Oct 21
This summer, 38 youth from The Attic Youth Center’s PYN Service Learning Program worked together to make an online toolkit that represents student voices on the issues of homophobia, safety, and celebrating diversity. These dynamic groups of students “represent gay, straight, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual 9th to 12th graders, and a rainbow of race and …
Jul 01
Not far from a bustling street and directly across from a heavily populated neighborhood sits a community beautifully decorated with sculptures and murals by The Village of Arts and Humanities. Deep within their North Philadelphia community, students of the Spells Writing Lab prepare for a daily routine of writing, reading, and other engaging activities. “I …
Jun 03
A 23 year-old man is dead after he was shot on the 2200 block of North Gratz Street Wednesday, May 30, according to police. Police said officers were responding to a report of a person with a gun when they found Malik Harvin of North Philadelphia lying inside the entry of a property on the …
Mar 16
Students, faculty, and staff gathered at 17th and Spring Gardens, the location of the Community College of Philadelphia, to voice their concerns of an impending strike between the college’s professors and the school that was scheduled to take place this week. As of March 12, professors and union members have decided not to strike, but …
Feb 23
Aimed at providing a means of communication for student organizations, SwoopTEXT went live on Main Campus in Fall 2011. Since its inception at Temple, student organizations have found success in utilizing the program to connect with members. The idea for SwoopText was pitched to a professor at Princeton University who liked the idea and ran …
Feb 22
In September 2011, management at the TECH Center Starbucks began enforcing a policy prohibiting the tipping of baristas, due to policies put in place by Sodexo, Temple’s food-service provider that licenses the store. But one student insisted his tip be accepted, sparking his own exploration into Sodexo’s contract with students. “I had stapled a dollar …
Feb 19
An interview with Inquirer reporter Vernon Clark concerning the newspaper’s recent sale.
Feb 15
An immense collection of books fills the shelves of Tree House Books. From Best American Essays by Annie Dillard to Sula by Toni Morrison to a shelf dedicated to children’s author Lemony Snicket. Tree House Books, a nonprofit organization in North Philadelphia, works to “grow and sustain a community of readers, writers, and thinkers” through …
Jan 24
Philadelphia CeaseFire, based at the medical school’s Center for Bioethics, Urban Health and Policy, seeks to reduce the number of shootings and killings in the 22nd district of North Philadelphia. Ceasefire, which has been in operation for six months, is a structured and disciplined violence intervention program, developed in Chicago and based on the premise …
