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September 2015

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Around Campus [09.08.15]

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PING PONG AT THE BELL TOWER

Student Center Operations will host games of ping pong at the Bell Tower today from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

According to events.temple.edu, students can stop by the Bell Tower in between classes to play some ping pong, learn about the activities at the Student Center’s Game Room and Cinema and “score some free swag!”

– Michaela Winberg

LAND THE JOB WORKSHOP

Randi Levitt, career coach at Temple’s Career Center, will hold a workshop tomorrow to help students develop their leadership skills. Students with leadership experience who are unsure of how to translate it into internships and employment are encouraged to join Levitt, who will focus on turning experiences into clear, result-focused bullet points.

The workshop will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in room 223 in the Howard Gittis Student Center. It is open to all undergraduate and graduate students.

– Olivia Zarzycki

CHIPOTLE CAREER DAY

Chipotle Mexican Grill will host its first ever National Career Day on Wednesday. From 8 to 11 a.m., every Chipotle in the United States will host about 60 group and individual interviews for potential employees. The restaurant plans to hire at least 4,000 new employees.

To register for an interview at the Temple location, applicants can visit nationalcareerday.com.

– Michaela Winberg

“TED 2” SCREENING

As a continuation of The Film Series at The Reel, “Ted 2” will be shown Thursday through Sunday at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. The Reel is a student-run movie theater located in the Lower Level of the Student Center South, and it shows movies two weekends per month during the semester.

The Box Office will sell tickets for $2 with an Owl Card and $4 for others. Students can stop by the Box Office to purchase tickets Wednesday through Friday from noon until 6 p.m.

Michaela Winberg

FLAG T-SHIRT RAFFLE

To honor the United States Military, Police, Fire and Emergency Services as part of a Sept. 11 memorial, Campus Recreation will host a flag T-shirt raffle all day on Friday. The event will occur in Suite 303 of Pearson Hall, and all students and faculty with Rec Center access are welcome to attend.

– Michaela Winberg

WORLD MUSIC PERFORMANCE

On Friday at 5 p.m., Rogerio Souza and Edinho Gerber, Brazilian guitarists, will hold a performance and conduct a lecture at Temple’s Rock Hall Auditorium. This event is open to all students, and will also satisfy the World Music requirement for Boyer undergraduate students.

– Olivia Zarzycki

D.C. INTERNSHIP INFO SESSION

On Monday, a guest from Temple’s partner in D.C., the Washington Center, will be speaking at an information session for anyone interested in the semester-long internships in Washington, D.C and Harrisburg by Temple’s Institute for Public Affairs.

The session will take place from to 2 to 4 p.m. in room 821 in Anderson Hall. These internships are open to Temple students of all majors and colleges in a wide range of positions in the public and private sector.

– Olivia Zarzycki

Tuesday

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April 2015

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Wright State University professor to speak

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Dr. Jonathan Winkler will present the final Center for the Study of Force & Diplomacy colloquium of the semester on Thursday from 3:30-5 p.m. Winkler’s discussion, “The Historical Roots of the Snowden Revelations,” will describe the steady development of the global communications grid.

Winkler believes the “grid” is overlooked and essential to understanding the recent revelations about the NSA’s monitoring of global communications. Winkler is an associate professor of history at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. The colloquium will take place on the ninth floor of Gladfelter Hall.

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April 2015

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Office of Scholar Development to host event

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The Office of Scholar Development and Fellowships Advising is hosting “Scholarships and Fellowships 101: Strategies for Finding and Winning Funding,” tomorrow from 4-5 p.m. in Suite 201 of the Tuttleman Learning Center.

This session will help students and alumni find competitive opportunities and scholarships. Both undergraduate and graduate students are welcome.

 

Tuesday

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April 2015

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Earth Day fun run to be held Wednesday

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The College of Engineering and Temple’s chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering are sponsoring the 2015 Earth Day Fun Run tomorrow at noon.

The run will begin at the intersection of 13th Street and Polett Walk. Runners will receive a free T-shirt for participation. While this is a free event, registration is required at engineering.temple.edu. The run is open to all students, faculty, staff and alumni.

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April 2015

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Alumnus to perform show

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Temple alumnus Danny Alotta will perform his one-man show, “Joy Juice: A Young Man’s Story About Chemo, Cancer & Good Fortune,” tonight in the Great Court of Mitten Hall.

Alotta’s tale follows a young man who gets diagnosed with cancer during his senior year of high school. Alotta has previously established the Joy Juice Foundation, which provides fashion makeovers for teens with cancer. A reception for the show will be held from 5-6 p.m., and the performance and book signing will take place from 6-8:30 p.m.

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April 2015

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North Central Victims Services to host table

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The North Central Victims Services will host an information table, called “Help Bring a Voice to Victims’ Rights,”  through April 23 from 1-4 p.m. in the Student Center atrium.

The participants will distribute information about victims’ rights and services, encourage attendees to sign up for newsletters and win prizes.

Temple’s student-run radio station, WHIP, will host a discussion with North Central Victims Services and Women Organized Against Rape Tuesday and Wednesday from 9-10 a.m. The events are part of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, sponsored by the Department of Criminal Justice undergraduates. Both events are free and open to all.

 

Tuesday

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April 2015

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Campus Safety Services to host food drive

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Campus Safety Services is hosting a canned food and non-perishable goods drive in support of the AMOS Recreation Center New Community Food Bank located at the intersection of 16th and Berks streets. Examples of possible donations include peanut butter, jelly, breakfast cereal, hot cereal or macaroni and cheese.

Locations for drops off include 1101 W. Montgomery Ave., Temple Towers, Morgan Hall, 1300 Residence Hall, 1940 Residence Hall, Peabody Hall, Johnson and Hardwick Halls, White Hall, the Student Center, Tuttleman Learning Center, the Community Education Center and the police headquarters on 1801 N. 11th St.

The drive will run until April 24. No registration is required.

 

Tuesday

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April 2015

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Campus Recreation to lead dance event

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Group fitness leaders from Campus Recreation will lead a “Dance ‘Til You Drop” event on Thursday night from 7-10 p.m. in the Erny Outdoor Court in the Independence Blue Cross Student Recreation Center.

The event will include three hours of Zumba and hip-hop sessions. Signups for the event will occur at the IBC on Thursday. This event is free and open to all.

Tuesday

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April 2015

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Bike temple to host bike ride

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Bike Temple will host a bike ride to the new Pier 53 park on the Delaware Waterfront on Saturday morning.

The purpose of the ride is to enjoy the views and educate riders about the location’s unique history regarding Philadelphia’s immigrant population. Riders will depart at 10:15 a.m. from the Bell Tower. No registration is required, but attendees must bring their own bikes and helmets. This event is free and open to all.

 

Tuesday

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April 2015

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Lovelovinglove, Inc. to speak at the Red Dish Cafe

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LoveLovingLove, Inc. is developing an Earthship in West Philadelphia. The vacant lot at 675 N. 41st St. will host a house built completely from recycled materials that generates its own electricity from renewable energy sources, runs its own water collected from cisterns on the roof and filters to pump through the building, grows its own food sources, stabilizes its internal climate by thermal mass and manages its own sewage to use for food production with toilets flushed by undrinkable used water collected from the building’s showers and sinks. LoveLovingLove, Inc. is trying to heal impoverished communities with holistic health education. Members will be speaking about this project on Thursday from 7-8 p.m. at the Rad Dish Café in Ritter Hall as part of Spring 2015 Campus Sustainability Week.