The Echo: December 2, 2016
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TAYLOR UNIVERSITY Weekly Students enjoy “Are Edition We Having Fun Yet?” Trojans earn national in Metcalf Page ranking Page Y . W E. S 1 V , I F /T , D - D , TEN . HEADLINES Update: Taxi! Taxi! Bike Kitchen reopens in time for the holidays Page Seven miles I’m a Hoosier, but. tattered clothes, shoes and coats Taylor Hoosiers set the record straight Taylor community and heard stories from the children on Indiana stereotypes Page reaches out to about financially stressful condi- tions at home. “New shoes, to a lit- The glitches elementary students tle kid who doesn’t have (anything), of gaming in Hartford City is just unbelievable,” Phillips said. Phillips and VanOverberghe Annabelle Blair quickly garnered support for PPC News Co-Editor from Taylor students. VanOverber- ghe said the group of students felt “What we want is people’s hearts to convicted by the poverty so close to recognize the need and be willing to campus: “That night, (we) met in the be the hands and feet of Jesus for a Prayer Chapel to think and worship. community that’s seven miles away.” The idea was birthed . bracelets.” Photograph by Halie Owens – Freshman Thaddeus VanOverber- On Nov. 3, PPC met with South- Bracelets are visual reminders for Taylor community members Exploring the pros and cons of the ghe, director of public relations for side’s principal, Craig Campbell, and to pray for students at Southside Elementary. video gaming world Page Promise Prayer Cords. social worker Tricia Blakely, and Three Taylor students recent- the idea gained momentum. That The closed house ly founded Promise Prayer Cords same day, Phillips and VanOver- (PPC), an outreach providing Christ- berghe held back-to-back meetings mas supplies to families in need at with various leadership at Taylor to Southside Elementary School in make their idea a reality. “One of the Hartford City, Indiana. The out- things from the get-go was this idea reach partners with Southside’s of expectancy to encounter the God annual Christmas assistance drive we know,” VanOverberghe said. to provide families with request- Although they received immedi- ed items such as clothing, winter ate support from Taylor leadership coats, shoes and reasonably priced figures, PPC faced obstacles to sell toys or games. bracelets on campus and partner Finding zen after the open house Page On Nov. 1, PPC was conceived. In with Taylor before the end of year— 11 days, it became a Taylor-affiliat- including lengthy paperwork and a A Rockin’ Christmas ed partnership, launched a website process that wouldn’t be finalized Deck the Halls to these Christ- and hosted a bracelet-making event. in time for Christmas. mas melodies Page Freshman Thaddeus VanOverber- Cindy Tyner, professor and chair ghe serves as PPC’s director of pub- of the education department, en- On being a lic relations; sophomore Mallory abled PPC to circumvent con- Photograph provided by Thaddeus VanOverberghe follower Phillips as the liaison to Southside ventional methods, operating One hundred percent of Promise Prayer Cord’s proceeds will go toward students in need at Southside Elementary School. Not everyone loves the spot- Elementary School; and freshman through her authority within the light—and that’s okay Page Noah Zaleski as director of finance. education department. “I’m more can be overwhelming, she said. Trinity, has supported PPC’s mission Promise Prayer Cords are brace- of the gatekeeper for the money Blakely said the Christmas as- by spreading word of their ministry Bornhorst named lets made of a white paracord tied and the suggestions of how you sistance forms were offered to all to other pastors in the area, Phil- interim head coach in a simple knot with two single should do things,” Tyner said. “It’s Southside Elementary students and lips said. Women’s basketball has a new head coach Page beads: purple to represent the Tay- very worth my while, just to see it their younger siblings. “They asked Tyner said Philipps and her lor community and red to represent come together.” for help,” she said of families who co-founders have opened the Tay- a child at Southside Elementary Tyner has been a significant ally filled out the form, “and we are go- lor community’s eyes to see and care CONTENTS School. The goal of the bracelets for the project, enabling PPC to uti- ing to try to make sure that their about the needs around them. “I’m News ............................Pgs – is twofold: raising money for ba- lize a fundraising project account student gets that h e l p .” hopeful that this would go on for Local & Indiana............Pg sic Christmas needs while remind- within the education department. After family and friends donated years to come, because the need is Features ............................Pg ing the wearer to pray for a child in This creates a non-binding support the initial funds to buy supplies to going to be there,” she said. Life & Times ...........Pgs – Blackford County—just seven miles partnership of legal integrity and make the bracelets, PPC hosted a To purchase a bracelet, visit A&E .....................................Pg fraud protection between PPC and campus bracelet-making event on TaylorForKids.com Taylor. It also allows PPC to claim Nov. 12. According to VanOverber- [email protected] Opinions ...........................Pg “One of the things from the get- go was this idea of expectancy to Taylor’s tax exempt status. ghe, 30–40 volunteers showed up Sports .................................Pg Tyner said she was impressed by and helped string and tie bracelets Promise Prayer Cords encounter the God we know” the dedication the founders of PPC in the LaRita Boren Campus Center. in Numbers displayed. “The enthusiasm that PPC made 3,300 bracelets between WEEKEND WEATHER from Taylor. came from them was unbelievable,” 12:30 and 6 p.m., according to Va- $4,000 — goal amount Blackford County’s childhood she said. “But as time went on, they nOverberghe. Although PPC could $400 — cost to produce Today poverty rate is 28.3 percent. This is needed my backing, just to say this have spent more money to produce bracelets 12.3 percent higher than the state was a good idea, but I have shared higher-quality bracelets, VanOver- $900 — amount raised so far ° rate. In 2016, over half of the chil- with them some of the legal aspects berghe said they specifically kept $2 — suggested amount for a ° dren enrolled in Blackford County . of working with a s c h o o l .” supplies cheap in order to put more bracelet schools last year received free and Social worker Tricia Blakely said money toward Southside students $4,000 — amount raised if reduced fee lunches, according to Southside Elementary has never and their families. everyone on campus gave two Saturday data from STATS Indiana: Indiana’s partnered with a college education PPC has received support from as dollars Public Data Utility. program in an outreach fashion. far away as Colorado: a teacher re- 14 — days left to raise support ° Phillips, an elementary educa- Blakely explained that many parents ceived an email about the project before Christmas break ° tion major, saw the need when she in Hartford City, although working and sent her mom to buy a bracelet, 5 — students PPC has commit- completed student classroom ob- or trying to find jobs, may have lim- according to Phillips. PPC also part- ted to sponsor so far Sunday servations at Southside Elementa- ited financial resources. Providing ners with Trinity Church in Hartford 12 — minute drive between ° ry. Phillips noticed children with their children with Christmas gifts City. Dustin Jones, lead pastor at Taylor and Hartford City ° FOLLOW US Dressing with @TheEcho_Taylor @TheEcho_Sports a purpose Facebook.com/ TaylorUniversityEcho Taylor students she comes from Las Vegas, where on combat sex traffi cking this particular day, it was a balmy 73 degrees. But Williams had another during Dressember reason for her attire—she was prac- ticing for the frigid December, when @Echo_TaylorU Cassidy Grom she would wear a dress every sin- Co-Editor in Chief gle day. Williams, along with an estimat- On a mid-November day in Upland ed 4,600 women around the world, it was 30 degrees Fahrenheit. That is participating in Dressember, a TheEchoNews.com was enough for students to dust off movement that encourages women winter jackets and start eyeing their to use fashion to advocate against wool socks. But freshman Madisyn human trafficking. Williams briskly walked to the caf- Williams’ choice to dress up when eteria, her pale pink dress swishing most are choosing to bundle up flies SUBSCRIBE TO near her bare knees. in the face of social norms. Accord- THE ECHO! “It’s kinda cold out,” she said as ing to a study by City Data, through- she entered the haven of a warm out the year about 27 percent of Print and electronic Photograph by Mindy Wildman building. It would be easy to write women never wear a skirt or dress Having only a few dresses doesn’t hinder (L to R) juniors Jessica Nesselrodt and subscriptions Michaela Shake from participating in the month-long event: “A lot of the women Williams off as one of the dozens of and another 29 percent wear one available at around the world who we are standing up for don’t have anything,” Shake said. students who came to Indiana un- less than weekly. TheEchoNews.com prepared for harsh winters. After all, Sticking out, according to “Indianapolis Metropolitan police took in 12 women while raiding six massage parlors . in connection with an investigation into human trafficking.” Dressing with a purpose 2 TheEchoNews.com NEWS December 2, 2016 FRIDAY Latin American history, far eclipsing the number of people who died un- der brutal Chilean dictator Augusto the Headlines Pinochet as well as the “Dirty War” of Argentina.