Maria Klecko

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Sep. 27, 2022

Temple senior broadcasts live from London after Queen Elizabeth II’s passing

By Maria Klecko

After the announcement that Queen Elizabeth II fell ill, Chris Berger received an unexpected text […]

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Sep. 26, 2022

Show your pride during National Coming Out Week

By Maria Klecko

Updated Oct. 3, 2022 From Monday, Oct. 3, through Friday, Oct. 7, Temple celebrates National Coming […]

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Sep. 13, 2022

The Temple students’ guide to registering to vote in 2022

By Maria Klecko

Updated Sept. 13, 2022 Even though it’s not a presidential election year, it is time for midterm […]

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Sep. 8, 2022

‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ bring us back to medieval times. But how accurate are they?

By Maria Klecko

Some may say winter has come early this year with HBO Max’s release of the Games of Thrones prequel […]

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Aug. 31, 2022

Tennis superstar Serena Williams calls it a career. Why does this feel different from other athletes retiring?

By Maria Klecko

This summer, 23-time Grand Slam champion and four-time Olympic gold medalist Serena Williams […]

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Aug. 23, 2022

Why are shows with queer female characters being canceled? A Temple professor explains

By Maria Klecko

Amid recent cancellations of LGBTQIA+ programming, fans have noticed a troubling pattern: Much of […]

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Aug. 18, 2022

Let’s talk about sex: Temple launches first-of-its-kind undergraduate sexuality education class

By Maria Klecko

This fall, Temple is launching Sexuality Education, a first-of-its kind class with two main goals: […]

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Jul. 21, 2022

Temple alumna joins the most diverse Rome Prize cohort yet

By Maria Klecko

When Monica Rhodes, CLA ’08, came to Temple, she was on track to become an African American studies […]

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Jul. 14, 2022

A new innovation network accelerates the impact of scientific discoveries

By Maria Klecko

Temple has joined an elite group of universities working to enhance the economic impact of […]

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Jul. 6, 2022

Looking back at President Wingard’s first year as Owl-in-chief

By Maria Klecko

President Jason Wingard took the helm at Temple during an unprecedented year, as the country […]