the game of Take a spin the game of Temple University 2007- 2008 Templar Annual Volume 84 1801 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19122 Title Page 1 Opening and play the game of The GAME OF LIFE is a journey of to handle it. In choosing to start your twists and turns. The path you choose path at Temple, you've given yourself can lead you to an endless variety a GAME-WINNING advantage of opportunities or setbacks, but no And as you move on to the next round matter what a spin on the WHEEL of life, the memories and connections OF FORTUNE brings, at Temple made here will travel with you, with you have learned the skills necesary every ROLL OF THE DICE Opening I Go to Maxi's for lunch. Work out at the IBC. Skip class to visit Pay 10 Diamond Move forward Fall Fest. Dollars. 2 spaces. Lose a turn. ROTC students demonstrate their Peforming with a band at the Bell Tower, climbing skills outside Beury Hall. Other a student plays the saxophone. Several student organizations also entertained student groups took the stage at Fall students at Fall Fest. Fest in October. Senior Amber Hayward dances in the street at Fall Fest. Her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, performed at the Bell Tower as part of the autumn activities. Sophomores Megan Grant and Laura Connors hang out at Spring Fling on Liacouras Walk. Student Life and experience STUDENT LIFE "Diversity University," the population at that. Total student More than 9,000 students now live nickname often associated with enrollment has increased more than on or around Main Campus in North Temple's unique student body, is 17 percent since 2000. Philadelphia. That is twice the num­ here to stay. According to the 2007 With numerous additions, such ber that lived here four years ago. Princeton Review, Temple has the as a shopping and movie complex With all the expansion and most diverse student population in at Avenue North, more students are growth, Temple is surely on top of the nation. And it's an expanding choosing to live on campus as well. its GAME. here is never a time during the academic year when school Tspirit is greater. Homecoming week is when each Temple student bleeds cherry and white. Starting with Fall Fest and ending with the Verizon Wireless Tour featuring the Gym Class Heros, this year there was something for everyone. What made this homecoming so special was that Temple not only was able to defeat Northern Illinois in the football game, but it also marked their first of three consecutive wins. All the events proved to be fun and exciting as students, alumni, staff and others showed their support. By: Jared Vanderzell You support your team at Homecoming: r Get a free turn FROM THE QUEEN... ON THE BEST PART OF HOMECOMING. "When Homecoming week was drawing to a close, and I was getting ready to go to the football game, I really felt like I had already gotten so much from being on the Homecoming Court. I had been in a Pageant in which I was asked on the spot to dance like a Diamond Gem— and anyone who knows me will tell you I am not a dancer! I had stretched and grown and pushed myself to be more confident and outgoing, and most importantly to get to know more about the varied aspects of Temple culture. For me, the experience was invaluable. That Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field, hearing my amazing runningmate Marty's name called for King, being crowned myself, and then watching our Owls win in the last 24 seconds was an absolutely perfect ending to the best week of my Temple career." Homecoming •rpK Above: The Temple Diamond Band readies themselves in the stands to prepare for the final celebration for Temple's victory. ™ Below: Directing traffic, juniors Anthony DeFusco and Tamara Johns point people in the direction of the biggest tailgate of the year. eComingi ailgate Homecoming 7 Big Take a break at Spring Fling: Right: [ Roll again 1 With all the stands lining tudents stretched out as far as the 13th Street, students are presented with opportunities eye can see, lining 13th Street, to learn about different I Liacouras Walk and Berks Mall. organizations, get some free S stuff and grab some tast" Some relaxing on the grass by the food. With a chance like this Bell Tower enjoying their water ice who would really want to sta­ (or, if you are a Philadelphia native, in class and miss wooder ice) they got from one of the vendors near by, others calling their friends to come out and join the merriment. all Fest, as a part of the Homecoming m mmm festivities, and V vd^ e AV«> Spring Fling give students >W-W ' a chance to take a break What would Fall Fest fr°m the ng°rS °f academia, be without an appear- show their School Spirit, and ance of the green men .-, , -, 1.uL,1 , . -. from Phiiiy car share? possibly learn a little bit about some of the organizations on campus that occupy many of the tables lining the crowded streets. Food, music and fun. What more could anyone want? Regardless of what you do, it is guaranteed to be a good time. By: Jared VanderzelVand l Above: Another Skipped your classes because of Fall Fest: ctim of the Dunk Tank at Move back 2 spaces Spring Ming eagerly awaits a t 1 pei son worthy enough to hit the plunger and send her into the water below. Just who will that challenger be? Spring Fling & Fall Fest Clockwise starting at Top Right : Here, students take a break from their classes at Spring Fling and relieve a little tension while playing a friendly game of foosball *:' An artist sketches a quick caricature of a student at Fall Fest ':' Two students duke it out Sumo- style between their classes. ack nth Street o experience the wonder of Spring Above: Sterling ling. Kramer performs a flip on the Right: Serenad­ W^M W trampoline by ing the students -*• ^EL the Bell Tower as they partook '•':••: set up by the in the joys of Men's Gymnas­ frivolity, the tics team. band became the soundtrack to a K^^B J 1 w good time. ~\mV\ Spring Fling & Fall Fest Fitness & You worked out in the IBC: MOVE AHEAD 2 SPACES he diversity found at Temple Uni­ versity is not just that of its stu­ Tdent body, but also that of its offerings of recreational activities avail­ able on campus. Of the various fitness options available, the nexus is the Inde­ pendence Blue Cross Center. The indoor Center of Page: Junior track, plenty of free weights, weight lift­ Lamar Wallace succeeds ing machines and other options like elip- in slipping past sophomore ticals and treadmills are open for student Leroy George to score two points. Students played use. Temple also has plenty of intramural basketball, as well as other teams and facilities for countless sports i sports, independently or as k that can be utilized by students. There are part of Temple's Intramural k League. multiple swimming pools, and there is even space for a driving range on campus. JVC W Some of the most popular choices are the mju\ D Si Group Fitness classes available frequently W at the IBC throughout the week. Senior Mary Vertucci pointed out, "It's difficult to find time to work out, but the [Group Fit­ ness] classes provide you with [a set time and] group motivation." There are classes in everything from Yoga in the early hours Above: Katy of the morning, to an abdominal workout Armstrong readies herself to in the afternoon, to "Hip Hop Funk" at return the ball to her partner night. No matter what exercise goals stu­ on one of the half-dozen tennis courts on campus. dents set, they can reach them at Temple. Students also improved their By: Nicholas Adelizzi serves by taking a tennis class that is offered. Recreation 10 Fitness and Recreation Jeff McReyolds, a player on the intramu ral Fireflies, runs the ball down the field. The team enjoyed playing flag football despite its record. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE Fitness and Recreation 11 The Wolf, played by Sean Thompson, sings "Hello Little Girl" to Little Red, played by Homer, during the fall production of Ster. Sondheim's "Into the Woods.' here are many performance options available to students at Temple University, and they don't need to be theater, music or dance majors to take advantage of them. As senior Becky Bordo pointed out, there are "different paths available through the school." Students can be a part of the main stage productions or various student-run productions throughout the year. The ability to choose is not the only advantage offered in the School of Communications and Theater. "The amazing faculty provides each student with training and mentorship," Bordo said. Temple's music department features an orchestra and four different choirs, which are also open for participation from students in all majors. Every year in March, all four choirs and the orchestra combine for a massive concert at the Kimmel Center in Center City. The 2008 performance featured classic pieces by Mozart and Mussorgsky. The music school is also home to a National Opera Association award-winning opera program. Graduate student Christian Bowers said, "The things I like about the opera program are my voice teacher Dr. William Stone and the stage director Laura Johnson. I like the teachers and the classes that they offer." The dance program at the Ester Boyer College of Music and Dance also features performances throughout the year and is consistently ranked among the top programs in the country.