A few posts down, you saw how my colleague LeAnne Matlach and I covered a shooting on the immediate outskirts of Temple’s campus.  As a refresher, here are the links to all the stories:

Shots fired at 15th and Norris - spot news coverage of shooting
Temple responds to shooting - e-mail sent to Temple students
Search still underway for shooting suspect - after some researching, I found some priors
No TU-Alert a louder message after shooting - colleague Shannon McDonald gives her take on the response

So…here’s the story…

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Originally from The Temple News. Photo by Julia Wilkinson.

CHRIS STOVER
The Temple News

Changes are coming to the Johnson & Hardwick cafeteria this summer, and it’s not in the turkey tetrazzini recipe.

The Louis J. Esposito Dining Court will see a major facelift, literally from the floor to the ceiling.

“It’s going to be a total transformation,” said Jeffrey Brown, marketing director for Temple Dining Services.

The dining hall will close at 7 p.m. tomorrow, the time when all students will be moved out of the residence halls. Lingering students will see the demolition crew arriving at that time as the construction will begin immediately, General Manager David Tolbert said.

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Temple people - help me out here.

You know those fire exits with the signs that say “ALARM WILL SOUND WHEN OPENED” (or something of the like) in big, bold red letters?

I know of a few of these exits - east side of the Student Center, east side of the TECH Center - that are complete lies. It’s how I get to my class in Anderson when spending a day in the newsroom. Going out the back way through the emergency exit and avoiding the crowd is totally worth it.

Despite the natural fear that comes along with the thrill of setting off a fire alarm, when opened, the alarm does not go off.

So why have these blocked off? For some buildings, security is a factor. But a place like the Student Center? Unnecessary and inconvenient.

Next time, think about going out that emergency exit. Let me know if an alarm goes off. If not, we’ll add it to our list of secret exits. If so, I never recommended you to do such things.