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  The Echo: May 9, 2008

  Taylor University

  Administration discussing fate of the union – Taylor seeking global ‘ring’ by 2016 – Cinco de Mayo celebration – Taylor sends 1,000 books to Nigeria – Upland to welcome new community center – Korean delegation opens doors to opportunities around the world – Snapshots: A semester’s top stories – Many passions, one world – ESL/EFL gives the world words – Water-Logged: Students taste test 81 ‘bubblers’ – Fantasy baseball to make dreams come true this year – Student mother balances family and school – Brandle awarded return home – First summer blockbuster cements ‘Iron’-clad victory – A fond farewell in my native tongue – A new perspective on Christianity emerges – Josh Porter’s top 9 summer ’08 movie characters – Parting words from a senior – Unholy land: The trouble with Israel – Letters to the Editor – Editorial – Year in review: the top five Taylor teams – Trojan Sports – Tack competes at NCCAA Nationals – Student athletes take sports, gospel overseas – Head-to-head with Jamie Oliver

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  The Echo: May 2, 2008

  Taylor University

  Presidential candidates come to Indiana – TU sociology students seek urban exposure in Chicago – Justice in a box – Class of 2012 sports higher male SAT scores, wealthier students – TU seniors carry on the 54-year-old Taylathon tradition – New apartments to offer sufficient parking, close community – News Brief – Weekly Around The World – BAM hits China – Getting over the guilt trip – Taylor sports: The best photos of the year – ‘Expelled’ is intelligently designed – Band’s odd new sound has ‘Disco’ fans in a panic – Floor Plan draws up the blueprints for success – Taylor discusses student drinking – Letters to the Editor – Creation science: contradictory terms? – Social justice does not equal cardboard – Baseball defeated in semis – Trojan Sports – Softball falls in MCC tourney – Tennis ends spring season – Men’s track 3rd at conference – Head-to-head with J.P. Robles

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  The Echo: April 25, 2008

  Taylor University

  An Echo special report: Under the Influence: Breaking the subculture’s silence – Heritage Weekend honors prayer legacy – Earthquake rocks Midwest – Weekly Around The World – Mosaic showcases the globe – Colorblind in a spectral world – Seeing double? Two versions of ‘The Odd Couple’ – Mary Fran: Taylor’s friend for the ages – Life lessons learned from Taylathon – WTUR offers fresh spin on news – Give ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ a second thought – Letters to the Editor – The church’s double standard – The quiet epidemic – Dealing with spiritual doubts – Baseball takes third in MCC – Trojan Sports – Trojan ‘backer takes the field one last time – Head-to-head with Kelsey Randall – Track successful at Spartan Classic

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  The Echo: April 18, 2008

  Taylor University

  Advancement heads up commencement – Behind the scenes with Trojan Film Festival award winners – XXX Church comes to Marion – ‘Playing’ kindergarten – Ivanhoe’s welcomes father, daughter to ‘100 Club’ – News Brief – Weekly Around The World – Alum aids Chinese in Spain – Christianity moves south worldwide – Ti(red) of cynicism – Helyer reveals Revelation – Shop for a cause – Making a difference in what you wear – NBC fights to take back Thursday nights – Feist brings audiences into a musical fairy tale – Crows make ‘Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings’ count – Vote or die? Let’s try voting responsibly – Our ally, freedom’s enemy – Letters to the Editor – Softball takes two from IWU – Trojan Sports – Track and field teams improve at Little State – Club Sports – Men’s lacrosse wins home contest – Head-to-head with Zach Vander Laan

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  The Echo: April 11, 2008

  Taylor University

  Taylor plants 1,00 trees on new property – Taylor prof’s suit against former employer dismissed – Boys & Girls Club hosts open house – Chorale hosts Greek dining and dancing – College class of 2018: Sixth graders visit – History banquet connects students, grads – Echo earns state, national awards – Weekly Around The World – Alumni seek to free the untouchable – Chasing global cats and dogs – Spring Break Photo Contest Winners – Clooney tackles the sports genre – Achebe’s classic falls apart upon closer examination – Tenth Avenue North debuts on the right track – Feminism is not a dirty word – Letters to the Editor – Paying taxes = patriotism? – Racial healing must not remove race – Men’s tennis shuts out Elmhurst – Trojan Sports – Men’s track and field takes second at DePauw – Baseball snaps losing streak with IWU sins – Head to head with Laurie Shumaker – Editor’s Note

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  The Echo: April 4, 2008

  Taylor University

  YC features Taylor ‘rejects’ – Taylor expands summer school opportunities – Endowment fund explained: TU could suffer from recession – Taylor ‘ringer’ lost but found – Freshman girl suffers from short-term memory loss – Trojan Film Fest kicks off – Grant County hosts seminar to encourage new entrepreneurs – Weekly Around The World – Breaking for ministry – Feeling the burden of an ordinary world – DC Employee House Becomes a Home – Taylor husband to referee Final Four – Two-year silence broken: Families speak out – The Scrappies: The Reject Show awards – Rice Pilaf: delicious comedy with a hilarious aftertaste – Letters to the Editor – I supported Obama – An ambush of advertising – Editorial – Our view: Upcoming crash anniversary calls us all to reflect – Softball splits doubleheader against Grace – Trojan Sports – New soccer coach brings Div. III experience – Timeout with Coach J. Scott Stan – NCAA College Basketball – Making sense of the madness

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  The Echo: March 14, 2008

  Taylor University

  Taylor professor designs sculpture for Union Univ. – Taylor sophomore gets a glimpse of life ‘behind the veil’ – Counselors work to prevent tragedy – YC wants ‘rejects’ – Google Street View comes to Taylor – RIAA rumors cleared up – Weekly Around The World – Taylor spring break team will travel to Amman, Jordan – Quiz your competence – Powerful women of the 21st century – From Upland to California?: Students Road Trip Across America – Interactive Games Bring Friends Together – ’10,000 BC’ earns a D- in ancient history – Secondhand Serenade: Second-hand from Dashboard Confessional? – Outlaw home school? – Jesus Christ to us: ‘Earn this’ – Letter to the Editor – Taylor’s own morality police – Softball prepares for new season with new coach – Trojan Sports – Baseball knocks off Div. I Butler – Track sends four to NAIA nationals – Offseason underway for fall sports – Head-to-head with Dave Voss

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  The Echo: March 7, 2008

  Taylor University

  Songs from a nostalgic time – Sex in the Village confronts gender roles – Taylor adopts ‘early-alert’ system to help struggling students – Ceraks, VanRyns tell story through Taylor parent – Appreciating the art and the artist – Journey to self-approval – Drama honor society raises Alzheimer awareness – Correction – Weekly Around the World – Spencer Center seeks to expand to Ethiopia – Searching for global competence – Conference says presidential candidates need global focus – Nostalgia Night – ‘Semi-Pro’ called to the bench for indecent comedy – Kravitz paves the way for a ‘Love Revolution’ – Editorial – Our view: TU needs a nursing program, eventually – What it means to be globally engaged – Making disciples in our community – Letters to the Editor – Support all Taylor events, not just sports – Men’s basketball ends season with loss to Bethel – Trojan Sports – Tough weekend for TU baseball – Lady Trojans fall in MCC semifinals – Head-to-head with Christian Burrell

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  The Echo: February 29, 2008

  Taylor University

  SBP-elect Hunsinger says he seeks to serve – Business competition helps Grant County – Student senate discusses lack of student support for Taylor intercollegiate athletics – Ceraks, Van Ryns prepare for book release – New CSS professor ‘marries’ Taylor community – New perspective on C.S. Lewis classics – Weekly Around The World Writing for the world in South Africa – Becoming lighthouses at home – hodson’s hidden treasures – Brazil’s Kitchen – Spiegel’s “Big Ideas” – ‘Be Kind Rewind’: fresh comedy you won’t want to tape over – The Afters step beyond OK with new studio album – Five great movies everyone should read – Letters to the Editor – Taylor community joins abortion discussion – Speaker brings an unexpected conviction – The power of school pride: Support TU – Giving dating a chance – The problem with single-issue votes – Lady Trojans upset St. Francis in MCC first round – Trojan Sports – Third time’s a charm for men’s b-ball – Head-to-head with Joshua Brooks – Taylor baseball continues streak – T&F Results (NCCAA Nationals)

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  The Echo: February 22, 2008

  Taylor University

  The final debate: SBP candidates to face off – Taylor to give three honorary degrees – IFC concert expands minds – Taylor says fee increase ‘average’ for peer schools – Q&A: the soundtrack to Andy Whitman’s life – Students In Free Enterprise to replace TABS – News Briefs – Weekly Around The World – Faith, tribes & politics: Kenya’s crisis – ‘Fun’ at the Harvard Model United Nations – A day with the Taylor police department – One-hour open house adventure – ‘Jumper’ teleports to a land of bad filmmaking – Angels & Airwaves takes command of ‘I-Empire’ – If Josh Porter ran the Oscars… -- If Andrew Neel ran the Oscars… -- Letters to the Editor – Pro-Choice & Pro-Jesus? – Abortion: the legal question – To Becky and Zach – Men’s basketball defeats Cougars – Taylor baseball opens season with two wins – T&F third at IWU – Lady Trojans down Spring Arbor – Trojan Sports – Timeout with Coach Tena Krause

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  The Echo: February 15, 2008

  Taylor University

  Science design ‘goes green’ – TU student presents to Oxford society – Habecker takes four seniors to Presidential Prayer Breakfast – Salvation Army leader to speak at 2008 commencement – First Taylor Man Church – Election 2008: The Echo’s guide to SBP candidates – New national student survey aids with campus improvement efforts – Taylor joins I-69 colleges in business plan competition – Weekly Around The World – Kay Warren: a glorious ruin – Using faith to sustain the world – Chinese New Year Celebration – It ain’t easy being Green – Treading Light—My Ecological footprint – Green Dictionary – ‘Hodson Hidden Treasures’ contest – ‘Atonement’ gives way to disappointment – ‘The Hobbit’ continues his quest in campus theater – Prof. Alsobrook sculpts thee human condition – Responses: Faculty examine Apostles’ Creed – Authenticity: Get real – All you need is love – Men’s basketball falls to St. Francis – Trojan Sports – Track and field hits stride at Anderson – Head-to-head with Alyssa Johnson – Baseball gears up for season – Lady Trojans downed by No. 5 St. Francis

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  The Echo: February 8, 2008

  Taylor University

  Taylor students make appearance at Sundance – Sammy ‘shooters’ train officers – Olson recovers from January ‘rainstorm’ – Taylor friends create a little ‘Big Lebowski’ – TESOL license creates opportunity for Taylor students – Weekly Around The World – Reaching to know the world beyond – We cam from afar… -- Lighthouse Voices – Food for the thoughtful: Valentine’s Day – Male seeking DTR w/ female – Let’s remove the training wheels – Writing Center caters to students’ needs – Steady Eddy – Presenting: Amazon’s Kindle – Easy Molten Chocolate Cupcakes – There will be Academy Awards – Jack Johnson helps us ‘Sleep Through the Static’ – Josh Porter’s Top Ten Films of 2007 – When Jesus goes to hell – Are you shorter than a fifth grader? – Letters to the Editor – The unnamed sin – A response to Dallaire --- Redeeming ‘Opinionated’ – Track teams host exhibition competition – Scoring drought, Foresters beat men’s b-ball – Trojan Sports – Taylor begins search for women’s soccer coach – Lady Trojans overcome deficit in win – Head-to-head with Paige Rudolph

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  The Echo: December 7, 2007

  Taylor University

  Taylor gets an early Christmas gift – Echo gets new pages – Sells continues father’s legacy – Election 2008: guide to Democratic candidates – Echo editor, photographer win state press awards – Around campus in three days: editor’s open house adventure – “Magic” fire marshal visit – ‘The Golden Compass’ takes fantasy in a new direction – Navigating the theology of ‘The Golden Compass’ – Living Comfort Eagle – A Festivus for the rest of us – Editorial – Our view: Sudan deserves attention – Letters to the Editor – What, me? Study? – Trojans win overtime thriller at home – Trojan Sports – NFL Preview – Club Sports – Taylor equestrian team hosts horse show – Women’s basketball drops three in a row – Head-to-head with Rhiannon Edwardsen

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  The Echo: November 30, 2007

  Taylor University

  The Elms deliver rock, truth, soul – Women’s forum provides advice for the future – Academic affairs shifts from departments to schools – ‘Sing Noel’ celebrates Christmas around the world – Election 2008: guide to Republican candidates – Banquet brings AIDS awareness – Joe Mary Cann wins election – Professor’s life bridges two cultures – Kamwesa: synonym for walking miracle – SBP, administrators discuss student concerns – Coen brothers breathe vitality into ‘Old Men’ – Smith prepares to fill the shoes of a literary ‘Legend’ – The Elms bring ‘rip-off-your-face’ music to Taylor – It’s about the giver, not only the gift – End hamocide – Christmas in November? – Editorial – Our view: ‘Prosperity’ preachers set a bad Christian example – Volleyball team upset at regional tournament – Trojan Sports – NFL Preview – Two cross-country runners compete at national meet – Three in a row for women’s basketball – Men’s basketball, 2008 Ford Fusion, and giveaways! – Head-to-head with Daniel Cox

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  The Echo: November 16, 2007

  Taylor University

  Songs, skits, slime at My Gen – One in four students has cheated – Nussbaum goes green, building plans move ahead – Elephant, donkey or chicken: Mock election educates voters – Highlights from nearly 200 comments that accompanied responses to The Echo’s poll about honor system grading – Audience choice award – Dining services are up for bid – Taylor parent advises Obama campaign – Payne’s offers retreat to new blend of coffee shop – My Generation Night – ‘Bee Movie’ generated negative buzz – Josh Porter’s holiday wish list – Q&A: ‘Game Time’ with Ted Kluck – A white and black issue – Of turkey’s and ‘devil lumps’ – Plasma: The gift that keeps giving – Letters to the Editor – Readers respond to Bayh editorial – Volleyball loses championship heartbreaker – NFL Preview – Saving the best for last – Trojan Sports – Too little too late: Football ends with loss

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  The Echo: November 9, 2007

  Taylor University

  Foreign friends: Class holds overseas video conference – Bayh cancels as graduation speaker – New apartment building set to begin construction – Lights, camera, play ball: MC7 tapes football – New CMS makes Taylor’s Web site more efficient – Lembright plans for future after Taylor – SBP expounds on W.O.W. – ‘Saviour King’ offers portable worship experience – Sprinkle a little estrogen on that theater popcorn – Letters to the Editor – Using proper rhetoric – Appreciating art – Engaging the City of Man – Editorial – Our view: Bayh controversy contains lessons for evangelicals – Football overpowered by No. 6 St. Xavier – Muskegon natives lead team to MCC finals – Men’s basketball opens strong – NFL Preview – Men’s cross country team concludes NAIA season – Trojan Sports – Head-to-head with Jeff Hubley

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  The Echo: November 2, 2007

  Taylor University

  High-tech company comes to Marion – Loy rounds up role in T.V. documentary about westerns – Students seek advice at SIFE finance seminar – Off-campus men dominate IWU in Backyard Brawl – Taylor offers fair trade at fair price – Echo honored nationally – 700-plus Myanmar refugees arrive in Fort Wayne – W.O.W. opens door to new service opportunities for Taylor students – Muselman family grieves with hope – Second English’s Halloween open house: a four-year tradition – Kathy St. Cyr brings Millie to Taylor’s stage – ‘The Darjeeling Limited’ powered by originality – Stephen Colbert bamboozles America – Taylor theater’s take on the apostle ‘John, His Story’ – Harvest Moon Film Festival – Is egalitarianism biblical?: Two opinions – Examining a delicate matter: An open plea for two-ply paper – Letters to the Editor – Stop scrambling! – A sad good-Bayh – Airband: a success – Men’s soccer upset in opening round – NFL Preview – Volleyball named MCC Co-Champs – Women’s soccer concludes season – Trojan Sports – Head-to-head with Allison Guion

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  The Echo: October 19, 2007

  Taylor University

  Gerig highlights Airband ‘Tradition’ – Echo Airband awards – Taylor hosts hunt to reduce deer on land – Class of 1957 gives $300K for prayer chapel – TU network helps publish Iraq journal – TU biology professor to head national teacher association – Making the cut for Thoroughly Modern Millie – SBP shares the vision of Taylor’s Global Council – Good carbs + protein = healthy equation – Airband 2007 – Clooney does justice to ‘Michael Clayton’ – Jimmy Eat World gives fans something to chase – Parnassus offers literary and artistic outlet…and cash prizes – Stop striving and start achieving less – Letter to the Editor – Following after Eve – How to enjoy homecoming – iNexplicable: Defending the iPhone – Game, set, championship – NFL Preview – Women’s soccer ends regular season – Women’s tennis takes fourth – Trojan Sports – “Gold Rush,” men’s soccer and giveaways! – Head-to-head with Ty Needler

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  The Echo: October 12, 2007

  Taylor University

  Temperature extremes highlight climate change trend – Home away from home school – IABC gives TU a voice in business communication – Facebook invited you to join an addiction – TEC competition brings fast-paced ideas – LaTonya Taylor: a writer’s journey – English’s Inferno burns down the house – SBP examines Taylor’s report card – ‘The Hunting Party’ proves a worthy pursuit – Faculty art exhibit: Pots and pears – Foo Fighters still have some fight left – The merits of scrounging – Finding hope in the loneliest illness – Letters to the Editor – Why invite Bayh? – Thank you, TU family – iPhone: iLlogical? – Volleyball takes conference lead – Trojan Sports – Men’s soccer wins two in conference play – NFL Preview – Head-to-head with Mary Horton

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  The Echo: October 5, 2007

  Taylor University

  IT announces campus bandwidth increase – It’s all about the T-shirt – Bayh to speak at graduation – Buffalo Wild Wings buys building in Marion – James Dean festival redefines cool – Calculator training program offers a free TI-84 Plus – CE retreat addresses complacency – Noah’s sub shop sets sail, lands in Marion – Foundations of an open house: coffee and ‘Young Love’ – Healthy DC eating habits – English causes ‘Inferno’ – Oscar gold discovered ‘In the Valley of Elah’ – Regina Spektor concert: minimalism done right – ‘Cavemen’ foils decades of evolution in television – Diagnosis: senioritis – Missions opportunities are close to home – Letters to the Editor – Senior-less Airband – Stealing: still wrong – Rethinking modesty – Setting an example – Editorial – Our view: Opposing viewpoints require a discerning mind – NFL Preview – Golf team hits final green – Trojan Sports – Intramurals – Football drops MSFA opener – Support TU volleyball, win free prizes – Men’s tennis wins MCC – Tough week for women’s soccer – Head-to-head with Kyle Brown

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  The Echo: September 28, 2007

  Taylor University

  Global climate change heats up discussion at science seminars – E-mail privacy explained – Bookstore to stay TU-run for now – Elsaharty challenges campus with Islamic perspective – Community theaters gives ministry a new play – Small talk with Masri – Phubbbbbbbs takes his throne – Office hours, 7-11: open house review – Down with the sickness – Audiences discover ‘Easter Promises’ are half-empty – Grossed out by pornography – Josh Porter’s fall TV assessment – Letters to the Editor – Going green for less – End of an era for Taylor’s bookstore – Presidential debate remix – Why should anyone read the classics? – Extending grace to others – Trojans take down Statesmen – Club Sports – Lacrosse falls to Ball State – NFL Preview – Men’s soccer shuts out Spring Arbor – Trojan Sports – Former Colts running back follows God to Taylor

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  The Echo: September 21, 2007

  Taylor University

  Campus bookstore re-evaluating ownership options – Taylor gets new land – Apartment building in planning phase – Grand County Boys and Girls Club deals with accident aftermath – Concert highlights TU’s artist-in-residence – Pell grant’s piggy bank gets fuller; students to reap rewards – Correction – “7b cometh”? – Stay healthy with recipe for medkit – Second 5K to remember Smith’s passions, life – SBP on world religions, Muslims – ‘The Kingdom’ rules despite rough terrain – Caution: Awards shows may cause drowsiness – Mr. Darcy: the man behind the fiction – Shadow dwellers – Editorial – Our view: Give Taylor football a chance – Letters to the Editor – A failure to think: Gun control won’t stop gun crime – A double standard – It’s time to rethink Christian music – Football defeats Greenville – Volleyball, tennis continue winning streaks – Trojan Sports – NFL Preview – Head-to-head with Jenny Peterson

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  The Echo: September 14, 2007

  Taylor University

  Tune in to change – Innovation skyrockets at Aerospace convention – Taylor senior wins Miss Grand Rapids crown – TABS: for all students – Taylor gets grant – The Grille finds new ingredients – Intramurals bring intensity – Health center offers student aid, pharmacy supply – ‘3:10 To Yuma’ saves the genre in distress – New Josh Ritter album conquers record stores – Jobs reveals newer, more tempting Apple – Letters to the Editor – ‘Beyond the mind’ debate continues – Escaping a Peter Pan mentality – A failure to act: More guns won’t stop guns – Time for major changes – Remember Bin Laden? – TU men win Taylor Invitational – NFL Preview – Week in review… -- Volleyball – Soccer – Golf reaches a new ‘low’ – Trojan Sports – Head-to-head with Bryan Miller

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  The Echo: September 7, 2007

  Taylor University

  Science building scaled back – Rodeo gives spectators a wild ride – Taylor remembers Muselman legacy – Lessons learned from Bishop Taylor’s journal – Alistair Begg begs the question – Matthews festival uncovered – Science seminar – A rummage through the heart of Upland – SBP on Vision 2016 – Jackson and Hartnett rise to the challenge – A&E Q-&-A: chick flicks – Ingmar Bergman outlived by extraordinary films – Consumerism vs. stewardship – It’s time to reconsider your sports loyalties – Making war to make peace? – Letters to the Editor – Taylor community responds to last week’s ‘Beyond the motto’ – Editorial – Our view: Homemaking is not part of academics – Ravens soar past Trojans – Men’s tennis off to winning start – NFL Preview – Volleyball notches its first MCC victory – Trojan Sports

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  The Echo: August 31, 2007

  Taylor University

  Two-year jail stay sends message – Habecker says cell phone tower is coming to Upland – Taylor is No. 1 – Taylor welcomes new faces – Hall director baby boom brings toothless grins to TU – Students deal with major dilemma – Scintillating? – The good, the bad and the ‘Superbad’ – Josh Porter’s High Five: summer movies ’07 – Harry Potter: defense against the dark arts – The right to protest – Moving Taylor beyond the motto – Re-Vision 2016 – Calling Taylor home – Volleyball defeats NCAA D-II foe – Trojans prepare for season opener – Singing the BTN Blues – Trojan Sports – Head-to-head with Tabitha Bogue