The 2015-2016 volume of The Echo, Taylor University’s newspaper.
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The Echo: May 6, 2016
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Taylor Faculty Retire – 170 year legacy – Back to the Haak – Call it LaRita’s – The people voted – Campus carry controversy – Tassels and Tiny Hands – Taylor Student Moms – Goodbye, Grandma Gracie – United in community – The bi-weekly bachelors and bachelorettes – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Behind the narrative – Art against trafficking – Ode to Marylou – To pee or not to pee – Changing the world on a shopping spree – It’s showtime – Weekly Preview – Champions – Athlete of the Week
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The Echo: April 29, 2016
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Local teen killed in hit-and-run – Muselman House to be renovated – Inner-city scholars earn leadership scholarships – Business students visit NYC – Online course increase tuition – Caught up in the joy of the towel – Airstrikes demolish hospital – Bathroom bill – Bergwall babies – Bruised Hearts – Grandma Gracie – Alleviating the awkwardness – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Once upon a dream – From stats to script – Art for everyone – Dissatisfied – No laughing matter – A force to be reckoned with – Trojans chip away to claim Huntington Invitational – Weekly Preview – Trojans shredded by Cougars – Athlete of the Week
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The Echo: April 22, 2016
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Taylor community remembers 2001 van accident – United Methodist Church building – Capture the flag with a twist – Whipple lawsuit resolved – Rooted together – The bi-weekly bachelor and bachelorette – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Brevity and beauty – Comfort in community – Redefining identity – Earthquake disrupts Ecuador – Jerusalem bus bombing – Composing final memories – Knocking heads over football – A missions trip… to Upland? – Called to conflict – Love(lace) kills – Weekly Preview – Trojans perform big at Indiana Little State Championships – Athlete of the Week
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The Echo: April 15, 2016
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Car wash, canines come to campus – RAC sheets, registration and the Review – Taylor hosts Grant County Autism Family Fun Fair – IWU offers accelerated nursing program – In The Loop – Zika returns worse than imagined – UN seeks new Secretary-General – Meeting Superman – Taylor myths & legends – Looking into Lighthouse – Grandma Gracie – Meek, not weak – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Art of imagination – Intelligent design – Artists celebrate Earth Day – Integration of faith and persecution – All the cool kids are doing it – FOMO FOBI: Fear Of Being Included – Trojans rake Maple Leafs – Weekly Preview – Men’s golf ties at Wildcat Cup – Softball clobbers Cougars in doubleheader – Athlete of the Week
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The Echo: April 8, 2016
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Olympian grit – Timber! – Taylor updates sexual violence procedures – The four-year payoff – Student fee explained – How to hide a million dollars – Kesha loses court battle – Peeling back The Onion – Spring Fashion – Bringing the pieces together – Around the world in music – Paul’s Picks – Senior Snooze-inar – Ideology, our idol – Mixed messages – Weekly Preview – Trojans split doubleheader at Spring Arbor – The not-so-great outdoors
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The Echo: April 1, 2016
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Wait-listed – Old Union faces uncertain future – Carnaval comes to Upland – In The Loop – Brussels and Pakistan hit by bombs – Capitol shooting causes panic – Chick it out – Seven deadly pranks -- #neverforget – Chick-fil-A and friends – The bi-weekly bachelor and bachelorette – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – 15 minutes – A director’s role – A voice worth hearing – Just pray it away – Me first – The art of slowing down – He who scores less, wins – Weekly Preview – Track sucks blood out of Transylvania Invitational – Foresters cut down Trojans – Athlete of the Week
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The Echo: March 11, 2016
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Tuition increases by 4 percent – Plugging Indiana’s brain drain – New Campus Center to change meal plans – New dean to join Taylor in July – Three Fort Wayne men murdered – Nancy Reagan dies at age 94 – Glory, Glories, hallelujah – Return to the Emerald Isle – The final countdown – Jurassic jukebox – The bi-weekly bachelor and bachelorette – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Burkey’s big break – Walking through “No Man’s Land” – Paul’s Picks – Parallel Universes – Leaving his legacy – Considering Catholicism – Volleyball coach resigns – Weekly Preview – The great indoors – Athlete of the Week
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The Echo: March 4, 2016
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Confusion, Shock, Excitement: The UPR evokes a whirlwind of responses from the Taylor community – Pharmacy opens at Health Center – Fall Break extended -- ¡Bienvenida a Taylor! – Breakfast with Obama – Around The World – Russia resumes Syrian airstrikes – The Delight life – Fashionable Justice – Grandma Gracie – Maximizing the Grille experience – A new nickname – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – A tale of two stages – Marion Philharmonic Orchestra serenades Taylor – Envisioning the world of film – Ted screwed? – Free Kesha – Communication without clarity – Trojans’ season left in flames after barnburner – Weekly Preview – Softball splits pair of doubleheaders – Athlete of the Week
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The Echo: February 26, 2016
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Review results in program changes – Camp comparison – Crash claims lives of three Manchester University students – In The Loop – Candidate consideration – Carrier moves to Mexico – Clothing tags and coffee bags – Open minds, open hearts – Social Justice Week – A movement for love – Dancing, dirty and deluxe – The bi-weekly bachelor and bachelorette – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Working in the in-between – Parnassus in progress – Paul’s Picks – We’re hiring a president – Easing the guilt – Just a joke – Trojans chop Foresters on Senior Day – Weekly Preview – Track shines at DePauw – Softball set for season
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The Echo: February 19, 2016
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A race of one – Whoop-dee-doo – Please play games in class – Around The World – Justice Scalia’s death leaves nation reeling – Gas City’s hidden treasure – food off the chain – Grandma Gracie – Surviving the stampede – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Down the Rabbit Hole – Destination: Upland – Album in the making – A view from the other side of the other side – A call to stay woke – Condemnation and mercy – Trojans dominate on Senior Night – Weekly Preview – Track runs to victory – Athlete of the Week
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The Echo: February 12, 2016
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Not your average teacher – Taylor hosts Special Olympics – “What do you guys actually do?” – Critical learning – Outsiders on the rise – Zika virus runs rampant – Marry me, Marylou – Love-Struck Professors – The flirting power of emojis – The bi-weekly bachelor and bachelorette – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s op Tweets – Films for failures – Recording hope in Rwanda – And the Oscar goes to… -- Darling, you will always be number…two – Cam’s collapse – Allah = Yahweh? – Trojans impress at Indiana Wesleyan – Weekly Preview – Wildcats throttle Trojans – Athlete of the Week
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The Echo: February 5, 2016
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Leader Shifts – Lessons from the past, hope for the future – No-fly, no-hover zone – Too close for comfort – On the flip side – Lighthouse Love – Grandma Gracie – Six good things – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – The movers and shakers – From script to screen – Sundance standouts – Making coffee, not judgments – Worship woes – battle of the sections – Trojans tame Cougars – Weekly Preview – Taylor up to scratch – Athlete of the Week
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The Echo: December 11, 2015
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Former professor sues Taylor – Goodbye, Holipalooza – Bank bandit caught – Snap to it – Top 5 Bizarre Headlines – Public outcry against police brutality – Facing the brace – The Taylors of Taylor – ‘Twas the night before finals week – Grandma Gracie – Sealing the deal – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Deck the box office – Christmas sensations – Holiday harmonies – Pathetic perseverance – Nothing so useless – Generally unengaged – The irony of silence – Season Schedule – Silent Night starting lineup
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The Echo: December 4, 2015
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New Year, New Chapel – Habeckers bring light to Upland – Taylor donates building to town – The small voices – Beyond six degrees – Turkey downs Russian jet – Taylor decks the halls – A MAHE perspective – Say “no” to lame leftovers – The bi-weekly bachelor and bachelorette – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – In the spirit – Pass the FrUiTCaKeS – Mockingjay’s final flight – General un-education – Consider Kobe – You can’t have it all – Trojans return to Nationals – Weekly Preview – Trojans fall to Pilots – Athlete of the Week
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The Echo: November 20, 2015
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No more noodles – Christmas City, USA – Sink or swim – The age of terror – States bar Syrian refugees – The tower of Rice – Thank you Taylor – Socks for seniors – Grandma Gracie – Non-traditional traditions – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – A cornucopia of Thanksgiving movies – App on the airways – Art of spontaneity – No, bro – Ruin your heart – Donations or free Tupperware? – Playoff prayers go unanswered – Weekly Preview – Trojans clip Harriers’ wings in home opener – Athlete of the Week
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The Echo: November 13, 2015
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If pennies were mustard seeds – Save and continue – Top five news events of the week – Launching off the pier – Crossing bridges – Around The World – Rallies, racism and resignations – Fighting crime in the cornfields – Saudi princes smuggle drugs – ‘90s Comeback trends at Taylor – Bump, set, Spikeball – Have you heard about the herd? – The bi-weekly bachelor and bachelorette – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Let the wedding bells ring – Singing and Socrates – Authentic American heroes – Where lies your allegiance – Just another gender article? – Adam, evolution and Jesus – Senior Day victory – Weekly Preview – Rio Grande floods Trojans – Cross country runs for championship – Athlete of the Week
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The Echo: November 6, 2015
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Chickens across the road (almost) – Pre-K partnerships – Molding young artists – Forbidden fruit for thought – Ancient Israeli Science – In The Loop – A house divided – Anonymous hacks the KKK – Fostering love – Quake shakes Afghanistan and Pakistan – All hail The Bean – Registration rush – Grandma Gracie – Noveling in November – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – First step into fiction – Chords of culture – Paul’s Picks – A child-free family – Sex, words and buffalo – Out of the Loop – Shooting for the stars – Weekly Preview – Shootout ends season for soccer – Athlete of the Week
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The Echo: October 30, 2015
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Flooding two by two – Tongs pinch nerves in DC – Top five news events of the week – Survey seeks willing students – Student Satisfaction Inventory – A match made in Mitchell – In The Loop – Major oil firms want climate change policy – Nearly disastrous hurricane – Bergwall beginnings – Better things to carve than pumpkins this Halloween – WOW bridges the gap – Students of the corn(fields) – The bi-weekly bachelor and bachelorette – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Doug’s Choice – Scaring music into Marion – Frightful flicks – Candy, costumes and culture – The magnetic name tag – Bieber or Belieber? – Trojans conquer Cardinals – Weekly Preview – Soccer ends on high note – Cross Country plows through Great Lakes Invite – Athlete of the Week
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The Echo: October 23, 2015
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Lacrosse at a crossroads – Upland update – Top five news events of the week – Late night for Taylor – In The Loop – Around The World – Democratic candidates unveiled – Road to Ohio – Stylish Staff – Grandma Gracie – O-Group heartbreak – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Journeying from Taylor to L.A. – Quartet returns – Hotel for spies – Marriage isn’t for everyone – Does anyone really care? – My real self – Trojans subdue Saints – Weekly Preview – Cross country moves up – Trojans’ big guns fizzle in shootout – Athlete of the Week
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The Echo: October 9, 2015
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Culture meets cuisine – Swing votes for swing dancing – Top five news events of the week – Enter entrepreneuring – In The Loop – Around The World – A new breed of conflict – ReaLife rewards – Dear Parents, -- Forged in fire: Parnassus 2016 – Rural dictionary – The bi-weekly bachelor and bachelorette – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Here they are to worship – U.F.No – The finest tuning – All Muslims are… -- Open heart and open minds – Parent(less) weekend – Trojans rout Spartans – Weekly Preview – Trojans blow away Maple Leafs in double overtime – Cross country runs through Louisville – Athlete of the Week
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The Echo: October 2, 2015
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Out of control – This week by the numbers – Room drop – Top five news events of the week – Care conference – In The Loop – Russia forms new Axis of Power – Obama and Putin in a battle of words – The heart of The Bridge – Melons, Gourds and Running Boys – Fall-ing in love – Grandma Gracie – “I’m good” – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Blending secular and sacred – Behind the soundboard – Readeemed – Do unto others – We found love – Land of the free, home of the…uninformed? – Taylor shuts out Olivet Nazarene – Weekly Preview – Volleyball rakes Maple Leafs – Trojans boot Bethel in conference win – Athlete of the Week
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The Echo: September 25, 2015
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Ride on, Taylathon – Table talk – Kids take campus – The rise of a textbook empire – Freshmen elect ICC president – The empire stirs – A papal visit – The return of the Warriors – Behind the wheels – Meet the Morris men – Feeding Taylor’s wild side – The bi-weekly bachelor and bachelorette – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Food for thought – A band for the family – Praying for originality – A Christian conviction Thanks for nothing – Big Brother or brother’s keeper? – TU and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day – Weekly Preview – Athlete of the Week
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The Echo: September 18, 2015
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A hoaxer, a hacker, and a boil water advisory – Blocked – Starting block or writer’s block? – An education in service – Top 5 Bizarre Headlines – Russia in Syria – Conversation over competition – A date for a day, a friend for a lifetime – The boiling point – Taylor’s best kept secrets – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Retreat reflections – Discovering a balance – Paul’s Picks – The forgiving art – Seeking perspective – Stop talking to yourself – Accepting the consequences – Almost a miracle – Double overtime victory – Cross country starts strong – Weekly Preview – Athlete of the Week
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The Echo: September 11, 2015
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Next Gen Dining – Same service, different styles – Taylor Taxis, at your service – Biggest class ever – Seeking sanctuary – Constitutional amendments spark protests – Coming to the cornfields – Rent-A-Pet – Taylor time machine – Dorm-friendly food – The bi-weekly bachelor and bachelorette – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – American anthems – Portmanteaux: a fusion of ideas – To kill a fantasy – Scavenging sources – Behind the (news) camera – Stuck in the middle – Taylor keeps Wagon Wheel – Weekly Preview – 33-yard miracle – Women’s golf sets new record – Athlete of the Week
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The Echo: September 4, 2015
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Takes team to make transition – Important Dates – More than just the chapel – Top five news events of the week – Playground to honor Betsy Smith’s legacy – In The Loop – Around The World – Shooting for campus safety – A long-awaited return – 10 ways to love your roommate – Eating local in the cornfields – Upland treasures – Challenge by choice – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Taylor troupers overseas – We heart summer – Money movies – On the 90 percent – Victory in violence – Opting out – One last Wagon Wheel – Weekly Preview – Women’s soccer triumphant over Saint Francis – Men’s soccer defeats Saint Francis – Athlete of the Week