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February 2014

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Tyler professor concludes art display at Tiger Strikes Asteroid gallery

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This weekend marks the end of visual studies and foundations assistant professor Nichola Kinch’s exhibit at the Tiger Strikes Asteroid art gallery.

Her piece, entitled Down the Drain, opened on Feb. 7, as part of her larger body of work, Lithophane Electrotachyscope, but will end this Sunday.

Kinch’s exhibit is also accompanied by a film, which was funded in part by grants from the university.

The piece is centered around an essay written by Matthew Borgen, a professor at Arcadia University. It describes in great detail the environment of Kinch’s bathroom.

Different parts of the exhibit were created to reflect the images he encountered and specifically reflect the movement of water going down the shower drain.

The TSA, located in Suite 2H, at 319A N. 11 St., in the city, is open Saturdays and Sundays from 2-6 p.m., and there is no fee to enter the gallery.

 

Thursday

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February 2014

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The Vagina Monologues on Main Campus

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The annual Vagina Monologues performances will run this weekend starting

Thursday, Feb. 6 in the Underground at the Student Center, starting at 8:00pm. The

Wellness Resource Center is sponsoring the event, going along with the theme of

awareness women’s health issues. Tickets are $6 and will be sold Thursday,

February 6 in the Student Center Artium from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Cash or Diamond

Dollars are accepted.

The Vagina Monologues are a national event inspired by Eve Ensler’s interviews

with women from various cultures and backgrounds. Traditionally performed on

or around Valentine’s Day, the monologues are performed to spread awareness and

knowledge about many different types of Women’s issues. The proceeds of the show

are donated to V-day, a global movement that aims to end violence against women,

and other local women’s charities.

Tuesday

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February 2014

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Tyler Ph.D. candidates present research

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In preparation for their upcoming research presentations, Tyler students Laura Igoe, Heather Castro and Amy Gillette will present their research in front of the Temple community this Wednesday, Feb. 5.

Igoe, Castro and Gillette, all Art History Ph.D. candidates, are scheduled to give presentations of their research at upcoming conferences across the country, but will give special readings of their papers beginning at 4 p.m. in room B-081 of the Tyler School of Art.

Castro, who will be presenting at the 2014 Far West Popular Culture Association Conference in Las Vegas, NV from Feb. 21-23, will give her discussion entitled “28 Hours Later: Influences of Hoof and Mouth Disease in 28 Days Later.”

Both Gillette, whose paper focuses on the depiction of musical angels in Monastic art, and Igoe, who will discuss her paper on Benjamin Latrobe’s Philadelphia Waterworks, will be speaking at the College Art Association’s Annual Conference in Chicago from Feb. 12-15.

The speeches on Main Campus taking place on Feb. 5 are free and open to the public.

Thursday

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January 2014

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Sixty Vocab to visit Main Campus

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On Friday, Jan. 31, co-founder of Philadelphia-based company Sixty Vocab Kim Ramirez  will meet with Temple’s head of the foreign language department, Louis Mangione. Kara Gualrapp of Sixty Vocab will join in the meeting.

Sixty Vocab provides online foreign language learning for those learning English as a second language. Its name is derived from the notion that after learning 2,000 words, a speaker will know 60 percent of a language. The company uses computer game-like activities to help English learners grasp conversational vocab.

Those who use Sixty Vocab must guess what a word is in seven seconds after seeing, hearing and typing the word. After the guess correctly, they will see the word less. This memorization principle is the basis of Sixty Vocab’s instruction.

Ramirez and Mangione will discuss Sixty Vocab’s Instructor Dashboard program. The program is intended to help professors be aware of student progress and knowledge in and outside of the classroom.

Thursday

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January 2014

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New owner for Burger and Cheese Busz

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The Burger and Cheese Busz, has recently begun a total overhaul that started with the business being sold by its previous owner, Juno Park. Peter Shin, the truck’s new owner, plans on making some major changes within the next few months, but doesn’t anticipate that the food will change.

“We’re going to be getting a new truck soon- it’s going to have a whole new design with some crazy graphics,” Shin said. “But we won’t be changing the menu because everything on it sells so well.”

The Burger and Cheese Busz, located on Norris Street near the Tyler School of Art, has been on campus since March 2011 and quickly became a campus staple due to its vast selection of specialty burgers and grilled cheese sandwiches.

Thursday

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December 2013

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Therapy Dogs International visited Paley Library this week to provide students with stress relief.

Therapy Dogs International visited Paley Library this week to provide students with stress relief.

Friday

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December 2013

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Basketball without borders

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Members of the men’s basketball team recently shared their love of the game with international students.

An informational session included basic drills lead by players, taught the Temple sporting song and basic cheers for students to use when they attend games this season.

“I think it was a great opportunity for the players and international students to come together,” Senior Associate Athletic Director for Communications Larry Dougherty said. “The players taught the students the chant. I hope to see more international students at games cheering on the team.”

Head coach of the men’s basketball team Fran Dunphy held an hour-long seminar for several international students this past month. The informational session was lead by a few of the men’s basketball players, who provided instruction about the fundamentals of basketball.

The session was intended to help international students who are unfamiliar with the sport gain an interest. This effort, Dunphy said, aimed to diversify the spectator attendance to include students from different cultural backgrounds.

“I was approached by the international office to run this program, similar to what the football team did,” Dunphy said. “In the class, we talked about basketball in the United States, [and as] an international sport. The players interacted with the international students, showing them everyday drills.”

Fourth year urban studies Ph.D student Fanny Tremblayraci said she “got a kick” out of the seminar, because it brought back memories from her own experience playing basketball. She grew up in Quebec and studied abroad in Taiwan during her undergraduate studies, during which she participated in the sport.

“I really enjoyed the session with Coach Dunphy, the coaching staff and the players,” Tremblayraci said. “I was happily surprised when I saw that we would be doing drills and I really loved it.”

Team members said they enjoyed the seminar as well. Small forward position Nicholas Pendergast helped instruct international students.

“It was really fun,” Pendergast said. “When I was coaching them, the whole group seemed really into it and ready to learn. I would do something like [the seminar] again, because I love teaching people that want to learn more about the game.”

Wednesday

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November 2013

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Finals week will include therapy dogs

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During this semester’s finals week, Therapy Dogs International will be coming to Paley Library, where students can cuddle up with dogs as a stress reliever.

The canine friends will be available for visits on Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Dec. 10 from 2 to 5 p.m. and Dec. 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Room 0021 of Paley Library. There will be three or four dogs at each of the sessions, accompanied by their owners and handlers. Faculty, staff, students and guests are all welcome to participate. Students will not be required to fill out any documentation as the Office of Risk Management has already signed off on the event.

“Think of your typical final day – you might have two or three [finals] back-to-back,” Kathy Lehman, supervisor at the Paley Library Circulation Desk and Reserve, said. “Imagine taking a break between two of them and just rolling on the floor with a big fluffy dog and  feeling sort of happy and relaxed and positive. I think it probably generates a lot of positive feeling and makes people think about, their families and their pets and going home.”

Lehman, an event organizer, was inspired to bring Therapy International Dogs to Temple’s campus after her neighbor, an undergraduate engineering senior, told her about the company. After doing research about the past events the company has held, Lehman decided to give it a try.

She believes it is a fail-safe solution for high stress levels during finals week.

“Saint Joseph’s and Drexel University have both done this before and are continuing to do it and I think that’s what will happen here,” Lehman said. “The idea will be people can just come in and play with the dogs or cuddle with the dogs, whatever they want to.”

This event marks Temple’s first year working with the Therapy Dogs International. If it is popular enough among students, the university plans to continue it annually during finals.

“People are really happy to go to these events and take their dogs to these events,” Lehman said. “I would imagine it’s pretty fantastic to take your dog to a children’s hospital or a library and just make people happy. I think it will be really popular and I think we’ll end up doing it every semester – that’s my hope.”

 

Tuesday

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November 2013

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Designing for career opportunities

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This Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 5 – 6:30 p.m., members of the Tyler architecture community are invited to partake in “Design Your Future: Creating Value In Your Career.”

The event will take place in the Tyler Architecture Gallery, Room 104. Students in attendance will receive one point toward their AIA learning unit.

This seminar will help architecture students better understand the licensing processes, provide tips for transferring skills into the workplace, update students on changes to the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards programs and explain how to get through the internship process with ease.

It also seeks to education students on the importance of the value of the NCARB certificate.

Speakers will include Jared Zern, professional architect and instructor of architectural technology,and members of both the American Institute of Architects and the NCARB. After the presentation there will be a Q-and-A session.

Tuesday

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November 2013

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Greeks get in the giving spirit with Rubye’s Kids holiday party

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Temple Greek Life gathered this week to help others get in the holiday spirit.

With the Temple University Greek Association’s assistance, the brothers of Alpha Tau Omega and Alpha Kappa Lambda and the sisters of Delta Zeta will donate their time to Rubye’s Kids, an organization dedicated to providing a variety of enriching experiences for needy children in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

The Greeks will volunteer at the organization’s Dec. 14 Holiday Party, held at Girard College.

The Holiday Party will serve 500 children either living in poverty, homeless shelters or transitioning out of shelter life.

Participating members of Greek Life will help set out, host the event and interact with the children who attend.

Rubye’s Kids provides school supplies for inner city elementary school children, computers for learning centers, books and furniture at homeless shelters along with donating gifts to families transitioning out of shelters. The organization also hosts birthday parties for children living in shelters.

 

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