Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Education in a Technological Age Since the beginning of the written word, communication has been forever changing, and as we approach the twenty-first century, the advances have been beyond comprehension. From writing letter s that could take weeks to reach their destinations to sending telegraph messages across the Atlantic to talking on the telephone, personal communication has gotten easier and more efficient. Mass media has also improved from newspapers to radio to television. Today : we can communicate via electronic mail (e-mail), and the mass media has expanded to the £ I ' mm 1 As Temple students we have free access to the Internet and an e-ma il accou nt. E-mail allows us to communicate as often as we choose with others around the world without the expense of long-distance calling. The Internet has also made it easy to talk to others around the world, as well as find any kind of information we need in one place. We can do research for a paper, catch up on the news and football scores, or listen to a speech from JFK. We can also catch up on the happenings of Temple University through the Temple News Online. Temple, in an effort to make registering for classes easier for the students, has increased its technology, so that students can now register by telephone. No more appointments or standing in line to get the choice classes, we can now just pick up the phone. Temple has pi si, ent -one studi irte lenis and C067 cla eg utft ' Sfirses change now has t e ty top lea rnii and ieurrenflv is community. In its second year, this program King offered for education ()6 and History The students are loaned lap top computers for the semester and use them lor sending electronic mail, writing and editing papers, and retrieving information from the library or the Internet. The students are also trained in using Word Perfect, electronic mail, and Windows. r0p Striving to keep up with mode rn technology. Temple University is looking to provide us with, not only textbook knowledge, but also practical, hands-on, technical knowledge that will help us in the work place. Chalon Rohrer

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Aggressive Owl Reflects Director ' s Hope For The Future The mystery of the origin of the new mascot has finally been revealed. New athletic director Dave O ' Brien has stepped forward and proclaimed that this new look with a new aggressive owl is designed to get the campus and the community, re-interested in the Temple Owls, athletically and as a University. Attracted to the growth possibility and a good future within the Temple athletic department, Dave O ' Brien moved across the country from Long Beach State University, California. As the director of all twenty sports, he is in charge of management and operation, marketing, promotion, sports information, financial operations, making sure athletes are doing well academically, and that they follow all NCAA, conference and university rules and regulations. O ' Brien plans to implement a philosophy called selective excellence. He explains that it means that you need to decide wha t you want to emphasize and support to achieve national distinction. To do this they will target sports for different levels of success , and then get resources for each sport that coincide with that level of success. He also stresses the ' 3-C ' S . These include classroom success, community involvement, and competitive excellence. He believes that this will lead to a well rounded athlete and will also help get the campus and community more involved. He would like to improve public relations and promote Temple sports to the public, to let the campus and community know how important intercollegiate sports arc. This is the reason for the new, aggressive owl. He hopes to market this new image to the public, so that people will get more involved by going to games. He emphasizes that the success of Temple sports depends in part on the support of the students, faculty, staff, and alumni. He would like them to become more involved in planning and decision making. He hopes that as Temple gains more support and the athletics improve, they will help to increase the enrollment at Temple. Dave O ' Brien sees the Temple Owls stepping into a bright future! He sees national prominence in more sports, and hopes to generate more operations and scholarship money from ticket sales and more outside, non-university funds. However, he needs our support of our Temple Owls as they do battle on the field, on the court, on the diamond, or in the gym to achieve the success he believes Temple is capable of. Chalon Rohrcr r»«

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« vjul ul-l 2 m s [PQ3 The fall semester of 1996 not only began a new year, but started an entirely new system for security here at Temple University. The newly developed Department of Safety Services has a plan to develop a Zero tolerance for Crime, A new position has been added making Willam Bergman the Managing Director for Public Safety. Mr. Bergman was formerly Deputy Police Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police approached by the university to develop the and services. In order to insure tighter security in c dormitories, the Spectaguard staff was hired. rtment. He was security changes jldings and iperienced in the latest technology and patru he hallways during classes scanning for barcodes which have been randomly placed in doorways. Security is aware of where and when they scan assuring that they have done their job. Spectaguard Inc. is used throughout the citv of Philadelphia. The University and Campus Safety Services arc currently ' the process of making access cards necessary for entrance into most buildings. Students and faculty members will have to scan their ID ' s upon entering. Only those with valid ID ' s will be allowed to enter. Everyone is encouraged to wear tin ir ID ' s while on campus and inside of campus buildings. Temple University ' s Police Department is rapidly growing. Twenty new officers have been hired, many were formerly security officers here at Temple. The bike patrol (which has become very mcr The out (2 (13 u cor III! pro for des pro loci Fui