By Becca Robb | Contributor On a chilly Sunday afternoon in May, two students turned up a piece of history in a pile of dirt. Junior Andy Willson and senior Michael Mundwiler were biking around Taylor's softball field when they noticed an object lodged in the ground. They hopped off their bikes to ...
By Becca Robb | Contributor In a remote island in Southeast Asia, red flowers sprouted out of the soil and vibrant green trees framed the sky. But I sat on a dock surrounded by trash. Layers of diapers, disposable cups and plastic bags floated upon the water, lapping against the dock with every swelling ...
By Becca Robb | Echo She arrived in America seven years ago with $50 and a dream to improve health care in her village of Khampat, Burma. Now, 23-year-old Lalrin Pari has a full-ride scholarship from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and is a sophomore studying public health at Taylor University. As ...
By Becca Robb | Echo You are a photographer. You take photos of your friends, your food and yourself. You curate your social media feeds to show the world your favorite moments and finest shots. Maybe you're pretty good. But the best photographers don't settle for "pretty good." Whether you're a beginner ...
By Becca Robb | Co-Editor in Chief "I don't know what to believe with all this fake news right now," my friend said with a shrug. "You just can't trust the media." Her words stung-I am the media. But fake news is tearing a hole in people's already worn trust in news sources. People make up fake news ...
By Becca Robb | Echo Students met Monday to revive the Middle Eastern Collegiate Association (MECA), a cabinet striving to engage with Middle Eastern culture, politics and religion. MECA hopes to host local Muslims at panel discussions and give students a chance to pose questions. About a dozen cabinet ...
By Becca Robb | Echo This is the second in a series of four articles researching environmental sustainability on campus. Topics include electricity, water, food and material waste. Before lunch As the bell tower tolls 11 a.m., students begin trickling down the stairs of the DC. Some rush into the ...
By Becca Robb | Echo Bring them your mugs, your lamps, your dusty paintings yearning to breathe free. Next Saturday, the Haak is hosting a sale to benefit Lift, a local organization that works to enrich the lives of students at Eastbrook South. Senior Sarah McLeester was a Village Tree member when ...
Lalrin Pari graduated from Lafayette High School in Buffalo, New York (Photo provided by Lalrin Pari)
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