A Day in the Cedarville’s Close Quarters Tactical Student Org
One of our writers Daine Halsey shows you what it’s like to spend a day with the CCQT (Cedarville Close Quarters Tactical) Org on Campus. Check it out and see if this is something you would want to get involved in. (Video production by Logan Davis)
St. Clair is Where the Guys Go to Chill
by Anna Harman
St. Clair is on the north end of Cedarville University’s campus next to Brock Hall. It is located near the volleyball and tennis courts and the Callan gym. Around 120 male students live in St. Clair every year.
Each year, St. Clair and McChesney participate in a dodgeball tournament. It is held between the 10 halls of St. Clair and McChesney. Although they haven’t hosted a tournament since the outbreak of COVID-19, several of the residents want to bring it back.
They ...
Cedarville students have a unique perspective on campus life with their parents as faculty members
by Sarah Mummert
Freshman Molecular Biology student Abbi Shepherd’s dad is Dr. Mike Shepherd, a Bible professor who teaches Masters of Divinity classes.
The Shepherds moved to Cedarville in 2015, and they live across the street from the university. Shepherd said, “I like to tell people my house is closer to the BTS than Parker and Bates are.”
Shepherd lives on campus, and she plans to do so all four years. She said if she stayed in town, she wanted to “at least move out of the ...
Research Center Provides Valuable Resources to Students
by Anna Harman
The Research Center helps students, faculty and staff know how to engage in research, seek out academic activities and develop lasting learning skills. Within the Research Center, there are many research librarians on staff. They provide a wonderful resource here on campus that many students aren’t even aware of.
There are many stereotypes that people have created about librarians. Many think that they just sit around and read books all day, but this is far from the truth. ...
Some Students Coping with Mental Health at Cedarville University
Editor's note: The names Abigail and Carolyn are aliases to protect the identity of the students.
by Esther Fultz
In recent years, particularly since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the topic of mental health has received increased attention. Americans are struggling with mental health now more than ever. And college students, who are living away from home for the first time, are particularly susceptible to mental health struggles. Cedarville University is working to positively ...
Bates Hall Gives Resident Director, Courtnie Kuhn, a New and Fun Experience
by Anna Harman
Bates Hall is located on the north end of Cedarville University’s campus across from the townhouses. There are about 140 female students, consisting mostly of upperclassmen.
Courtnie Kuhn is the resident director of Bates, Jenkins and Walker Halls. She became an RD after her husband, Loren, encouraged her to apply. He wanted to apply himself, but he realized that the job was for the female dorm. Kuhn thought that she had no chance of getting an interview, let alone being ...
Cedarville University Has an Expensive Shoe Game
By Daine Halsey
Shoes… everyone wears them. Yet, some people are willing to spend more money than others when it comes to their footwear. Some people like to wear a nice, cheap pair of shoes that will help them get from Point A to Point B. Others are more willing to spoil themselves with a small fortune. As I have gone around campus, I have stopped people wearing expensive sneakers, asked them how much they paid for their shoes and took pictures of them. The price of these shoes may surprise ...
ROTC Provides Cedarville Students a Unique College Experience
by Jewell Strock
Joshua 1:9, “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” This verse emphasizes the values of those serving in the military and those training to serve, including here at Cedarville University.
ROTC is a college-based military commissioning program. ROTC focuses on leadership development, problem-solving, strategic planning and professional ethics. ROTC’s objective ...
Brock Is a Brotherhood
by Anna Harman
Brock Hall is located at the end of Cedar Lake Drive, and it houses nearly 190 male students. There is a good mix of mechanical engineers, athletes, ROTC, computer science and many others.
This dorm is known for its annual Brocktoberfest where the halls compete against each other in games and competitions such as truck pulls, giant tug-of-war, cornhole, spikeball, speed eating, etc. then they finish it off by eating barbecue.
The best part of living in Brock, ...
