The 2021-2022 volume of The Echo, Taylor University’s newspaper.
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The Echo: April 11, 2022
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Taylor receives $5 million gift from Sweetwater founders — Sutherland runs for re-election — US Supreme Court denies Gordon College’s appeal — ‘President Lindsey Live’ interview series begins — Global Need-to-Know — Navigating the Asian-American identity — Sarah Malak: Journey from Egypt to Taylor — Chapel: Please hold your applause — COVID creates new service norm — Korean Christianity sets example — Chorale find community in Alaska through music — Cellar Door — Naatz’s journey to Taylor through the highs and lows — ASIA Org promotes cultural awareness — Professor’s podcast creates community — A fresh look at scheduling classes — Intramural basketball season wraps up — Softball wings three out of four weekend games
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The Echo: April 25, 2022
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Senior, faculty awards to take different shape — Open positions filled for upcoming school year — Upland building town down — BSU to host ‘Expressions’ event this Friday — Pulliam donates $120k toward journalism scholarships — OIP starts group to support adopted students — Getting to know Maxwell and his family — Scholarships exceed $3 million for 2022 year — Mentorship reflects Christ’s love — Experiencing a broader horizon — Living with a posture of humility — ‘Everything Everywhere’ blends big actions with heart — Fine Arts Feature — Theatre finishes production season with ‘Annie’ — Spring Greens: A dorm guide to houseplants — foodie fix — Covid-19 allows athletes an extra year — Taylor baseball looking to end its season strong — Colts Corner: Will bold offseason moves lead to confetti?
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The Echo: April 4, 2022
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Taylor names three honorary doctorate recipients — Satisfaction survey gives insight to campus needs — Campus debate team discusses transgender athletes — Presidential fellows announce “Wonder” event — Taylor participates in the Race to Zero Waste — High school summer program preparation is underway — Spring Fashion: Trends on and off the runway — A world opened through subtitles — U.S. human trafficking crisis — Sorrell experiences life in Spain — ICC hosts the beloved Taylor event, Airband — ‘The Batman’ explores the flaws of the iconic character — TU Film Program wins national recognition — Golf teams kick off spring season — Weight room plans finalized for fall — Men’s lacrosse entering final month of their season
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The Echo: February 14, 2022
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Taylor dissolves Dean of Students position — Indiana responds to OSHA vaccination mandate — Tom Jones receives Sagamore of the Wabash award — Jan. 6, 2021: Revisiting the attack on the Capitol — Veal, Wallace recognized nationally for film — ‘Little Women’ boasts three sold-out performances — Peterson, Sumner ring in the new year — Weight room receives significant upgrades — Baseball begins spring season with split wins in Arizona
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The Echo: February 21, 2022
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Taylor celebrates Black History Month — Cunningham set to speak at commencement — Presidential Fellows Program starts full year at Taylor — J-term trips abroad remain impactful despite COVID-19 — Global Need-to-Know — Honoring the legacy of Samuel Morris — Looking back before looking forward — Black history February — Chapel speakers need a new intro — “To Kill a Mockingbird” takes stage at Taylor — Students take the stage in Nashville with CMC — Cellar Door — J-Term trips honors Black History Month — Celebrating friendship year-round — Women’s basketball defeats Grace — Competitive cheer competes in year’s first event — Super Bowl marked by L.A. Rams’ stars
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The Echo: February 28, 2022
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Student campaign runs unopposed in election — Title IX proceedings moves to Human Resources — MAHE redistributes head leadership — Boosters required for up-to-date vaccination — DC, Stu update services for the spring semester — Campus experiences maintenance employee shortage — J-term trips provide deep experiences — Therapy dogs alleviate stress among students — Pursuing learning beyond February — How to avoid ‘us vs. them’ — Meet Opinions Editor Sophia King — ABC series tells story of Emmett Till’s murder — LA gives five senior students a semester to remember — Fire Arts Feature — ‘I love being Black’ — Say goodbye to winter blues — Taylor grad makes mark on coaching — Track & Field teams finish fourth at conference
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The Echo: March 14, 2022
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Taylor Ethics Bowl team beats Yale at nationals — Envision Film Festival recognizes student projects — Taylor hosts Q Union to discuss culture, faith, church — An unforeseen journey to Taylor — Mini Scoops: Taylor Tunnels — Taylor holds week of prayer — Reagan, Rice explain set design process — Newly elected leaders promote fearlessness — Why HB1134 could harm classrooms — It’s nt all about politics — Ukraine’s new war against terror — Steven Day influences peers on and off the stage — 2022 Nostalgia Night brings retro to Rediger auditorium — Cellar Door — Social work majors spend semester serving — Internship advice for the stressed student — foody fix — Taylor 4x800-meter relay team is NAIA runner-up — Baseball wins conference series — This Day in Echo Sports
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The Echo: March 7, 2022
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Taylor celebrates women’s history — Spring break missions trios return — Residents of Kyiv evacuate the city — Holly Whitby join Taylor to work in enrollment, marketing — Counseling Center begins therapy groups, workshops — KSAC exercise classes return — Dean of Sciences shares her experiences — Women’s Giving Circle supports students, faculty — Programming for women is needed — Beauty, ambition and talent — Learning from women leading — Indie pop star performs at Taylor University — Gender stereotypes in film damage viewer perceptions — Breaking the glass ceiling, shaping history — Modern Solutions Required — Taylor professor paves way in sports — Baseball lockout spells problems
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The Echo: May 16, 2022
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Taylor University prepares for 2022 commencement — Four years include unique journey — The Echo receives national, state press awards — Spring awards announced — Class of ’22 — 2022 Taylor University student awards — Commencement: Before crossing the stage — Faded tradition revisited by Taylor alumnus — How to spend your summer well — Lindsay reflects on first year — Lesson from a life lived in Olson — Hope Oak strikes note with Taylor community — Your Spotify Cue — The perfect return of ‘Better Call Saul’ — Lichacz’s lifelong love of music — Echo co-editors reflect on the last four years — Modern Solutions Required — Counting down the top sports stories of the year — Huseman follows an unexpected path — Saying goodbye to the back page of the Echo
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The Echo: May 2, 2022
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TU tours Civil Rights monuments — Student Senate restructures for next school year — Taylor receives $3 million gift for film building — Choros survey prompts student discussion — Taylor reviews 25-Live — A new community buzzes on campus — Advancement team raises money for Taylor — Finding time for Sabbath rest — Challenge your community — The Apartments are dorms too — Theatre finishes production season with ‘Annie’ — Boren Art Gallery opens inside Helena Memorial Hall — Senior Fine Arts Feature — Brewing and community — Finding moms in Taylor’s classrooms — Modern Solutions Required — Jung carries impressive legacy — Whatever it takes to rake
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The Echo: May 9, 2022
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Taylor hosts second-annual ‘I love TU’ week — Anniversary time capsule involves community — Clubs spotlight talent, expression — New gas station fills vacant spot — Taylor University awards student achievement — Halbrook Distinguished Chair retires — Brandon Smith balances film and football — School spirit every day of the week — Christians need to talk about Title IX — TCKs redefine the idea of ‘home’ — Taylor art and creative writing collaboration — Local communities offers new fine arts opportunities — Cellar Doors — Seniors remember their time at Taylor — Scared of the unknown — What’s on your Taylor bucket list? — Track and field nears end of year — Men’s golf wins another Crossroads league title
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The Echo: August 30, 2021
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Taylor welcomes freshmen to campus — University plans for ‘back to normal’ operations — What we wish we knew our freshman years — Student’s summer filled with French pastries, foreign policy — New friends seek new adventures together — New opinions editors value diversity of thought and opinion — Mingo talks new job, Taylor football — Taylor Athletics continues select pandemic restrictions
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The Echo: December 2, 2021
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Silent Night game returns to Taylor University — PeRT adapts policies to low cases, vaccine mandates — Marion Health Network adds new location in Gas City — New chain restaurants coming Upland area — Global Need-to-Know — Diving into business with TU Shark Tank — Robin Perry: Residence hall cleaning with meaning — Missing the big picture — The self-fulfilling prophecy of a single story — Parking lot assignments — The pressure of Christianity — A student perspective on dating at a Christian institution — Seniors lead the next theatre production — An origin story as good as ‘The Incredibles” — Your Spotify Cue — What Taylor has taught us — A platform with a purpose — Modern Solutions Required — Silent Night through opponent’s eyes — Cross country teams compete at nationals — Eastbrook, Mississinewa football teams wraps up season
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The Echo: November 1, 2021
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New Taylor president envisions the next chapter — A bird’s eye view: Michael Lindsay’s professional career — Taylor requires COVID-19 vaccination for study abroad — Lutheran Health Network builds hospital in Gas City — Samuel Morris statues renovated, running — Fall Fashion — Eaks serves the DC at quarantine peaks — Marissa Williams: Unification through photography — Scheduling J-terms — Building a relationship with food — Editors explain: Michael Lindsay’s professional career — Grieving shared trauma through unity — Parnassus holds true to their mission — ‘Ted Lasso’ season two crabs up the humor and heart — Taylor soccer players journey from Bolivia — Football wins 63-0
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The Echo: November 15, 2021
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Art department seeks return of stolen work — Congo Initiative partners share experiences in chapel — Haiti endures environmental, political disasters — Western Art exhibit expected to open in spring — Mini Scoops: The music behind the Rice Bell Tower — D’Souza describes fundraising efforts — Professor reflects on time at Bangladeshi hospital — Taylor over the Years — The room draw process — Why lament is an important part of faith — Glorifying God through business marketing — Fine Arts Feature — Kaitlyn Gillenwater inspires others with her artwork — Your Spotify Cue — Cross Country teams sweep conference — Volleyball loses in conference semis — Braves are what’s right with baseball
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The Echo: November 22, 2021
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Downtown Upland bridge set to be replaced — Taylor esports grows to be largest club on campus — Prestigious honor awarded to Taylor PR campaign — Scavenger hunt promotes Writing Center services — From the Archives: The Brotherhood’s First Turkey Tackle — Riggleman creates social work project — Empty Bowls: Good soup promotes a good cause — Turkey day or ham day? — Chapel should offer a more diverse range of speakers — Worship encourages unity — Let’s change PAs to RAs — Taylor Chorale offers a call to awareness — Jenkins appreciation for music grows at Taylor — ‘Eternals’ MCU film polarizes critics and audience — May Young shares her steps to Taylor — The Echo editors share thankful thoughts — Features editors highlight unique people on campus — Basketball teams dominate Miami-Middletown — Taylor football ends first season under new coaching stuff
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The Echo: November 8, 2021
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Silent Night set to return to campus on Dec. 10 — Taylor increases faculty wages, student tuition cost — Speedway festival closes season — J-term mission trips return — Lewis Center moves locations within the library — Math writer shares his journey with students — New leadership joins Ecuador semester program — Kerr describes music department impact — Keaton Hendricks shares Sky Manufacturing mission — Unintentional community — Mental health in holistic health — What if half of God’s army was immobilized? — MyGen offers communal experience again — Steinbach’s art exhibit showcased at Metcalf — Cellar Door — Full-time students turned novelists for November — foody fix — Dorm dogs promote student well-being — Men’s basketball off to a slow start — Trojans win season finale 4-0 against Crossroads League foe
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The Echo: October 11, 2021
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Taylor names new provost, VP of marketing — Mask mandate lifts while vaccine rate sits at 35% — Upland grant to grow downtown — New intercultural resources available online — Dairy Queen coming to Gas City — Unified Robotics Championship to be held at Taylor — A sneak peek into Walnut Creek Market — Josiah Friesen shares his music composition process — We love the DC staff — Support your peers at shop the loop — This may be the best advice you’ve been given — Smith pursues music career while being a full-time student — Art departments previews showcases for this school year — ‘Shang Chi’ revitalizes the post-pandemic movie industry — Coffee shop revitalizes Hartford City history — New fall activities available for Taylor students — Modern Solutions Required — Teams reveal traditions, superstitions — Tennis still thriving at Taylor — Cross Country gains key experience against Division I teams
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The Echo: October 25, 2021
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Lindsey inaugurated as Taylor’s 18th president — New administration shares plans, goals for Taylor — Student Senate’s light project to increase campus safety — Reade renovations benefit business department — Professor paves way for women in STEM — Roat: Professional writing to writing professionally — Halloween is special — This may be the best advice you’ve been given — Freedom of speed to preserve democracy — ‘The Spectre’ — ‘Under the Belltower’ — ‘Death in Heartbreak Eternal’ — How to make your reading more eco-friendly — Festive ideas for embracing the Halloween spirit — Local The Wispy Pine boutique unites women in Gas City — Volleyball drops consecutive matches — Taylor’s JV athletic programs provide lessons, opportunities — Betting alters conversations about sports
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The Echo: October 4, 2021
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Michael Lindsay’s inauguration set for Oct. 8 — Homecoming returns in full swing — First gospel praise station comes to Fort Wayne — Professor publishes with Oxford University Press — An unexpected journey: Texas to Taylor — Taylor teams celebrate the legacy of Coach George Glass — Taylor faculty reflects upon 175 years of learning — The value of a multidisciplinary class load — Politics are cold, dead — Taylor Theatre prepares for another season of shows — Cellar Door — Fine Arts Showcase — Caroline and Emily Lindsay tell it like it is — New school years brings new faces to faculty — Golf teams’ fall season starts strong — Taylor sports reach ’21 season mid-point
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The Echo: September 13, 2021
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Women in Kabul choose to remain hopeful — Jones steps in as provost — PeRT issues mask mandate — Lindsay family renovates the Muselman House — Library changes hours to promote student use — Student leadership shares hopes, goals — New hall directors serve the community of Taylor — Reflecting on the return of masks — Counseling for all — How the chaos can bring forth the calm — New editors-in-chief redefine The Echo — Modern Solutions Required — New mural enhances the town of Matthews — First production props the door — Tyler, the Creator redefines his style and embeds his roots — Rugby team continues to grow, win — Volleyball off to great start — Fall sports showing promise
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The Echo: September 20, 2021
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Taylor returns to No. 1 ranking from US News — Clinic partners with IU — Taylor films win at festivals — Study abroad programs adapt to COVID-19 — New Taylor officer hired — Students enjoy new pathway — Birrama Creative shares artistic vision — Professor promotes learning of language, culture — Meet the Editors: Kay Rideout and Leah Ryg — Clubs and organizations allow students to express passions — More than manna — Does your music pass the Bechdel test? — Stop the fall frenzy — From the Archives: Nathan Swartzendruber — ‘In the Heights’ celebrates all the dreamers — Your Spotify Cue — Songer archives major award in music — Cross country runs well in first invite — Women’s soccer starts strong — The life of a Taylor athlete
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The Echo: Septemebr 27, 2021
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Beloved university figurehead passes away — Dining services continue to adapt to new challenges — Annual Halbrook Freedom Lecture slated for Oct. 1 — HGPS department holds Constitution Day — Aerospace companies operate in Upland — Global Need-to-Know — Protecting the past, preserving the present — Cavamagh shares this year’s chapel theme inspiration — Outside-of-the-Box Interns — Get to know local churches — Faces of MAHE — Heartbreak, art intersect — COVID-19 cases call for consistent communication — Taylor’s new art exhibit unites artists together — Bowman hosts on-campus book release — Fine Arts Showcase — Volleyball wins 5-set thriller in Odle — Men’s soccer season update — Mark’s Remarks