Daily News | A Temple University president will live in its North Philadelphia neighborhood for the first time in decades
Wingard and his wife said they are not worried and hope their presence will demonstrate they believe the campus community is safe.
The house will have an office for the president on the second floor and an entertainment area to host guests on the first. It will undergo up to $150,000 in renovations to make it handicapped accessible. Some mold remediation and heating and air conditioning repairs are needed, too, as well as removal of a low stairwell ceiling — at 6′4″, Wingard would have to duck a bit, otherwise.
Temple has had a bit of an uneasy history with its neighborhood, facing criticism from residents who say the school has increasingly encroached on surrounding areas and created trash, parking and noise problems as more students moved in and parties followed.Police say three home invasions involving students in Temple University neighborhood could be related
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