Analysis: Gun Violence in the United States
Is it getting worse, or are we just paying more attention?
by Breanna Beers and Alexandria Hentschel
Las Vegas, Sutherland Springs, Orlando: these cities have come to represent not just locations, but tragedies that have torn apart both individual lives and the nation as a whole.
The United States is home to more mass shootings than any other nation by a wide margin. According to a study published by Dr. Adam Lankford of the University of Alabama, the United States has had 90 mass shooti...
Cedarville Lady Jackets’ Season Over, Left Out of NCAA Tournament
by Tim Miller
The field of 64 teams that make it to the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament was released tonight, and the Cedarville Lady Jackets did not make the cut to be one of eight teams that represent the Midwest Region this March. The Lady Jackets were likely the first team out of the region, with only the top eight teams being released.
The makeup of the national tournament is divided into eight regions of eight teams. Cedarville (24-6, 18-4 G-MAC) had been ranked sixth ...
Cedarville Stunned in G-MAC Semifinal
by Tim Miller
The No. 1 seeded Cedarville Lady Jackets fell to the No. 5 seeded Hillsdale Chargers in the G-MAC Tournament semifinal on Friday night, 82-64. The hosting Lady Jackets shot just 35 percent from the field, while Hillsdale made 49 percent of its attempts.
"All the credit goes to Hillsdale," G-MAC Coach of the Year Kari Hoffman said. "They played their best and they were really, really good defensively. On the offensive end, they crashed extremely hard and got a ...
Dating on Cedarville’s Campus
Survey says, go elsewhere
By Rebekah Erway and Rachel Downs
The Oxford English Dictionary defines a “date” as “an appointment or engagement at a particular time; esp. a social activity or meeting with a person in whom one has a romantic interest.” In their terms, then, a date could be any sort of activity that a person purposefully schedules with the someone that person has a crush on. Cedarville University students, however, have a different definition. For them, the dating ...
Cedarville Disposes of Lake Erie to Advance to G-MAC Semifinals
by Tim Miller
The Cedarville Lady Jackets are a step closer to winning the 2018 G-MAC Tournament after wiping out Lake Erie in the first round of the tournament on Thursday night, 80-61. The Lady Jackets completed a three-game season sweep of the Storm and never trailed in their win on Thursday.
Junior guard Baylee Bennett lit it up from the field, shooting 9-10 and scoring 24 points. A member of the G-MAC first-team, Bennett handed out four assists on the night as well. Even after having ...
Cedarville Gains New Industrial Design Org
by Zach Krauss
Starting this semester, students can join a new student org on Cedarville’s campus for industrial design majors.
Rebecca Murch, sophomore industrial design major and secretary of the Org, said that during her first semester she really didn’t know many in her major. She said the purpose of the org is to get to know the other industrial design students so they will be more prepared for the second half of the program.
“We want to do something to just help everyone get ...
Why Dating At Cedarville Is The Worst
By Alex Hentschel
Dear readers: I want you to just accept something that is unequivocally true. Don’t contest it, don’t think about it too much, don’t combat it with arguments. I, the Just Sayin’ guru, am here with some wisdom that has been revealed to me that I feel I must impart.
Open your minds. Be receptive to this truth, that...
...dating at Cedarville is the worst.
Ok. Now that we’ve accepted it, we can do something about it.
Let’s talk about why it’s the worst. First, ...
Close-Knit Yellow Jackets Expect Big 2018
by Tim Miller
The Cedarville Yellow Jackets baseball program hasn’t finished over .500 since the 2014 season. However, head coach Mike Manes expects the 2018 team to be one of the most solid he’s coached.
“I’ve been coaching for a long time and I’ve never coached a team that’s worked harder than this one,” Manes said. “The work ethic is off the charts and if that’s any indication, they’re going to do really well.”
Following a 17-30 2017 in which the Yellow Jackets ...
Book Review: ‘Life in the Wild’
by Sarah Pennington
Of all the major questions which plague mankind, the greatest is certainly “Why is the world such a mess?” Christians and non-Christians alike must wrestle with this topic every time they lose a loved one, suffer heartbreak in a relationship, or see a report of global catastrophe on the news. And while most Christians can vaguely say that sin is the cause of tragedies great and small, many are unable to expound any further than that.
In “Life in the Wild,” Cedarv...
