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| Caitlin at Work |
When Caitlin Cowan came to Temple four years ago, she didn’t
know what degree she wanted to pursue or what opportunities a college lifestyle
would provide, in her own words, she just wanted to get out of the suburbs and
into the big city life.
“There was nothing to do,” said Cowan, now in her senior year of
journalism studies. The biggest surprise along the way came, Cowan said when
“out of nowhere” the opportunity presented itself for her to study abroad in
London.
“That I was able to study abroad… in terms of financial
responsibility, was a huge surprise,” she said.
While Cowan said she appreciated to faced paced city lifestyle
offered by Temple, in recent years she has been off-put by the university’s
“overkill” marketing campaign known as “Temple Made.”
“I'm
really not big on temple made, because I don't really understand where it came
from. I get that the slogan is supposed to unify the temple community, but I
think temple made is just too in-your-face now,” Cowan.
Despite her distrust in the campaign, Cowan said that she
believes many other students like herself are transforming the community and
spreading positive images of Temple through actions, not words.
“The temple community is awesome, and I like
that there is a such a strong sense of belonging. I liked it was somewhat
discrete. now it's plastered everywhere,” said. “I just think [Temple Made] is
silly.”By John Moritz
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