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Cedarville’s enduring legacy: Three generations, 50 years, one family

By Maggie Fipps Legacy. It is a word thrown around a lot on weekends like Homecoming.  Is Cedarville simply a name on a degree, written in bold cursive? Does it truly ingrain itself in a person or a family? What about people who meet their spouses at Cedarville? What is the difference in their future family, their future children and grandchildren?  If these questions seem too weighty and overblown, you are probably right. For most, Cedarville will be a rest stop on their ...

Brads’ Breakdown: The Big-12’s big game and bigger problem

By Alan Brads Every industry needs a star. Pop music has Taylor Swift, action movies have Tom Cruise, football has … also Taylor Swift.  Between Sanders and Taylor Swift, football viewership is up, and a whole new audience is being exposed to the charismatic cult of football.  So to any Swfities who jumped from the NFL to college football, let me be the first to welcome you to Fansville, home of all college football fans. Let me also be the the first to warn you: it gets crazy ...

A Fun-filled Card Game Encourages Spiritual Growth In Its Players

At Cedarville University we have many entrepreneurs and innovative creators! This past year, a group of students came together to create a card game named "Didasko". It focuses on the essence of Biblical truth in a fun way and teaches you more about the Bible and your opponents. Didasko has encouraged believers around the world and continues to do so every time it is played.  Go check out their website didaskogame.com and pre-order a deck for a guaranteed good ...

Not About the Merch, but the Message: IBC Students Put New Spin on Old Business

By Marielle Payton Every year, Cedarville University students from the Robert W. Plaster School of Business are given the opportunity to create or manage a business through the Integrated Business Core (IBC). This experience, catered towards students interested in entrepreneurship, enables them to hone their skills with real-life experience. This year, Proclaim the Name, a previous IBC business focused on evangelistic streetwear, is being relaunched with a new focus. The team behind the ...

Student-led business Crowned Chains expands to Cedarville and beyond

By Caroline Stanton When students returned to campus this fall, a new trend immediately began with the launch of the student-run business Crowned Chains. Students all around campus began sporting fashionable metal-clasp chains or wearing merch with the company name and logo. Crowned Chains has taken over Cedarville and the jewelry world beyond by storm.  Crowned Chains offers two chains made out of a solid black, gold, or silver beaded band that can come with or without a pendant. ...

‘Yesterday’s Tides’ is chock full of connections and sweet theological truths

By Ellie Estrema Evie Farrow has experienced enough joys and sorrows for a lifetime. Now, she’s content to simply continue living on Ocracoke Island where her family has lived for generations. Her life is full of the simple tasks of running the family inn, far from the pain and struggle caused by World War II. But when a mysterious man washes up on the beach who claims to work for the British Navy, Evie is forced to consider the possibility that her simple existence may be turned upside ...

Cedars: International Student Spotlight

By Jewell Strock Leonela Isabel Padilla Turcios, a sophomore nursing major, is one of the many international students on Cedarville’s campus. She lives in Honduras, located in Central America, adjacent to El Salvador and Guatemala. Honduras is known for its diverse geography, from beautiful Caribbean coastlines to mountainous terrain and dense rainforests.  Honduras has tropical weather along with its coastal regions, which Leonela misses about her country. While Cedarville has ...

UpWrite provides Cedarville students with the last notebook they will ever need 

By Avonlea Brown In 2022, Americans spent $36.9 billion on school supplies. The increasing cost of school supplies and lack of products have now led to a demand for reusable school supplies that students can keep for multiple uses.  Within Cedarville University’s Plaster School of Business, a group of five students created a company that sought to change the one-and-done attitude toward school supplies. Johnny Martone, Ashley Hanel, Kyle Stewart, Jacob Franzen and Luke Bowers ...

Yellow Jackets fall short in tough battle, drop match 3-2

By Julia Swain As the ball hit the floor with a resounding thud, a collective groan rang through the gymnasium, with the visiting Ohio Dominican Wildcats storming the court following a tightly contested 3-2 win.  Despite this, the Cedarville Yellow Jackets walked off the court with determination as a result of the gutsy performance that was put on, falling just short of the victory.  The Yellow Jackets dropped the first set 25-14. Head coach Greg Smith found this to be one ...

Didasko aims to incorporate faith and fun through a biblically-rooted card game

By: Avonlea Brown The card game Didasko made a soft launch at Cedarville University on September 14. A team of eight students created the game with the goal of “drawing Christian families together and building a deeper appreciation for God’s Word.”  Carson Kirby, Janie Walenda, Abigail Francis, Joel Farnsworth, Eric Reiff, Gladys Cerrato, and Hannah Norefleet joined up through the Integrated Business Core, or IBC. The IBC is a 12-credit practicum course that gives studen...