By Jon Stroshine | Echo The Boston Marathon bombings of April 15 brought tragedy, death, and scores of injuries to one of Beantown's signature events. But Boston resident and Taylor graduate Kia Kenney has seen a different side to the attack. "It's not an unfriendly city, you're just not going to get ...
By Jon Stroshine and Kari Travis | Echo The explosions of two bombs at Monday's Boston Marathon killed three and injured more than 150 more, sending shockwaves across the nation as Americans grieved for lost loved ones and investigators searched for answers. Monday's bombing occurred just before 3 p.m. ...
By Jon Stroshine | Echo As the amount of human carnage has risen-three dead and well over 100 injured, by most estimates-investigators have been left grasping for clues as to who could be behind the blasts. Boston.com reported this afternoon that authorities had found a circuit board near where the ...
By Jon Stroshine | Echo Tragedy struck the annual Boston Marathon this afternoon, as two detonations during the race killed at least two and wounded many more. The blasts occurred a little before 3 p.m. this afternoon, turning Boston's yearly Patriot's Day celebration into a nightmare and police investigation. A ...
By Jon Stroshine Taylor Spring Break Missions co-directors Chandon Leckron and Lindsay Emery hoped new service trips to Atlanta and Memphis would increase application numbers for this year's crop of trips. Instead, those two trips are not happening at all. "There's a part of you that's a little disappointed ...
By Jon Stroshine Brianna Leever and Jake Owens had one word to explain how they were able to win Wednesday's student body president elections: dinner. The pair sat at dinner in Taylor's Dining Commons Wednesday night, encouraging fellow students to vote for them. The pair said making face-to-face connections ...
By Jon Stroshine The Taylor University Ethics Bowl team finished second at the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl in San Antonio Thursday, losing the championship match to Depauw University by a single point, 154-153. Despite the narrow margin of defeat, the team responded well, according to Ethics Bowl Coach ...
For Taylor students, dancing has long been reserved for Airband and weddings. Now, it's coming to Upland, possibly as soon as this semester. At their meeting in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Feb. 13-15, the Taylor Board of Trustees approved a change to the Life Together Covenant which allows for university-sponsored ...
The morning of Monday, Oct. 29, John Fowler went for a run along the East River in New York City. It was a fairly normal morning. No one he saw seemed to be panicking. It was the calm before the storm. Hurricane Sandy slammed New York and much of the U.S. Northeast Monday evening with heavy winds and ...
By Jon Stroshine, News Editor Published Oct. 19, 2012 Kyle Van Buren knows what it's like to have to wait. When the 2007 Taylor alum was a junior, he had his eye on fellow Lighthouse trip member Stacey, now his wife. "If you're familiar with the Lighthouse experience . . . it's kind of hands-off on ...
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