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Student election results are in

Holly Gaskill & Rayce Patterson | The Echo Our new student body president and vice president have been announced. Juniors Anders Soderquist and Tali Valentine will be student body president and vice president respectively for the 2019-2020 school year. In second place are juniors Kylie Gerber and ...

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Grant County thrift store moves location

Rayce Patterson | The Echo Grant County Rescue Mission (GCRM) will be moving the location of their thrift store on May 1. GCRM's Mission Mart is currently located on South Western Avenue in Marion. Mission Mart is a thrift store that helps funds many of GCRM's programs, but the public often is not aware ...

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Great Britain leaves the EU

Rayce Patterson | The Echo Today is the day legally set for the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Union. The UK's decision to leave or remain in the EU, known commonly as Brexit, was voted for by referendum on June 23, 2016. Leave won by a narrow margin of only 51.9 percent, according to ...

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Thrift store moves location

Rayce Patterson | The Echo Grant County Rescue Mission (GCRM) will be moving the location of their thrift store on May 1. GCRM's Mission Mart is currently located on South Western Avenue in Marion. Mission Mart is a thrift store that helps funds many of GCRM's programs, but the public often is not aware ...

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Taylor hikes tuition by 3 percent

Rayce Patterson | The Echo Taylor will be increasing tuition to $35,050 per year starting in the Fall of 2019, according to the Taylor University website. This is a rise of $1,186 from last year, which is an increase of about 3.5 percent. In comparison, Wheaton College's yearly tuition rose $1,280 (3.5 ...

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Truax creates audio app for Amazon Alexa

Rayce Patterson | The Echo Senior Caleb Truax III started the company Drift Sounds while still a student at Taylor University. Truax is a film and computer science student who has worked on projects like the student short films, "The Summer of '59" and "Nuworld," according to his website. However, his ...

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Taylor hosts Truth at Work Conference

Rayce Patterson | The Echo Taylor University hosted the Transformation: Truth at Work Conference as a satellite location for the third year in a row on Nov. 9. According to their website, Truth at Work is one of the leading and fasting growing marketplace ministries in America. Ray Hilbert ('08), Taylor ...

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New diversity position created

Rayce Patterson | The Echo Taylor University began the search for a candidate to fill a new administrative role earlier this year. The position is called the special assistant to the president for diversity initiatives. "We have seen the number of students of color growing over the years, and so this ...

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Upland Print and Stitch enters association

Rayce Patterson | The Echo Upland Print and Stitch was accepted as a member of the National Network of Embroidery Professionals (NNEP) in September. "We joined (the NNEP) because there's not a whole lot of industry organizations out there that deal directly with embroidery businesses," CEO of Upland ...

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Professor from Northern Ireland visits campus

Rayce Patterson | Echo Barbara McDade visited Taylor University on Thursday, Sept. 6 to talk to students about peacebuilding and reconciliation in Northern Ireland. McDade, senior lecturer of Educational Studies at Stranmillis University College in Belfast, is the professor for the Irish Studies Program's ...

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Assistant Professor of Political Science Jakob Miller is excited for the new majors coming to the HGPS Department. Photo by Jazmin Tuscani.

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Students for Mental Health Awareness seeks to lead discussions on neurodiversity around campus. Photo provided by Students for Mental Health Awareness.

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Students left encouraging notes around the broken sculpture. Photo by Holly Gaskill.

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Milky White was found decapitated after being stolen from the Heritage Weekend art show. Photo provided by Jamie Carson.

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The current wooden signs for Upland will soon be replaced with a pair of new ones which will enhance the town’s image. Photo by Jazmin Tuscani.

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Computer science and engineering students made Taylor history with the launch of their nanosatellite. Photo provided by Bill Bauson.

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