Life & Times

Echo co-editors reflect on last four years

It’s a curious thing to prepare to write our last column. For four years, The Echo has dominated a significant portion of our lives. For this entire year, our lives have rotated around the print schedule. 

What’s on your Taylor Bucket List?

With all of the chaos, it’s crucial to remember that college is a once-in-a-lifetime experience and everyone should live in the moment. Though Taylor University sits between cornfields, and Upland is a small place, there’s plenty to do before you leave. Here are some items to consider adding to your Taylor bucket list.

Scared of the unknown

Seniors remember their Time at Taylor

Modern Solutions Required

When I think of the moment I learned the most about generosity, I think about snow.

Finding moms in Taylor's classrooms

Brewing community

From iced coffee energy boosts to warm chai with friends, The Jumping Bean is the ideal place to convene for coffee and community. 

Foodie Fix

Spring Greens: A dorm guide to houseplants

Whether you’re hoping to grow an indoor jungle or just have something to keep you company during the midnight grind, here are my top three pieces of advice for an aspiring greenhouse grad. 

Professor’s podcast creates community

ASIA Org promotes cultural awareness

Seeking to represent and spread awareness of Asian culture and experiences is a key objective of the Asian Society for Intercultural Awareness Organization at Taylor.

Foodie Fix

Navigating the Asian-American identity

Reflecting on his own journey, Chu admits that he did not realize how unique his childhood was until his daughters were born. He struggles not only with the tension of cultures intersecting in his own life, but also with the reality his daughters face as bi-racial individuals living in a predominantly white community.

Spring Fashion 2022

Foodie Fix

For a small place in the middle of nowhere, Indiana, the towns around Taylor University do offer an abundance of choices in Mexican cuisine. 

Social work majors spend semester serving

Even if you’re familiar with the social work major at Taylor,  you may have no idea what social workers actually do. And that’s OK, because senior social work major Maiya Szotkowski didn’t either.

Internship advice for the stressed student

Associate Dean of Calling and Career Jeff Aupperle provides tips for students researching internships and jobs.

Modern Solutions Required

Growing up, I did not have any spiritual mentors. This was because my church, like many others, excluded women from leadership. 

Breaking the glass ceiling, shaping history

If, as the saying goes, journalists write the first rough draft of history, the presence of women is imperative to an accurate retelling.

Say goodbye to the winter blues