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Highland Eco: Introductions and eco-friendly tips you can start today!

February 10, 2021February 17, 2021 Emily Huffstetler 0 Comments

Hi, my name’s Emily, and I’m a self-proclaimed environmentalist. In the fourth grade, I tried to end deforestation with my

JR Sanders (5) converts a left handed layup attempt. Photo courtesy of Jeff McCord.

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The Scots’ men’s basketball team is primed to bounce back this spring.

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 Grant Agnew 0 Comments

Last season, the Maryville College Men’s basketball team experienced a rollercoaster of a season that was full of constant improvement

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Fourteen movies to watch this Valentine’s Day

February 10, 2021February 9, 2021 Laura E. Palmer 0 Comments

Valentine’s Day is a holiday all about celebrating and expressing love in all its different forms – platonic, romantic, and

Haly Scott (left) and Meaghan Jones (right) scroll on social media as Katie Leming avoids her phone screen with a book or two. Stepping off social media photos, taken by Katie Leming (self-timer).

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Stepping off social media: More life, less anxiety

February 10, 2021February 9, 2021 Katie Leming 0 Comments

On Sept. 19, 2020, I woke up in a new world. The previous night, I deleted all my social media:

Associate Professor of Writing Communication and the faculty advisor for The Highland Echo's messy desk with a surprise visit from his dog Maggie!

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MC’S messiest desk now revealed

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Admin 0 Comments

After the challenging Fall semester, things like cleaning up might slip away from us. We have decided to embrace the

Grace catches up on her assignments outside as the weather gets colder. Photo by Grace Mathews.

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The Homestretch Blues: a semester wrap-up

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Grace Mathews 0 Comments

We are in what a lot of people like to call the “homestretch” of the semester. We have less than

Graphic courtesy of Kensley Chapman.

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Holiday movies to watch and the ones to avoid

November 23, 2020November 28, 2020 Meridith Daffron 0 Comments

Even though we don’t always recognize it, not all holiday movies are what they are cracked up to be. Movies,

The sun begins to set behind the Clayton Center for the Arts, as its unexpected tenth anniversary year also draws to an end. Photo by Katie Leming.

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The Clayton Center is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2020

November 23, 2020November 21, 2020 Katie Leming 0 Comments

Entering Maryville College campus from Lamar Alexander Parkway, the Clayton Center for the Arts is one of the first buildings

Target has an amazing selection of holiday scented candles for under three dollars! Photo by Savannah Stewart.

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How to holiday shop on a budget

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Savannah Stewart 0 Comments

With the holidays quickly approaching, some of us may be looking at our bank accounts with worry. During the season,

Meridith Daffron-Byrd and her husband Hank Byrd after their small socially distanced ceremony on May 23, 2020. Photo Courtesy of the couple’s photographer Taylor Marsh.

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I got married in the middle of a pandemic

November 23, 2020November 21, 2020 Meridith Daffron 0 Comments

Getting married in general is a nerve-racking experience. Getting married in the middle of the pandemic is nothing different. With

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