‘A Hero’ addresses the facade of heroism
By Teagan Warren
A lot can happen in two days. For Rahim Soltani in particular, a short prison release led him into a world of trouble.
Rahim is released from prison for two days, a common allowance in the Iranian debtor’s prisons. He returns home to a tense family situation and is given a bag of gold coins that his fiance, Farkhondeh, found. He ponders selling them, but after contacting his creditor, Bahram, he finds that the money would not be sufficient to appease him.
Ra...
Spring Break Denver GO Trip: Persevering in a gospel-needy city
By Sam Sofio
In the bustling streets of downtown Denver, Colorado, a young woman named Natasha searches for a place to rest her head – hoping it will not be in the streets. If she could stay sober and clean, there’s a chance she could get help but she can’t.
Now, all she can do is warn the group of Cedarville University students in front of her not to do what she did – not to ruin their lives.
When the group ran into Natasha for the second time that day, she burst into ...
Rogers and Walsh step up for Cedarville at the Indoor National Championships
By Matt Schaeckenbach
There are well over 200 Division II programs that compete in track and field. From those 200+ programs, thousands of athletes compete for a coveted spot at the National Championships hosted each year.
18 people make it in the individual events; 12 teams make it in the relays.
As the sport continues to grow, and more athletes post blazing fast times, climbing into the top 18 can seem like an insurmountable mountain to face down.
But Cedarville ...
‘One Piece’ season two sails straight to Netflix’s top ten
By Katlynn Rossignol
Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat crew finally enter the Grand Line, where the fabled pirate treasure, the One Piece, is said to be hidden. The voyage is treacherous, and the Straw Hat pirates must face off against old foes and the deadly assassin group Baroque Works. Only by standing together can the crew sail through the rough seas and achieve their dreams.
The production crew behind the live-action “One Piece” understands what it means to pay homage to the ...
Bruno Mars does not need to ‘Risk It All’ in his newest album, ‘The Romantic.’
By Eva Tweeten
Bruno Mars is finally back, releasing his album ‘The Romantic’ ten years after the award-winning ‘24k Magic.’ Short and sweet, ‘The Romantic’ is composed of 9 songs with a total runtime of just over 30 minutes. This is the perfect length, as each song is carefully crafted and unique, yet not one feels out of place among the rest.
The album opens with “Risk It All,” a nostalgic-sounding piece with forgettable lyrics but a beautiful melody. At the heart of ...
‘Paul McCartney: Man on the Run’ is unique and intriguing
By Amelia Morris
Paul McCartney, known best as a member of the Beatles, has had a successful music career after the band parted ways. This documentary follows McCartney as he continues to make music, both in bands and as a solo act.
The documentary, “Man on the Run,” concentrates on what came after the Beatles broke up, honing in on McCartney’s career in the 1970s. The story is crafted only from old footage of events that are narrated purely by interviews, with McCartney himself ...
‘Hoppers’ rings in spring
By Amelia Morris
“Hoppers,” the latest edition to Pixar’s expansive library, is a typical save the nature storyline with a sci-fi twist. As usual Pixar delivers heart warming stories with a real world theme and application.
“Hoppers” takes place in the town of Beaverton, a city surrounded by nature. The mayor, Jerry, has decided to build a beltway right smack dab in the middle of Beaverton’s glade - to secure his reelection, while also destroying the ecosystem.
Mabel ...
‘The Bluff’ is a moderately entertaining take on pirate movies
By Carly Shaner
If you were an ex-pirate captain, now mother, and someone came to your island and sent men to kill you, how would you respond? By driving a knife into one of their necks? In front of your children?
It’s 1846, and real pirates are a dying breed in the Caribbean. When pirate Captain Francisco Connor (played by Karl Urban) finds some of his gold on a small merchant ship, Connor follows the ship’s captain to his home island in search of the man’s wife, Ercell (Priyanka ...
Stinger adds three unidentifiable yellow jackets to his cohort
By Aubrie Rickett
Stinger isn’t the only yellow jacket on Cedarville’s campus operating under disguise. Somewhere, three mysterious creatures known as “The Babylon Yellow Jacket,” “The Other Babylon Yellow Jacket” and “The Real Babylon Yellow Jacket” observe the activities of Cedarville’s campus and subject unsuspecting professors and students to satire on their website, The Babylon Yellow Jacket.
The exact nature of these writers is unknown, as they take extreme ...
‘I Can Only Imagine 2’ is a testament to the power of song
By Josh Ball
For the last 150 years, Christians have sung the words “whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say ‘it is well, it is well with my soul.’” Horatio Spafford’s words remain as one of the most beautifully poetic Christian hymns.
After the success of “I Can Only Imagine,” the band MercyMe was struggling to write a hit. Bart Millard (John Michael Finley) was on tour when his son collapsed. A decade later, Sam Millard (Sammy Dell) struggles to connect with his ...
