Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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il New loofc... f ou ' ve seen it, the red and white awning, the new outdoor tables and chairs. The new food Court on 12th Street next to Anderson Hall is getting ready for business. Beginning November 10, the seven food trucks on 13 th Street and Montgomery Avenue will be moving into this updat- ed location. They ' ll be making room for the Temple Learning Center. Yes, all the places we love to meet for lunch, grab a snack, Eddie ' s Pizza, Fame ' s Famous Pizza, Temple Salads, Munch Mobile, All ' s Middle East Food, Orient Express, and Richie ' s Deli and Pizza are all relocating. However, look out for some other changes to come, on moving day. Students may have to dig deep into their pockets if prices increase due to the 22 costly relocation. Owners will have to pay nearly five times more in rent, as much as $1500, at the new court. Higher operating cost and taxes will also mean higher prices for food. But, will breaking ground mean breaking the mold of traditional ven- dors on campus? Some students may remain loyal to the owners, but others might shy away from expensive prices. Maybe students will even start to brown bag their lunch. If more changes occur, per- haps the tradition of on campus vendors may start to disappear. Time will only tell if eating out will take on a new tradition here at Temple. — Single ' Marion

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' ' J t 3 press conference f November 2, 1995, Philadelphia mayor Ed Rendell and Temple University President Peter ]. Liacouras announced that after five years of contentum between Temple administration and North Philadelphia ' s community lead- ers, the Apollo Project has been approved. The Apollo at Temple is envisioned as a plaza enfolding three buildings, complete with a pedestrian bridge and sur- rounding retail complex. The largest of the three buildings will be a convocation center, which will seat up to 3,500 for theater and dance, and 10,000 for sports events or family entertainment. The center ' s capacity can expand to 11,000 for concerts. A recreation and com- munity center with 20,000 square feet of indoor space will be attached to the center. This center will include on-line learning sites for youth and the elderly as well as a community center and retail stores. Finally, there will be an entertainment and parking center that will house up to 1,200 cars and will include more retail stores. For five years. Temple adminis- trators have been trying to get acceptance for the Apollo Project from the city council, which deals with zoning in the city. Temple administration had faced intense opposition fn m the council. The most consis- tent and powerful objections have come fn m the president of the Council, John StR-et. Street has held firmly to a position that Temple should Apollo will not expand mto the surround- ing North Philadelphia commu- nity, which he represents on the council, unless the university benefits the community at the same time. Because of Street ' s objection to the project, many observers felt that if it went through, he was one person who could be counted on to not be there. At yesterday ' s press conference, however. Street stood side by side with Rendell as the mayor declared that the Apollo Pmject was great for the city of Philadelphia and great for the areas around Temple University. The mayor explained why Street had come around to support the Apollo Project. He descnbed how Temple is to cre- ate a $5 million Housing Rehabilitation Fund and will transfer control of the fund over to the city, which has estab- lished a Office of Housing and Community Development. According to the agree- ment between the city of Philadelphia, Temple and com- munity leaders, the fund will be used to leverage financing for a $25 million effort to revitalize the North Central Philadelphia area by creating new homes. Rendell announced that 500 units will be created in the areas surrounding Temple. Twenty-five percent will be very low income homes, 25 per- cent will be moderate and the final fourth will be medium income homes. Four hundred of these units will be created; the other hundred will be reha- bilitated from existing build- ings. Besides the $6.3 million being spent on housing through Temple, its partners and several corporations which have made grants to the project, and addi- tional $5.7 million is being spent in other contributions to the community, including $404,150 in four-year scholarships to 15 neighborhood students. The money will be award-ed start- ing in 1996 and will continue until the turn of the century. Rendell said the hous- ing development fund was Street ' s idea, and he concluded THE h?Ollo 0 by saying that the building pro- ject will create 1,800 jobs in the city. Street spoke next. ' Today is a gixxl day because Temple is going to get what it wants and the community is going to get what it needs. Street thanked several people who helped him during his negotiations with Temple administration, and he thanked the people of North Philadelphia as a dedicated, committed, uncompromising I 24