A LOOK AT THE WEEK AHEAD February 9 - February 16, 2001 OFFICE OF NEWS AND MEDIA RELATIONS (215) 204-7476 Fax: (215) 204-4403
COLIN POWELL HAS A BROAD (STREET) INFLUENCE AT TEMPLE -- What can be tougher, negotiating Middle East peace or crossing North Broad Street at rush hour? Just ask Secretary of State Colin Powell, who is helping people do both. Every day, Powell's commanding voice helps hundreds of Temple students, faculty, staff and visitors to cross Broad St. at Montgomery Ave. on the University's Main Campus. "The signal is green to cross Broad Street!" rings out Powell's resonant voice from the state-of-the-art audible signal--Philadelphia's first "talking" pedestrian traffic signal- which began operating from a light standard on the northwest corner of the intersection in April 1997. For more information, contact the Office of News and Media Relations, 215.204.7476.
THE WRITE STUFF FOR ROMANCE -- Want to impress your Valentine? Go straight for the blank cards at your nearest Hallmark store, says Temple University counseling psychologist Gordon Hart, who works with men and couples. "Use a blank card with a nice photo on the front and write your own message. Even a simple message means a lot," says Hart, noting that Valentine's Day is not a day for just men to express their love for women. "Like women, men do like a card and they truly do want to hear that they're cared about and loved." Hart's advice to men shopping for Valentine's Day? "Try to think of your partner, of what she's like, and what she'd really enjoy. Keep it simple. And be sure to allocate enough time to shop. Shopping isn't a drive-through experience." Hart's advice to women? "Give your partner something he'd be totally interested in--even if it's something that doesn't seem romantic, like a new screwdriver or a softball glove." Reach Dr. Hart through the Office of News & Media Relations.
FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ROBOT ENGINEERS, IT'S CRUNCH TIME -- It's down the home stretch for students from Philadelphia's Mastbaum High School and Montgomery County's Springfield High School, who have teamed up at Temple to design and build robots for the FIRST competition in March. The robots must be completed by Feb. 20, creighted, and then shipped to King of Prussia, where they will be held until the competition. "We've brought two ethnically and culturally diverse groups together on this project," says Dr. John Helferty, chair of Temple's electrical and computer engineering department, who is heading the project. "High school students lack the technological background to actually implement a design and build a functional robot for the FIRST competition on their own." Using the competition as a focal point, Helferty says the project has gotten the high school students actively involved in hands-on engineering design and working closely with practicing engineers, college engineering students, and professors. News media is invited to Temple to watch the students building and testing their robots on Monday, Thursday and Friday, Feb. 12, 15 and 16, from 3:30-5 p.m. Contact the Office of News and Media Relations to make arrangements.
This Week at Temple . . .
Tuesday, Feb. 7:30 p.m.: "YOU'VE GOTTA HAVE HEART" -- In a tribute to two legends of the American musical theater, George Abbott and Harold Prince, Joy Abbott (George's widow and a Temple alum) and Broadway star Davis Gaines will perform an anthology of their songs, with an ensemble of Temple music, theater and dance students. The black-tie gala benefits the performing arts at Temple. (Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut St., Philadelphia)
Cheryl Afonso Temple University Office of News and Media Relations 215.204.7476 [email protected]
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