Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Criminal Justice Society Left to Right; T. Lazicki, R. Tilker, R. Puddy, L. Tenuto. The Criminal Justice Society was estab- lished to expose students from all majors to aspects of the criminal justice system and to provide them with information about fu- ture career and academic opportunities. Throughout the school year seminars and field trips are organized by this group en- abling students to obtain first-hand knowl- edge of the legal system.The Society offers opportunities to sit in on homicide trials, to view police line-ups, and to tour various facilities within Philadelphia ' s Correction- al System. This organization also sponsors many seminars such as preparation for the LSAT, availability of co-op educational opportu- nities. In addition, some of the seminars provide information on current legal issues such as date rape and the death penalty. The Huslii he ail janizal lis; aiowh Jfstiei IS a CO! tntlsli indto iialu] 224

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,eft to Right; First Row: C. McCabe, K. Quinones Miller, J. Quinones, M. Jenkins, L. Findlav. Second Row: I. Dennis Jr., M. Gwathney, E. Daniel, R. Williams. Third Row: F. Murphy, C. Ijeonia, T. Snirer, B. Lamb, i. Hicks. Afrocentricity United } In the tradition of historic (;„rt2wej(i frican American campus | rganizations. Afrocentricity fJnited has become one of the •remier groups at Temple. Founded by its director and ssistant director, Joseph T. Quinones and Karen Quinones Miller. Afrocentricity United has a unique pproach to the problems that lague African- Americans both on nd off campus through the nstitution of its political activities, commerce, and social oncerns units. 223

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I eft to Right; First Row: I. Almondhari, Y. Sby, R. Haq, A. Said, A. Alsabbagh. Second Row: Z. Kapadia, S. I ' usuff, A. Albalushi, M. Tarhan. Muslim Student Association i-anous ection- many ISAT, portti- miliars [issues ilty. The Temple U niversity Chapter of the vluslim Students ' Association (MSA) shares he aims and purposes of the national or- ganization. Its goals are: to disseminate Islamic cnowledge among Muslims for the purpose )f strengthening their commitment to Islam IS a complete basic code of conduct; to pres- ;nt Islam to Muslims and other believers, ind to promote friendly relations and mu- ual understanding between them; to de- velop greater understanding and brotherly relations and to foster unity among the var- ious language and cultural groups among Muslims in North America; and to conduct and participate in social, cultural, religious, and educational activities on campuses in the best tradition of Islam. Presently, MSA has its chapters spread out in most major colleges and universities in North America. 225