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Taylor University, Upland, IN
Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024
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Kassidy Weemhoff

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Entrepreneurship on Campus

My recent guilty pleasure has been listening to a podcast in which each episode is an interview with a successful entrepreneur and the brain behind multi-million dollar companies. The podcast, called “How I Built This,” always leaves me on a sort of “entrepreneurial high.” I know I’m not the ...

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Our View

Decorations, dorm open houses, desserts and deafening Christmas music sounds like the most enjoyable way to spend the weeks before Christmas to many students here on campus. However, there are multiple students who struggle with the other words that can surface during this time of year: dread and depression. Mental ...

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Wait, what are PAs and DAs?

Have you ever tried to explain an aspect of Taylor to someone who doesn’t go here? It’s no easy task.“Pick-a-date? So, you voluntarily have awkward small talk with someone you don’t know in the form of a massive group date?” “Wing? You mean you all know each other? And share one bathroom?”Surprisingly ...

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Peek into Greystones

By Kassidy Weemhoff | Contributor DUBLIN-Tucked into the southeastern coast of Ireland, there is an unknown treasure with sea views, a colorful main street and friendly faces. The town of Greystones is just about a 30-minute drive south of Dublin, and this small hub of culture and beauty is becoming ...

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The dorm friendly recipe book: Christmas edition

By Kassidy Weemhoff | Echo The whirlwind of the Christmas season is upon us (literally). Amidst the hectic open house prepping, exam studying, post-Thanksgiving working out and Silent Night anticipating, you need to take a snack break. It's important to take time to warm up with an elevated version ...

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Three ways students can give back for the holidays

By Kassidy Weemhoff | Life & Times Co-Editor Thanksgiving break, big meals, Christmas celebrations, time off of school and so much more encompass these next few weeks of the semester. While it is noticeably easy to get swept up in the holiday festivities and the urge to relax or sleep away your ...

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Do not fear the beard

By Kassidy Weemhoff | Echo Here at Taylor, we pride ourselves on the robust amount of facial hair grown over the month of November. It is the time of year when a select group of courageous males on campus choose to forego using their razors to let their beards grow long. To honor this month-long commitment ...

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Taylor student jobs: barista ballads

By Kassidy Weemhoff | Life & Times Co-Editor With coffee being one of the main sources of energy for the midterm exhaustion taking over Taylor's campus, we decided to talk to the ones who make it for us: the baristas. And these are not just any baristas, but our own peers. We asked them some questions ...

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Moving on up (and off campus)

By Kassidy Weemhoff | Echo A fruit-themed house and a farmhouse chic apartment are where you can find some Taylor seniors living this year. Whether in an apartment of in off-campus housing, moving out of a dorm for senior year can be a healthy and enjoyable transition. Some off-campus and apartment ...

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Taylor University’s Kinesiology Department is offering a new major called human physiology and preventative medicine.Photo by Kassie Joviak

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In the Rediger Chapel and Auditorium, students stand to represent their peers, prompted by questions read by the CoPro panel.Photo by Abby Moore

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