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Five signs you should study in Rome

Sei vecchio! Wait, you don’t speak Italian? Right. Well this year is Temple University Rome’s 50th anniversary and that means “happy anniversary!” (Actually, it means “you’re old,” but you get the point.) To celebrate, consider studying in the city that wasn’t built in a day! Lucky for you, it’s Study Abroad Week and getting info about going abroad is as easy as ricotta pie. Do you have to know Italian? No. Should you like pizza? Duh. Want to know if you and Rome are soulmates? We can’t help you with that, but here are some signs you should go ASAP.

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Escape the noise: Quiet places to study on campus

Yup, Owls. It’s that time of the year, when the studying ramps up and the noise seems to follow. Good thing there are some solid spots of quiet serenity on campus. We present you with five.

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Nick Cannon, golf carts, cake: Homecoming 2016 events for students

Nothing says coming home like some golf carts coming around the corner. Not really, but Nick Cannon is coming to campus next week and bringing his MTV show and there will be a parade of golf carts for some reason. Also in store for Homecoming 2016, which happens next week: Glow yoga, cake and football. Here’s what’s going on, day by day.

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The Truck Stops Here: Mexican Grill Stand

They say the best things come in small packages. We’re not sure who they are, but we’re sure that they’re wrong. The best things come in tortillas! Tortillas with chicken, tortillas with chorizo, tortillas with zucchini and tortillas on top of other tortillas. ¿Comprende? So in recognition of National Taco Day tomorrow, Hispanic Heritage Month and the fact that you never actually need a holiday to eat some tacos, Nutshell reviews the Mexican Grill Stand.

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BYO ROYGBIV: Celebrate National Coming Out Week all year long

Alright, Owls, here’s the 411: Today’s the start of NCOW (not to be confused with NCOD). Which means it’s time to wear some ROYGBIV in honor of the LGBTQIA+! Aaaand it’s time you get your acronyms down. Translation: It’s National Coming Out Week, which Temple celebrates every year to quintuple the happiness and pride that is National Coming Out Day. So throw on some rainbow, love that beautiful thing called love and start the party with a campus drag show tonight. Then keep the celebration going, cause NCOY has a nice ring to it.

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Get outta town: 5 weekend trip ideas for Temple students

We know there are, like, 1,549,237 things to do in Philly on the weekends, but sometimes you just gotta go. Fly the nest! Explore the seven seas! But since we have classes during the week (and since the major airlines apparently don’t accept Diamond $$$), we’ll settle for some closer options. Like going to the annual Harry Potter-style burning of the Phoenix in Phoenixville. Or spending a touristy holiday weekend in the concrete jungle called New York. Or entering the real jungles of Pennsylvania. Here’s where to go on the weekends when you gotta go.

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Stranger Temple: Four campus myths worth knowing

So, you’re walking through campus and there are, like, no squirrels anywhere. Suddenly you feel a chill down your back. Yeah, it’s probably just the wind. NBD. But….*maybe* it’s a ghost (Hi, Russell Conwell) on its way to 7-Eleven. So bingeing on scary movies this month might be affecting our judgment. (#BlairWitchProjectForeverrrrrrr) DYK: North Broad Street has some creepy history—history that makes us want to plug in a nightlight, just in case there is some truth behind Temple’s spookiest myths. Here are four campus myths worth knowing, or that you might regret knowing...

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Six cherry-and-white costume ideas for Temple students

We have so many good ideas for Halloween! We’re going to make the most epic costumes campus has ever seen! The second we post our costumes on Instagram, the pic is going to go viral and Ellen DeGeneres is gonna call us! Aaaaand we’re so out of time. You’re sneaky, Oct. 31. We had so many big plans until you showed up. Fear not, Owls: The night of witches, ghouls and clowns—jk, enough with the clowns—can also be the night of the cherry and the white. Here are six costumes that incorporate your favorite colors.

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The Truck Stops Here: Ray's

Speaking of making important decisions, aren’t you sick of choosing between bacon and sausage? Us too. Which is why we went to Ray’s, where you don’t have to. This truck’s popular breakfast wrap gives you *both* (plus eggs and peppers and onions). But don’t stop by just for that. Go for all the greasy-spoon, comfort-food goodness—you know, the chicken parm sandwich, the cheesesteak, and the Eric B. What, you’ve never had an Eric B.? In Nutshell’s latest food truck review, we got the story behind the funny name by going to the source: the owner of Ray’s, whose name is not, um, Ray.

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The Truck Stops Here: Kobawoo Express

Move over, avocados—there’s a new hot food on the scene and it’s called kimchi. (Actually, it’s been a thing for centuries, ever since Koreans started burying cabbage in jars beneath the ground.) All you need to know is that it’s funky, spicy and yummy, and all you need to get some is a shovel stop at Kobawoo Express. And now that you’ve got your new friend kimchi down—smelly ✔ spicy ✔ awesome ✔—let’s introduce you to the rest of the squad. Meet bulgogi, kalbi and miso in Nutshell’s review of Kobawoo Express.

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