On October 21, several executive board members of the Temple University Students for Intellectual Freedom (TUSIF) decided, out of prurient curiosity, to film the Occupy Temple rallies. Group president, Alvaro Watson, made it clear that TUSIF members attended the rallies to document the rallies and "not to stand in solidarity" with the protesters.
Watson relayed that announcements for the rally were sent out via faculty members on the University Blackboard system.