Temple University Unveils Spiffy Housing For International Students
The four-story, $20-million complex in the 1500 block of Cecil B. Moore Avenue was built on what had been a vacant site and an eyesore for years.
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The four-story, $20-million complex in the 1500 block of Cecil B. Moore Avenue was built on what had been a vacant site and an eyesore for years.
This week, the 3-2 Owls continue MAC play as they take to the road to visit Ball State in Muncie, Indiana.
Basketball coach Fran Dunphy shaved off his mustache after promising former player Dionte Christmas he would if the young man finished his degree.
Reporters and comics have been having a field day focusing on Christie's weight, with little said about his politics.
"There has to be a strong parent organization that supports those schools if you expect the school to succeed," says one local real estate agent.
The Owls get back into conference play as they host Toledo on Saturday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field.
Police have no suspects in an early morning robbery and murder at an ATM machine located just a couple of blocks from Temple University's main campus.
Temple University has been awarded $700,000 in federal grants to create what the University calls an 'urban apps and maps studio.'
The latest technology means we don't have to leave our desks to talk to colleagues or even attend meetings. But there are ways to stay fit even if you're stuck inside and at a desk from nine to five year 'round.
It's no secret that the major college sports conferences have gone through major reconstruction the past few weeks. Powerhouse conferences like the ACC, SEC and Pac-12 have have bulked up on the beasts of formally indestructible conferences leaving their futures in jeopardy.
Amid complaints from residents that students are running amok, the city councilman representing the neighborhood around Temple University wants to expand the area in which student housing is prohibited.
This week, the 2-1 Nittany Lions return to Beaver Stadium to host Eastern Michigan out of the MAC.
KYW's Matt Leon spoke with the longtime voice of the Owls, KYW's own Harry Donahue, to talk about the match-up with Maryland and what the Owls need to do to pull out a win in College Park.
A meeting of a few dozen residents, Temple officials, local politicians, and police was held Wednesday night in North Philadelphia. Many of Temple's neighbors complained of rowdy college behavior affecting their quality of life.
Temple University is launching a program aimed at cutting down on wasted food and, perhaps, helping to prevent the "freshman fifteen."
Over the past year several Temple and Drexel students have been the victims of violent home invasions near campus. The violence was the price the students had to pay because of their drug dealing ways.
Penn State leads this all-time series, 36-3-1, and that includes a 22-13 Nittany Lion win last season at Beaver Stadium.
Recently hired as the new women's crew coach at his alma mater, Temple University, Jason Read's incredible life résumé includes an Olympic gold medal and years spent helping others as an EMS/Rescue Chief of Operations in his home county of Hunterdon, in New Jersey.
"What used to be farm land and open space is concrete. And so when it rains, we get more run off and more floods."
After dismantling Villanova last week to open the 2011 season, Temple now gets ready to travel to Akron for a MAC matchup.
Not a whole lot went right for Villanova in that season-opening 42-7 loss to Temple in the "Mayor's Cup" game last Thursday.
New York City firefighter Fabrizio Bivona, a first responder at the World Trade Center in 2001, was at Temple University on Wednesday as part of a 9/11 concert and presentation.
Philadelphia police have announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with the early morning shooting of a Temple student.
The college football season in Philadelphia kicks off tonight at Lincoln Financial Field, as Temple and Villanova battle for the Mayor's Cup.
The university has created 250 four-year scholarships to be awarded over 10 years to students in the four zip codes of North Philadelphia immediately surrounding its main campus.
