Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Left: Students in Dr. Jay Lockenour’s War and Peace class present their propaganda group project to the class. This GenEd course explores total war. weapons of mass destruction, and genocide. Students learn how ancient ideology, medieval technology, modern propaganda, and more have changed how humans wage war and make peace. This class revolves around how leaders, armies, and the strategies they pursue are rooted in their social and political context. - Lara Strayer Patrice Heller talks to students on issues surrounding human sexuality. This GenEd course addresses the dynamic complexity of human sexuality while exploring the physical, psychological, relational, and cultural aspects of sexuality. The goal of this course is to broaden students perspective of human sexuality, and deepen and awareness of their own sexuality and the many influences on this essential part of life. By talking about such a taboo topic, Professor Heller thinks this will lead to a more personal connection to her students, which is what she believes is the most important part of her teaching. . i ara Strayer Above: A student examines a mechanical heart valve in Dr. Mohammad Kiani, Dr. George R Baran and Dr Solomon Praveen Samuel's class. The Bionic Human. This class asks the questions: can we replace our worn-out body parts with space-age materials? Will the day come when an injured athlete buys a tendon for the next big game? Why do older adults spend so much time at the doctor? This GenEd course explores bio-engineered technologies for age-, disease-, sports-, and accident-related injuries. Students learn why weight bearing exercise strengthens bones, the difference between MRI, CAT scan, and X-Ray and what employees at the Food and Drug Administration do. - Lara Strayer 23

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In The Classroom... This year, Temple changed the old core curriculum to a new GenEd program. This program is required in order to complete graduation requirements. These classes are divided into subjects such as the Arts, Human Behavior, Science and Technology, Race and Diversity, and English. Many GenEd courses go beyond the classroom and explore Philadelphia by taking trips to museums and attending theater performances. Left: A new and interesting class: The Chemistry of Wine. This class, taught by Dr. David Dalton and Dr. Robert Levis, explores the scientific aspect of wine and wine making. The class uses many experiments, such as a demonstration that shows the effects of alcohol poisoning on the human body, to show students the many components of alcohol consumption. In one experiment. TA Mike Rheam used Tootsie Rolls as an example of alcohol and its affect on the liver. Below: Students Edward Lennox. Cimone Berman, Marlee Berman, and Noelle Stratton are enzymes trying to breakdown the alcohol (Tootsie Rolls) in the liver as fast as they can. • Christina Desanto Left: A group of students, or a production Professor Timo Saari called it, present their product created specifically for the future of television. This class asks the questions: what kind of programming will students see in the next two years? What role will blogs, vlogs. podcasts, YouTube and other social networks have in transforming television into a medium where consumers drive content? For the past two semesters, the course was taught as Introduction to Production as part of the Broadcast Telecommunication and Mass Media program (BTMM). Now as a GenEd course, the class will allow students from various majors to work together while still studying the idea that television is not going away but how. where and when humans interact with it is changing. . Lara strayer

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Study Time... STUDY BUDDIES Badar Nawaz, Debbra Truong, and Long Jiang hook up their laptops to get some work done in the Tech Center. RESOURCES GALORE With over three million volumes in the Samuel Paley library, students have endless resources at their fingertips for research, studying, and enjoyment. SCAVENGER HUNT A student searches shelves in the Paley in hope of finding the 24 Photographs by Tracy Galloway