Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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THE END THE BEGINNING The spacious gardens behind Dixon Hall, aligned with benches and a water fountain, have changed too. A beautiful place for students to study or just enjov nature was re-created after these gardens were re-landscaped for the Fall 1998 semester. Along with the face-lift of the campus there were new faces. Ambler has seen two acting deans in the past four years. Dr. Cheryl Beyer replaced Corrine Caldwell in the Spring 1998 semester. It ' s really a dynamic place, said Boyer of the Ambler Campus after being appointed Acting Dean. I ' m excited about the growth and the plans fur the campus and the students that are here. I ' m excited about the opportunity it afforded me to help the students move ahead with their educational plans. Boyer will have only been at tiic Ambler Campus for only about a year by the time seniors graduate, but it seems as if she is here to stay. I would like students to know that what makes me so excited about Temple is the students. I reallv enjov working with students from a variety of backgrounds and a variety of majors. I like to talk to them and would like to know what their thoughts are and what we can do to make things bet- ter, Boyer said. As far as I ' m concerned, the student is the center of everything that we do. Some of these changes we have seen over the years may ha ' e been a big sur- prise. Seniors may remember returning to the Ambler Campus after Spring break in 1998 and unexpectedly finding a new game room in Bright Hall. Students could play over 10 video games, along with air hockey and pool. The vending machines from the Owl ' s Nest were added, and in an instant, another student hang- out was created. Outside the campus there have been changes too. A new Temple Campus was built — Temple University Fort Washington — in the Fall 1997 semes- ter. With the opening of this center, students no longer had to take classes at Upper Dublin High School. The changes that have taken place, no matter how small, have made the campus what it is today. The goal was to make the Ambler Campus more stu- dent friendly. Looking back now from Freshman to Senior year, with all of the changes that have taken place, we can say this goal has been met. piioto ' - h L),i f Cjerman II

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TEMPLAR ANNUAL 1999 AMBLER CAMPUS Temple ' s suburban counterpart bv Jennifer Catewood Seniors remember the Ambler Campus fondly; Jennifer Kassouf, an Accounting Major, finds the fact that the Ambler Campus is so close to home appealing. Ambler Campus is in a small communi- ty, she said. The class sizes are small so the person- al attention by the faculty is nice. Jennifer ' s fa orite thing to do on the Ambler Campus is sitting out in front of VVeidner Hall talking with friends. Ambler is a nice place to attend school because you arc not worrying about your safety when on campus like at Main Campus. At any point during the day or evening, the campus is a safe and comfortable place to be, Jennifer said. Autumn oung, a Business Administration major, has some fun memories about tiu- Ambler Campus. I miss the cafeteria in Bright Hall, as well a ' . Snapplc, Autumn said. My favorite thing to do is to fall asleep watching TV in Bright Hall. What Autumn likes most about tiie Ambler campus, like Jennifer, is the ability to get kno ' the teachers. My experience at Ambler has been great, Autumn said. Seniors can look back over the last few years and remember their time spent at the Ambler campus as a time filled with changes. The campus has changed in the past four years just as you have changed, from a first year student not sure what this whole college thing was all about, to a senior, ready to go out into the real world. lust think back to your first semester at Ambler and what the campus looked like. One of the changes that students may never forget was when the Owl ' s Nest was replaced with the bookstore. Many students were upset when this move took place, and will hold fond memories of meeting friends in-between classes and listening to the campus radio station. The bookstore now has more space for clothing, books, food, and even coffee. The Owl ' s Nest was combined with the Dining Center and a lounge area was added with a big screen televi- sion. This change began in the F ' all of 1997. All the mo ' ing was completed bv the Fall 1998 semester. What seems like a long time ago, as freshman, the campus radio station, WRTF received a one mile transmission radius and could be broadcasted into the dorms. Because the Owl ' s Nest was no longer there for the radio station to be heard, in the Spring 1999 semester, WRTF was broad cast into the Red Barn Gym, the Dinning Center, and the game room. Some of the changes may have left the stu- dents a little di v, but were well worth it. The cart mo ed from Oixon Hall to Hriglit Hall and back lo l )i on Hall. The food cart tliat was mo ed into Bright Hall after the Owl ' s Nest was nuned went from the food cart of Dixon Hall after the bookstore moved into place in Bright Hall and sold snacks and coffee. The food cart sold snacks and drinks for students not able to get across campus to the dining center. 10

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ii anltiim DAY IN... By Kristin Boyd How did vou spend vour davs at Temple University? Students attended class during the day, or at least that ' s what thev were supposed to be doing. WhL n thev weren ' t in class, thev were often studying or writing papers so that when night fell, they would be ready for action. You could find some students in the study lounges with friends or in the library trying to attain that almighty 4.0. Other students went home after class to watch Jerry Springer, music videos, and, of course, the davtime soaps. We all know there are 24 hours in each day. The question is, how did vou use thcm Diti you spend eight of them sleeping, or mavbe fifteen? Did you spend four hours studying, or only one? When the sunlight snuck through the windows of the residence halls at Temple, students woke up (most of the time) to another fun-filled day of classes. In the morning. Temple ' s cam- pus was swarming with students. During the morning, I just go to class and pray for my classes to be over c uickly...yery quickly, said junior Jimathon VVeis. Another student said, 1 go to class and study in the morning so I can chill at night. 1 ha e Intellectual Heritage in the morning, said David Butler, it ' s too much information too early in the morning. Contrar) ' to popul ar bcliet, most students said they enjoyed spending time in their rooms with friends or by themselves. Many pet ple needed a little quiet time after dealing with the stress in their days. After class, 1 really need some downtime tor myself, said Jessica Gonzalez. During my time, I turn my radio up really, really loud to relieve my stress, remarked Beth Kelly. Other popular davtime acti ' ities at Temple included relaxing in SAC, going to the g ni, or utilizing the com- puter labs. It was not uncommon to catch many people I 12