Cedarville Grad Makes the #VoiceTop12
Brian Johnson '12 moves onto the final round of NBC's "The Voice" after a favorable performance Tuesday night. The Live Performance Shows – the final round – will begin at 8 p.m. Monday on NBC.
Johnson is one of 12 contestants moving on. Coach Adam Levine chose Johnson as the third member of his team to move to the final round.
Two contestants from each team were chosen by America's votes cast earlier in the week – through phone, song purchases on iTunes and online voting methods ...
Missions Organizations Provide Creative Opportunities for Students
Although the primary view has been that only medical students and teachers are useful overseas, missionaries said that’s beginning to change. Creativity is becoming a new tool for evangelism – and missionaries said that is extremely effective.
Two missionaries working with Africa Inland Mission (AIM) – who cannot be named because of the nature of their ministry – said that creative art opens doors for evangelism. Students have opportunities to build relationships with people ...
New Zealand, New Zeal
When Cedarville basketball player Lane Vander Hulst found himself on the other side of the world talking to a big crowd, he said he was a bit nervous.
“It was the first time I really had to get up in front of everyone and share the gospel,” he said. “It’s really easy to do in your head, but once you’re looking at all those people looking at you, it’s kind of difficult.”
In the summer of 2013, Vander Hulst and teammate Marcus Reineke, in partnership with Athletes in Action, ...
Jackets Split Doubleheader with Panthers
The Yellow Jackets split their Monday doubleheader with the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers, winning the first game, 10-5, and losing the second, 6-4. The doubleheader was the first frame of an important four-game home stint against G-MAC foe Kentucky Wesleyan.
Despite an overall solid start from right-hander Nate Robinson, Wesleyan jumped out to an early four-run lead, blanking the Jackets through the first four innings.
Coach Mike Manes headed out to give his players a pep-talk.
“When I ...
Brian Johnson’s Live Performance Well-Received
Cedarville alumnus Brian Johnson's live performance on NBC's "The Voice" Tuesday received praise from the four coaches.
“Brian, gosh man, you just keep getting better every time you get on that stage," coach Blake Shelton said. “You’re a perfect vocalist. You’re a perfect vocalist.”
Coach Adam Levine chose Billy Vera's "At This Moment," an emotion-packed, dramatic song, for Johnson to perform.
"I'm allowing the emotion to really overtake you," Levine said.
“At this Moment" ...
‘The Village’ Expands, Rebrands
The style blog a few Cedarville students formed in late 2013 has expanded into a national – and international – virtual entity called “The Village.” What began as a style blog highlighting students around campus is now stretching across the United States and across the pond to England, resembling more of a website than a blog.
Bethany Gustin, a Cedarville senior, said “The Village” has grown to a staff of about 50 people since Cedars’ February 2014 story introducing the ...
A Cappella Group to Release 2nd Album
Cedarville’s a cappella group The Inversions will release their second album, “All Along,” April 7, which reflects how the group’s grown since its birth four years ago.
“It is kind of a metaphor for the group and how we’ve grown,” said Robert Rhodes, a junior who’s been a member of the Inversions since his freshman year. “Four years ago we were a dream, now we are a family, and you now hold in your hand, aka the EP, what we’ve dreamt of all along. So the idea of it’s ...
Weekly Comic: “Tales from the Brim” (Part 7)
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Brian McCray is a junior studio art major and an arts & entertainment writer for Cedars. He enjoys drawing, writing, watching movies and composing short bios of himself.
Student Spotlight – Victoria Stapleton: Photographer
Wedding photography and nursing aren’t closely related, but senior nursing major Victoria Stapleton seems to have brought them into coexistence.
“It’s never easy, and it’s actually really stressful most times. Things get hectic very often, but I love it,” Stapleton said. “I see a lot of qualities that apply to both (photography and nursing). In either, it’s important to be able to make people feel comfortable quickly because, in photography, if they feel comfortable, it’s ...
Muslim Ministry Org Equips Students
Editor’s note: Sources are named by first names only because of the sensitivity of potential future ministry.
Members of the Cedarville org Rusul Salaam are passionate about reaching Muslim people with the gospel of Jesus Christ, and they are beginning by raising awareness and growing support around campus.
Hannah is a junior intercultural studies major pursuing minors in both biology and Middle Eastern studies. She is the president of Rusul Salaam, having begun her term at the start of ...
