Walk/Ride/Bike

For this assignment I combined some photos I had already taken of the city of Philadelphia previously with the new ones I took today. Despite the cold weather, I walked around Temple's campus and tried to capture the city life I love in most of the shots. I made the trip late morning immediately after my Art Heritage class got out and was able to be back to Tyler just in time for the lecture. For the photos I tried to get some pictures that focused more on detail close up (like a fire hydrant and pay phone) and others that were more about landscapes (such as the skyline of Philly). All in all, this assignment made me appreciate the finer details of this lovely city and also the vast scenery that it has to offer.

Wanna Join???

Today’s lecture involved different leaders who are active in the variety of organizations Tyler students are a part of. They each gave a brief overview of their group and announced future meetings and contact information. Mary Jachetti was the first speaker. She talked about the Tyler Student Alliance, a group devoted to meet the needs and issues that Tyler students experience. Mary is the Tyler representative of Temple’s student government and she is looking for other students to help get the alliance back on its feet since Tyler’s relocation to Temple’s main campus. The next student discussed Temple’s Community Garden group, which aims to create gardens in the community surrounding Temple. Their project for 2010 consists of installing a garden at the Penrose Recreation Center. Another student from Produce exhibitions spoke about the importance of connecting with current artists in the area. Produce helps to bring artists to lectures and exhibitions in Tyler’s galleries. The last student who talked works with Hyphen – Temple’s literary and art magazine. Hyphen publishes both written and artistic work made by Temple students. The work is chosen in the fall semester and the layout is created during the spring. The lecture ended with a woman who came to discuss studying abroad at Temple, either for a year, semester, or summer, in places such as Rome (most popular for Tyler students).