By Brianna Kudisch | Contributor Plopped onto a horse at only a few months old, Jenny Norton Schamber, the owner and trainer of Rope This Ranch, cannot picture a life without them. With over 30 years of experience with horses, and with the ranch being open for 18 of those years, Schamber's love of riding ...
By Brianna Kudisch | Echo Once they graduate, some seniors travel quite a distance for a new job or graduate school. For senior Katie Wierenga, life after graduation looks a little different. Starting in late August, she'll play women's soccer for Northumbria University, located in Newcastle upon Tyne, ...
By Brianna Kudisch | Echo At the heart of it, coffee creates community. At least that's what Rob Touchstone, co-founder of The Well Coffeehouse, thought when he wrote a theological paper for his master's degree at Lipscomb University. The paper he wrote led to an idea: designing a space that allowed ...
By Brianna Kudisch | Echo The room is dark. You start moving up the stairs, but you stumble because you can't see. You cautiously make your way up, avoiding setting off a landmine that threatens to end your trip before it begins. When you finally reach the top, you stumble towards the guards. There's ...
By Brianna Kudisch | Echo Taylor University is hosting the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) Friday and Saturday. Planned and led by students each year, the conference embraces a theme, Gather, to signal their goal for the event. This year's motto is: "Coming together to encourage thoughtfulness, ...
By Brianna Kudisch | Echo Don Howlett is one prepared florist. Armed with a brand new copy of The Farmer's Almanac, a color-coded delivery sticker system and a folder thick with past order information since 2002, Howlett knows the best way to tackle Valentine's Day is to be equipped with the right tools. As ...
By Brianna Kudisch | Echo A navy blue coat with a furry hood. That's something many students may already own, but if not, they can easily go out to the store and buy one. However, not everyone has that luxury-which is the case for a young girl in one of the families that received presents from Secret ...
By Brianna Kudisch | Echo People rarely see the behind-the-scenes work of politics in action, but fortunately for senior Jordan Hall, his internship at Indiana Governor Mike Pence's office this past summer allowed him a glimpse into the reality of political work. After applying to the position and interviewing ...
By Brianna Kudisch | Echo First impressions aren't always accurate; in fact, senior Kate Boxell (formerly Meadors) had a less than favorable impression of her now-husband, senior Avery Boxell. "I thought Avery was a tool because he was attractive and quiet in class, which to me, meant he was stuck-up," ...
By Brianna Kudisch | Echo Marriage is a big next step in anyone's life, but for seniors Libby (formerly Hansen) and Nathan Edwards it was the perfect next step: they've known each other since middle school. After meeting 10 years ago, dating for almost three years and being engaged for five months, ...
Senior Katie Wierenga will travel over 3,000 miles to play soccer in England following graduation. (Photo by Ruth Flores-Orellana)
A young boy carries a yellow jerry can of water on his head from the new well in Nigeria. (Photo provided by Debbie Zancanaro)
Andrea Conn, the Bergwall housekeeper, not only cleans the lobby, but also makes a full feast of desserts for students to enjoy the week before Christmas break. (Photo by Halie Owens)
Sophomore Lalrin Pari never planned to move as far away as the United States. (Photo provided by Lalrin Pari)
Lalrin Pari and Marissa Felser in Pari's dorm at Jamestown Community College. (Photo provided by Marissa Felser
According to local legend, a “barking cow” saved Gaston, thus inspiring the ice cream shops original name. (Photo by Hannah Bolds)
The six Ecuadorian students part of Discover include: (L to R) Juan Vintimilla, Paulina Salamea, Belen Maldonado, Cristina Cordova, Rafaela Ruiz and Daniela Ledesma. (Photo provided by Juan Vintimilla)
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