Meet the students who help make alumni events on campus possible
By Avonlea Brown
Homecoming is one of the most prodigious celebrations on campus with over 50 events in the span of two days. To make the weekend run smoothly, the Alumni Engagement office teams up with a small community of students who make connecting past and current students possible.
The Student Alumni Association(SAA), is a group of 12 to 15 students who are elected to serve as liaisons between alumni and students. SAA inducts students based on recommendations from fellow SAA ...
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 ...
Election 2024: A Look Ahead
by Noah Tang
As Election Day 2024 approaches, candidates from both parties tirelessly hit the campaign trail. They seek to win their party’s nomination and then triumph in the general election. Among Democrats, President Joe Biden has the advantages of incumbency and faces no major rivals. The Republican contest is dominated by former President Donald Trump, but also features several potential challengers.
According to Dr. Mark Caleb Smith, Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities and ...
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 ...
‘Ahsoka’ episode five is a ‘Star Wars’ dream 15 years in the making
By Ben Konuch
(The following review contains spoilers)
“Ahsoka” had a solid four opening episodes to its season, but a cliffhanger cameo appearance at the end of its fourth episode teased a complete game-changer not just for “Ahsoka,” but for “Star Wars” in its entirety, and that fifth episode completely delivers on this promise.
After her duel with Baylan Skoll, Ahsoka finds herself within the World-between-Worlds, a mystical realm first discovered in “Rebels.” It’s ...
