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11/12/2025

Temple dominated La Salle 90-63 to win its second consecutive game of the season. The Owls shot 50% from the field and three-point range and had five players finish in double-digit scoring.

Temple took charge of the first half with a 12-2 run to jump out to an eight-point lead. Guard Aiden Tobiason’s 12 first-half points headlined the Owls’ offense. The Explorers shrank the deficit to as little as 10 points in the closing minutes of the first half, but Temple entered the locker room with a 42-29 advantage.

The Owls kept their foot on the gas and opened the second half on a 23-7 run to take an 18-point lead. Temple saw its advantage grow to as much as 35 points and cruised to its first Big 5 Classic win. Guard Derrian Ford led all scorers with 22 points on 8-14 shooting from the field.

“We’re really pleased, obviously, with tonight’s result,” said head coach Adam Fisher. “We really prepared the right way. I thought these guys were totally locked in.”

Temple will remain home to take on Boston College on Nov. 15 at 2 p.m.

Temple Men’s Basketball had five double-digit scorers in its 90-63 win against La Salle Tuesday night.

11/12/2025

Temple Women’s Basketball shot just 33% from the field in its 89-61 loss to West Virginia Tuesday night at Hope Coliseum. The Owls and Mountaineers were locked in a tight battle early but WVU started to pull away by scoring eight unanswered points to end the first quarter.

WVU continued its momentum into the second quarter, holding Temple from getting within eight points for the entirety of the period.
The Mountaineers ended the first half with a bang as guard Sydney Woodley connected on a three-pointer just before the buzzer to take a 12-point lead into the locker room. Despite Temple hanging tight, WVU truly moved into the driver’s seat in the third quarter.

WVU shot 64% from the field and 60% from three in the third quarter to push its lead up to as many as 18 points, putting Temple on the brink of its first loss. The fourth quarter saw the Mountaineers balloon their lead to as many as 32 points while the Owls could not keep up. Guard Kaylah Turner led the way with 23 points in the loss.

Temple will return home to face La Salle (3-0, 0-0 Atlantic 10) on Nov. 14 at 11 a.m.

Temple Women’s Basketball shot 33% in its 89-61 loss to West Virginia Tuesday night.

11/11/2025

Managing Editor Valeria Uribe and Copy Editor Bradley McEntee argue it’s unacceptable to use boundaries as an excuse for being a poor friend.

“Most college students have experienced the same dilemma. It’s a Friday night after a long week and they want nothing more than to be in their apartment. But something is looming in the back of their brain — a birthday party for a longtime friend they simply don’t want to go to.

They ruminate on sending a text saying they are too tired to go, or begrudgingly get ready to show up. Denying time with friends in this manner may come from one of the most prominent terms in “therapy speak” in recent years: setting boundaries. But the term is often misinterpreted as a selfish moral justification to get out of any uncomfortable situation.

This rise of boundaries is not a lone side effect. Hyper individualism is becoming more prominent in the United States, as the increase of social media use and the consequences of the COVID-19 era have driven people to carry isolated lives, according to a 2025 report by the World Health Organization’s Commission on Social Connection.

Using boundaries as a nebulous phrase to justify backing out of previous commitments is not healing, it’s egotistical. As we all approach the bores of adulthood, being asked to do inconvenient things by those we love will become more frequent.

This sudden need to put personal priorities in the front seat is costing people the human connection they need. It seems like some are forgetting that community and collaboration are the foundations of a functional society.“

Two students argue about how excessive boundaries have pushed people into self-isolation, turning many into egotistical friends.

11/09/2025

Temple dropped the first two sets and couldn’t recover in its 3-1 loss to North Texas Sunday afternoon. The Owls have lost two consecutive matches after mounting a four-match winning streak.

Temple fired five unanswered points to take a 14-9 lead in the first set. North Texas responded with an 8-1 run to gain a two-point advantage and middle blocker Addison Achilles recorded a kill to win the set 25-21.

Neither side could keep an extensive lead in the second set, but the Owls extended the set by taking a 25-24 lead off a 4-0 run. However, outside hitter Lilly Croshaw dealt two of the Mean Green’s last three kills to win the set 27-25 and take a 2-0 match advantage.

Temple jumped out to a 9-2 lead in the third set and coasted to a 25-17 set victory to trail 2-1 in the match. Temple began the fourth set with a four-point lead, but North Texas denied a comeback attempt. The Mean Green won the set 25-21 off three unanswered points.

Temple will return home to take on Howard on Nov. 12 at 6 p.m.

Temple Volleyball allowed four North Texas players to reach double-digit kills in its 3-1 loss Sunday afternoon.

11/09/2025

Right guard Jackson Pruitt was about to get on a plane for a short trip home to Detroit, Michigan, in May when his phone rang. He saw Chief of Staff Nico Piraino’s name pop up and immediately thought he was in trouble.
Instead, he called with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Piraino asked Pruitt if he wanted to be on an episode of “Peyton’s Places,” NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning’s documentary series on ESPN+ that focuses on NFL history. Once Pruitt realized Piraino was serious, his answer was simple: yes.

The episode aired on Sunday, Nov. 9 and is set in Philadelphia, where former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce showed Manning how to do the t**h push — a variation of the quarterback sneak that the Eagles popularized. The airing coincided with the Eagles’ week 10 game at the Green Bay Packers on Nov. 10.

“I was definitely starstruck, just growing up, watching both of them play. So, that was really awesome,” Pruitt said. “Really it was just surreal and just trying to take the whole experience in. And not take it for granted, because I will say the day did get long, but then at the same time like, I am with Jason Kelce and Peyton Manning so I'm gonna enjoy this.”

Even though the sky opened with rain above the Linc on the day of filming, shooting continued throughout the day. The scene introduced Temple with Kelce yelling to bring out the Owls, who came funneling out of the tunnel.

The Owls involved had different reactions. Pruitt was overwhelmed by the number of cameras, equipment and crew around them. He was so nervous about ruining the scene when Kelce told Manning to shut up, so he turned his head away to ensure the cameras didn’t catch him laughing.

Pruitt tried to be normal around the former NFL players, engaging in casual conversations with Kelce to pick his brain. Defensive tackle Sekou Kromah didn’t have the same anxiety as his teammate: to him, it felt like a real game.

“I mean, I ain’t gonna lie, I was sizing them up, for sure,” Kromah said. “Jason Kelce didn’t look that big.”

Temple Football players were part of Sunday’s episode of “Peyton’s Places” on ESPN+, a rare honor for a college team.

11/08/2025

Temple fell to Army 14-13 Saturday afternoon, marking its second consecutive loss. Despite narrowly outgaining the Black Knights 268-250 in total yardage, the Owls allowed 224 rushing yards. Temple remains one win away from bowl-game eligibility.

Neither team could establish its offense in the first quarter as the score remained leveled at zero heading into the second frame. Army running back Jake Rendina offered the game’s first score, rushing into the endzone for a 7-0 lead. The Owls responded with 10 straight points, including a two-yard receiving touchdown from wide receiver Colin Chase. Temple held a 10-7 advantage heading into halftime.

The Black Knights recorded another touchdown in the opening second-half drive. Quarterback Cale Hellums rushed three yards into the endzone to take a 14-10 advantage. Kicker Carl Hardin sent a 31-yard field goal to trim the deficit to one point heading into the fourth quarter. Army ran out the clock in the final quarter, only allowing the Owls to have possession for 89 seconds.
“We had to make one more play than they did and we couldn’t make that one play,” said head coach K.C. Keeler. “We were trying to let them score at the end to make it an eight-point game so we could go down score and go for two, but they were too smart for that.”

Temple has a bye next week before returning to action at home against Tulane on Nov. 22 at a time to be determined later.

Temple Football was on offense for just 89 seconds in the fourth quarter of its 14-13 loss to Army Saturday afternoon.

11/08/2025

When Liza Meiris was 10 years old, she scored the SAT score of a high school senior. By middle school, she was skipping class and had a 1.4 GPA. She loved learning but hated the education system, and noticed similar fates in the predominantly Black and brown students she grew up with in Germantown.

When she was pushed into dual enrollment in her junior year of high school, Meiris saw the opportunity to bring excitement back into secondary education.

“I want to build a school for kids like me, who were intelligent and failing,” said Meiris, a 2010 bachelor of secondary education and 2015 master’s in educational leadership and administration alumna. “Because obviously they need something else and nobody is handling this.”

Meiris most recently left formal teaching to join PA Youth Vote, a nonpartisan organization that brings youth and educators together for policy changes in Pennsylvania, and Community Action Hero Group Pennsylvania, a nonprofit that helps African American women with civic life, building financial stability and achieving equitable health outcomes.

“A lot of the Black people in Pennsylvania are in Philadelphia, so I think it’s right that we start here,” Meiris said. “We need to give more resources to the Black community, but we are spending a lot of time talking [instead of acting] about other stuff.”

Meiris gradually learned students benefited from one-on-one time and autonomy. In the classroom, her teaching methods differ from traditional education because she lets her students decide what they specifically want to write about.

"Because not every student is good at a standardized test, I want literally the opposite of that,” Meiris said. “I want every kid to have an individualized plan for what they want to do.”

Liza Meiris works with the next generation of learners in and outside of the classroom.

11/08/2025

Max Matthews, a junior communications major, reflects on his love for trains and where his passion stemmed from.

“I have always had a deep fascination with rail transportation.

I went on a family trip to Seattle when I was four years old. While I was there, I saw numerous trains moving in my peripheral vision. They caught my attention; I intently watched them as they passed.

At such a young age, I was fascinated with trains: the combination of monstrous size, consistent movement and rumbly noise were enough to get me hooked.

It became clear to people at school that I loved trains because in second grade, I had a phase where I would rent out train books from the school library.

Throughout high school and my first couple of years in college, things changed as I mostly invested my time in following professional sports because that was a popular hobby and I wanted to fit in. If I wanted to watch train videos, I would watch them at home and avoid talking about it in public to save myself from possible ridicule.

Things have changed in the past couple years as I have become more inclined to share my fascination with a variety of people around me. I feel like I am my true self because I am openly discussing a hobby I discovered on my own and truly love.

I realized I should never be embarrassed by my hobbies just because they are not popular. As long as the hobby is harmless and brings joyful memories, that's all that matters. The healthiest way to live is sharing my harmless hobbies among people.”

A student reflects on his love for trains and where his passion for them stemmed from.

11/08/2025

Joslyn Ewart will gift $3 million to Temple’s Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts to create an endowed deanship for Robert Stroker, vice provost of the arts and dean of Boyer College of Music and Dance and the School of Theater, Film and Media Arts, the university announced Oct. 7.

Stroker now holds the position of the Joslyn G. Ewart Dean of the Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts. Through this gift, CPCA becomes Temple’s first undergraduate division with an endowed deanship. The funds will be utilized for academic programs, developing faculty, student support and research.

Endowed positions are one of the highest academic honors that Temple gives to faculty members. An endowed faculty position is financed by an endowed fund, rather than the university’s budget. Endowment funds are unlike other gifts because they are invested, and the annual value they earn is tacked onto the principal for growth. The holder of the deanship then uses the payout to fund programs within the college.

As part of the gift, Ewart will be named a distinguished visiting professor. In this role, she hopes to do research on the economic benefits of the arts and potentially return to the classroom.

“This gift, provided by the generosity of Ms. Joslyn Ewart, provides flexible endowment income to strengthen academic innovation across Boyer College as well as the school of Theater, Film and Media Arts,” Stroker wrote in a statement to The Temple News.

Joslyn Ewart’s gift establishes an endowed deanship for Robert Stroker and the Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts.

11/08/2025

Temple fell to UTSA 3-2 Friday night, – ending its three-game winning streak. The Owls allowed 72 kills, which is the most they’ve given up this season. Temple registered 54 kills; as outside hitter Christiana Greene led the way with 21.

Neither team could build much in the first set until the Owls embarked on a 5-1 run to take a 10-6 lead. Temple gradually extended its edge to seven points and middle blocker Alyssa Finister recorded a kill to win the set 25-21. However, the Owls fell behind in the second set as the Roadrunners mounted an 11-5 lead en route to a 25-15 win to even the match.

Each team traded blows in the third set, but UTSA pulled away with eight unanswered points to win the set 25-18 to take a 2-1 match lead. Temple reestablished momentum in the fourth set where outside hitter Leia Harper delivered a kill to take the set 25-21 and equalize the match at two. The fifth set saw back-and-forth action until the Roadrunners scored three of the last four kills to win the match 3-2.

Temple Women’s Basketball shot 63% from three-point range in its 86-50 win against George Washington Friday night.

11/08/2025

Former Philadelphia Police Captain Nashid Akil, five veteran officers and three former officers were charged with conspiracy and theft on Nov. 7. As the former captain of North Philadelphia’s 22nd District, Akil oversaw Temple and the surrounding area.

All nine of the officers are facing charges of conspiracy, theft by unlawful taking, theft by deception and receiving stolen property.

The active-duty officers have been suspended. The charges stem from an investigation into the misuse of funds for “Guns Down, Gloves Up,” an after-school boxing program founded by Akil.

The youth boxing program was originally awarded $392,000 as part of an antiviolence city grant initiative. $76,000 was reportedly funneled to Akil and other officers running the program. City employees are not allowed to collect city grant funds and the grant specifically stated that Akil was not to be paid for his efforts.

Akil was investigated twice for his potential abuse of city grant funds before resigning in 2023, when the department intended to fire him for an unrelated matter.

The charges are connected to the misuse of city anti-violence grant funds.

11/07/2025

Assistant opinion editor Wania Irfan argues that fashion is a valid form of self-expression and can be used to express one’s identity

“On Temple’s diverse campus, clothes are an expression of identity and way to establish a sense of belonging. From thrifted streetwear to cultural clothing, the student body creates a sense of style that challenges uniformity. Temple was even named America’s second most fashionable campus in an October 2023 study by Style Seat.

Fashion goes beyond looks; it can show who a student is and what they stand for. In an era plagued by clean aesthetics and minimalist looks, students should embrace diverse and creative fashion as a form of self-expression. Embracing this sense of fashion can signal rebellion against minimalism and belonging.

Throughout history, fashion has been used as a tool of resistance and identity. Clothing has also been used to express a social statement. The Suffragette Movement in the early 1900s, women wore white to symbolize purity and to protest for their right to vote.

Fashion isn’t superficial; it’s one of the clearest ways students communicate when words might fall short. It is important to remember that clothing is one of the first things people may notice when looking at others, students have the freedom to be able to express themselves how they choose through their sense of fashion.”

A student argues that fashion is a good way to express an individual’s identity, especially on a campus that brings a variety of style.

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