View ArticleCLA appoints interim dean
A new dean and associate dean were named to lead the College of Liberal Arts, the university announced in a press release today. William Stull, the former chair of the Economics department who served...
View ArticleKenney visits Main Campus to talk marijuana decriminalization
Students and faculty attended a panel discussion, “The Decriminalization of Marijuana and its Effects on Policing,” on Tuesday morning. The discussion was held at 10:00 a.m. in Alter Hall and concluded...
View ArticleCenter for Public Interest Journalism to partner with local media
The Philadelphia Media Network will begin a collaboration with Temple’s Center for Public Interest Journalism in an effort to provide in-depth reporting on Philadelphia’s mayoral race this year. Stan...
View ArticleSuspect arrested in robbery of a student
Temple Police have apprehended a suspect in connection with the robbery of a student on 18th and Berks streets around 2:45 a.m. Saturday. Edward Randall, 19, of the 2400 block of Garnet street was...
View ArticleNews in brief: 2.10 issue
ENDOWED CHAIR NAMED FOR DIAZ A $450,000 donation was made to Temple’s Beasley School of Law, the university announced in a press release on Thursday. Exelon, a local energy company, gave the gift under...
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