“Slow and steady:” laNora’s progress since The Pitch of fall 2023
By Bella Agnello
The evening of September 15, the Plaster Business School held a mock-Shark Tank event called The Pitch. Students who enter and are accepted have the opportunity to showcase to a panel of entrepreneurs products and inventions that challenge perspectives and make a difference.
Last semester’s winning product was laNora — a pillow made for women recovering from breast surgery. Since then, winners Timothy Davis and Luise Schmidt-Krayer have continued to improve their ...
Shedding Light on Education Majors
Anna Harman
There are many misconceptions at Cedarville University that students have about primary education majors. Many people assume they just fingerpaint and read picture books all day, but that could not be further from the truth.
Senior Primary Education major Christina Kotsatos has become very aware of these misconceptions. Many people do not recognize how much effort goes into teaching and lesson planning, all while you are still in college.
“As fun as it is, it is ...
Do you want to be cheugy? What Lainy Humes and NeoChic taught the audience at The Pitch
By Bella Agnello
Entrepreneurs are constantly creating and challenging existing ideas in order to provide the world with solutions to problems they never knew they had. Lainy Humes, a senior Computer Science student at Cedarville University, challenged a room full of students, competitors and entrepreneurs to take a look at fashion in a “new-fashioned” way.
Humes presented her product on February 2 at The Pitch, a mock-Shark Tank event held by the Plaster School of Business every ...
Senior Sunday: Paige Butler
By Esther Fultz
Paige Butler is a senior nursing student at Cedarville University. She appreciates Cedarville’s overall focus on God’s word, the opportunity to meet her best friends here, and her nursing classes and clinicals that have built her confidence and competence as a future nurse.
Butler’s favorite memories from Cedarville are centered around the friendships she has built while at Cedarville and include small everyday moments as well as exciting off-campus adventures.
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Senior Sunday: Jenna Helmkamp
By Esther Fultz
Jenna Helmkamp is a senior nursing student at Cedarville University. She has enjoyed her time here at Cedarville and appreciates the ways her education here has allowed her to learn, grow, and connect with others.
For Helmkamp, two of the most impactful things about Cedarville have been her friendships and her professors.
“I feel like Cedarville is a great place to cultivate godly friendships,” Helmkamp said. “I never really had that before I came here. The ...
RAs are Crucial Leaders at Cedarville University
By Anna Harman
There are many important leadership roles that exist across Cedarville’s campus. Among these roles are the Resident Assistants (RA). Students placed in RA positions serve as spiritual leaders and disciplers for their dorms.
One of the RAs of Willets, junior Emma Litchfield said as an RA, it’s important for people to respect the rules set in place and also to have a good heart posture behind it.
“Getting to know the girls in my hall is my favorite thing ...
Dodgeball Tournament and Silent Disco Highlight Third Alt Night of the Year
By Zoe Ekeh
Cedarville University’s 3rd Alt Night of the year, and the first of the semester, took place on Friday, January 19. It took place in three locations that each had an event or activity taking place.
The first event was held at the Dixon Ministry Chapel. Food trucks were parked in the building's circular parking lot and there were semi lengthy lines for each truck at around 5:30 pm. Yard games and a dodgeball tournament in the Doden Field House, as well as a silent ...
More than a boss: Dona Fifer creates a strong community of student workers on campus
By Anna Harman
Retail Manager, Donna Fifer weaves between students, talking to someone on the phone. Her purple hair helps students locate her as she moves from one post to another. The hustle and bustle of managing the three Pioneer restaurants on Cedarville University’s campus never stops for Fifer. She oversees all the daily operations of Chick-Fil-A, Tossed and Panda Express.
Fifer’s job mainly entails overseeing the staffing process, food costs, payroll, inspections and ...
Student side-hustles
Luke Hartzler
Sophomore Allied Health major Luke Hartzler began offering car detailing services in early September."Before I came back to campus, I had the inside of my truck detailed and it cost me $250 and they did aterrible job," Hartzler said. "And I figured I could have bought all the stuff and done it better myself forcheaper."
That thought developed into providing a detailing service to college students who may not have themeans or the time to clean their cars. Hartzler has three ...
