Temple University working to help UArts students as uproar continues over school's abrupt closing

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Students organized a rally outside the University of the Arts Tuesday evening ahead the school's abrupt closing this upcoming Friday.

Students organized a jam session outside the University of the Arts Tuesday evening ahead the school's abrupt closing this upcoming Friday.Students are literally making noise as the only way they feel their voices will be heard. All the while, they say school administration has gone silent."We've asked a lot of questions so far.

"It's really painful but like we're just coping I think," said film student Michael Pacio Ximio.Ace Butler-Thorne would have been an incoming freshman this fall studying animation."I was literally stressing out and about to give myself a stress induced migraine from how worried I was," she said.Meanwhile, Temple University released the following statement calling the situation as they're exploring all options and possible solutions to preserve UArts' legacy.

 

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