Volume 92 Issue 19

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2014

VOL. 92 ISS. 19

The Cost of a Snow Day

After sports cuts, a Title IX review Complaint by rowing alumna led to Office for Civil Rights investigation. AVERY MAEHRER Sports Editor

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he U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights is investigating the university for possible failure in providing equal opportunities for its female student-athletes, according to an email President Theobald sent to coaches and Board of Trustees members on Feb. 11. The email said the inquiry into the university is regarding locker rooms, facilities, financial assistance, housing and dining. A spokesperson for the T7, an organization formed to fight

the athletic cuts, said the complaint was filed on Dec. 20 by a rowing alumna in an effort to begin a mediation with the university to reinstate the teams. The T7 denied any involvement in the filing of the complaint, but confirmed that the two parties have been in communication with each other. The investigation was first reported by the Inquirer. Failure to meet Title IX standards was one of the primary reasons the administration said it used in its decision to cut seven sports in December. The OCR discourages athletic cuts because it is “contrary to the spirit of Title IX,” according to a spokesperson. Federal funding has never been denied to Temple or any other non-compliant university since Title IX, the gender-equity law, was passed

CUTS PAGE 6

Theobald reaches 120-day benchmark Theobald said biggest regret was the communication of sports cuts. MARCUS MCCARTHY Assistant News Editor (Top) Antonio Lamb works overtime shoveling snow on the morning of Feb. 13. (Bottom Left) Snow coats a bench on Main Campus. Temple’s Facilities Management department stores salt and other supplies in preparation for bad weather, but a harsh winter this semester has exhausted supplies and added to maintenance costs.| ANDREW THAYER TTN

SNOW DAY BY THE NUMBERS

$120 M

56 INCHES

ALLOTTED INTO THE FACILITIES & OPERATIONS BUDGET, WHICH OVERSEES SNOW REMOVAL

$193,000

OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN PHILADELPHIA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

SPENT ON SNOW REMOVAL, NOT INCLUDING MACHINERY REPAIR, WORKER’S OVERTIME

After 120 days since his inauguration, President Theobald’s six commitments that he laid out in his inaugural address have begun to NEWS ANALYSIS face the test of rollout. Theobald’s administration has been established and his voiced plans are in the beginning stages of implementation, but not everything went along as he hoped. Although Theobald was

formally recognized as Temple’s president in his Oct. 18 inauguration, he began his tenure with the university nine months earlier on Jan. 1, 2013. During his inauguration speech, Theobald made six commitments to maintain Temple’s identity as a working-class university, serve the Philadelphia community and expand research. The administration in December eliminated seven nonrevenue sports to cut costs in the athletic department, a move that has caught the most flak of Theobald’s tenure thus far. Theobald said this is where his biggest regret lies. “I think that’s probably the

THEOBALD PAGE 6

Ousted professor re-ignites Figure drawing brings personality to class School of Art offers protests within department Tyler figure drawing classes, Anthony Monteiro, protesting his contract not being renewed, involves union, community. JOHN MORITZ ERIN EDINGER-TUROFF The Temple News The employment of one instructor is again the subject of controversy within the African American studies department after Anthony Monteiro, a non-tenured professor in the department, issued a letter of grievance against Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Teresa Soufas for choosing not to renew his contract. Monteiro delivered a statement to the press at the 1199C Hospital Worker’s Union on Feb. 12, calling on President Theobald to reverse Soufas’

decision and renew his annual contract. Monteiro alleged that the decision not to renew his contract was an act of revenge – a direct response from Soufas to his outspokenness during heated discussions last year between the dean and department faculty and students over the filling of the department chairmanship. Soufas said Monteiro’s allegations had “no truth whatsoever,” adding that the decision not to renew Monteiro’s contract was made by Department Chairman Molefi Asante based on the changing structure of the department. “The African American studies department right now is rethinking and making new plans for the curriculum,” Soufas said. Asante declined to comment, citing ongoing discussions between the groups.

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MONTEIRO PAGE 6

which model Jennifer Hermann said she enjoys. CLAIRE SAKSO The Temple News

Jennifer Hermann sits still for almost two hours. Her shoulders gently rise and fall and her eyelashes flutter every so often. She looks peaceful as she poses, completely naked, in the middle of 15 students. For budding artists in the Tyler School of Art, figure drawing means just another day of class and just another naked body. “[Figure drawing] is just something that’s really traditionally fine arts,” Andrew Ruffin, a senior painting major, said. “It’s really old practice. That’s the way I always thought about it anyway. It’s a classic thing.”

LIVING - PAGES 7-8, 16-18

Students draw nude models in figure drawing courses available at Tyler School of Art. | CLAIRE SASKO TTN As Ruffin said, figure drawing is ancient and simple – it’s the method of drawing a live nude model to better understand the physique of the human body. This practice has been implemented in art schools for centuries.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT - PAGES 9-15

Snow depleting resources

The fabric of branding

Cassette tapes make a comeback

Record snowfall in the Philadelphia area has led to increased costs associated with the materials and labor required to keep campus clear. PAGE 2

Susannah Cobb McMonagle has researched the branding seen in the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. PAGE 7

Despite the digital medium’s popularity, music collectors are trending toward collecting tapes. PAGE 9

Trucks discuss local ingredients

Boylesque rises in nightlife scene

TSG calls for game attendance Temple’s student government announced a program to increase fan support for nonrevenue sports as part of package to help affected student-athletes of cut sports. PAGE 3 OPINION - PAGES 4-5

Is “Fly in 4” a positive step?

Some Main Campus food truck owners said they value the origin of their menu ingredients. PAGE 7

Boylesque, or burlesque for men, is making an appearance in a neo-burlesque revolution. PAGE 9

Tyler professor and artist Keith Morrison said thousands of students take figure drawing courses across the U.S. every year. Morrison specializes in drawing

DRAWING PAGE 18

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Gymnasts host final home meet

Baseball preps for final season After losing six players who transferred after the athletic cuts, coach Ryan Wheeler’s squad is aiming to stick together for one more run. PAGE 22


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