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Homecoming 2014

Photos from Homecoming Weekend (Oct. 3-5, 2014): [metaslider id=1183]

Homecoming King and Queen Named Saturday Afternoon

Connor Hunter and Chaney Isley were named the 2014 Homecoming King and Queen during halftime of the women’s soccer game Saturday afternoon. Hunter is a senior math education major and Isley is an international social science major. Hunter said he wants to teach math to high school students with his degree, and Isley said she wants to work at a non-profit working with immigrants or refugees. The homecoming court is a group of junior and senior students nominated by their peers based on ...

Movie Review: ‘The Boxtrolls’

“The Boxtrolls,” the latest offering from the stop-motion experts at Laika Animation (the makers of “Coraline” and “Paranorman”), is not your average animated film. Based on the 2005 children’s novel, “Here Be Monsters,” this movie offers viewers an experience like no other. Under the streets of the city of Cheesebridge lives a colony of creatures known as boxtrolls. They look like a mad scientist took Gollum and gave him the personality of the Minions from “Despicable ...

Review: ‘Little Women’

“Little Women” captivated audiences on opening night as it presented one year — from Christmas to Christmas — of the March family’s struggles, hopes, disappointments and happy-go-lucky days. The play begins with the four March sisters — Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy — discussing what each of them will buy with their Christmas dollar. But as money is tight during the Civil War, the sisters realize that if they buy themselves something, they cannot give Marmee, their mother, any Christ...

‘Peter and the Wolf’ Brings Book to Life

Cedarville’s music and theatre departments have combined their talents to present “Peter and the Wolf” Oct. 4 at 11 a.m. and Oct. 7 at 12 p.m. in the Recital Hall. As part of the Bach’s Literacy Series, the event is a kid-friendly show that brings together classical music, choreography, literature and artistic narration to cater to all ages. Sandra Yang, assistant professor of music history, has been working since the spring of this year to orchestrate an event that will reach out ...

Preview: ‘Little Women’

Cedarville’s theater department will perform Michael Chapman’s adaptation of “Little Women” from Oct. 2 to Oct. 12 in the DeVries Theatre. While loosely based on Louisa May Alcott's novel of the same title, the play maintains important attributes of the storyline and its characters. The narrative takes place during and after the American Civil War, as the March girls struggle to define themselves within the limits placed on women during this era. But the March girls have strong ...

Lady Jackets Volleyball Sweeps Malone

The Cedarville volleyball team defeated Malone University in ­straight identical sets (25-16, 25-16, 25-16) on Monday night. The victory, their fifth in a row, moves the Jackets to 9-6 (2-0) on the season. Fans in attendance were clad in white for the annual white out match in the Callan Athletic Center. “I love the atmosphere here,” sophomore student Thomas Sizer said. “It’s fun to be around everyone, be with friends, and be a little crazy every once in awhile.” Junior ...

New Student Talent Show

The New Student Talent Show, a Cedarville University tradition, was held on Friday, Sept. 26. [metaslider id=785]