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Monday, Nov. 17, 2025
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Librarian loves happy endings

By Anna Mitchell · Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025

Aubrie Wickham, director of Upland Public Library, said she cannot decide on her favorite book, but she will find one that is a good match for you.

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Billboard shows future

By Charlotte Ostric · Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025

Amy Sargent was driving on the highway with her family when she noticed a billboard advertising Taylor University’s Nursing Program. At that moment, Taylor had never crossed her mind. 

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Emmanuel Morris shares testimony

By Anna Mitchell · Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025

Reverend Emmanuel Shanka Morris, senior lead pastor of NorthDavidson Church in North Carolina, slept two nights on the open deck of a ship. The people around him were dying of cholera, and he watched as the dead were thrown overboard. 

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Boyd and Bayley warm TU hearts

By Aiden Orth · Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025

Every Monday, Dan Boyd makes the rounds of the LaRita Boren Campus Center with his therapy dog, Bayley. Bayley is a celebrity at Taylor University, and people are always lining up for the Bernese Mountain Dog. 

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Pastermacks partner in life and work

By Austin Green · Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025

The desire to foster a Christ-like community is something that drove Nick and Molly Pastermack, the new entrepreneurs in residence, back to Taylor University.

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Meet man behind events curtain

By Austin Green · Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025

Who plans, coordinates and leads the many events that occur on Taylor’s campus? These events are filled with emotion and lead to lasting memories, like Grandparents Day or Homecoming and Family Day.

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Open to learn: Frizzell spends semester in Orvieto

By Charlotte Ostric · Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Studying art in the birthplace of western art and society is truly a once in a lifetime experience. It’s one that junior illustration major Emma Frizzell is embracing every moment as she completes a semester abroad in Orvieto, Italy.