Chrysa Keenon | Echo I pulled my first and only all-nighter of college in a Wendy's. It was the weekend of a retreat for our major. My best friend Sarah and I had just spent eight hours surrounded by people, which is a huge feat for us introverts. Sarah slept through dinner and she was hungry when we ...
Chrysa Keenon | Echo In 2018, Starbucks announced that they would no longer be using straws. Disney, among other companies, followed. I thought this was great, so I did my part by participating in the #StopSucking campaign by no longer using the offensive plastic at restaurants or at the student center. ...
By Chrysa Keenon The Concern for the Unborn group, a new group meeting to speak out against abortion, met last Friday for the Link for Life event. The Concern for the Unborn group is a collective of students and professors on campus. The group was started by senior Drew Swing and Jeff Aupperle, director ...
Chrysa Keenon | Echo E. Cummings. Emily Dickinson. Robert Frost. What do all these dead people have in common? They were all poets. And the work they completed is relevant to us today, even as media-hungry college students. A lot of people get turned off by the notion of poetry. It brings to mind ugly ...
By Chrysa Keenon | Echo A warm bed, a car, a coat, a quick walk to a medical facility. These are all things that can be taken for granted when forgetting the privileges we have as college students. The Grant County Walk-A-Mile event offers an opportunity to show support for those without access to such ...
By Chrysa Keenon | Echo A combination of acrylic and digital paintings, intentional thought put into every brushstroke. Such describes Professor of Art and Department Co-Chair Jonathan Bouw's work in "Incident on Gaston Pike." The pieces, which can be found in Metcalf Gallery, are unique due to their ...
By Chrysa Keenon | Echo It is not often that a quartet that has made the Top 40 as well as having six number 1 songs hit the charts comes to Matthews, Indiana. But for the Triumphant Quartet, it's all about paying back roots and creating a good time. The Triumphant Quartet is made up of Eric Bennett, ...
By Chrysa Keenon | Echo Midterm elections, the poll that will determine the course of the next two years in U.S. government, will be held across the country on Nov. 6. The midterm elections are essentially the non-presidential elections, usually held for members of the Senate or the House of Representatives. ...
By Chrysa Keenon| Echo Looks can be deceiving, but that should never stop you from trying to get a taste for good food. It is easy to drive right by El Taco Express on your average trip to Buffalo Wild Wings, but stopping there for a taco or two can make the rest of your day a lot spicier. El Taco Express ...
By Chrysa Keenon | Echo The town of Upland will undergo a renovation of the downtown area in 2023 after receiving a $1.4 million grant from the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). The upgrade will consist of the four main blocks of downtown streets and sidewalks, according to the press release. The ...
The 2018 chorale performs for the Valentine’s Day banquet.(Photograph provided by Cathy Moore)
Junior Steve Mantel, sophomore Madeline Logan and junior Andrew Baker clash over the restaurant’s “romantic atmosphere.”
Let your Christmas joy ring true with this concert. (pictured: junior Katie Hart and junior Analiese Helms)
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