Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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STUDENT LIFE THEN VS. NOW Main Campus May Have Been Around Since 1884, but Things Sure Have Changed Since Then.

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1. You may think you’re on top of your gome, but you’re not. During the first semester of my freshman year, a classmate told me she was already behind in her classes by one year. At first, I could not figure out how that was humanly possible, but the longer I studied here, the more 1 understood. If you haven’t had the luxury of going to your school adviser and being told “you won’t graduate in four years,” you’re clearly missing out on the thrill. I am eagerly awaiting the entail the day before graduation that informs me I have one class left to take. 2. Don’t ever buy something with expectations of returning it. 1 low Temple’s bookstore can sell us books for General Education courses (I'm l x king at you. Mosaics) and refuse to buy them back is still an enigma to me. ’litis September, my friend and I were discussing his most recent reading assignment. Vaccination Against Smallpox by Edward Jcnncr. That book has been sitting in my closet since 2012. 3. The world is a dangerous place. Muggings, thefts, guns, bricks. You know what I’m talking about. 4. Nothing is free. Do you see that delicious soft pretzel on that random organization’s table? Do you want one? Give them your email address so they can harass you once a week every week until you graduate. Oh. what about those “free” pens? You paid SI5,000 for Temple to fund that purchase. You basically paid SI5,000 for that pen. Go take one. It’s your right. 5. Around every corner is an opportunity. Temple’s writing center in Tuttleman ofTcrs essay reviews. The Career Center critiques resumes and prepares you for job interviews. Palcy Library has any reference material you’d ever need to write that paper you’ve been avoiding Media Services located below Palcy is loaded with hundreds of movies, new and old, for you to rent anytime. Student Health Services gets you an appointment faster than your family doctor when you’re absolutely convinced you’ve contracted a deadly disease. Don’t lx: like me. Take advantage of these extremely convenient and helpful services. After all. you’re already paying for them. WRITTEN BY GINA VILLECCO

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 It’s no secret that Temple University is home to a vibrant body of students. With the wealth of activities around main campus, it is easy to neglect the past, never stopping to ask the question: what was student life at Temple like before? Although student life at Temple continues to change with the times, Owls throughout history have been taking charge and making their own fun. Ulrick “Rico” Joseph, a mechanical engineer and member of Temple’s 1981 graduating class, described his time at the university as enjoyable and fulfilling ‘Student life at Temple for me was great: being from New York, I was fortunate to reside on campus all four years, where 1 made lifelong friendships, took advantage of the easy commute, sometimes walking to Center City to dine.” Joseph also recalled the beginning of Temple’s development and renovations. “In retrospect. I think the changes 'Temple Is experiencing started back in the late 70V Jennifer Sheehan, a reporter at the Allentown-based newspaper Morning C:dl and class of 1993 alumni, remembered her time at Temple as one of fun mixed with the stress of extracurricular commitments. All four years of school, I worked at The Temple News, which back then was a daily newspaper. I’d be up until about 2 or 3 every night working on it, especially my junior year when I was the editor.” she said. As for going out, my newspaper friends and I basically hung out downtown, in particular South Street. As the years fly by. Temple University continues to expand and change in an attempt to embrace the technological advances of the 21st century. WRrm.N BY NATHAN KEI.LER PHOTOGRAPHY BY ZOE EVAMTUS