The Temple University Ambler Library Building didn't escape the wrath of the EF2 tornado that ravaged campus on September 1, 2021. Ferocious winds and debris tore holes in the building's roof and blew out most of the large windows, threatening the collection of 130,000 books, periodicals, research material and historical archives inside."Our first concern was the care of the materials. That was paramount in our thinking — how to save what we had because we knew there was major damage to a number of books," said Sandi Thompson, Head of the Ambler Campus Library. "We...

November is a month with one of the most culturally significant holidays in the US: Thanksgiving Day. Some students returned home to meet their family whom they haven’t seen in a while. Still others, especially international students and exchange students who don’t have their family here with them, used the opportunity to go on a fancy trip to nearby states. As for me, I was invited to a Thanksgiving dinner by my roommate’s family (and I even bought Korean traditional fruit tea for them and beautifully wrapped it with Korean wrapping clothes Bojagi) but due to miscommunication...