Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

Page 30 text:

1 II 1 ll f- y-W m I ipiK ' Mft i j:f i ' wi SC ir — 1! ¥- = 1 ' ' f ' V ! ' f ' . [ , «rt T jHL — ' --- ' ■ [ r ' I ni ' 3RE. VK.it l 26

Page 29 text:

uhhAfLl nlhf next. halil ityis ■mple sM Sorth group of people in the commu- nity who will not surrender their community and will not surrender their rights to the state or the governor. Street continued by say- ing what his view of the rela- tionship between North Philadelphia and Temple is. What is good for Temple must be good for North Philadelphia, and what is good for North Philadelphia has to be good for Temple. If North Philadelphia does not succeed, Temple can- not either. Street said by winning these concessions, North Philadelphia has won a victory for the whole city. He also said there is a gulf between Temple and the surrounding area, a gulf that is much too wide to be tolerated. Street began to con- clude his remarks by calling for the creation of a permanent advisory council so that the community would be kept part of Temple ' s plans for North Philadelphia. An advisory council would get us all in sync. As street was conclud- ing, a voice from the door inter- rupted him. Why have you waited until now, on the eve of the election, to do something for the people of North Philadelphia? The voice came from Street ' s opponent for his seat on the city council, Melvin Sharpe. Sharpe had been at the confer- ence for some time and had handed out campaign flyers. A wave of reporters ran to catch the strong words of Street ' s opponent, while Street tried to finish his speech. An effort was made by several community leaders loyal to Street to get Sharpe to leave and bloc k the cameras from him, but Street ' s chal- lenger refused to leave until he had his say. He accused Street of manipulating Temple and the North Philadelphia community in order to ensure himself another term. After Sharpe and a few supporters left. Street denied Sharpe ' s charges. 1 can ' t understand why someone would want to disrupt a meeting like that. Mr. Sharpe said he wasn ' t celebrat- ing what we did today. Maybe he ' s not celebrating because he wasn ' t involved. Rendell agreed that whaf s good for Temple is good for North Philadelphia, and introduced Temple President Liacouras, whom he praised for his leadership and vision. Liacouras referred to the project as part of Temple ' s decision to reinvigorate its presence in Philadelphia. He said it includes a constellation of building projects that are underway or will soon begin— 228,900,000 of them ' Liacouras spoke of the many other projects Temple is planning. The new student law center, housing for an addition- al 1,500 students on campus, and the Learning Center. Liacouras also referred to the Apollo Project ' s name- sake, the mythical god Apollo, whose domain included Ught, music and sport. ' The Apollo of Temple spans these human endeavors, and more. Liacouras painted a vision of a future where an emerging Temple Town will draw thousands from the com- munities and the dty at large. In this spirit. Temple trustee and men ' s basketball coach John Chaney spoke. He said that the most important thing about the project was that we will be able to provide for the needs of more young peo- ple. He concluded by calling the Apollo of Temple the most significant thing I have seen happen in the community. 25

Page 31 text:

N BREAKING GROUND 27