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Students share budgeting, financial aid tips and tricks

By Contessa Hussong · Friday, Feb. 23, 2024

The first hints of spring are settling over campus — along with spring bills, aid forms and more than a little trepidation for many students.

Choosing to celebrate Valentine's Day in new ways with friends

By Katie Siedenburg · Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024

Though Valentine's Day is traditionally a romantic holiday, this February has proved that love is for more than just couples. Through fun times and faithful fellowship, students across campus have uncovered ways to express their love for one another.

Hope in the holidays: How the Taylor community grapples with loss

By Contessa Hussong · Friday, Dec. 8, 2023

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — but for some, Christmas may feel a little different this holiday season, an empty seat or glowing smile missing from the dining room table.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in dorms

By Janelle Lamsa · Friday, Dec. 8, 2023

Christmastime is known to put people in a joyful mood. Traditionally, memories of hot cocoa, cozy movies and mistletoe might come to mind.

Students encouraged to protect mental health from ‘Dead Week’

By Katie Siedenburg · Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023

For those new on campus, the week before finals, better known as “dead week,” is a phenomenon where the semester dies down and many students devote their free time to studying.

Dawn in the darkness: How to journey through spiritual midnights

By Contessa Hussong · Friday, Nov. 24, 2023

It’s quiet. The darkness feels a little softer, the shadows rich against the horizon as I lie in bed, counting the minutes.

CCO interns lead burnout prevention workshop

By Isabelle LaPapa · Friday, Nov. 24, 2023

Burnout is an ever-present threat in academics and vocation, but the Calling and Career Office (CCO) student interns have created a workshop to help students combat its effects.

J-Term classes and trips create winter memories for students

By Sam Maurer · Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023

Taylor University looks a little different in January.

Tried and true: fun ways to find pick-a-dates and meet new people

By Katie Siedenburg · Friday, Nov. 17, 2023

The Taylor student body proves creative in their search to meet new people and find Pick-a-Dates (PADs). While many students ask friends or people they may already know, others have opted for less traditional routes and have enjoyed fun results.

Samuel Morris versus Wengatz Hall culture: taking a closer look

By Contessa Hussong · Friday, Nov. 17, 2023

It’s the classic on-campus rivalry: the men of Wengatz versus the men of Samuel Morris Hall.

Fun traditions fuel the flame of brotherhood

By Janelle Lamsa · Friday, Nov. 17, 2023

When thinking about traditions, a few things that come to mind might be where you go for holidays, the one thing you do to celebrate your birthday every year or maybe even an annual family vacation.

Spilling the tea on coffee alternatives: chai lattes, vitamins, tea

By Sam Maurer · Friday, Nov. 10, 2023

As the second half of the fall semester begins and classes become more intense, students often look for drinks to help them power through the day.

Campus Fall Sounds: Country, Indie-Folk, Worship and… 2000s Pop?

By Maliya Castillo · Friday, Nov. 10, 2023

New seasons bring new music.

Entrepreneurship summer camp has IMPACT

By Isabelle LaPapa · Friday, Nov. 10, 2023

Summer 2023 witnessed almost 50 high school students develop their ideas into business pitches at IMPACT, a six-day entrepreneurship camp.

Campus critters roam free, shaping perspectives on creation care

Friday, Nov. 3, 2023

Bats, black cats and snakes, oh my.

Third English busts out the brooms for annual Broomball event

By Samantha Saad · Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023

Middle schoolers and high schoolers shuffled out of their ice rinks, prepared to end their evening from whatever hockey practices or games they were in.

‘Sweet Scripture’ challenge inspires memorization

By Maliya Castillo · Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023

The Taylor Community was challenged to memorize Colossians 3 in 20 days. The prize? A large Hershey’s candy bar!

Samuel Morris' Brotherhood floor announces new Snake position

By Sam Maurer · Friday, Oct. 27, 2023

The third floor of Samuel Morris Hall has long been called “Broho” — a shortened version of their nickname, “The Brotherhood.”

Honors Guild promotes unity, connection through all-campus event

By Janelle Lamsa · Friday, Oct. 27, 2023

College students jump at the idea of having a break from their regular meals at the dining commons, searching for a taste of home, or in this case, a taste of community.

The voyage home: Exploring cultural differences through the 'Wormhole'

By Contessa Hussong · Friday, Oct. 27, 2023

It’s the final frontier: from across the star-kissed surface of Taylor Lake and the concrete ocean of the Breu parking lot, Gerig and Breuninger Halls stand as refuges for their residents.