By Kassidy Hall | Contributor The city of Upland has a population of less than 4,000. But when Greek's general manager Drew Kemp advertised an upcoming "Pizza and Puppies" event on Facebook, the post was viewed over 13,500 times. Customers were encouraged to bring in items to be donated to the Blackford ...
By Kassidy Hall | Echo Scott Steckenrider, department chair and professor of engineering, passed away on Thursday, April 19, after battling cancer for over a year and a half. Steckenrider will be remembered not only as a professor, but as a father, husband, colleague, friend, a man of faith and much ...
By Kassidy Hall | Echo Eight years ago, Baljinder Singh moved from the country of India to the state of Indiana. Singh, known as Balli to most, now owns and manages the Marathon gas station in Upland. He works seven days a week, for several hours a day. "I came to America for better opportunities," ...
By Kassidy Hall | Staff Writer For Michael Guebert, earth and environmental science department chair and professor of earth and environmental science, it was Boy Scouts that started his passion for the outdoors at a young age. However, it was his wife that turned him toward the idea of geology in college. Phil ...
By Kassidy Hall | Echo Full worm moon. The term refers to the first full moon in the month of March and is additionally the name of a book of poetry recently published by Julie Moore, director of the Writing Center and associate professor of English. The book, which was released March 9, 2018, is Moore's ...
By Kassidy Hall | Echo Bob Aronson, director and associate professor of the public health program, moved to Marion, Indiana, because everybody told him not to. Despite the objections, he quickly immersed himself into his community.Initially, Aronson was not drawn to a job in Indiana, but applied for ...
By Kassidy Hall | Echo On Feb. 16, Brian Howell, professor of anthropology at Wheaton College, spoke to an audience at Taylor in a lecture hall in Metcalf. Howell coined his talk with the quote title, "They were poor but happy," and his discussion covered many ideas related to short-term missions. He ...
By Kassidy Hall | Echo On Feb. 13, a crowd of more than 12,000 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse listened to "A Moderated Conversation with Former First Lady Michelle Obama," presented by the Women's Fund of Central Indiana, a special interest fund of Central Indiana Community Foundation. Several individuals ...
By Kassidy Hall | Echo In November of 2017, students and faculty traveled to various parts of the country for a Civil Rights tour. The trips have been regularly organized for over 20 years, but have never been recognized with an award - until now. Steve Messer, professor of history, was the first individual ...
By Kassidy Hall | Echo When Bill Heth, professor of biblical studies, received a call from his son James in California, Bill was amazed to hear James announce he was moving back home to Indiana. That was in 2009. The reason for the move? To plant a church. However, that wouldn't happen for a couple ...
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