Life & Times

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. 

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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.

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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

'I love being Black'

J-Term trip honors Black History Month

What Taylor has taught us

 As Christmas Break approaches quickly, so does the end of a season at Taylor for many seniors graduating at the end of this semester. Looking back on the last few years, a few seniors share Taylor’s impact on their lives.

Modern Solutions Required

 Oprah Winfrey used to write a column entitled “Things I know for sure.” She admitted in an interview that this title was intimidating in and of itself because there are so few things we know to be unequivocally true.

A platform with a purpose

 Though it currently boasts over ten thousand followers, sophomore Savannah Strieter’s Instagram profile  — @savstrieter — came from humble beginnings. Strieter’s account first emerged in middle school with the handle “God’s Little Princesses,” claiming a support base of 98 followers.