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Taylor University, Upland, IN
Monday, June 9, 2025
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Christian discernment in media

By Kenna Hartian · Wednesday, May 21, 2025

If I didn’t have some semblance of self-control, I’d eat a bar of chocolate a day. Sometimes I still do. When I was in eighth or ninth grade, my literature teacher assigned “The Bitter Side of Sweet” as our reading.

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If we’re honest

By Contessa Hussong · Wednesday, May 21, 2025

I am the most honest liar you could ever meet.For a long time, I tried not to think of it that way — after all, we all tend to avoid the truth from time to time. The little lies about how we are really doing, what we really think. The fibs about what we want and how we honestly feel.

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Fear God, not the climate

By Kenna Hartian · Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Browse the climate section of the UN’s website, and you’ll notice a couple of things. One, climate change is supposed to be catastrophic. Two, it’s entirely humanity’s fault.

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Letter to the editor: Airband over all

By Jonathan Stiver · Thursday, May 1, 2025

I’ve been hearing a lot of criticisms of Airband from my classmates and professors recently. They’ve said that students put too much time into it and they allow it to drive a wedge into friendships. I just wanted to write to The Echo to share my opinion on all of this. 

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On-campus growth needs online foundation

By Makenna McCord · Thursday, April 10, 2025

Taylor University as an academic institution has a responsibility to address the needs of the students. This can look like making sure residence halls are clean, food at the Hodson Dining Commons is good quality, or most importantly, that classes are facilitating learning in the way that is most beneficial for the student. 

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A Christian view of AI

By Kenna Hartian · Thursday, April 10, 2025

Hundreds of people used ChatGPT to turn their favorite pictures into Studio Ghibli inspired art last month, causing X to go crazy. The usual controversy followed: was AI committing plagiarism by generating images in someone else’s style? 

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Olympian celebrates femininity

By Kate Delaney · Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024

Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) welcomed Olympic rugby medalist Ilona Maher this season, breaking the standard mold for women’s body types.  

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24 years of red for Indiana

By Sam Maurer · Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024

The presidential election remains the primary concern for Hoosiers and the rest of the United States, but many other races on the ballot have a more immediate impact on Indiana residents.

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History or doom?

By Keira Martin · Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024

A moniker often given to the study of history, which I personally hate, does little to engage learners in the pursuit.