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07/02/2025

As more than 9,000 members of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees District Council 33 strike following the expiration of their contract with the city, the university is advising students on how to manage waste around campus during the strike through a statement to the community Wednesday.

Vice President for Student Affairs Jodi Bailey Accavallo advised students to avoid putting their waste on the curb, instead directing them towards city drop-off centers that will remain functional during the strike.

Continuing to place trash on the curb may violate Temple’s Good Neighbor Initiative, Bailey Accavallo said. The Good Neighbor Initiative is a program designed by the Office of Student Affairs to encourage a healthy connection between students living off campus and the residents of the surrounding North-Central neighborhood of Philadelphia. Disruptive behavior, like excessive trash, and failure to comply with the Good Neighborhood Initiative can result in disciplinary investigations and charges.

Temple is developing a plan to implement if the strike continues into next week, Bailey Accavallo added.

07/02/2025

As Lina Richardson prepared for her dog Laila’s birthday, she wracked her mind for a way to make the occasion special. After carefully searching for the perfect ingredients, she baked her a cupcake. This moment inspired Richardson to start her own business baking pet treats.

“It just became something that I became more and more passionate about,” said Richardson, a 2017 College of Education and Human Development alumna. ”One, because I can control what ingredients I can give her, and two, because I could make something tasty and wholesome.”

Richardson began her pet company Two Cats + A Dog Co. in Philadelphia out of her kitchen in 2023. The business makes healthy, homemade treats for pets – like blueberry cobbler biscuits and sweet potato chews – and has turned the page to a new chapter for Richardson.

Before founding Two Cats + A Dog Co., Richardson's life revolved around education for nearly two decades. She spent six years at Temple rigorously working in pursuit of her Ph.D. to become a teacher. She has remained in the field ever since, working as an educator in spaces ranging from elementary schools to college lecture halls.

Richardson continues to work as a kindergarten through eighth grade emotional support teacher at Henry C. Lea Elementary School in Philadelphia as she pursues her passion for baking pet treats, with her non-traditional career path giving her a fresh perspective on business ownership.

“Educators already have to utilize so many skills,” Richardson said. “Some of those include people skills, interpersonal skills and marketing skills. You have to sell yourself to students. I know that it has helped my business, because having been a twenty plus year educator, I’ve had twenty plus years to build my confidence enough to put myself out there like this.”

06/27/2025

Former BC Enisey forward Anastasia Bulanova committed to Temple, the team announced Friday afternoon. At 6-foot, 1-inch, Bulanova gives Temple’s frontcourt a body as she joins an emerging forward core consisting of Jaleesa Molina, Felicia Jacobs and Jacksonville transfer Saniyah Craig.

Bulanova played three seasons with BC Enisey, a team in Russia’s Major League. She led her squad to a title in the 2022-23 season while averaging 16.8 points and 12.1 rebounds per contest. She won Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive season in the 2023-24 campaign, averaging 20.3 points and 11.2 rebounds per game.

Bulanova becomes the fifth addition and second true freshman to join head coach Diane Richardson’s squad this offseason. The Owls’ roster now has 13 players, and the team will most likely not make any other roster additions.

06/11/2025

Former College of Charleston guard AJ Smith committed to Temple, The Athletic reported Wednesday afternoon. Smith is the eighth player who commits to the Owls from the transfer portal.

Smith averaged 11.5 points per game on 43% shooting from the field for the Cougars. He started in 22 of Charleston's 30 games and scored at least 20 points four times. Smith also brings a rebounding capability to the Owls as he is 6-foot-5 and averaged three rebounds per game last season.

The Owls' backcourt was depleted by departures at the beginning of the offseason but head coach Adam Fisher has since revamped it. Smith is the sixth guard to join Temple from the transfer portal and will be another capable scorer for Fisher to utilize. Temple’s roster has 13 scholarship players for the upcoming season after Smith’s addition.

06/07/2025

The landmark House v. NCAA settlement case was officially passed by California judge Claudia Wilken Friday night. The settlement enables institutions to officially pay athletes through revenue sharing for the first time starting July 1, bringing a new dawn to college athletics.

Schools couldn’t directly pay student-athletes since the inception of Name, Image and Likeness in July 2021. Most NIL that athletes received throughout the last four years came through money raised by collectives or donors. The settlement is set to pay back damages amounting to nearly $2.8 billion during the next decade to former collegiate athletes who competed from 2016-2024.

Temple officially opted into the settlement on Feb. 28, 2025 and Athletic Director Arthur Johnson announced on March 24 that it was going to move its NIL fundraising efforts in-house through the Competitive Excellence Fund. Johnson also announced that The TUFF Fund, Temple’s main NIL collective since 2022, would sunset its fundraising efforts on April 7 in conjunction with the new fund.

Under the new revenue-sharing model, schools will have a cap of about $20.5 million to distribute among their sports. The template that many schools are expected to follow is 75-85% for football, 10-15% for men’s basketball and 10-15% for all other sports.

06/04/2025

Assistant coach Chris Clark and chief of staff Lynn Greer are departing head coach Adam Fisher’s staff, OwlScoop.com reported Wednesday morning.

Clark is set to become the head coach and assistant athletic director at his high school alma mater, St. Joe’s Prep High School. The reason for Greer’s departure and his next destination are not known.

Clark spent the last nine seasons at Temple as an assistant coach after he was initially hired by Fran Dunphy in 2016. During his time with the Owls, he became one of their most influential recruiters. Greer spent just two seasons as the chief of staff after being hired in 2023. Clark and Greer both played at Temple, with Greer playing from 1997-2002 and Clark from 2004-08.

Fisher will now focus on finding replacements as his coaching staff is down to assistant coach Bobby Jordan and associate head coach Michael Huger. Director of Player Development Khalif Wyatt is the only former Temple player on Fisher’s staff following the departures.
https://temple-news.com/two-staff-members-depart-temple/

06/03/2025

Temple Men’s Basketball announced the signing of former University of Illinois Chicago guard Jordan Mason Tuesday evening. Mason joins the Owls with one year of eligibility remaining after one season at UIC and two seasons at Texas State.

Mason averaged 30.1 minutes per game with the Flames and contributed 9.6 points on 41% shooting from the field. He will provide Temple with someone who can dish out the ball, as he averaged 3.3 assists per game last season and ended the year leading his team in the category with 98.

The guard has contributed all around during his career and is coming off a season where he averaged 1.2 steals and 3.4 rebounds per contest. Mason is the fifth guard to be added to the Owls’ roster this offseason.

05/30/2025

A man connected to a case of burglaries in New Castle County, Delaware was convicted April 1 after a joint investigation between New Castle County and Temple University Police Departments used AI security technology to identify the license plate of his vehicle, TUPD announced Friday.

A vehicle connected to the burglaries was suspected to be within TUPD jurisdiction. The department cooperated with the investigation and located the vehicle along Diamond Street, which led to Robinson’s arrest and subsequent extradition to Delaware.

License plate reader technology utilizes artificial intelligence software on security cameras to read license plates of cars connected to investigations. TUPD uses LPRs for campus safety measures and responses, alongside “Zero Eyes,” a similar technological partnership that uses AI for detecting fi****ms on campus security cameras.

“The joint efforts between the New Castle County Division of Police and the Temple University Police Department led to a successful outcome,” a spokesperson for TUPD wrote in a statement May 30.

05/29/2025

Stop Animal Exploitation Now!, an animal rights advocacy group, filed an administrative complaint against Temple following reports of animal mistreatment in university research facilities.

Temple filed several noncompliance reports to the National Institute of Health’s Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare on March 12. The reports detail four instances of failure to maintain appropriate records and the mistreatment of animal-subjects, including the deaths of a dog and multiple mice and rats. The events included in the reports all occurred in 2024.

“These matters were thoroughly investigated, corrective actions were implemented, and they were reported to the appropriate federal officials in accordance with university policy and applicable federal regulations,” a university spokesperson wrote in a statement to The Temple News.

05/04/2025

At least one Temple student is on interim suspension after the university was made aware of an antisemitic incident that occurred off-campus Saturday night, President John Fry wrote in a statement Sunday.

The statement comes after Stop Antisemitism, a non-profit organization founded to expose individuals for antisemitic behavior, reposted an Instagram video that Temple student Mohammed Adnan Khan reportedly posted at a Philadelphia bar Saturday.

The video showed a crowd of people and a bar sign typically used for bottle service purchases, that read “F–k the Jews.”
“In the strongest terms possible, let me be clear: antisemitism is abhorrent,” Fry wrote. “It has no place at Temple and acts of hatred and discrimination against any person or persons are not tolerated at this university.”

05/04/2025

The Editorial Board congratulates the Class of 2025 on their upcoming graduation.

“Congratulations to the Class of 2025! All of the strenuous years of schooling have amalgamated to this celebratory moment and students should take this opportunity in stride as they walk across the stage and accept their diplomas.

For many 2025 graduates, these past four years have been filled with unprecedented challenges within and outside the university walls. Many started their college career in masks and virtual classes, beginning what is supposed to be the most liberating period in their lives confined to boxes in a Zoom meeting.

The Editorial Board would like to congratulate all of the students, family members and university staff who have helped the Class of 2025 reach this major milestone. Without the determination of students and the support of their communities, this would never have been possible. Four years is a short period of time, though it may feel like an eternity when you first step foot in your freshman year dorm.

The people you meet and the experiences you share along the way make the time pass swiftly, so hold on tightly to the people and experiences that defined your time at Temple. The Class of 2025’s time at Temple is coming to a close, and as they revel in their final days of this chapter in their lives, The Editorial Board congratulates all Temple seniors and looks forward to seeing their future accomplishments.”

05/04/2025

West Craft Fest brought together more than 100 vendors, performers and food trucks to The Woodlands Sunday, turning the historic cemetery into a lively showcase of West Philly creativity.

The festival, founded 15 years ago by local artists Mike and Wilder Scott-Straight, has grown from a small neighborhood gathering into a beloved seasonal tradition.

“We wanted to do a fair from a vendor's perspective — where fees are affordable and there's entertainment,” Mike said.

Shoppers explored rows of handmade goods, grabbed bites from food trucks and watched aerial performances by Tangle Movement Arts.

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