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Jameson Chesser leaves the gridiron a champion

By Caleb Joshua Heffron · Wednesday, May 21, 2025

‘Champion’ is a word sports fans associate with trophies, cups and accolades. For senior running back Jameson Chesser, the word ‘champion’ is an identity or an image to be reflected.

Financial Aid office offers Global Trip Grant

By Karlee Johnson · Monday, Nov. 17, 2025

This is the first year the Financial Aid office is offering the Global Trip Grant, a scholarship for students with high financial need who are pursuing an overseas practicum or internship.

WWI exhibit coming

By Sadie Maples · Monday, Nov. 17, 2025

At 4 a.m. on Nov. 3, an Upland home caught fire.

Taylor introduces plans for new residence hall

By Sadie Maples · Monday, Nov. 17, 2025

Taylor University plans to build a new dorm by Fall 2027, Julia Hurlow, dean of campus life, said. It will be built where the Ferdinand Freimuth Administration Building currently stands.

Whitney O'Brien comes to campus

By Caleb Harder · Friday, Nov. 14, 2025

Recruiter Whitney O’Brien stopped at Taylor to speak about the possibilities of Taylor students interning at Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian aid organization. O’Brien works at Samaritan’s Purse’s Campus Relations team, travelling to different universities and telling of the work the organization does.

Upland bridge construction continues

By Jane' Aubry Page · Monday, Nov. 10, 2025

Construction on the Upland bridge has progressed with pouring concrete, forming the deck and the reinforced approaches on Oct. 31.

Residence life team speaks on housing

By Kenna Hartian · Monday, Nov. 10, 2025

Taylor’s residence life program is one of the school’s characteristic features, Julia Hurlow, dean of campus life, said. The close-knit community is reminiscent of the early church.

Project leaders provide construction update

By Julie Potter · Monday, Nov. 10, 2025

Construction outside of the Larita Boren Campus Center continues with a projected completion date of June 2027. The goal is to create an expanded space for campus use.

Historian lectures on Founding Father’s Faith

By Caleb Harder · Monday, Nov. 3, 2025

Thomas Kidd, research professor of church history at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, spoke on the faith of Thomas Jefferson and his complex relationship to Scripture on Oct. 23 for Taylor’s Halbrook Lecture in the Recital Hall.

Exit Church hosts Fall Fest in new building

By Karlee Johnson · Monday, Nov. 3, 2025

Long tables lined with vegetable trays, pasta salad, pulled pork and chili. Another table filled with mountains of cookies and apple pie cupcakes. Little kids weaving through grown-ups’ legs. The sound of fiddles and banjos filling the large room. People laughing on the dance floor, boasting their best fall flannels.

Carpenter’s Hands seeks to meet needs

By Julie Potter · Monday, Nov. 3, 2025

Carpenter’s Hands, a local ministry focused on community service projects, seeks to meet the practical and personal needs of Grant County and beyond.

TU introduces new semester abroad program

By Riley Jester · Monday, Nov. 3, 2025

Taylor University announced a new semester abroad opportunity for Fall 2026 taking place in New Zealand.

Senior Carter McHugh, left, and junior Spencer Pardee stand in front of a Grant County EMS vehicle.

Taylor students volunteer with Ambulance 8

By Lauren Warner · Monday, Nov. 3, 2025

Taylor students have the opportunity to save lives and serve the Grant County community by volunteering with local EMS unit, Ambulance 8.

Taylor is featured in BYUtv documentary

By Kali Siemers · Monday, Oct. 27, 2025

UPLAND — Taylor University is featured in a BYUtv documentary series exploring the influence of faith-based learning in colleges across the country.

Cru brings the gospel to Ball State campus

By Lauren Warner · Monday, Oct. 27, 2025

Sweaty palms. A knotted stomach. Shallow breathing. A quickening pulse.

Phishing emails can lead to computer hacks and issues

Taylor's IT department combats phishing emails

By Sadie Maples · Monday, Oct. 27, 2025

“I actually was scammed over the summer,” Jaynie Halterman, philosophy and intercultural studies sophomore at Taylor, said.

Two individuals attempt breaking in to Taylor dorm

By Jane' Aubry Page · Monday, Oct. 27, 2025

At 4:09 a.m., a Samuel Morris Hall resident called the Taylor police — someone from the outside removed their window screen and was attempting to crawl inside on Tuesday, Oct. 21.

Constructing a legacy from the top down

By Elijah Boone · Monday, Oct. 27, 2025

Though the new beams of light shine heavenward, Taylor University’s bell tower stays grounded in the legacy of the past.

CHAARG is a wellness club whose mission is to empowers women to explore fitness.

A new women’s fitness club ‘CHAARG’es forward at Taylor

By Sadie Maples · Monday, Oct. 20, 2025

“A lot of women are just told that if you want to work out, you just have to figure it out,” Sydney Vargo, sophomore human physiology and preventative medicine major, said. “I’m so excited about CHAARG because it will give women a space to learn how to worship through movement.”

Taylor University emphasizes the integration of faith and academic excellence. Photo provided by Taylor University

Taylor ranks best in the Midwest for undergraduate teaching

By Caleb Harder · Monday, Oct. 20, 2025

Taylor University was named the No.1 regional university in the Midwest for Undergraduate Teaching, said The US News & World Report, a leading ranker of American colleges. Taylor is also ranked fourth for Midwestern Regional Colleges.