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THE FIBERS OF FASHION
TRUCKS ON HOLIDAY
Pazia Manella’s fibers elective class serves as an opportunity for students interested in fashion to delve into the world of clothing construction. PAGE 18
Food truck owners on Main Campus weigh in on traditional holiday dishes from their heritage, explaining how they tie into truck menus. PAGE 17
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Melissa Meade, a graduate student, suffered three strokes at the age of 30. Despite the physical setbacks, she has found success in her work. ONLINE PAGE 7
Student-run show steps up fundraising Theater students are reviving “Shoes” to raise money for the department. GRACE HOLLERAN The Temple News Students have stepped up to revive a completely student-run production about footwear this December. “Shoes,” which premieres on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m., features an array of original pieces performed and directed by students in the theater department. Additional performances will take place on Monday, Dec. 9, at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. All
performances are in Tomlinson Theater and cost $10 to attend. All proceeds go to the theater department. This year will mark the third non-consecutive year that “Shoes” will be performed at Temple. The first productions were in 2009 and 2010 and were directed by the creator of the production, Steff Kryor, a theater major who graduated in 2010. After she left, the charitable performance ceased its annual production. Participating students said they are happy to restart efforts to raise money for their department while providing students with an opportunity to get involved with writing and direct-
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“It all ties in,” freshman theater major Kara Bowen said of the show’s benefits for students. She is one of roughly 20 cast members in “Shoes,” which is Temple Theaters’ latest production. The show has many shoe-related puns, she said. “After [Kryor] graduated, we didn’t have anything,” said Bridget Reynolds, a senior theater major and one of the two directors of the production. “Josh [Kachnycz, the other director] and I got together this year and we were like, ‘Why don’t we bring back ‘Shoes?’” The cast members, all the-
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Theater students revived “Shoes,” created by Steff Kryor, a theater major who graduated in 2010. All proceeds go to the department. | CHARLOTTE JACOBSON TTN
Brewing new ideas A new student club celebrates students’ appreciation for craft beer brewing.
Hector Postigo teaches a class on video games and culture. | ERIC DAO TTN
Students game for education A class on video games gives student a chance to evaluate the media culture. JOHN CORRIGAN The Temple News Hector Postigo spent his childhood experimenting with the cutting-edge genre of video games, since the days of INSIDE THE CLASSROOM “Joust,” an arcade game popular in the ‘80s. Three decades later, Postigo is teaching a media studies and production course known as The Video Game Industry and Game Culture. “I got my degree in science, but then I decided that Internet and digital media were way too interesting to be spending the rest of my life in a lab testing mice,” Postigo said. “This happened around 1999 when video games became part of the entertainment menu. Nintendo was ruling the roost, but I was heavily
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ne of Temple’s newest clubs expects prospective members to bring their membership dues, their driver’s license, an open attitude and, most importantly, a six pack. The Craft Beer Enthusiast Club’s mission is to change the identity of beer drinkers by giving respect to the craft of brewing. The group was officially recognized by the university as a student organization in early November after months of applying. To the relief of club organizers, administrators were open to the club despite its focus on alcohol-centric endeavors. Members are now hopeful for the future of the organization. “It gives us a lot of credibility,” said Doug Friese, a senior marketing major and active member. “We want to start building alumni and have people coming back, so it’s exciting to have an official recognition.”
Two years ago, Michael McCloskey, a risk management professor, said he was approached by a few students who were interested in starting the club. The homebrewed idea began with a group of about 20 students, most of them from the risk management program. Unlike a typical club,
club’s strict 21-and-older policy. In addition, advertising on campus is not possible because Temple is a dry campus. However, McCloskey sees the advertising limitations as a positive trait that sets Craft Beer Enthusiast Club apart from other student organizations. “There’s something kind of cool about not being
COURTESY CRAFT BEER ENTHUSIAST CLUB the Craft able Beer Enthuto advertise siast Club is unable to adin the same way,” vertise in the traditional manner McCloskey said. “It gives us of student organizations due the that underground feel.”
Joining the club is not entirely about drinking beer, members said. The group’s mission is to promote sharing a passion for craftsmanship and the complex flavors of homebrewed beer. In addition, it aims to increase awareness in students of different styles of beer and provide instruction on how to drink them. “It’s about finding what style is yours,” McCloskey said. “It’s the same thing as wine. When someone says, ‘Oh, I don’t like beer,’ I just respond, ‘Well, what have you tried?’ because there are a lot of different beers for a lot of different palates.” President Alyssa Montg o m e r y, a fifthy e a r senior and risk managem e n t major, said the ideal candidate for the club is not an avid binge drinker. “There is opportunity to educate and make this not about binge drinking.” Montgomery said. “Everyone who enjoys craft beer already drinks just to enjoy the good beer, not just to get drunk.” Friese said the typical college-aged beer drinker may struggle to find value in the club since the objective is not to par-
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Confronting global crises on campus Student organizations present opportunities to battle global warming.
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limate change is the most pressing environmental crisis of today’s world, yet we seem to move further into denial. As predicted by author, educator, environmentalist and co-founder of 350.org Bill McKibben, 400 parts per million of carbon dioxToby Forstater ide is the “point Green Living of no return.” Students shouldn’t disregard the issue during their college years – now is the time to make a difference. A new student organization started by senior Donnie Irvine called Temple Justice is pressing the university to adopt greener policies and support environmentally friendly companies. There are many other environmentally-focused clubs that allow students to contribute their efforts to the defense of our planet. The reasons for concern should be obvious. “We are the first humans to ever breathe air with more than 400 parts per million of carbon dioxide,” the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said in opening remarks at the fifth U.N. Climate Change Conference in Warsaw, Poland on Nov. 19. Simply put, sunlight can be reflected or absorbed. The earth then reemits that energy – only when greenhouse gases such as
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Greek students confront website-fueled stereotypes Websites that make a mockery of Greek life create student misconceptions. LORA STRUM The Temple News Since 1906, Temple’s Greek life has garnered more than 1,000 participants and 107 years of parties, philanthropy and pledges. Despite 30 Greek
organizations on campus representing six Greek councils, not all students understand the pretense of joining, participating students said. Students involved in Greek life said they confront numerous misconceptions from students who are not involved in a sorority or fraternity. “It’s not an organization, it’s a lifestyle,” said Temple University Greek Association President Cori Shearer, who is also a senior strategic commu-
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nications major. This lifestyle is often perpetuated through stereotypes spread by the media and other students, whether it’s buying into the presentation of Greeks in “Animal House” and “The House Bunny,” or observations around campus. Greek students acknowledged that these stereotypes exist, but said they are not the status quo. “People perceive Greek members as stuck up, cocky,” said freshman engineering ma-
jor Anthony Vu. “They show off their Greek attire and want everyone to know they are Greek, [but] the members I’ve seen do not perpetuate these stereotypes.” Freshman Shelby Guercio said she disagreed. “TotalFratMove.com exists and that’s all I have to say about Greek life,” Guercio said. The website perpetuates stereotypes of nonstop partying, drinking and casual sex within Greek life across college cam-
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puses. “Some [girls] live up to the image of a sorority sister and some boys live up to the ‘sloppy, drunken frat boy,’” said sophomore journalism major and Phi Sigma Sigma rush candidate Jeseamy Muentes. TotalFratMove.com is an anonymous forum that focuses on stereotypical party-centric Greek behavior. Pages include “Rush Boobs,” which contains links to pictures of girls who’ve written “Rush” followed by a
fraternity across their chests. It also has a wall to post comments about life in a fraternity or sorority. “ To t a l F r a t M o v e . c o m makes [Greeks] look bad to outsiders who don’t know better,” Shearer said. “There has to be a shift in the way society views us.” That shift may come in the desire to join Greek organizations for community and friend-
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