A growth that stings: Cedarville crushes Thomas More to Homecoming crowd in three-set game
By Danielle Cherry
Homecoming weekend brought in a raucous crowd to Cedarville gymnasium. With stands packed with alumni and fans, Cedarville dismantled Thomas More in a speedy match to three sets, winning 25-14, 25-14, 25-10.
With the public recognition of Alivia Rutt’s 1000 career digs at the beginning of the match, the home court energy was alive with excitement. As the team entered the court, there were smiles all around, ready to defeat Thomas More once again.
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A preventable loss? Cedarville loses 3-1 to Indianapolis chasing perfection
By Danielle Cherry
With a 6-8 record, Cedarville walked onto the court Tuesday night hoping to turn its three-game losing streak into a win.
With No. 24 nationally ranked University of Indianapolis’14-2 record looming over Cedarville, the Jackets took the first set 21-25. then deflated in the final three: 25-12, 25-23, 25-16.
Cedarville came out swinging, bringing the home court energy with them into their attacks. The Lady Jackets put up strong blocks, sending the ball ...
‘Heart of the Beast’ shows the length a man’s best friend will go to save his owner…and what it can cost
By Becca Taylor
Have you ever watched a dog movie where the dog actually lives? This is no surprise in director David Ayer’s “Heart of the Beast,” which features only four total actors. Three if you only count human actors. However, Odin (Uber) is no ordinary dog. And his owner, James Belmont (Brad Pitt), is no ordinary man.
Within the first minute of the movie, the audience is immediately introduced to Odin, a highly-trained military K9, standing in the middle of a road next ...
‘Forgotten Island’ distracts viewers from its rich message
By Danielle Cherry
Best friends since grade school, Raissa (Liza Soberano) and Jo (H.E.R) have been inseparable. By the time choosing a college comes around, the girls have shared countless memories together, one of which is the stories Jo’s grandmother shares with them about a magical island called Nakali.
Jo thinks she has life figured out for them both, but when Raissa reveals her plans to go to America for university their unshakable friendship is suddenly thrown into ...
‘The Love Hypothesis’ is too focused on chemistry and not enough on character development
By Danielle Cherry
Based on Ali Hazelwood's wildly popular book “The Love Hypothesis,” the Prime video screen adaptation attempts to bring justice to the story. While staying true to the relationship development, the screen adaptation takes a more relationally focused narrative over the scientific avenue of the book.
Olive Smith is a third year PHD student. She’s burnt out, in desperate need of a job and has no life outside of the mice in her laboratory. Having lost her ...
‘Unabomber:’ the movie that barely explodes
By Amelia Morris
Theodore (Ted) Kaczynski, an aspiring young philosopher at Harvard in the 1950s, participates in a psychological experiment leading to his eventual violent behavior as the notorious Unabomber. The manhunt for him is famous for being the longest and most expensive in U.S. history.
From 1978-1995, the Unabomber terrorized the nation. Attacks consisted of anonymously mailed packages that when opened triggered the bomb inside. The Unabomber targeted tech giants, airlines and ...
‘PRIMETIME’ is a prime example of a hard-to-watch film
By Cadence Powers
Content Warning: This film contains brief explicit nudity, some violence and extremely dark subject matter.
“You see how this looks, right?” Chris Hanson (Robert Pattinson) says, arms outstretched. There’s a good chance if you haven’t seen the image above, you’ve at least heard the audio.
Robert Pattinson acting as “How to Catch a Predator,” host Chris Hanson in A24’s “PRIMETIME” has been an online sensation since the trailer was ...
Cedarville’s talent on display: An insight into Cedarville’s Got Talent
by Sierra Perkinson
Cedarville’s Got Talent (CGT), one of Cedarville students’ favorite events of the year, was once again a great hit in late September. With a showing that filled the Jeremiah Chapel, this year’s talent show brought acts filled with speed, music, flipping, and even some yo-yo-ing.
One of these acts included a Cedarville favorite who returned to CGT for the third time and won overall yet again: Caleb Kitchen. Kitchen auditioned for the first time his freshman ...
Testimony Tuesday: Surrendering control to a good God
By Megan Deets
“In the midst of suffering and challenges, the Creator of the universe knows and is near,” Charlotte Burcham, the Dean of Women at Cedarville University, said.
The Lord’s nearness to her is something that Burcham has experienced throughout her life. Growing up in the South, church culture was a normal part of Burcham’s life. However, that culture centered more on morality than on faith.
“That’s just what good people did,” Burcham said.
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‘If I go will they Miss Me’ shouts a critical message
By Josh Ball
A young son makes his father out to be a god. This is a common fact of human existence. He is the biggest and strongest man in the world. So what happens when that illusion is shattered in spectacular fashion? Set in Watts, Los Angeles, that is the question Walter Thompson-Hernandez’s “If I Go Will They Miss Me” seeks to answer.
Starting out as an indie short film in the Sundance Film festival, this movie has come a long way to be a feature length project. Retaining ...
