Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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A rave-like frenzy ALEX KELLER Wild - one of the craziest nights of my life. freshman Dylan Hollister said. Dayglow Blu Tour, Beats. Love. Unity, came to the Liacouras Center on September 15 and 16. Despite having two tour dates at Temple, they had no problem selling out the event. Sidney Samson headlined the first night along with DJ Yan and David Solano. Laid-back Luke headlined the second night, and both were spinning electronic, dubstep and techno music that had the crowd pumped and dancing the entire night. I don't really listen to that kind of music, but I think that it was right for the type of event Dayglow is,” Hollister said. Although the music definitely sets the mood, Dayglow would not be complete without the dancers in crazy outfits, aerialists defying gravity and professional stilt walkers. The performers only added to the experience of Dayglow. Of course, you cannot forget about the gallons of paint that was spewed across the audience and all over the Liacouras Center. The doors opened at 8 p.m., but throngs of students from all over Philadelphia and other parts of the east coast started lining up outside the doors of the Liacouras center as early as 6:30 p.m. The line of people surged with energy, everyone standing anx- iously in their white attire. In that line was freshman Tracy Ludwigson, who wore a neon blue sports bra with a ripped up white tee shirt and white shorts. “You don’t want to be in the front, she said. The Temple student explained that the closer you were to the stage the more drenched you would end up. She tried to stay more towards the middle where the paint was not so extreme. Lucky for Ludwigson, the paint washed out of all of her clothes. While the clean-up process may have been as simple as a shower and washing her clothes, the process was not so easy for the event staff working at the Liacouras Center. Thankfully my job was working the door so I did not have to worry much about clean up, sophomore Jessica Mercante said about her first day on the job at the Liacouras center. Mer-cante’s duties were to collect tickets, check bags and make sure that everything went as smoothly and quickly as possible. “I saw the aftermath of Day- glow and it was out of control. Paint was everywhere,” she said. “My friend was part of the clean-up crew and I felt really bad for her because it must have taken forever. Workers at the Liacouras Cen ter had laid down carpet prior to the event so that the paint would not damage the floor and stage. Despite their efforts they still had a pretty large clean up on their hands after everything was accounted for. A lot of hard work and time went into putting together this incredible event. Although those who went all seem to have their own Dayglow experience, almost everyone can agree on one thing; it was definitely worth it. As Hollister describes it, It was better than anything I expected. I want to go again.”

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Temple takes you TUrDoor BECKY KERNER You’ve just spent six hours studying • albeit unsuccessfully • at The TECH Center, exhausting all possible Facebook creeping and Starbucks sipping options. Unfortunately it’s 3 a.m. and in your partially-comatose state, you're forced to venture outside and begin your journey home. You start toward the old Berks Mall but once at 12th and Berks, you realize you’ve landed at the shuttle hub. Walking through the silence of the city at night can be beautiful, but a friend was recently held at gunpoint and you’re rightfully nervous to make the trek alone. Conveniently, Temple has helped mend this problem. In the mid-1980s, Temple was largely a commuter school. I can tell you, in the evenings past five or six o’clock, especially on a Friday, it would be a ghost town...it was a whole different world, it really was, said Charles Leone, deputy director of Campus Safety Services. To address the issue of security at that time, CSS started escorting students to their cars or residence halls by foot. Every semester, CSS and Temple Student Government hold a meeting to discuss the workings of the shuttle services, covering topics like driver responsibility, student expectations and problems that have arisen in the past. CSS and TSG have worked together for nearly 12 years in an effort to evolve the transportation system, Leone explained. Around 1999, the groups decided a new system was needed. TSG would gather upperclassmen student workers to drive shuttles provided by Facility Management and ultimately organized by CSS. This arrangement eventually met its demise too, as the student workers became unreliable and complaints about their friendliness towards patrons rose. Finally, in 2005, Owl Loop was created as a collaborative effort between Facilities Management and CSS. The free shuttle runs in a circuit throughout Main Campus every day from 5:30 p.m. - 6 a.m., stopping at all residence halls and major places of interest. Drivers have also been instructed to stop for students flagging them down if a valid Temple ID is shown. We finally said, ‘we need to sit down and look at all these resources’...we put it all together and came up with the Owl Loop, which was the start of it all, Leone said. As students migrated further into the community, the team started realizing students needed another option. “We were watching students walking [off campus] late at night and we knew we had to come up with something else.” Leone expressed. So, as the Temple community continued to grow and the number of students living off-campus exploded, the TUrDoor service was born in 2008. Although this three-bus system runs on the same schedule as the Owl Loop, it has a much more expansive jurisdiction; It will take students anywhere between 5th and 20th streets and Girard and Cumberland streets. It saves me the trouble of walking, said Jae Lee. junior kinesiology major who rides about three times weekly. Where I live is kind of dangerous so [the shuttle] provides protection. I get to stay later and longer at the library.” “They have a ton of ridership...it just keeps going up every year, Leone said. The ridership is monitored each and if demand requires more vans, they will look into more resources, he added. Last year the overnight service averaged about 2.500 rides per week, with TUrDoor comprising about 75 percent of that total, said Mark Gottlieb, superintendent of Service Operations in Facilities Management. The numbers are gathered via driver counts as students board the buses. To help minimize wait time, Computer Services and Facilities Management joined forces and this fall released a tracking system for Owl Loop. A GPS device was installed in the bus and allows students to track where the bus is and what time it will arrive at a given stop from either a computer or cell phone. This feature came as a result of a student survey administered at The TECH Center. “It was actually student demand, we didn't even think about it...people kept asking for it, student government had asked about it at one point.” Jerry Hinkle, executive director of computer services, said. The shuttle tends to have the most ridership Sundays, Mondays and during midterms, according to Oliver. Very few students use the system Friday nights. Though Facilities Management and Philly Transportation, LLC make Temple’s shuttle system go round, CSS stays involved for the safety of students. [The Temple Police] are here 24 hours, so if there’s any issue with the van overnight, we’re usually the first to know...and since it is a safety feature, we always want to stay involved with that and make sure it’s always paramount and that the system is running the way we want it to run so people are safe when they’re out there,” Leone said.

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rv S CAMPUS recreation 0 1 o The IBC and TUF stand for Independent Blue Cross and Temple University Fitness, respectively. These two fitness centers on Main Campus maintain a wide variety of exercise regimes free of charge for Temple students. TUF, located at 1600 N. Broad St., contains more cardiovascular workout machines than the IBC, making it a huge attraction to students who enjoy running on treadmills or cycling. Although the IBC, located on the corner of 15th and Cecil B. Moore Avenue, holds zumba, yoga, and pi-lates classes, most athletes work out there because of the opportunities to lift weights, work on abs and to bench press. Campus Recreation employs college students, like junior finance major Brian Doria. Doria enjoys working at both of the gyms and even has been CPR AD certified. Freshman kinesiology major Jackie Pedersen loves going to the RVm fromU? h a 0WS her a Positive bmak tUdym8‘ “Sometimes I have so ™c.hh er erZy bui|t up in me through-out the day that it's a great way to relieve it all at the gym.” Pedersen said. I love playing racquetball, running in the indoor track when it’s cold out and outdoor track when it’s nice,” Pedersen added. Exercising helps motivate students physically and mentally, and aids to keep students focused on academics. “The IBC is open until midnight on Thursdays, so I usually go there instead of participating in ‘Thirsty Thursdays,' Pedersen said. Senior accounting major Joby George, although very busy, finds time in his tight schedule to go to the gym often. “If I don’t go to the gym. I feel lazy because I’m not doing any physical activity. It helps me focus better on school too because I usually follow a routine; gym and then study, George said. I find myself eating healthier too, he added. Doria, Pedersen and George agree that exercising enables a focused mind on one’s academics. Everyone needs a break from studying or to relieve some stress sometimes and working out seems to be the best way. Staying fit on campus